I think I found it. 365 internet inspired goodness. Cheesy but maybe it will work.

 Yesterday I signed a Petition that will be presented to President Obama to bring good old fashioned nutrition back into our schools. Over 500 000 people accross America have joined the Food Revolution.

Food Revolution petition 

Today - Travel without carbon emissions. I’m going to make plans to travel as ‘conceptual art’.

What the dickens does that mean?

Well, I’ve downloaded a map to the city of Fort Lauderdale. Now I picked a street that starts with A, and another that started with Z. Now I’ve drawn a line between the two. All I need to do is make my way - by land (not car) from point A to Z. Sounds like fun? Ok it sounds scary as hell, but by gone it’s going to be exciting!!!!

This morning I built my own mini Office Photo Studio. All you will need are some sheets of large white paper (raid the color copier for the good stuff) or in a pinch file folders, Manila for a background; a small strong flashlight  for lighting ( I use the one on my keys), a tissue to diffuse the light. Your phone for the camera.

I have been driven to this by my 3 inch heels and the downpour outside that prevents me from going out into elements so that I can access the company photo studio. Not only is there rain but there are special keys and fancy camera’s (with too many buttons) and quite frankly the thought of all of that hoopla had me wondering whether a photo was really all that necessary.

By no means am I a professional photographer, I’m just a blogger who likes to read craft magazines and bring the clippings into work. And after reading a great article on how to take great pictures of my finished pieces of art, i thought how can I apply this to my Life. Hence the Office studio

Let’s get building:

1. The perfect space to set up? Clear some shelf area in a corner.

Why the corner? That way you won’t have to worry about cropping out the clutter that will find its way into the shot.

2. Background? Tape up the paper so that the base of the shelf and the walls are covered.

This is your background and set. It will definitely help when it comes to lighting the area sufficiently and avoiding shadowy areas. You won’t have to deal with the ugly gray metal of your filing cabinet or the spot on the wall from the spilled coffee.

3. Lighting?

Shadows don’t look good in pictures. They just don’t people unless you are trying to be the understudy for Tim Burton. Turn on your flashlight and place the white tissue over the flashlight and aim it indirectly at your subject while at the same time trying to displace the shadows. Remember in your other hand will be your camera. Hey, I’m trying to get chocolate on the budget, after that I’ll look into getting a tripod.

The one of the left is without lighting and the one on the right is with lighting. The difference is subtle, I need a better torch OR once we’ve settle the chocolate budget maybe I could wiggle my way into getting a desk lamp.

Perk up your paper flowers by steaming them with a steam iron on its lowest setting.

Extend the longevity of your naturally dried flowers after cleaning by giving them a few light coats of aerosol sealant or fixative. An acrylic sealer or even hair spray will work fairly well.

Gilding dried flowers with silver or gold spray paint is a great decorator’s tip. You can use the finished products to add a final flourish to wrapped gifts, table decorations and even the Christmas tree foot blanket.

Check out Leanne’s Getting Organized Blog- full of interesting articles on Organizing your Home, Checklists and Cleaning Solutions .

You have two options. You can buy an ornament storage box from a retail store or you can re-purpose a large box, bin or basket. The benefit of re-purposing a large box is that you can store ornaments in their original packaging within the box.

Step 1- Preparing the Box

Place a thick layer of scrunched tissue paper on the bottom of your container. You will be keep the packing to just two layers, so bear that in mind when you select your box.

Step 2- Tips to Packing

• Packing the Bottom layer - Store the hardier ornaments on the bottom. Remember to pack loosely to avoid damaging fine paintwork.
• Wrap each ornament individually with a single layer of tissue paper.

Step 3 - Packing the Upper layer

Here you will lay the more fragile ornaments. Each ornament here again should be wrapped with a single layer of tissue paper. Offset the upper layer of ornaments so that no ornament sits directly on another.

Step 4 - How to store Christmas lights

Method 1.

Cut a slit on either end of an empty wrapping paper tube. Thread the end of the string of lights through one slit. Wind the string of lights around the tube and finally thread the plug into the other end and tuck into the tube.

Method 2.

Use a Two Spool Wire and Cable Storage Bag available at CableOrganizer.com .

Step 5 - Where to Store your Decorations

Store your containers of decorations in a dry, cool place that is out of the way for next year. Don’t forget to label the box clearly on more than one side. It’s going to be a year before you need it again and you might not remember exactly which boxes are decorations. Labeling will save you from rummaging through the dedicated 4th of July decorations by mistake.

