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Where to Shop for Your Wife

July 3, 2019 by dadofdivas Leave a Comment

When it comes time to get your wife a gift, finding the perfect one can be tough. Well, shopping for women, in general, can be tricky. You want your gift to say “I love you,” “I hear you,” and “I know what you like” all in one item, and it can be overwhelming searching for just the right one. Here are some ideas of places to shop for your wife that will sure to be successful, whether it’s for an anniversary, birthday, holiday, or no particular reason at all.

Jewelry stores

What woman doesn’t like jewelry? Choose from earrings or other piercing jewelry, necklaces, rings, bracelets, anklets, or even tiaras – the list goes on. It helps to know what kind of style your wife likes before you go store to store looking for the right pieces. Does she like long, dangly jewelry, or something a bit more low-key or understated? Does she like ornate, intricate designs, or minimalist pieces? Is she a fan of gold or silver, or maybe a different option altogether? There are a few secrets to buying the right jewelry, but the key to picking out the perfect gift is choosing what she loves and will wear, rather than what you think is pretty.

Clothing stores

There’s no such thing as too many clothes, especially for the ladies. Before you start shopping, you need to figure out what size she fits in for tops and bottoms, and what her brand preferences and style preferences are. Remember, you’re not buying clothing you want to see her in, you’re buying her clothing she would wear and probably wouldn’t buy for herself, while still choosing something trendy.

Consider what skirt length she wears, how casual or fancy she dresses, and what colors she prefers. Think about any hints she’s dropped if you’ve passed by a storefront recently because chances are; she has pointed to an item in the window and exclaimed, “I love this!” You just need to remember what it was or what store it was from. Doing your homework will help you find the perfect trendy plus size clothes to surprise her with.

Stores that add personalization

Getting a personalized gift is a heart-warming experience because it shows your giftee took the extra bit of time to customize something just for you. There are lots of stores that will add a tag with a personalized note when you purchase an item as a gift, but you can do better than that. You can find something for your wife that was made just for her with only her in mind, and with so many choices, you can’t go wrong.

Build-A-Bear Workshop is an adorable gift that’s customized from start to finish, where you could even recreate your wife as a cuddly teddy bear (if you think that’s what she would appreciate). Another fully customizable and fun gift idea is to put your favorite photo of yourselves on a mug, poster, or t-shirt. For a more practical gift, get a photo frame or necklace engraved with her name or a short inscription honoring a special date.

No matter what gift you get for your wife, she probably will recognize it’s the thought that counts and she’ll love you for it regardless, but why take the risk of getting her a present she won’t wear or use? With these tips, you will be sure to find the perfect present she will remember forever.

Best Buy=Deals & Great Service #OneBuyForAll #shop

December 13, 2013 by dadofdivas 2 Comments

I’m a guy, but you probably guessed that by the name of my blog. When it comes to gifts, what do I and so many guys love, you guessed it, electronics and gadgets. Yes this is a generalization, but it is one that I continually hear from other guys that I know. For me, one of my first stops when shopping for electronics is Best Buy. Why shop here first versus going online? For me, I have to be honest and say that I will do my research online and read up on brands and what I may be looking for, but there is something about Best Buy and their employees that to me gives me peace of mind. Also, the staff there are so knowledgeable. I know that I can go in and ask any question and they seemingly always have the answer or know someone else has the answer. Online you do not always have the “experts” available for you and instead you have to search more and make your best guess or ask others online for their opinions.

The other thing that Best Buy does that you cannot get online is the ability to get your hands on most of the items that they sell and give them a test drive. On my visit to the store I saw many examples of adults and kids alike trying out phones, tablets, computers, televisions and so much more. These people were seeing first hand the benefits of the technology and always in the background were the helpful staff members that were eager to aid them with questions.

I always love having the ability to simply bask in the technology that surrounds you when you come into the store. Both seeing how things work as well as leaning through tactile means (which is how I tend to learn best).

