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Doggystyle

He covers your feet, and snuggles while you’re reading; hears your key in the lock, and comes running. He sniffs-out lurkers in the night, and sits by your side when tears fall. Taking the seat next to you when you’re driving, he can’t wait to kiss your cheek. Ahhh, you love your best friend, even if he occasionally can’t hold it and does his deed on the living room carpet.


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The next time you want to show your BFF a little appreciation for improving your life, hoof it over to Chimpfeet.com and find a bowl full of treats to make your critter bug out! Chimpfeet.com carries awesome gifts for pets and the people they love…you! Like bloodhounds on the hunt, they have scoured the country to find gift products you won't find elsewhere. Keep your fashion hound haute, with a pair of Doggles, or super scary this Halloween in a Bewitched Dog Costume. Got a cool cat? Give him/her a comfy Dip Front Oval Cuddle Up Bed or Gamma Igloo House for catnaps.


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Your 60-cat-owning aunt (we won’t tell), has a birthday coming up? Paw at a Pretty Kitty Clock or Royal Cats & Dogs Chess Set and maybe some help? Sounds fishy? Good, buy your fish-loving brother a Hand-blown Glass Fish Bowl or Aquariums for Dummies. The real deal is that you can win five $50 Chimpfeet Gift Certificates by registering for the Chimpfeet.com monthly newsletter, and receive free shipping on all orders over $50. Now that’s something to bark about.

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Clubbin'

Furniture is similar to stand-up comedy. If it’s good, it will make the room, your audience will stay, drink, and be merry. If it’s not so good, it can empty the room, forcing your crowd to move on to something more comfortable. Searching for furniture is like buying a car.


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It has to have the right color, upholstery, edges and mileage, but, you also spend lots of time driving, looking, bargaining, again and again until you find the right one. Good thing Clubfurniture.com’s awesome selection of exquisite, handcrafted upholstered furniture, at savings up to 40%, is right under your fingertips. No haggling or heckling required, Clubfurniture.com sells beautiful leather, fabric, and slipcover-upholstered furniture direct from North Carolina for hundreds and in some cases thousands of dollars less than retail. All of Clubfurniture.com’s upholstered pieces are bench made to order by master domestic furniture craftsmen and shipped direct to your door from North Carolina in an average of 4-6 weeks or sooner. A family owned and operated business, Jeff and Darrin King use only the finest componentry including select kiln dried North American hardwood frames, guaranteed "no-sag" spring systems, plush cushions, and durable coverings (full top grain Italian leathers and 100% cotton fabrics). In addition, Clubfurniture.com, recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest growing companies, offers an Exclusive "Risk Free" In-Home Trial, which allows you to view their pieces in your own home for 20 days! With one of the largest selections of styles and colors online and one of the most comprehensive warranties in the furniture business, why would you buy furniture anywhere else?

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The Moose Is Loose!

The moose jaws for itself. Moosejaw.com could be the most fun and entertaining retail site since, um, actually very few retail sites cover both lifestyle and sales ground the way these adventurers do (just ask MTV's Travis Barker). Moosejaw.com appears to be another online retailer, but once you begin roaming, you’ll find a grand canyon’s worth of loyal, Moosejaw lovers (and they prove it) in addition to tons of items for sale.


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It would really do Moosejaw.com a disservice to attempt to list some of their inventory. Just know that no matter what type of gear or clothing you need for an outdoor experience, they carry it. Their Moosejaw Madness section is awesome, featuring a Daily Remark, Moosejaw Flags, Customers Who Like Moosejaw, Moosejaw Playlists, Music for Frenching and more. The site is peppered with photos from loyal customers atop Mt. Vinson at Machu Piccu, in front of the Kremlin, on VH1, and in locales throughout the world wearing their Moosejaw garb.


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They encourage their customers to send in photographs of themselves, in Moosejaw gear, and they do it! They don’t just ask for the photo, but a description of the setting as well. A super user-friendly site, Moosejaw.com wants to keep in touch with you after you make your purchase. Their rewards system is rad! Shop online at Moosejaw.com and earn 10 points for every dollar you spend on regular priced items and you earn 5 points for every dollar you spend on discounted items. So, if you buy a Moosejaw Hoody at Moosejaw.com for $50, you earn 500 points. Now if only Dating Girl would give us some advice on how to date her!