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Step 1 - Gather together the equipment you will need

• Gloves -Depending on the type of ornaments you will be cleaning you may need to wear gloves because the
  

  natural oils from your hands can damage paintwork and intricate design of the ornament.  Latex gloves are fine but if your budget allows and might like to invest in soft cotton gloves. Swarovski gloves are a good choice; their Swarovski Cleaning Kit is available too which includes the gloves and a brush.

• Feather duster
• Soft cotton cloth or jewelry cloth
• Glass Cleaner - for glass ornaments, Windex is a popular brand
• You can also try our Eco-friendly Christmas Decoration Cleaner Recipe – suitable for plastic, wooden and glass decorations

Step 2 - Separate your Ornaments so that you are able to pick them up individually by the hanger or hook.

Step 3 - Cleaning method according to the type of ornament you are cleaning.

How to Clean Crystal and Porcelain Ornaments

Crystal generally only needs a light dusting over the surface with a feather duster or a jewelry cloth. Always wear gloves when handling crystal decorations.

How to Clean Glass Ornaments

Spray the glass cleaner or a little of our cleaning solution onto a soft cloth and wipe the surface gently.

How to Clean Painted Ornaments

Dust the ornaments lightly with a feather duster. Be sure to wear gloves when handling painted ornaments so that you don’t inadvertently damage the paint.

How to Clean Glittered Ornaments

A light dusting with a feather duster is usually the safest method to clean glittered ornaments. Monitor how much glitter falls off closely – if it’s too much rather leave the ornament be.

How to Clean Wood and Resin Ornaments

Gently wipe the surface of these ornaments with a soft cotton cloth.

How to Clean Gold Plated and Silver Ornaments

Wipe the surface of the ornament gently in circular motions with a jewelry polishing cloth. Domestic silver, copper, brass and bronze polishing creams are also available at your local antiques store for any specialized ornaments or trinkets that you might have converted into tree decorations too.

How to Clean Acrylic or Perspex Ornaments

Spray a little Mr. Muscle or another domestic Plexiglas cleaner onto a soft cloth and wipe the surface of the ornament gently with a soft cloth.

Click here for our Eco-friendly Christmas Decoration Cleaning Solution Recipe

Check out Leanne’s Getting Organized Blog- full of interesting articles on Organizing your Home, Checklists and Cleaning Solutions .

What can harm your pearls?

Perspiration – the acids found within sweat can erode the nacre (exterior coating). Avoid wearing your pearls if you are physically exerting playing sports.

Ammonia, most dish washing liquids, ultrasonic cleaners, commercial jewelry cleaners not specified for pearls, steam cleaners, bicarbonate of soda, bleaches, abrasive cleaners including powered cleaners, lemon juice and vinegar.

Your beauty routine – If you’ve read the list above you’ll understand why it’s best to leave putting on your pearls till last. Makeup, perfumes and hairspray are all capable of being absorbed and thereby damaging the pearls delicate porous surface. This is why cleaning your pearls regularly is important.

Regular cleaning
Pearls should be wiped after each use with a soft barely damp cloth. I would recommend you invest in a chamois. This damp dusting technique will remove the daily residue that can be left behind by your usual beauty routine.

Deep cleaning
An occasional deep cleaning will help you prolong the life of your pearls.

What you will need
Mild Bar Soap - Sunlight or castile soap
Luke Warm Water for washing and rinsing
2 x Soft Cloth - Chamois

Step 1

Create soapy light foam with the water and soap.

Step 2 Washing
Dip the chamois into the foam and wipe the pearls gently.

Step 3 Rinsing
Rinse pearls with clean fresh water. Do not soak as pearls are porous and will absorb water.

Step 4 Drying
Dry pearls with your soft chamois cloth.
To ensure pearls are dry lay them flat on a soft barely damp cloth, when the cloth feels dry to the touch your pearls will be too.
Do not wear pearls without drying them completely, as this may cause the string to stretch thereby weakening the integrity of the thread. For the same reason do not hang your pearls up in your jewelry box to dry.

Deep Cleaning
Little lumps of dirt that refuse to be removed by the previous methods can be quite safely scratched off with your finger nails. The mineral scale of hardness puts pearls at 2.5 - 4.5, while your fingernail is around 2.5 which makes your fingernail unlikely to damage the pearls surface. Please test this method on a small inconsequential area first.

