2013 09 27 FOOD FINDS FOR SEASONAL TASTE BUDS FROM PEPPERIDGE FARM

MY EYES OFTEN WANDER TOWARDS THE SEASONAL TREATS THAT IS STARING RIGHT BACK AT ME ON THE SHELVES FROM THE GROCERY STORES. ANYTHING THAT IS "LIMITED EDITION" ALWAYS MAKES ME STOP AND STARE.  

THERE ARE NOT MANY PUMPKIN COOKIES OUT THERE.  I'VE GOOGLED LOTS OF RECIPES BUT NOTHING PRE-MADE.  LOTS OF GINGER BREAD COOKIES BUT NOT PUMPKIN.  PERHAPS THE COMBINATION OF PUMPKIN AND CHEESECAKE SEALED THE DEAL!

$3.49 @ PUBLIX

PEPPERIDGE FARM'S  PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE, SAID THAT IT HAD "REAL PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE FLAVORED DROPS, BROWN SUGAR AND SPICES".

AT FIRST WHEN I WAS EATING IT, I THOUGHT THE CHEESECAKE PART WAS WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS.  BUT THEN, AS I TASTED IT SEPARATELY FROM THE DOUGH, IT WAS NOTICEABLY A SPICED UP WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP.

A VERY STRONG PUMPKIN TASTE IN THE COOKIE PART.

LOTS OF PUMPKIN RELATED TREATS OUT THERE.  

BUZZFEED HAD A NICELY GATHERED COLLECTION OF PUMPKIN SWEETS FOR THE AUTUMN PALLET WITH THE TITLE OF "25 Pumpkin Desserts To Eat This Fall".

(TO BE MADE YOURSELF!)

2013 09 20 TJ MAXX FINDS FELIX THE CAT SUITCASE

RANDOM DAY OF GETTING OUT AND FOUND FELIX THE CAT STARING AT ME AS I ENTERED IN THE TJ MAXX ON INTERNATIONAL DRIVE.  I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPER CUTE AND THE COLORS CAUGHT MY EYE.  THAT WOULD MEAN THAT IT WOULD DEFINITELY STAND OUT IN BAGGAGE CLAIM!  

HOWEVER, THE EXTERIOR IS REALLY THIN AND FLIMSY.  A FEW ROUGH HANDLING AND TOSSES CAN AMOUNT TO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR.
WITH THE SALE PRICE OF $99, $79, OR $69.....I COULD JUST WAVE BACK AND KEEP THE PERFECT IMAGE IN MY HEAD.

($99, $79, $69)

2013 09 03 NEW TRIP PLANS TO ASIA

SO ITS OFFICIAL.
JUST BOOKED MY FLIGHT TO ASIA FOR LATE OCTOBER AND I AM STOKED! PASSPORT IS GOOD THROUGH 2015, SO BETTER MAKE SOME USE OF IT NOW.
EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER OFFICIALLY TRIED AIRBNB, I MAY HAVE TO ACTUALLY TRY TO GO THROUGH THEM THIS TIME AND HOPEFULLY BE SUCCESSFUL! 

THIS WILL BE MY SECOND TRIP TO ASIA AND HAPPY TO NOTE THAT I WILL BE VISITING NEW COUNTRIES IN ASIA.  WHERE AM I GOING?  HONG KONG AND MAYBE THAILAND!
THE LAST TIME I WAS IN ASIA, I VISITED MAINLAND, CHINA THROUGH A TRAVEL AGENCY TOUR GROUP.  THEY HELPED WITH MY VISA.  THANK GOODNESS A VISA IS NOT NEEDED IN HONG KONG NOR THAILAND.  CHINA IS RUNNING SOME $99 TOUR/DEAL PROMOTIONS WHERE HOTEL, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION AND TOUR GUIDE ARE PROVIDED.  BUT I FIGURED, ITS TIME TO HIT SOME NEW "HAPPENING" AREAS.

