Holiday Shopping with Safety in Mind

If you are concerned with the toys your children may receive as gifts this year you may want to make a small investment in this Lead Test Kit. This is a complete test kit which can be used to easily check for poisonous lead on any surface including: toys, dishes, paint, dust, mini-blinds, food cans, plumbing, water, and other items. The kit can be used in your house to test up to four separate surfaces for lead content and provides immediate results. Of course, the most accurate information would come directaly from the company/manufacturer.

Shop with confidence this year by checking out Little Tikes for great toys for children their Made in USA toy selection offers durable, imaginative and active fun toy products, pre school development and furniture.

Be safe this year and check the recall toy list before shopping. ShopTopTen.com and savingscount.com care about children's safety.

Black Friday & Cyber Monday Online Shopping Coupons!

There are so many great shopping deals online and yet it seems that almost every site my search leads me to is a dead end! It is so frustrating to get to a site and have the links and or coupons not work. Well, I have searched the internet for the best shopping deals for the next couple of days and have listed them below to help you in your quest for the best online shopping deals on the net! I put the coupon in "quotes" so just copy it and then click on the underlined link - - this link takes you to the actual site you will shop at -- not another site trying to sell you stuff! Then at checkout, simply paste in the coupon I provided! Have fun, without the long lines, traffic jams and thousands of people who came out of the woodwork to shop on these next couple of days! Shop and save on plus size clothing, mens clothing, stuff for the home, food, flowers, gift baskets and more!

Woman Within Get a Free watch with orders of $50+ at Woman Within Use coupon "WWSPECIAL" at checkout valid 11/21-11/28 (formerly Lane Bryant Catalog) Blue Square Croc Watch comes free with orders of $50 or more. Square watch has swiss movement and adjustable blue faux croc strap.
BrylaneHome Get Free Shipping on orders of $49+ when you use coupon "BHFRIDAY" at checkout valid 11/21-11/26
Get Free Shipping at Brylane Catalog Outlet Use coupon "BCBLACKFRIDAY" at checkout valid 11/23
Save 20% at Avenue! Click Here for Details.
Roaman's Take 25% off your entire order Use coupon "RD10143" at checkout valid 11/23
Get Free Shipping at Closeout Catalog Outlet Use coupon "CCBLACKFRIDAY" at checkout and find incredible markdowns from Chadwick's, Metrostyle and LaRedoute valid 11/23
Save 20% off at Jessica London site wide! valid 11/22 - 11/30
Get 99¢ shipping at La Redoute Use coupon "LR99CENTS" at checkout valid 11/23-11/25
Take 20 Percent OFF Everything at Blair.com Click Here! valid 11/23-11/26
Take 25% off the best selling gifts from Harry & David Use coupon "Gobble" at checkout valid 11/23 - 11/26
King Size Direct Take 20% off your entire purchase! Use coupon "KS9418" at checkout valid 11/23-11/26
Shop Chadwicks Take 50% off any item Plus, get Free Shipping with your purchase of 2 or more items! Use coupon "CHTHX" at checkout valid 11/23-11/26
Metrostyle (formerly Lerner Catalog) Take 40% Off Your Favorite Item Use coupon "MSSALE" at checkout valid 11/23-11/29
Take 25% off your entire order at Roaman's Use coupon "RD10168" on Cyber Monday valid 11/26
On Black Monday get 99 Cent shipping plus 25% off your highest priced item at Brylane Catalog Outlet Use coupon "BCSHOPMONDAY" at checkout valid 11/26
Jos A Bank Black Friday Doorbusters: Cashmere Sweaters, Regular Price $275 - DOORBUSTER SALE just $79 Cashmere Blazers (2 Button), Regular Price $595 - DOORBUSTER SALE $199 Cashmere Scarves, Regular Price $109.50 DOORBUSTER SALE just $29
Receive 6 FREE Omaha Steak Burgers with every order Plus, save 55% on a wide selection of great gift ideas at Omaha Steaks expires 12/31
ShopTopTen Flowers - Send Grower Fresh Cut Flowers now and receive a Free Vase! These are Fresh flowers, cut at growers greenhouse Shipped Overnight!
ICE.com CYBER MONDAY SPECIAL - valid 11/23-11/26
Hottest Free Offers on the net!