Check out Leanne’s Getting Organized Blog- full of interesting articles on Organizing your Home, Checklists and Cleaning Solutions .

Strategies to prevent buildup of hard to clean residue

Strategy 1
When you are using the finest grinding side of the grater – apply a layer of plastic wrap (cling film) to the outside of the grater. The plastic forms a protective layer between tiny crevices. Once you are done grating peel of the plastic and collect the zest that would otherwise have remained unused.

Strategy 2
Oil the grater before grating. Apply a thin film of odorless vegetable oil onto the serrated edge. The oil itself should not get in the way of your grating task. When it comes to the washing up – the food residue will come off far easier.

Cleaning the Grater

Step 1 Soak the grater in warm soapy water.

Step 2 Use an unused toothbrush or a short bristled pot brush. Brush against the cutting side of the grater in order to preserve the life of your pot brush. Thus hold the grater upside so that you can brush opposite to the grating motion.

Dish washer - you can place your grater in the dishwasher for a thorough cleaning.  However if your grater is made from tin then it may be prone to oxidizing and the dishwasher would be the last place you want to put it.

Step 3 Drying – It’s best to leave your grater to dry in the open air on a dish rack.

Article Written by Leanne Naidoo, LifeOrganizers.com Editor.

Check out Leanne’s Getting Organized Blog- full of interesting articles on Organizing your Home, Checklists and Cleaning Solutions .

Delicate Air Dusting

• Sturdy Blooms - Either use a feather duster or a hair dryer on its coolest, lowest setting to blow off the dust.
• Fragile Blooms or Dried Flowers – A turkey baster, is an unlikely but useful tool to squirt dust off your more fragile flowers.

Deep Cleaning Artificial Flowers

Plastic and fabric flowers can be cleaned with this method but I would approach dried flowers with extreme caution when applying this method (always test first on a small inconsequential bloom if you are willing to take the risk).

Step 1

Fill your sink or bucket/bath with enough cool water to submerge the artificial flowers. Add a little mild dish washing detergent to the water and agitate the water until foamy.

Step 2 Wash

Submerge the flowers into the water until covered. With a gentle motion raise and lower the flowers, and repeat.

Step 3 Rinse

Follow by filling your sink with fresh water and dunk the flowers into the water with a gentle motion. You may also rinse them with the spray nozzle at your sink or under the shower in your bathroom.

Multiple bunches of flowers – If you are going to be cleaning several bunches of flowers it might be worth your while to set up a cleaning station.

• Bucket station – 1 with soapy water and another with fresh rinsing water
• Bath station – fill the bath with soapy water and use the shower head in your bath to do the follow-up rinsing
• Kitchen dual sink station – Fill one sink with soapy water and the other with the rinsing water or use the spray nozzle for the follow-up rinsing.

Step 4 – Drying

Let your flowers air dry completely.

Check out Leanne’s Getting Organized Blog- full of interesting articles on Organizing your Home, Checklists and Cleaning Solutions .

After much further research, I found the easiest way to bring my blog over since I didn’t have an IT degree was to find a full text RSS feed of my VOX blog. Once this RSS 2.0 or xml file was saved onto my local drive I could then import it into my WordPress blog. Great!

In case you would like to find your own VOX full text RSS feed try this URL -

http://[yourblognamehere].vox.com/library/posts/rss-full.xml

Mine was

http://klutterpillar.vox.com/library/posts/rss-full.xml

So let’s do this together in steps

Step 1

Open your full text RSS in a web browser. I did mine in Firefox.

http://[yourblogtitlehere].vox.com/library/posts/rss-full.xml

Step 2

View page source.

There are various ways to view page source I will list 3 here-

• Left click the [view] tab on the browser and left click [page source]
• If you are using Firefox try holding down this shortcut [CRTL+U]. This should open the source page.
• Right click on some of the blog text in the RSS feed on the open browser page. Now left click [View Page Source].

Step 3

• In the new window that has opened up – window title should read “Source of: http: http://[yourblogtitlehere].vox.com/library/posts/rss-full.xml - Mozilla Firefox”, select [File] and follow by selecting [Save Page As].
• Save this file to your local drive making sure that you keep the .xml file type.

Step 4

Important - Make sure your default post category is correct. I ended up having all my imported posts go into the wrong category and then spent an hour editing them into their rightful categories.  Avoid my mistake by changing your default post category before you make the import.

