The Shopping Duck

A few months ago I made a video about Why Buy.com Rocks! All of the videos that were made were put in a contest sponsored by PayU2Blog and Buy.com. Two winners were chosen to receive a Wii Bundle. My kids were very excited by this since we had not purchased a Wii yet.

Recently, the winners were announced and I was one of them!! My kids were so excited. If you want to see the video we made, go here. Hopefully they won’t be asking for a xbox 360 anytime soon or I will have to find another contest to enter!

For all of you who don’t live on the East Coast, you are missing one of our favorite things about summer - Rita’s Gelatis! A Rita’s Gelati is Italian Ice layered with vanilla custard (or chocolate). I know that you must be thinking that this does not sound appealing, but trust me, it is fantastic!

My sister and her family came out to visit a couple years ago and they loved them. They even wanted to open a Rita’s franchise, but they do not do business in Washington State.

So, if you are ever in the New Jersey/New York area, make sure you stop by a Rita’s and get a gelati. You will thank me!

While searching for a birthday present for my husband at Sports Authority, I came across these Mermaid Fins. What little girl wouldn’t love swimming with these on? The fins are actually one piece and you put both feet in together. Now you will really be swimming like a mermaid!

# Intended for children 12 and under
# Adjustable VELCRO® brand closure strap
# Size: 16 in x 16 in
# Fits shoe sizes 1-7
# Use with adult supervision

Found this cool thing online - typoGenerator.net. Type in any word or phrase and hit the generate button. It will make you a “typo poster” from your words using images and text from Google Images. After looking at a few you might think that you need drug rehab! It is really fun and quite addictive. Here is a few that I generated using the phrase “The Shopping Duck.”

Do you have a daughter, granddaughter or niece that loves to wear hairbows? I found a perfect gift to hold all of these hairbows - TuTu Hairbow Holders from Bambina Ballerina. Each large hairbow holder is made to look like a ballet outfit complete with tutu. There are ribbons on the tutu where the hairbows can be attached. There are about 20 designs to choose from and I still can’t decide which is my favorite. I love the Strawberry Truffle, because of the colors, but I also love the blue and pink Wonderland. Each hairbow holder is approximately 28 to 30 inches long!

I am one of those bad drivers who uses their cell phones in the car. This worked for me until New Jersey passed a law recently requiring all drivers to use a hands free device or get a ticket. The first day this took effect, they issued 300 tickets!

So, I searched the web and found one of those weekly deals at Buy.com (can you tell I love the place)! The product is a Jabra BT3010 Bluetooth Headset. This headset is only $18.99! Much cheaper than the others that I have found.

This Jabra features 8 hours of talk time, 300 hours of stand by time and it takes about 2 hours to charge. The earpiece controls included volume, call answer, call reject and redial. It also included voice dialing which is a big plus!

AND, if you like to be fashionable, the Jabra BT3010 Bluetooth Headset comes with 33 interchangeable designs. You ear has never looked so good!

Time for another giveway at My Wooden Spoon. This week you can win a gift set consisting of a Kitchenaid Food Mill, Cooking USA Cookbook, three dish towels and a wooden spoon. Make sure you check out the contest page on how to enter.

When your kids start playing online and computer video games, they will soon be begging you for the latest and greatest video card. If you follow these steps, you will find the perfect card for you.

1. What will you be using it for? Video cards range in price from $30-40 to almost $1000! If you want to play the latest video games, you may have to spend a little more than you would to just use your computer for email and browsing the web. Check the games you want to purchase and see if they have any recommendations or minimum requirements.
2. Find the slot you will be using. If you have a newer computer, you may have a PCI Express or AGP slot. Older computers may only have a regular PCI slot. Check your computer manuals for information.
3. Do some research on chip makers (a video card comes with a graphics processing unit (GPU) that is on the card) and video card manufacturers. Look for recommendations from others who are using the card for the same functions that you want.

Finding the right video card can be confusing. Don’t forget to ask questions!

We have so many trophies at our house!! We have ones for dance, soccer and even baseball trophies! Since my daughters always get trophies for participating, I thought it might be fun to give the coach a trophy.

QuickTrophy.com has tons of trophies to choose from. Not only do they have most sports, they also have a variety of styles and prices. You can also find ribbons and medals as well. I found some great golf medals that I might use for our family reunion golf tournament this summer.

Do you want to have a chance to win a prize every week until July 31, 2008? My Wooden Spoon in giving away a prize a week! Each week you will need to complete one or more tasks to enter. You will definitely want to enter this week - the prize is a KitchenAid Mixer!