I also love the breadth and depth of products that are available. Not only will you find televisions and computers, but you also will find musical instruments, household appliances, games and more. If it is technology related, best buy seems to have a connection to it.

I also like that Best Buy tends to have great prices from what I have seen in the past and I have ended up purchasing a number of things from them in the past (such as my Nikon DSLR camera that I own) because they had the best price as well as bundling that also is sometimes available depending on the product itself. On this trip, outside of a giftcard that I purchased, I also was looking for some new memory for my camera and they had a great sale going on for a 32GB card, which is great because I end up taking a lot of pictures and memories, so size and price of card really matters.

As I was preparing this story, I found a cool item that Best buy is now offering. For those of you on Twitter or even if you are not, Best Buy has put together a cool trending tool so that you can see what everyone is talking about. Best Buy’s trending page to show what gadgets are currently trending on Twitter (www.bestbuy.com/trending?ref=70&loc=12). Not surprisingly, apple’s IPhone and IPad are the numbers one and two at the writing of this.

Best Buy is rewarding the Gift-Giver, from December 11-24th, every time a customer purchases a $25 or more Best Buy gift card, in-store or online, they can scan/enter their gift card number to enter for a chance to win one of the daily prizes. Customers can enter via the Best Buy app by scanning their card or by going to www.bestbuy.com/givetowin /?ref=70&loc=12 and entering their card number.

(1) Grand Prize: $10,000 Best Buy gift card, (5) First Prizes: $500 Best Buy gift card, (10) Second Prizes: $100 Best Buy gift card, (40) Third Prizes: $50 Best Buy gift card

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Giving Back to Others Is Important @Elmers #BagItForward #cfk #shop

August 20, 2013 by dadofdivas 2 Comments

As a father I try and teach my children whatever I can to make sure that they understand the importance of not only receiving, but also giving to others. Since they have were young I have tried to help Diva J and Diva PJ learn what it feels like to give to others and also think for themselves about what they can do to make the community a better place. I was so excited to be working with the Champions for Kids campaign and the Elmer’s Bag it Forward program to give school supplies to my community.

I was asked to go and shop at my local Walmart to give supplies to our local schools and to others in the community. This is so important in our community because funding has continually had to be cut for the local schools and I know that many of the teachers have been having to supplement the budgets that they have been given to make sure that supplies are adequate for their classrooms, and in my perspective this is not right. For what teachers make and the amount of work that they put into the education of our kids, I wish that all were willing to spend a little extra for the benefit of all of our kids.

This is where I have to commend Elmer’s for their Bag it Forward program, as this is a great program and something that just lifts my spirits, whenever I read the stories of others that are participating. On top of this, working with Champions for Kids is a perfect fit, as they have been giving back to communities in so many ways for such a long time as well.

For my shop, when I went to the store I was thinking of the fact that all of our kids need supplies to be creative. With that in mind all of the supplies that I was searching for related to this. Thus, I ended up finding a ton of crayons, colored pencils, scissors, erasers and glue that could be used by kids throughout the year to create new and innovative things within the school and at home.

I was doing what I could to be a savvy shopper. One reason I love shopping at Walmart this time of year is that they usually have some of the best back to sale prices that I have found around me and with this experience it was the same. I even ran into a couple that were purchasing school supplies to donate for another cause, but they had three carts full of supplies and in talking to them they stated the same for their reasons to why they were shopping where they were.

I was able to find some more generic crayons and colored pencils to save even more money and thus I was able to purchase even more supplies than I had first thought that I could.

After shopping for all of the supplies I wanted to drop off my supplies right away (at least some of them to our local food bank, but alas they were closed at the time (as they have only selective hours), and the rest of the supplies I was going to donate to teachers at our elementary schools.

I am so excited to be able to share supplies like these and hope to be able to continue working with Champions for Kids and Elmer’s in the future to support our schools and families that really need the help!