This can be found in your WordPress admin under Settings > Writing > Default Post Category

Step 5 Importing VOX blog posts into WordPress

• In the WordPress admin panel select [Manage]; now select the [Import] option.
• You will now be presented with a variety of importing options, select [RSS].
• Use the [Browse] button to find the .xml file you just saved. WordPress will now upload your last 10 published VOX posts.

Note -

• WordPress will only import 10 blog posts from the VOX RSS feed at a time with this method. You may have to delete or make private the blogs you have previously imported in order to import the next 10 entries.
• My version of WordPress on which I tested this importing method is v2.6

I hope my jumbly explanation can be understood, if you have any questions please feel free to email me and I’ll do my best to help.

Wall or ceiling fixture –

Step 1
Turn off the light switch.

Step 2
Position a sturdy step ladder close by.

Step 3

• Fill the sink with hot soapy water.
• Lay a rubber mat or towel on the bottom of your sink, this will prevent damage to delicate objects you will be washing.

Step 4 Washing removable parts

• Remove the shade, grille, shields, globes or tubes. Place all pieces except globes, screws and tubes into the water.
• Immerse pieces and begin cleaning with a soft sponge or cloth.
• Follow by rinsing and drying each piece with a soft cloth.
• Bulbs can tubes can be damp wiped but be certain to avoid the ends that plug into sockets. I personally would leave this out.

Step 5 Washing fixed parts

• Dip your cloth in to the same cleaning solution you used to wash the removable parts and squeeze as dry as possible. Wipe the fixture while avoiding getting any moisture onto the wiring or socket.
• Rinse the cloth in some fresh water and squeeze dry, wipe the fixture again.
• Follow by drying with a soft dry cloth.

Step 6
Reassemble the fixture making sure the switch is still off.

Cleaning products recommended in this article can be found at your local hardware or car accessories store.

Cleaning the lock exterior

Step 1
Damp wipe the surface with a sponge or cloth
If you need more cleaning power add a few drops of mild dish washing detergent to your cloth. Follow my rinsing the cloth clean of detergent and wiping the lock once more.

Step 2 Drying and shining

• Wipe dry with a clean cloth and buff.
• A little metal polish applied to the lock can add even more shine

Cleaning the door lock interior

Douse the interior of the lock with a good penetrating lubricant. *Q10 is a readily available commercial brand. Ordinary vegetable oil found in your kitchen will only clog the clock causing dust and grime to accumulate.
Step 1

Hold an absorbent paper towel underneath the lock to catch excess overflow lubricant

Step 2

Flush out grime and dirt by spraying the lubricant into the keyhole for at least 10 seconds.

How to clean a lock that has seized or no longer works

Step 1
Take the lock apart

Step 2
Wash the interior of the lock with a degreaser; follow directions of the product carefully.

Step 3
Lubricate all parts with a good multipurpose lubricant.

Do you have a stubborn deadbolt that is hard to turn? Try this trick -

A little graphite sourced from your local hardware store can be inserted into the keyhole to loosen the deadbolt.

Don’ts
Never clean Perspex with your ordinary window cleaner, until you’ve ascertained that it does not contain ammonia as this ingredient will eat into the plastic.
Do not dry dust as the friction can grind the dirt into the surface of the Perspex
Do not use solvents (nail polish remover, petrol or paint thinner) and /or abrasive cleaners on your sheet plastic.

How to clean acrylic

Step 1
Apply a solution of warm soapy water to the acrylic with a soft cloth. Rub gently with the cloth to loosen the dirt. Rinse and turn over the cloth often during the washing.

Step 2 Removing tar or oil *optional
Daub the acrylic with paraffin or naphtha solvent, follow my washing immediately with warm soapy water and a soft cloth.

Removing Surface dirt –

Step 1 – wipe down the door with a dry cloth.

Step 2 – To tackle the crevices, tie a towel onto the bristled head of a broom and brush the door down paying closer attention to the crevices where dirt accumulates.

Step 3 – Intricate detailed area’s can be cleaned with a soft toothbrush. Follow this by dry dusting with a cloth.

Stained wooden doors -

Once the door is free of surface dust and grime you can polish the with a furniture polish or aerosol polish specifically made for stained wood.