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Adasa Aloha

Find your jeans at Kitson, handbags at Fred Segal, and try on say, 100 or so of your favorite pairs of shoes at Neiman’s. Checked your gas gauge lately? The amount of time, energy, gas, and miles spent trekking from store to store is taking it’s toll, and eventually you’re not gonna care what’s on your feet, as long as it’s not your weight.


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We know you're a hunter, but why not trap your prey in the comfort of your own home, office or wherever you like to chill, by logging on to Adasa.com. Based in Hawaii, featuring hassle-free returns and free shipping, Adasa.com has perfected the online boutique; selling the stuff you want, minus cab fare, parking fees, crowds and aching achilles. The online outlet for 60’s chanteuse Donna Loren and partner/husband Jered Cargman’s Waikiki and Kailua boutiques, Adasa.com features the latest in apparel, handbags, jewelry, and more from designers such as Vince, Juicy Couture, Lacoste, Isabella Fiore among others. While we can’t do all of our shopping on Oahu or Maui, Adasa.com brings the same elegant selection featured in their stores, right to your computer…then your door.



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Adasa Waikiki Boutique is nestled in the Tapa Concourse at the famous Rainbow Tower in the Hilton Hotel right next to Louis Vuitton. The Kailua Boutique, located on Maui, offers an impressive array of contemporary designer clothing for women and men including designs from Buddhist Punk, Morphine Generation and True Religion. But, who really cares what’s happening in Hawaii. You’ve got the internet, a place to soak your feet, and a new store with Hawaiian flair to get excited about. Crack open a can of macadamia nuts, mix yourself a mai tai, throw some island sounds on your stereo and shop away, all in the comfort of your home and underwear.

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Girl Power

Girls just wanna have fun, but sometimes it’s not that easy. Boys, friends, hair, self-esteem…ugh, it’s just too much to take-and I’m only 12! Mommy, I had a bad day. About 20, er, maybe 30 years ago (okay 40), you’ve been there, done that, and now it’s your turn (and duty) to be the one she goes to for help. Eeek, not sure where to turn?


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Does sloshing through ankle deep water, in a pair of Chanel pleated silk pumps, after 3 Long Island Iced Teas on girls night out seem easier than conjuring up words of wisdom for your precious, pre-teen daughter? Dr. Phil, sit this one out. You can’t touch this. Featured in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today, among many others, Beaconstreetgirls.com is a consumer/entertainment brand committed to the health and well being of girls 9-13. The mission of the company is to provide the kind of positive role models and empowering messages that help girls believe in themselves whatever their challenges (usually dumb boys). The BSG brand crosses socio-economic barriers and provides problem-solving tools within an entertaining format that girls can apply to their own lives. Anchored by the award-winning Beacon Street Girls book series, BSG is fresh, inspirational, multi-cultural and richly detailed. Informed by current research (advisor Sheryl S. Leach created Barney!), on how to strengthen girls’ self esteem, BSG stories offer fun, friendship and socially responsible values in a contemporary setting. Not only is the site a Shangri-La for young girls but also an educational and informative stop for parents and educators. Like a baby Myspace, girls can create profiles, blogs, network with other BSG girls, create videos, download posters, comics, wallpaper, etc. There are enough features on Beaconstreetgirls.com to keep your baby busy until she tires of looking for new shoes (ahem, never). Fun such as, BSG Cares, BSG Global, Hangin’ Out, Healthy You, Polls & Quizzes, Book Club, are just a few things to keep your cutie happy. So, the next time Baby Jane comes crying, you know what to do…help her log on to her laptop, fire up yours, sit side by side, and solve your problems together.

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Ciao Baby!

It’s Sunday, 9 am. The neighbor is mowing loudly and your mouth’s as dry as a sand-filled canteen. Your super saggy, too-many-vodka tonics, why-didn’t-I-drink-more-water-eyes are baggier than a Balenciaga LeDix Motorcycle handbag.


