Archive for November, 2008
Posted by Candice on November 25, 2008 at 17:12 pm
Hmmm I can almost smell the delicious aromas of roast turkey, smoked ham, buttery dinner rolls, full-bodied wines. Dont ya just love this time of year! Once the Thanksgiving dinner is over and we’ve acknowledged all that we have to be thankful for our thoughts turn naturally to … SHOPPING!
Yep, that’s right – two of the biggest shopping days of the year BLACK FRIDAY and CYBER MONDAY are just around the corner. For those who don’t know, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. One of the biggest shopping days, it kicks off the holiday shopping season. Rumor has it that it is called Black Friday because retailers saw it as the day their books went from being in the red to being in the black.
Where Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, “Cyber Monday” symbolizes a busy day for online retailers. Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. The premise was that consumers would return to their offices after the Black Friday weekend, making purchases online that they were not able to make in stores. Although that idea has not survived the test of time, Cyber Monday has evolved into a significant marketing event [Wikipedia]. The term is credited to Shop.org who have their ‘official’ Cyber Monday website – http://www.cybermonday.com
Whether you’re going old school and heading out to brave the crowds at the mall or shopping from the comfort of your latop or home PC, there are deals to be had and coupons to be clipped. Don’t miss our deal and some of our favorites!
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Posted by Candice on November 19, 2008 at 22:39 pm
Calling all realtors, property managers and folks with second … or third … or many homes. Yes McCain, I’m talking to you! A BidMyCleaning account lets you set up as many addresses as you need to. So, when you need to arrange for house cleaning services you can do it all with one account at our one-stop-shop cleaning services markeplace. Whether you need maid service and/or window or carpet cleaning. With a single login you can manage all your locations.
What about realtors? In this tough market we understand that you have to keep your listings looking their best to be competitive. Convenient, reliable maid service, window and carpet cleaning at prices your business can afford are only a few clicks away. Bidmycleaning.com’s easy-to-use marketplace takes the hassle out of arranging cleaning services by handling everything online. We help you to be efficient so you can get what you need and can get back to what’s really important, your customers. Having the ability to set up multiple addresses on your Bidmycleaning.com account makes handling multiple listings a snap! Payment is handled securely online with a full online record of all your transactions accessible 24/7.
And property managers? That’s easy! We can save you time with hassle-free scheduling for move-in / move-out cleanings or turnover cleanings for all your properties and for all types of cleaning services in one place. Getting bids for cleanings and scheduling service can all be done easily and in just a few minutes online.
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Posted by Candice on November 17, 2008 at 22:58 pm
No doubt you’re already imagining the mouthfuls of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and whipped cream-laden pumpkin pie hopefully to be enjoyed with family and friends! If your house needs a little pick-me-up before you’re ready to welcome guests we have a little coupon to help you out – Save $20 on house cleaning services through November 26th, 2008. Just schedule a cleaning to take place before November 26th and use the coupon code – BLOGHOLS – at checkout. Go to BidMyCleaning.com – Instant Bids, Online Scheduling for maid service, window cleaning and carpet cleaning. [New customers only, one coupon per customer]
Posted by Candice on November 11, 2008 at 14:06 pm
As we all adopt the latest and greatest technology whether it be the latest Blu-ray DVD player, the new ergonomic iPod Nano or the newest, just launched, revolutionary gadget, all of our now obsolete DVD players, mp3 players or dinosaur-gadgets need to be discarded. Teaming up with Waste Management, Sony has built a recycling program that makes it easy to dispose of electronics in an environmentally-safe way. The Sony Take-Back program gives Sony customers a free and convenient way to recycle up to five Sony products per day by dropping them off at designated Waste Management eCycling Drop-Off Centers throughout the country.
A study by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency showed that in 2005, used or unwanted electronics amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons. Of that, about 1.5 to 1.9 million tons were primarily discarded in landfills, and only 345,000 to 379,000 tons were recycled.
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Posted by Candice on November 9, 2008 at 03:10 am
We all want to celebrate the holiday season in a home that is clean, organized and looking festive. We look forward to our holiday parties and overnight house guests but not all the work involved in cleaning our house, cooking those delicious meals and shopping for gifts.
A little bit of planning and a couple of hacks or shortcuts can help you have a beautiful, decorated home and a stress-free holiday season.
Here is our top 5:
- To save time create holiday decor like table centerpieces and wreaths with a neutral base of greenery that can be enhanced with fall leaves and thanksgiving themed pieces and then be easily transformed with some holly or poinsettias for December. You can even begin this with Halloween.
- Keep a few wrapped gifts on hand that for those situations when someone visits with a gift for you and you hadn’t planned on giving them a gift. Most people will enjoy some special chocolates or biscotti, photo albums and scented handcreams are also great generic gifts.
- To reduce the stress of creating those family feasts for the holidays prepare some of the side-dishes and sauces ahead of time.
- Do you holiday shopping online and select the gift wrapping option. Don’t forget to look for coupons for online retailers which in many cases will offset the extra cost for shipping so you don’t end up paying more than you would if you went into the store. There are many sites like RetailMeNot.com that have hundreds of coupons.
- Don’t try and do all the cleaning yourself – visit us at BidMyCleaning.com and schedule a standard cleaning or a deep cleaning. To make it even easier we have a $20 coupon through November 26th, 2008. Just schedule a cleaning to a value of $100 or more. [Coupon Code - BLOGHOLS]
Bonus tip: Keep a sense of humor! You’ll probably need it!
Posted by cstone on November 4, 2008 at 14:50 pm
Tees For Change designs eco-friendly tees that inspire positivity. How could you resist a t-shirt that promotes uplifting messages such as LAUGH OFTEN, TODAY MATTERS, CHOOSE HAPPINESS and PRACTICE KINDNESS. Do they practice what they preach? As a matter of fact they do. They’ve partnered with Trees for the Future to plant a tree for every tee you buy and their tees are organic cotton and bamboo. A bamboo tee doesn’t sound like it would be too comfortable or stylish but these tees are super soft and come in many styles and colors for women, men and babies.
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