Painted doors –

Now that the door is free of dust you can wash the painted door with one of these homemade solutions –

Solution 1 combine the following into a plastic bucket-
3, 5 liters Warm water
½ a cup of ammonia
¼ cup of white vinegar
¼ cup of washing soda

Solution 2 combine the following into a plastic bucket-
3,5 liters warm water
1 cup ammonia
1 tsp mild dishwashing liquid

Cleaning Method -
Soak a sponge with one of the solutions you chose to make above to clean the door. Squeeze the sponge thoroughly and wash the door wiping from the bottom upwards in circular motions. This is method will help you avoid run marks. Rinse the sponge often in a separate bucket of fresh rinsing water to avoid transferring dirt back onto the door.

How to clean door knobs, knockers and other accompanying hardware

Ceramic and glass door handles on the other hand can be wiped with  a cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol.

Brass hardware – Use a metal cleaner like Brasso to give a gleam to your doorknob.
You can seal the door with plastic wrap and masking tape to avoid soiling the already cleaned door.

Deep Cleaning Method

Step 1
Begin by unplugging the appliance from the electrical socket.

Step 2
Use a pastry brush or a soft old tooth brush and brush the debris from the inner well.

Step 3
Wash the plastic lid with a warm soapy water with a sponge follow by rinsing and wiping dry with a clean soft cloth.

Express Cleaning

Step 1
Unplug the appliance

Step 2
Clean the inner well by wiping it with a damp paper towel

Express cleaning method for a smelly grinder

Have you used your coffee grinder for something other than coffee beans? Most experts advise that you should keep coffee grinders separate from the spice grinder as the smells from certain spices like cinnamon can be very difficult to get rid of.

Step 1
Unplug the appliance

Step 2
Run a handful of white uncooked rice in the grinder.

Step 3
Follow with one of the cleaning methods mentioned in the above article.

Slow moving drain –

A build up of sludge is usually the cause of a slow moving drain. A simple remedy of a cup of salt poured into the drain followed by a cup of bicarbonate of soda. Now pour a full kettle of recently boiled water down the drain. The abrasive salt combined with the break down qualities of bicarbonate will remove the congealed clog. Leave the sink for a few hours without use in order to allow the degreasing mixture to do its magic. Opening the tap will dilute the solution thus diluting its impact.

Hair clumps –

Hair clogs require a much stronger solution. Mix 2 tablespoons of washing soda in a liter of hot water and pour slowly down the drain. Let it stand for 10 minutes. Now open the hot water tap and allow it to run until the drain seems to have cleared.

Your first step should be to check the instructions that came with the flag or banner. If your flag is of historic relevance a local museum may be your best bet so that you can treat your particular flag with the utmost care.

If no instructions are available try to determine what fabric your flag is made out of – you will usually find they are polyester, cotton or nylon.

Nylon or Polyester –

This fabric is usually safe to place into a washing machine on a warm gentle cycle with mild detergent. The flag or banner can then be hung out to try or dried in a tumble dryer on a very low setting.

Cotton –

Consider how much you value the flag. I say this because dry cleaning is the safest route to clean a cotton flag especially if there is a chance it will bleed colors when you attempt to wash it.

Woolen –

• These should definitely be dry cleaned.
• If you are going to ignore my dire warnings are willing to take the chance of doing it your self, make sure you spot test a small inconspicuous area first for color fastness.

Tip –

You can extend the longevity of your flag by not leaving it out in the rain or strong winds. If your flag does get wet make sure to dry it thoroughly to prevent mildew and mold from breeding on the flag.

Leanne Naidoo, LifeOrganizers.com Editor

In other words since you’ve uploaded your blog you haven’t stopped playing around and tweaking it - striving to get the most out of your blog.

Publicizing, monetizing, theme optimizing, it never stops. Here is an adjustment I came across and I wish I had read up on sooner.

Permalinks
These are the individual URL’s for each post on your blog.

Make them user friendly thus can be read by a grade 8 school child or the Google’s search engine. Get rid of the default numbered URL’s.

http://www.yourdomain.com/?p=12376

If you would like to rank in Google, remember computers don’t read content people do, and that’s what Google’s search engine is trying to mimic.  The jargon around the web for this is Keyword rich, SEO and user friendly. Change your permalink structure to

/%category%/%postname%/

his way each URL is unique. You can find this option in your Wordpress blog Admin under Settings > Permalinks.

My links now read like this:

http://lifeorganizers.com/getting-organized/index.php/how-to-clean-anything/how-to-clean-light-fixtures/

This is one of the adjustments I have personally made on this blog and I’ve been happy with the results.

So how can you revive your budget and put some life back into your personal finance?

