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Customized Stickers.com Review

As a mom and a blogger, I am always on the hunt for stickers. Sometimes they are being used for potty charts, chore charts, awards. Other times they are being used as a form of advertisement for this site or others that I operate.

Either way, I find that they come in handy.
I recently had a chance to review a variety pack of stickers from Customized Stickers.

Customized Stickers offers a wide selection from labels, to bumper stickers, right down to window decals.

The nice thing is that their stickers are made to last ( remember, I have a 3 year old!). Not only are they long lasting, they also come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are inexpensive.

I’ve been looking at ordering some personalized labels to get some custom swag ready for my next blog conference to hand out to those I meet.

What would you do with custom stickers or labels?

You can learn more about CustomizedStickers.com by following them on Facebook and Twitter.

Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com created by WebBizIdeas.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.

Puffy

As you know, this past weekend I ventured to Chicago by myself to attend the Brands & Bloggers Summit. I promise to fill you in more on the BBSummit in another post.
So, I made this trip alone.
And if you forgot, I’m also pregnant.
Needless to say it took me a bit longer to make the drive since I had to make frequent potty and stretch stops.
By the time I arrived on Friday, I had been traveling for 6 hours.
My feet were HUGE and swollen.
By Saturday morning, the swelling had gone down a bit but after sitting during the presentations at the conference, my feet began to swell again.

I give you Exhibit A.

After the rest of the conference plus the drive back to Green Bay, the swelling got worse.
Upon arriving at my house, I could barely move them.

I give you Exhibit B.

Since returning home Sunday, I’ve done A LOT of resting.
Well after we went to Legend’s for the Food Network Star viewing party with the amazingly talented Jyll Everman..

(Jyll and I went to school together!)

Once we returned from watching the show, I sat down and put my feet up where they have remained for most of the last 48 hours. I did have to send the Alex out to get some compression socks to wear for a few hours that did help quite a bit!

I am pleased to report that my feet actually look human again.

I give you Exhibit C.

Christmas in July

This weekend. while I am in Chicago, my husband’s family will be having their annual Christmas in July get together.
Yes, this is something that happens every year.
No joke.
Since there are so many people on my mother-in-law’s side of the family they choose to do Christmas in July instead of the traditional Christmas so there is less juggling of schedules to be done.
The nice thing about having a Christmas in July get together is there are always photos ops and you can usually get some pretty candid shots that make for a unique Christmas card in the winter. Since our family likes to send out photo Christmas cards, which means we can pretty much guarantee that there will be a nice shot of the kids to use.
I like to start shopping for my Christmas cards early in the year so I can get a good deal. This year I think I have found the perfect card at Storkie
(no, those are not my children, these are much cleaner than mine!)
Now that I have found the perfect card, I just need to be creative and come up with the perfect picture, and since we won’t be attending the annual Christmas in July party, I have to really think about this one!

I think we should go with a very Christmas-y theme this year and dress them up as reindeer to match the card.
I mean seriously, how cute would this picture be on that card?
Okay, maybe not that intense, but you get the general idea!

I don’t know, maybe I am crazy for trying to prepare for Christmas already but it’s not going to get any easier since I know this little Baby Ellie of ours will be making my life harder and harder as we get closer to Christmas and the end of this pregnancy.

What kind of holiday greeting do you send out? Do you like to start early and get things done before the Christmas rush?

Mommy Needs a Spa Day!

As a mom of 3 and pregnant with number 4 due this winter and a husband who works 3rd shift and sleeps for a majority of the day, I find myself under a lot of stress to keep up with the kids, the house and everything else.
The stress has NOT been good to me over the years and I’m pretty sure that since the little Alexander joined our family 3 years ago I have racked up my fair share of well deserved pamper weekends and I’m not talking about the diaper! This mommy is in DIRE need of a spa day.

Imagine a day of being pampered sans children and husband.
Enjoying the peace and quiet in a tranquil setting…..
Ahhhhh…..doesn’t that sound amazing?

I of course, like many other stay at home moms with multiple children cannot really afford to spend the extra money on a trip to the spa.
At least that’s what I thought!

Then I learned about Wahanda and their 2 for 1 spa deals!  Now I am on the hunt to find the perfect deal for me!  Wahanda also offers MobDeals where you can say up to 80% on beauty products,spa, salon and well-being deals!  As a mommy who likes to save money this is a great deal in my book!

 

Nature’s Prime Organic Foods lacks professionalism and customer service

In March, I purchased a Groupon for $35 which entitled me to make a $75 purchase from Nature’s Prime Organic Foods. In my mind, this was a good deal.
On April 21st, I placed an order with Nature’s Prime Organic Foods online via their Groupon store.
You can see the purchase I made in the invoice I received below.

Now, as you can see I spent an extra $30.50 on top of my Groupon.

I received that invoice on May 4th.
That was the first time I had heard from NPO since placing my order on the 21st.
A week after receiving the invoice, I called NPO and was told that my order was on backorder due to the large demand caused by the Groupon.
I let it slide.

Since then, I have emailed them multiple times with no response.

On July 1st, I contacted Groupon in regard to my issue and they gladly refunded my initial $35 investment for the Groupon.
That same day, I read a post on Nature’s Prime Organic Foods Facebook page stating that the “Harsh Midwest winter delays Grass-Fed Meat production”.
This was their excuse as to why orders hadn’t been filled yet.

I left a comment on that post stating that I was still waiting for an order that I had placed on April 21st.
Shortly after posting my comment, the administrator of the NPO Facebook page promptly deleted it.

Yesterday, July 12th, I posted another comment on their Facebook page in regard to my order having not been filled yet and that no one would respond to me in addition to updating my Facebook status to read:

Annie Guldan Younger will never recommend Natures Prime Organic Foods Inc. to anyone! I bought a Groupon for there in March and used it to make a purchase on April 21st that I spent an additional $30 on and still have not received it. The customer service is awful & no one ever has a response. At least Groupon refunded my money!!

Shortly after having posted both my status and comment on their page, NPO’s Facebook administrator promptly removed my post once again, removed me as a fan from their page and blocked me from being able to comment should I “Like” their page again. Not to mention that the post that I did comment on shows that there are 10 comments on it however 4 of them have been deleted, 2 of which were mine.

I personally would NEVER recommend Nature’s Prime Organic Foods to anyone unless they feel like wasting their money and never getting anything in return other then AWFUL customer service and a serious LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM.

Oh, and did I mention I am not alone?
If you pay a visit to PissedConsumer.com or Google NPO Food Complaints, there a a ton of them out there.
Someday, maybe NPO will refund my money or maybe I will get the stuff I ordered.
I just know that I will not be holding my breath waiting for either to happen!