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If you’re planning on, laps around the pool, motoring (top down) in the sun, or, just scampering for the morning paper, finding your shades is the quickest way to go from baggage handler to first class somebody (or at least look like one). Madonna does it. Bono does it. Kate Moss does it (among other things), but let’s talk SOS, ASAP. No need to squint when focusing on Sunglassesitaly.com’s inventory of designer sunglasses to hide your troubled eyes. Their list of styles reads like a Black Eyed Peas lyric sheet. Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Valentino…ya-da ya-da ya-da. Sunglassesitaly.com, a family owned and operated business located in Firenze, Italy, features nearly every brand of designer sunglasses from Gucci to Prada at discount prices and takes the lumps for you. Because they are local to manufacturers in Italy and buy in massive quantities, they are able to obtain hefty discounts and hand the savings to you. With over 80 different Chanel design sunglasses alone, Sunglassesitaly.com is the largest online Chanel sunglasses retailer. So, you’re thinking, buy sunglasses from Italy when I live in Butte, Montana? Uh, no. Well, slide your humps down the exotic-locale-scale and order from their Los Angeles location. The savings are just as haute, and you’ll still look like a million bucks, despite last night’s three bottles of Two Buck Chuck.

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S'mores

Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting dirty and gritty. APB…place your vacation request now, or spend the rest of your summer dripping and sticking to your sweat-stained, 10 thread count bed sheets, while slipping melted ice cubes down your Harajuku Lover’s Baby Snap Beater Tank.


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Sure, an elevated riverfront villa at the Sayan Four Seasons in Bali rivals heaven’s allure, or even sneaking budweisers and a belly flop into a HoJo’s chlorine cove sounds breezy, but do you want to know what the most fun and memorable summer vacation can be? Camping. We say can be, because until you hike over to Campinggrunt.com you don’t know squat about how much fun the outdoors can be. With over 20 years of camping experience, and a Boy and Girl Scouts of America seal of approval, Campinggrunt.com carries items from 150 manufacturers including 18,000 different products such as, ADA camping, cookware, coolers, first aid, GPS, showers, and more. Take advantage of their Combo Pack, a 15% discount when purchasing any combo of tent, lantern or stove and sleeping bag. Not just a retail outlet, Campinggrunt.com’s mission is to help make your camping experience safe, affordable and enjoyable with detailed destination suggestions and tips for Scouters, backpacking, campouts, special needs and National and State Parks. Can’t lose the city for the summer? Well, glance at their “Your Camping Night Sky” feature, which gives tips for star gazing in your own backyard. Now, on vacation, you could sleep in an air-conditioned room risking a sore throat, used bed sheets and loud banging from your neighbors next door. Instead, why not spend a starry night with your sweetie, breathing fresh mountain air, while only the wildlife can hear that you’re gettin’ no sleep. Fan a lil’ squeaky? Air conditioner still blowing hot air? Get dirty and gritty the proper way, under the stars, in nature.

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Cribs

Happy babies make delighted mommies and daddies. Sleeping babies make rested mommies and daddies. Giggling babies, well everyone loves that.


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Achieve baby-zen, bliss by checking out Egigle.com’s, “stylish, smart & innovative products to make your job as a parent a whole lot easier.” Egiggle.com claims to be more than just a baby store, but a new parent store. Their sleek and tasteful baby furniture may be too classy for MTV’s rock star, show-and-tell, Cribs, but perfect for your budding idol. Egiggle.com employs a strict criteria, including healthy, innovative, portable, responsible, for the baby items they sell and each product must meet at least three of them to be considered. Have a sleep-over, with baby, in a Deluxe Snugglenest for a mere $58. Read, Where The Wild Things Are, to junior in their Nursery Storytime Rocker. While we love their baby furniture, Egiggle.com’s selection of bedding, toys, clothes & shoes, décor, and bath & potty items are worthy of their own show. Sweet Dreams are made of this, who are we to disagree?

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Girls On Film

Lost in the dark room when it comes to photography? With digital cameras, aperture settings, shutter speeds, and agitation are frustrations of the past.