Idea 1:

Try this - rather than a budget opt to keep a running tally of your expenditure. Use excel or quicken to help you keep track. Yes much like an ordinary cash payments journal. Program your document to give you the running totals and also have your goals or budgeted amounts visible next to the totals of each column. This way you will be able to enter daily expenditure and and keep track of how close you are coming to your allocated budget for that type of expense.

If excel is not your cup of tea try quicken online or Mr.Miller’s Accounting Class notes - http://www.fhs.d211.org/departments/be/amiller/Accounting/Accounting.htm.

Idea 2:

We are creatures of habit - don’t try to change too much at once. If you usually grab a latte before work - don’t cut out the morning caffeine - instead opt for a cheaper fix. Make your own take along cuppa or buy an ordinary filtered coffee that costs a bit less.

Idea 3:

No more swiping. Get rid of credit cards. Out, Shoo, Be Gone I Say! Invisible magic money is easy to spend. Once I stopped using them, I wondered why I ever needed them in the first place. Breaking the habit will take some work but spending money you don’t have is an easy way of overspending your budget allowance.

Idea 3.5:

Back to ‘no more swiping’ - I’ve also cut down on my debit card swiping too. Oh there’s always something that needs to be bought. I try as much as possible to say the words “I’ll buy it on my way out so that way I don’t have to carry it around. Right now I need to get what is on this list I made at home”. Yes I’m lying to myself and it works quite well. I’ve promised myself the item and my brain feeds me the usual pleasurable vibes I get from purchasing and off I go on my initial task. Of course I do this at 3-5 stores and at the end of the shopping trip I can’t imagine traipsing back to the store at all. Most of the time this tactic works and I have no idea why.

Idea 4:

Keeping pocket money separate can help you budget. I withdraw about $200 every 2 weeks and that’s my play money. I keep it in cold hard cash because this way I have a physical sense of how much is there. The moment my wallet begins to lighten my hoarder instinct kicks in and I’m in saving mode. Ok, I’ll be a bit more honest - I really really want to go to the movies at the end of this week and next week, and if I’m frivolous I will have to stay home and miss out instead.

I’m not recommending you carry around excessive amounts of cash and place yourself in danger though. Never that.

Those are my ideas for the dead budget all of which I’ve put into play in my own life with successful results. Good Luck!

Written by Leanne Naidoo, LifeOrganizers Editor

Yes, but is it useful you ask. Hmmmm, more interesting than useful. In the last few months I’ve been reading books and watching documentaries on human behavior. Here is where interesting becomes useful - every now and again I’ll see someone react in a certain way and I’ll cast my mind back to the words of the correlating book and I’ll understand why that particular reaction occurred. That’s a round about way of saying I’m getting to know why people are the way they are and that’s pretty interesting.

Maybe this excerpt will interest you enough to go out and watch the rest of this four part series. Enjoy

http://www.woot.com/

This site offers a daily deal on one item until it’s sold out. Sounds simple enough? It’s marketing genius! If you would like to know what’s on sale tomorrow you’ll have to log on to the site to see for yourself, and if you missed out on yesterday’s deal – you’ll have missed out. http://www.woot.com/

Cool Features –

• Each Woot deal has a humorous rant that you can read on the product. These are really entertaining and are worth a read even if you are not going to buy the product.
• Woot offers a new t-shirt and wine deal daily too.
• Special launch events
• You can keep informed on the ‘Woot’ of the day via their podcast, rrs feed or the iPhone application.
• There is a large active community where you can post questions, comments and share technical knowledge.
• Before you sink under the plethora of cool features my favorite is the Woot blog - http://www.woot.com/Blog/?cat=Laffs which if you have a rather off-beat humor you are going to love it.

What I didn’t like -

Lack of Customer Service
There is little in the way of customer service. You are instead encouraged to “call the manufacturer and ask if they know. If you give up and must return it to us, then follow on to the next FAQ entry” *. Higher customer service expenditure presumably would no doubt push up the price of the daily ‘deal’. There are no real people you can talk to – only email addresses where your concerns they promise will be dealt with promptly.

No International Shipping offered.

Performance –

I buy off the website every now and then and have found that their delivery of products is superb. You can order a maximum of 3 units per account per day and pay only 1 delivery charge of $5. So it’s cheap as chips and promptly delivered – well done.

Should you visit or steer clear –

All in this website is a gem. It’s quite a bit like going along to your favorite browsing store at the mall. There’s so much to look at and be entertained by.

* http://woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx