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Find: Thin, Lightweight Beach Towel and Tote for Mom
As more of a beach dipper than a serious swimmer, a wet beach towel is like the coach’s Gatorade bath after the big game. Everything after that is downhill; when my towel gets soggy, all I want to do is get dry. Besides, a [...]
Beach Towels for Summer Camp: Thin, Cheap may be Best
When you’re looking at beach towels for daycare splash day or summer camp, there are important factors to consider.
A thick, well-made towel from Lands’ End or Pottery Barn is sumptuous and soft, perfect as a beach blanket or to go over your pool side lounge. But if [...]
Bargain Bash, Mash-Up of Socializing and Saving
There are three – no, four- categories of people who will be at the Junior League of Birmingham’s Bargain Carousel Bargain Bash:
Those who are there to snag good bargains.
Those who are there to see what fashionably cute shoes the ladies of Birmingham are wearing.
Those who [...]
Find: Double Walled Beverage Dispenser
The complaint I’ve had about those lovely spitoged beverage dispensers is that they are sold in two pieces, requiring you to purchase the stand separately from the dispenser (and requiring a $40 or so total investment). You really have to have the stand to enjoy the [...]
Find: Soy-Based Fragrant Candles, Hand Poured in Birmingham (Well Priced!)
Find your signature home fragrance at a local source for hand poured, custom blended soy candles at a fraction of the price of national brand and boutique candles.
Diane is a Birmingham mom who practices the art of candle making in a small workshop at Yucatan [...]
House of Hoops Opens at Galleria
The long-awaited Footlocker House of Hoops opens this week at the Galleria, just in time for March Madness. Look for it on the first floor, a few doors down from the restyled JC Penney.
Eventhough Birmingham is more of a football town, it’s fun to acknowledge [...]
Latest Tween/Teen Status Apparel: Elite Socks
The in-demand clothing item for tween and high school kids right now is SOCKS. Today’s kid is begging for Nike Elite socks, which are probably great athletic socks, but worth $14 a pair? That’s debatable.
True, I can buy a bag of six or maybe 12 [...]
Find: The New JCP Everyday, Fair and Square
Is the new JCP really the clean, happy place it appears to be in its ads?
Celebrity Endorsements for Gullible People
Ask yourself: Is spokesperson Brooke Shields really lounging in La-Z-Boy recliner?
Find: Poster Calendars that Make Great Prints
Books and calendars offer some of the best prints you will find for your home, and they are some of the cheapest as well. There are a couple of calendars that are out this year that are particularly well suited to framing and are already [...]