TOOK A FEW DAYS TO COMPARE FLIGHTS AND THROUGH A FAMILY FRIEND, RECOMMENDED A TRAVEL AGENT.  I WAS SUGGESTED TO ASK FOR THE "BULK RATE" WHEN SPEAKING TO THIS TRAVEL AGENT IF I DID NOT CARE TO COLLECT REWARD POINTS.   I ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU CAN ALSO HAGGLE WITH THEM TOO! ABLE TO KNOCK OF $42 OFF A TICKET COMPARED WITH WHAT I WAS SEEING ONLINE.  FLYING UNITED AIR.    SEARCHING THIS FLIGHT 50 DAYS BEFORE THE FLIGHT DATE AND THE CURRENT RUNNING PRICE FOR THIS PRICE IS $1112 PER TICKET ON THE UNITED AIR SITE.

ALSO REMEMBERED THAT I STILL HAVE THIS UNIVERSAL POWER PLUG ADAPTER THAT I BOUGHT FOR MY SPAIN TRIP.  HOPEFULLY I CAN STILL USE THIS UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC PLUG IN HONG KONG AND THAILAND!

2013 03 31 KPOP INSPIRED GLITTER EYE MAKE UP

THANKS TO KW, I HAVE INVESTED ENERGY TO KPOP. KOREAN POP MUSIC THAT IS.......  I HAVE NOT REALLY BEEN EXPOSED TO THE KOREAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.  ONLY IN THE BACK OF MY MIND KNOW THAT THERE IS A HUGE POPULATION OF KOREAN AMERICAN DANCERS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.  

DOING RANDOM SEARCHES ON YOUTUBE LEAD TO MY CURRENT FAVORITE KPOP GROUP, GIRL GENERATION AKA SNSD.  THEIR GLITTERY EYE MAKEUP IN THEIR MUSIC VIDEOS IS EYE CATCHING.  HECK,YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE EYE GLITTER IN THEIR CONCERTS FROM MILES AWAY. I LIKE HOW THE LOOK IS A SETTLE AND NATURAL SPARKLE GLITTER.  NOTHING OVER THE TOP BUT YET A SETTLE ENTICING GLIMMER. EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SEEN HERE ARE ALWAYS ON EYE LIDS.

FROM OTHER SITES

AND NOW I'M HOOKED.  IT ONLY TOOK ME A FEW GLANCES TO BECOME OBSESSED WITH FINDING MAKE UP THAT CAN PRODUCE THE SAME LOOK.  I DON'T WEAR MAKE UP AT ALL BUT HAVE MY COLLECTION OF ITEMS OVER THE YEARS JUST TO PLAY WITH FROM TIME TO TIME. I DON'T NORMALLY USE IT HENCE HAD NO CLUE WHERE TO LOOK.  

THROUGH OTHER BLOGS AND YOUTUBE I FOUND SOME NOTING THAT LIQUID GLITTER EYELINER WORKS.  THERE WAS ONE SITE THAT POINTED OUT THAT YOU CAN RE-CREATE THIS LOOK BY USING URBAN DECAY'S 24/7 COLOR CALLED EL DORADO.  IT WAS A BIG WHOPPING $18 FOR THIS LIQUID LINER.   I FOUND A SITE THAT GAVE THE PERFECT SAMPLE COLOR PALETTE ON SKIN(WWW.TEMPTALIA.COM). 

WITH THIS INFORMATION.  I WAS ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD SHIMMER!  ULTA WAS NEARBY AND UPON EXPLORING, I ALSO FOUND SIMILAR PRODUCT WITH THE NYX BRAND!  I WAS STOKED BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO ONLY $5.  INITIALLY I PURCHASED 2 FROM NYX (CRYSTAL GOLD AND CRYSTAL SILK).  ALTHOUGH I DID NOT BUY THE ONE FROM URBAN DECAY, I DID SAMPLE SOME ON MY HAND AND NOTICE THAT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, URBAN DECAY LASTS LONGER.  IT LASTED A FEW DAYS WITHOUT ME SCRUBBING IT OFF WITH A BRILLO PAD.  AND THE NYX ONE PEELED OFF WITHIN THE SAME DAY.  IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SHEDDING A STRIP OF GLITTER OFF MY SKIN.  




THE ONE FROM URBAN DECAY LAST LONGER.  IT SHOULD, IF THE RETAIL PRICE IS AROUND $18.  IT COVERS THE SKIN WELL, LEAVING NO EMPTY SPOTS REVEALING THE SKIN.  I THINK OF IT AS MORE OF A METALLIC SHIMMER.