Safe Gifts for everyone!

Shopping is made safer when you shop online from your own computer and in the privacy of your home. I commend those online retailers for offering to email everyone in the event of a product recall. I have some great gift suggestions for everyone concerned with product safety.

A gift basket especially for Dad! Click here for details filled with stuff for dad to eat, drink, read and enjoy!

Hugs for Mom gift basket filled with gifts that will make mom feel special

This is a sweet new baby gift: Welcome Home Precious Baby Basket

Here is a hard-to-find gift for the diabetic or for the dieter!

Busy Kids Basket packed with a DJ party CD, sticker game, book and drawing pad, jump rope and plenty of delicious snacks kids will love!

Shopping Sense for Plus Size Clothing for both Youth and Women

There are many fashionable plus size clothing companies, offering online shopping convenience, not only for women but for plus size teens and girls ages 7 and up. The online plus size clothing stores often promote special web deals and coupons for their online shopping customers as well. You will enjoy eliminating the often stressful and occasionally embarrassing dressing room ordeal and are much happier ordering your outfits online. You may even find a greater selection and better quality of clothing in your size by shopping online. While most department stores usually have a very limited plus size department, an online plus size store will have every size to suit every woman. Most of the time, if you have a return from you online order you may bring it to the same name, local retail store for exchange or return.

Since clothing sizes are not standardized in the United States, vanity sizing has become a common practice among most major brands of women’s clothing. Vanity Sizing is better described as fooling a woman into thinking she has moved down a dress. For example, size 10 may be the new 8. Clothing comes in specific sizes for babies, toddlers, young girls and boys; juniors, missy, women’s, petite and plus size. For the most part, babies, toddlers and young girls and boys sizes are sized by their age. Sizing becomes much more difficult as we move into the junior clothing, missy clothing and plus size clothing. The same clothing sizes may vary widely among different designers as well as among different name brands by the same designer. Sizes for women’s clothing are most commonly grouped 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and plus or petite sizes. Occasionally, we may still see clothing in small, medium and large but, this seems to be primarily in men and boy sizes. When shopping for women's clothing online, one should refer to the seller's descriptions of size and fit before using the provided sizing charts when shopping online for women’s clothing. Here is good reference for popular online plus size clothing company size charts

For a slimmer look, try to wear similar shades on the top and bottom when putting together an outfit. One thing you may want to keep in mind when choosing your outfits is to keep it simple. Experiment with color and learn what is flattering to your hair and skin tones too. A great classic reference book for “Finding the colors that are perfect for you” is Color Me Beautiful The author, Carole Jackson, helps you determine which colors you would look best in based on the season of colors that fit your skin tone and hair color.

A combination of unhealthy lifestyle choices, genetics and the body’s tendency to store calories as fat are some reasons our society is requiring larger and larger clothing sizes. The first step to going down a dress size is eating well and exercise. If you are interested in taking better care of yourself or helping a friend or loved one take better care of themselves a good reference site is the USDA Food and Nutrition site Eat Smart. Play Hard. Healthy Lifestyle here you will find a calorie burner chart, recipes, menu planning tips and more!

Shopping with Confidence for your safety

Every day I turn on the news I seem to hear about a new recall for toys, food and more! Today I would like to make it easier for you to check out recalls for the products you are purchasing for youself, a friend or a loved one. This morning I am posting some helpful links to make it easier to find the recalls that may pertain to you:

If you are shopping whether online or in your local store for toys and or baby items here is a link to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for Toy Hazard Recalls

For Pet Owners check out the Pet Food Recall Resource Center the latest includes poultry products for you dog or cat.

Food Safety Recalls includes frozen pot pies, ground beef products and more!