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Photo agitation, ranging from kiddie-smile-refusal to keeping the developer, fixer and stop bath in a gentle uniform motion while…. wait, what? You wanted to quickly capture your sister in her new Michael Kors one piece tank with chain belt, freeze it for posterity, and now you somehow wound up back in science class? Great, her ride is here. Let’s focus. Bueller? Somewhere between an old-school Polaroid and a video camera rests your new digital camera; the training wheels your clunky Canon AE1 never had. Crutchfield.com is guaranteed to remove your photo-neophobia for a much lower price than your shrink. Technorati Profile

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Foot Fetish

What are you doing this summer? Exfoliating? 54 hot dogs in 12 minutes? Moonlit strolls around the lake? Oh, sorry, beer bongs on the lake?


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Whatever it is, chances are, you’ll be using your feet, unless you’re boot-knockin’ in which case, oops, sorry, don’t mind us. Flip flops a little stinky? Keep your dogs from barking this summer in a new pair of summertime kicks, why don’t you. We’re not talking Jimmy Choo’s to lure a boo. Instead, let’s get physical. Y’know, sandals, flip flops, clogs…yeah, clogs. Spongy, foamy, comfy even in the water, clogs. Clogs are thee perfect shoe for summertime sloshing, maxin’ and relaxin’. Get you feet wet by diving into Summerfootwear.com’s pool of Havaianas, Sanuks, Salomons, Acorns and gallons more. If the name, Summertimefootwear.com, doesn’t say it all then…Calgon, take us away.

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Sitting Pretty?

Is your grass-stained, weather-damaged, plastic patio furniture making your eyes sore and butt swollen?
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Well, summer’s here and the time is right for tossing out your old, crumbling, patio dreck and getting into some new wicker, teak, aluminum, Adirondack, iron, and wood styles. Don’t deprive yourself of breezy, warm, outdoor, summer nights, and sun-drenched poolside barbecues because you have nowhere to put your grilled, double cheeseburger or Diane von Furstenberg covered booty. Grab your lappie, find a soft patch of grass (for the last time) and let Patiofurntiureusa.com help ease your Burn & Firmed summer yoga-bod or 24-pack belly into a new patio furniture set, chaise lounge, gazebo, porch swing or rocking chair. Spend your summers outdoors; they’ll be the most memorable.

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Gazebo Gazette

She’s a yardiac, yaaaaardiac, on the floor. Feelin’ low cause you can’t find the right gazebo, and summer is swingin’ in full?


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Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go to Yardiac.com. You’ll be dancing like you’ve never danced before. Even if you’re bathing in Lake Michigan, you can imagine swimming under a Tahitian moon with their wooden Polynesian Gazebos. How about a 100% Western Red Cedar Teahouse Gazebo? Their Square Gazebo makes for a perfect hot tub enclosure or lovely outdoor room. While Yardiac.com’s gazebos are dreamy, outdoor fun, their patio heaters, fire pits, arbors, arches, trellises and garden accents are all worth doin’ your own lil’ flashdance.


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Marco? Uh-Oh!

Ahhh, wet, summer fun. 5 more minutes, then you’ll get out. Make it 10, then you’ll bounce. Actually, how about everyone go home or look away, then you’ll get out. Sound familiar?


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Your skin is wrinkling, water’s a chill and your towel is an island away. Yikes, what to do? Jumping in was easy, but now, the thought of getting out or struttin’ about half naked with a clinging swimsuit is terrifying. As you contemplate the potentially hazardous walk of shame (watch that bikini bottom!), you curse yourself for not finding a new summer swimsuit. Swimoutlet.com makes it safe to enter (or exit) the water again. Take a few breath strokes and find a suit that keeps you covered, or decidedly not, for any type of water activity. Women, they have everything for competition, fashion, fitness, triathlon, maternity, and cover ups in plus sizes, among boatloads more. Men, point your rudder towards briefs (be careful), training suits, jammers, board shorts, technical, wetsuits and briefs. Oops, we already mentioned briefs, but it’s still funny.

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