THE ONE BY NYX HAS LARGER GLITTERS AND COVERS LESS AREAS OF THE SKIN WHEN APPLIED.  IT ALSO DOES NOT LAST THROUGH OUT THE DAY.AND THE THICKER APPLICATIONS CAUSES IT TO PEEL/SHED.  BEING THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE NYX ONE DUE TO THE PRICE, I ACTUALLY APPLIED IT UNDER MY EYE AREAS AND THE GLITTERS EASILY GOT IN MY EYES.  IT STINGS!   I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE EYELINER.  DID NOT PUT ANY ON MY EYE LIDS.  I FOUND THE BEST WAY TO APPLY IS TO HOLD THE BRUSH PARALLEL UNDER YOUR EYES AND LIGHTLY STAMP THE GLITTERS INSTEAD OF SWEEPING THE IT ACROSS YOUR SKIN.  THIS WAY, IT GIVES A CONSISTENT DEFINED SPOT OF SHIMMER INSTEAD OF HAVING THE GLITTER SPREAD OUT ACROSS YOUR SKIN.

A FEW ROUNDS OF VISITS TO ULTA WAS NECESSARY SINCE THEY WERE HAVING A 40% OFF NYX PROMOTION UNTIL 4/19/13!  WHAT A COINCIDENCE THAT THERE WAS A SALE GOING ON DURING MY OBSESSIVE GOLD GLITTER HUNT!  IT WAS ALMOST LIKE GOLD SHIMMER WAS CALLING FOR MY PURCHASE WITH AN ENTICING SALE!





UPON WANDERING TARGET ONE DAY, I ALSO FOUND GLITTER EYELINER FROM ELF FOR ONLY $1.  IT DIDN'T HURT TO SPARE A DOLLAR TO THROW IN MY GOLD GLITTER COLLECTION.  THE LIQUID EYELINER FROM ELF HAS LARGER GLITTERS AND THE COLOR IS MORE OF A DARKER GOLD COMPARED WITH THE NYX THAT I BOUGHT.  THE BRUSH IS LARGER AS WELL, BUT THE COMBINATION OF THICKER BRUSH AND THICKER GLITTER AND GEL CAUSES IT TO BE A LITTLE SLOPPY WHEN APPLYING. (BUT.....I STILL LIKE THE PRICE).  OVERALL, THE ELF PRODUCTS ARE ON THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE.  

 

 

E.L.F WEBSITE

(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT)

ELF ESSENTIAL LIQUID EYELINER  #4210/COPPER  $1

NYX   GLAM  SHADOW STICK #GSS12 PINK RUBY       $2.69 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  SHADOW STICK #GSS09 24 KARAT          $2.69 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  LIQUID CRYSTAL LINER  #LCL101 CRYSTAL GOLD $4.49 (B4 DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  LIQUID CRYSTAL LINER  #LCL104 CRYSTAL SILK    $4.49 (B4 DISCOUNT)

NYX   GLAM  SLIM EYE PENCIL  #933 GOLD SHIMMER  $2.09 (AFTER 40% DISCOUNT)

2013 03 29 GOOGLE DISMAY

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
NOW THEY ARE TAKING OUT THE GOOGLE READER?
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO GET RID OF?

RESEARCHED ON WIKI AND FOUND THIS :
Google Reader is a content application and platform provided by Google that is an aggregator of content served by web feeds. It was created in early 2005 by Google engineer Chris Wetherell and launched on October 7, 2005, through Google Labs. Google Reader grew in popularity to support a number of apps which use it as a platform for serving news and information to people. On March 13, 2013, Google announced that Google Reader will be closed on July 1, 2013, due to declining usage.


THE OPTION GIVEN TO RETRIEVE YOUR DATA IS THIS:

LAST TIME, I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY REMOVED THE GOOGLE BOOKMARKS.

WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO REMOVE?

2012 12.24 ETHNIC ICE CREAM FINDS AT INTERNATIONAL FOOD CLUB

INTERNATIONAL FOOD CLUB

Address: 4300 L B McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL 32811

Phone:(321) 281-4300

Hours:  Friday hours 9:30 am–7:00 pm

BACK IN DECEMBER I MADE MY 2ND TRIP BACK TO THIS GROCERY STORE THAT IS HIDDEN IN THIS AREA THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE GUESSED TO BE AN ETHNIC GROCERY STORE.  

  

ONE OF THE ITEMS I PICKED UP OUT OF CURIOSITY WAS THIS ICE CREAM/SHERBET WITH RICE NOODLE.

ROSE WATER INFUSED SHERBET WITH RICE NOODLES WAS THE DESCRIPTION.
AFTER TRYING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY......"ICK".
THE NOODLES WERE VERY SOFT AND THE OVERALL TASTE  WAS VERY BLAND.  YOU CAN DEFINITELY TASTE THE ROSE WATER. IT WAS LIKE TASTING PERFUME WITH NOODLES.  DUH! I DONT EVEN LIKE THE ROSE TASTE IN WINES. 

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I WOULD NOT LIKE THIS COMBINATION.

2013 02 01 TO GET OR NOT TO GET

WANDERING IN A SHOE STORE NEAR SEMORAN, I FIND A LIGHTER COLOR BOOTS.
NOT THAT I HAVE LOTS OF BOOTS IN MY COLLECTION, BUT OVERALL I DONT NEED ANOTHER PAIR. ALTHOUGH THE PRICE AND FITTING IS WELL ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, WHAT TO DO?  COUPLE PEOPLE SAID IT LOOKS GOOD.

ONE PET PEEVE I HAVE IS THAT I LIKE THE SIDE ANGLE BUT SLIGHTLY DISLIKE THE FRONT UPPER PART THAT IS UNDER MY KNEE AREA.  WANT TO SAY THAT PART DOES NOT GIVE MY LEG ANY CURVE.

WHAT TO DO?

2013 01 25 PRESENT GOODIES FROM SAM FLAX

SAM FLAX

Address: 1800 E Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32803

Phone:(407) 898-9785

Hours:  Friday hours 8:30 am–8:00 pm

I HEART THIS BDAY PRESENT.  ONE OF MY FAVORITE.  ITS LIKE A PIECE OF ART FOR ME TO STARE AT AND FROM RECYCLED MATERIAL!  CAMERAS ON EVERY INCH OF THE BAG.  YOU FLAP THE BAG OPEN AND THERES CAMERAS ON THE INSIDE AS WELL! THANKS CHRIS! 

PRODUCT FROM SAM FLAX.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE YET TO EXPLORE THE LOVELY GROUNDS OF THIS STORE,  I CANT WAIT TO GO SOON!

2013 01.13 MARATHON OF SALE FINDS AT OLD NAVY

TIS THE WEEKEND WHERE EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THEIR MARATHON.
I, ON THE OTHER HAND CREATED MY MARATHON AT THE FLORIDA MALL AND FOUND A $6.97 CLEARANCE SALE AT OLD NAVY.

OF COURSE THIS WAS THE LAST ONE. 
TSHIRT MATERIAL AND SUPER COMFTY.
SO THIS ADDS ANOTHER BLUE HUE OF DRESSES IN MY COLLECTION.
JUST COULDNT RESIST THIS CLEARANCE PRICE!

2013 01.13 TJ MAXX FINDS

ON THE HUNT TO FIND SOME DRESSES IN TJ MAX AFTER A STARVING, NON EVENTFUL FLU PERIOD AND SPOTTED SOMETHING COLORFUL AND PERFECT FIT AT THE TIME.  HOWEVER, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT I WOULD BE KEEPING IN THE CLOSET DUE TO MY CONSTANT FLUCTUATING WAIST LINE.

THE MATERIAL WAS SUPER COMFTY, BUT THE CUTTING AND DESIGN MADE ME LOOK SLIGHTLY ON THE "ELDERLY LOOKING" SIDE. HENCE, AFTER STARING AT IT FOR A BIT, I JUST PLACED IT BACK ON THE RACK FOR SOMEONE ELSE MORE SUITABLE!

I BELIEVE LONDON TIMES IS SOLD IN STORES SUCH AS DILLARDS, AND MACY'S.

2012 01.13 SALE FINDS AT BATH AND BODY WORKS

TIS THE WEEKEND FOR MARATHONS, I MADE LAPS TO THE MALL AND FOUND ME SOME SALE !  HIT THE FLORIDA MALL AND BATH AND BODY WORKS WAS THE LAST STOP.

THE WALLFLOWER REFILLS $1.62 OPPOSE TO $6.50!THE CHEAPEST I'VE EVER SEEN WAS $2.00, UNTIL NOW.

2012 12.25 ORLANDO FOOD FINDS_COOKIES COUSINS XMAS TREE

Address: 2322 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32804

Phone:(407) 420-7940

Hours:  Friday hours 10:00 am–5:30 pm

COOL COOKIES FROM COOKIES COUSINS.  AND THE FUN PART IS THAT THEY CREATE  AND DAZZLE THESE SIMPLE SUGAR COOKIES WITH VARIOUS THEMES.  FOR TODAY, THE THEME IS CHRISTMAS.  SO THERE WE GO WITH A XMAS TREE!

ON AVERAGE, EACH COOKIE IS AROUND $3.00.

2012 11 22 TURKISH COFFEE, ANYONE?

ALWAYS INTRIGUED WITH THE TASTE OF THE WORLD, MY EYES CAUGHT THIS IN THE COFFEE AISLE AT THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD CLUB STORE (4300 L B McLeod Road  Orlando, FL 32811.  

AND I QUESTIONED WHAT TURKISH COFFEE TASTED LIKE.

AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT IT WAS REALLY DISGUSTING.  IT TASTED LIKE NASTY WATER THAT HAS NOT GONE THROUGH THE FILTER WAS MIXED IN WITH SOME COFFEE TASTING DISASTER, BLENDED WITH SOME TASTE THAT WAS RELEVANT TO NUTS.  IT MADE ME WONDER IF THE WATER THAT I HAD JUST BOILED WAS THE PROBLEM TO THIS DISGUSTING TASTE.

POUR THE FRESH BOILED WATER IN ANOTHER CUP AND DECIDED THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.  REGARDLESS OF THE BRAND OR THE FACT THAT THIS WAS INSTANT COFFEE, I'M GLAD THAT I DID NOT SPEND MORE THAN $1.50 FOR THIS INSTANT COFFEE PACKET.

MY TASTE BUDS HATED IT!

2012 10 31 DEATH TO CANONG9

ONE OF THE IMPORTANT VISUAL DAYS TO BE SNAPPING PHOTOS IS OF COURSE HALLOWEEN!

ON THIS IMPORTANT PHOTO OPPORTUNITY DAY, I WHIPPED OUT MY HANDY DANDY CANON G9 AND SOMETHING WAS WRONG!  EVERYTHING CAME TO A HAULT.
THE LENS ONLY POPPED 1/2 WAY OUT!  ALSO NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING ON THE LCD WHICH MEANS THAT THE POWER WAS NOT ON.
THE BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED LAST NITE.
BOUGHT THE CAMERA BACK IN LATE 2008, AND ALTHOUGH I USE THIS ON A NORMAL BASES TO SNAP RANDOM PIX AND EVERYDAY FINDS, IT MADE ME QUESTION IF THESE CAMERAS ONLY LAST 3-4 YEARS.

WENT ONLINE AND SEARCHED UNDER KEYWORDS "CANON G9 NO POWER", AND FOUND SOME INFORMATIVE PAGES: g9nopower, youtube, forum
BASICALLY, THIS IS A NORMAL THING FOR THIS MODEL.
THIS WAS A VERY HEART BREAKING INFORMATION TO FIND BECAUSE I RESEARCHED HIGH AND LOW AT THE TIME AND THIS CAMERA HAD GREAT REVIEWS.  THIS CAMERA STILL HAS GREAT REVIEWS, BUT OF COURSE ANYTHING THAT IS RELATE TO THIS LOOSE SCREW CAUSE COMPLAINTS ARE DEDICATED AT OTHER FORUMS.
SO IF YOU DONT KNOW THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM AND JUST TYPE IN CANON SERIES REVIEW, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT YOU WILL FIND THIS RELATED TOPIC.

OH WAIT! BUT IF YOU USE KEYWORDS SUCH AS "CANON G9 SERIES ISSUES", YOU MAY BE ABLE TO EYEBALL SOME TOPICS AN FORUMS OF RELEVANCE.

APPARENTLY, THE ISSUE IS THE DESIGN WHERE LOOSE SCREWS INSIDE CAUSES SHORT FUSE.  

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY MODEL THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM, G7 ALSO HAS THIS PROBLEM.

HOW AM I TO TRUST THAT THE OTHER CANON PRODUCTS TO FOLLOW DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM?

WAS ON THE PHONE WITH ONE OF THE "LOYALTY PROGRAM" REPS AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DONT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A HUGE PROBLEM.  IN THE LOYALTY PROGRAM THEY OFFER TO TRADE IN YOUR CAMERA WHEN YOU PURCHASE THEIR REFURBISHED CAMERAS AT A 20% OFF DISCOUNTED PRICE.

ALTHOUGH THE REP WAS POLITE AND PROFESSIONAL (IN WHICH I APPLAUD), THE IMAGE THAT IS BEING PORTRAYED BEING THAT THERE IS A HUGE MARKET FULL OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS OKAY TO PRODUCE PROBLEM PRODUCTS.
AND IT SUCKS TO BE YOU IF YOU JUST SO HAPPEN TO HAVE A PROBLEM CHILD PRODUCT.

2012 10/07 FOOD FINDS: TASTE OF YOPLAIT YUMS

SO  I WAS RANDOMLY GROCERY SHOPPING AND SPOTTED SOME YOPLAIT YUMS!
I'M NOT THE NORMAL YOGURT EATER BUT WHEN SPOTTING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THE REGULAR STRAWBERRY AND BANANA OR THE SOMEWHAT NEW "VELVET CAKE" FLAVOR. HENCE, THIS PUMPKIN YOGURT AND APPLE CRISP FLAVORED YOGURT WAS VISUALLY JUMPING OUT AT ME.

THE PUMPKIN PIE HAD ITS PUMPKIN GLOW IN TASTE AND WAS NOT AS SWEET AS THE APPLE CRISP.  ALTHOUGH THE PUMPKIN PIE WAS NOT MY PREFERENCE, IT REALLY GREW ON ME AFTER A 2ND TRY.

TIS THE SEASON WHERE THESE FLAVORS ARE SUITABLE FOR THE THEME!
AND THEN I FOUND SOME MORE YUMMIE FLAVORS THAT SETS MY INQUISITIVE TASTE BUDS IN THE MOOD............ TO INQUIRE!  HOPE TO FIND OTHER FRESH FLAVORS OUT THERE BUT MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE GROCERY STORES WITH NEW ITEMS, (SUCH AS THE WATERMELON YOGURT FLAVOR). GUESS THE BUYERS ARE PLAYING IT SAFE WITH THE "NOT SO SHOCKING FLAVORS". BUT, I LOVE TRYING NEW THINGS AND HOPE TO COME ACROSS NEW ITEMS SOON IN THE LOCAL MARKET PLACE!

LUV HOW THESE FLAVORS ARE ALPHABETIZED!

VARIOUS YOPLAIT FLAVORS

2012 10/7 FOOD FINDS: COCO CAFE WITH COCONUT WATER

THIS IS DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT BEING THAT I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS THIS UNTIL TODAY.  CAFE LATTE ESPRESSO/COCONUT WATER @ TARGET FOR $2.29.  I GENERALLY DRINK THE PINEAPPLE COCONUT WATER BY VITA BECAUSE IT IS THE CLOSEST FLAVORED COCONUT DRINK THAT I LIKE AND ONLY DRINK THESE BEFORE A REGATTA TO HYDRATE.  

NEVER DO I DRINK BOOZE THE NIGHT B4, NOR COFFEE THE MORNING OF TO PREVENT FROM INCHING TO THE DEHYDRATION SIDE.  BUT THIS CAFE/COCONUT WATER IS DEFINITELY FOR PRE-NON REGATTA TIMES.

THE DRINK IS KINDA LIGHT, NOTED THAT IT IS GLUTTON FREE.
SORTA TASTE LIKE LIGHT SWEET MOCHA WITH SOY MILK.

2012 08 11 SURPRISE PRODUCT CURAD VIA MAIL

2012 08 12 YELPING ABOUT BURGER KING ON JOHN YOUNG PARKWAY

IMAGES ABOVE FROM BURGER KING WEBSITE

REPOST FROM YELP
DAY AT LOCATION- 8/3/12_TIME AROUND 3:30PM
LOCATION  = 8409 South John Young Parkway Orlando, FL 32819-9039
2 OF 5 STARS VOTING FOR  - BK OF JOHN YOUNG PKWY

FALSE ADVERTISEMENT VS STAFF COMMUNICATION INEFFICIENCIES.
ALL THE HYPE OF THIS NEW PRODUCT
(SERVICE)
THEIR SERVICE WAS NOT THE GREATEST AND BRIGHTEST GIVEN THAT THERE WERE ABOUT 2-3 CUSTOMERS IN LINE, ALONG WITH 2-3 CARS FOR DRIVE THROUGH.

EXCITED ABOUT THE NEWLY ADVERTISED SWEET POTATO FRIES, AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT THE SWEET POTATO FRIES WERE DISCONTINUED.
STAFF RECOGNIZED THAT THE POSTER OF THE PRODUCT WAS STILL ON THE WINDOW WITH THE LISTED DATE OF THE TEMPORARY PRODUCT LASTING UNTIL SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER.  HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY IT WAS DISCONTINUED.  PERHAPS SHE MEANT THAT THEY WERE SOLD OUT?
STAFF ALSO POINTED TO THE SIGNAGE ON THE WINDOW AND ADMITTED THAT IT WAS FALSE ADVERTISEMENT WITHOUT MY MENTIONING OF THAT IDEA.

I THEN ORDERED ONION RINGS INSTEAD WITH ANOTHER STAFF.
QUESTIONED IF THE ONION RING SAUCE WAS STILL AVAILABLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A .25 CHARGE. REALLY? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN.
THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LANGUAGE BARRIER WITH THIS PARTICULAR STAFF. I RE-PHRASED MY QUESTION, AND SHE STILL NOTED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTRA CHARGE WITH THIS SAUCE.

BETWEEN THE SLOW SERVICE WITH THE LOBBY THAT WAS NOT FULLY OF PEOPLE AND CONFUSING COMMUNICATION, IT WAS REALLY TAKING TOO MUCH OF MY TIME FOR A FAST FOOD JOINT.

TIME TO PEACE OUT WITH A DISAPPOINTED VIEW WITH BK.

WENT HOME AND COMMENTED ON MY FACEBOOK, AND IT TURNED OUT THAT MORE PEOPLE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE!

2012 07 31 PRODUCTS FOR KELOIDS: CURAD NEW VERSION IS FAILURE

FRUSTRATED WITH THE PRODUCTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OUT THERE FOR KELOIDS, I STARTED TO QUESTION SOME OF THE PRODUCTS THAT I HAVE USED SUCH AS CURAD'S SCAR THERAPY.  THIS PRODUCT WAS ONCE A BLESSING TO USE BECAUSE IT WORKED.  IT DID NOT TOTALLY REMOVE THE SCAR, BUT INSTEAD SLIGHTLY FLATTENED AND MADE THE SURFACE SMOOTHER.  I WOULD GIVE CREDIT TO THEIR OLDER PRODUCT.  THE NEWER PRODUCT (IN WHICH I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE SWITCH WAS MADE)  IS TOTALLY USELESS.

ONE BOX ALONE CAN COST UP TO AROUND $24, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU BUY IT. SO BUYING A FEW MORE BOXES IN A SCATTERED TIME FRAME HOPING CURAD WOULD GO BACK TO THEIR OLDER PRODUCTS WOULD BE A TOTAL WASTE OF DINERO.

UPON RESEARCHING THIS PRODUCT, I CAME ACROSS OTHER USERS WITH THE SAME REVIEWS!

DOES CURAD'S MARKETING DEPARTMENT LOOK INTO THEIR PRODUCT REVIEWS?
HOW ABOUT CONDUCTING A MARKET RESEARCH OF THEIR OWN?
THIS MADE ME WONDER AND SO I POSTED THIS COMMENT UNDER THEIR "CONTACT US" SECTION:

Please contact me if the product listed below is updated back to the older form in the near future.

Have you seen the web site for complaints about the Curad Scar Therapy, Silicone Pads-New Version?
I thought I was the only one that thought this and was about to blog about it and did some keyword search to find that there are plenty that has the same experience and agreed.

I feel like Curad neglected consumers like myself to change the product and revamp the product into something that once worked to the opposite end.

Please see the various complaints with this newer version.

http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/curad-scar-therapy-silicone-pads-21-ea-reviews