Care Packages

Tire Rack

2008-09-22T19:51:00.003-04:00

If you're looking to buy some new tires, I'd recommend checking out Tirerack.com. We bought 4 new tires for our Toyota Highlander. After finding out how much it was going to cost me at the local shop, I decided to shop around online. I went with Tirerack.com and was quite pleased. I bought 4 KUMHO 225/70R16 SOLUS tires for $288 (this was back in March of 2007). It was going to cost me well over $500 to have a local place do it. I certainly don't want to sacrifice quality for money, however, so I kept that in mind as well. They carry plenty of well-known brand names.

Click the link below to SHOP.

Operation Oasis at Sandy Cove

2008-08-03T22:43:00.002-04:00

Military families - I wanted to pass along this information to you. If you're part of the military, you and your family may be eligible to attend Sandy Cove in Maryland for free.

Use the link below to go to their site for more details.

http://www.sandycove.org/docs/operationoasis.php

Happy July 4th!!

2008-07-04T17:22:00.001-04:00

Happy July 4th to everyone!!!

Want out of your cell phone contract?

2007-12-27T09:15:00.000-05:00

If you're looking for a way out of your cell phone contract, but don't want to pay the excessive early termination fees, then click the banner link below to visit www.cellswapper.com.

You can make online postings for free.

Fontifier.com

2007-12-10T21:50:00.000-05:00

http://www.fontifier.com/

Want to use your own handwriting as a computer font? If so, visit this site. I haven't tried it, but you can preview it for free. Even if you buy it, it's only $9 (USD), so you won't go broke either way. Pretty interesting concept.....if you have nice handwriting.

First dance? Interesting...

2007-12-02T21:38:00.000-05:00

My first dance wasn't quite as dramatic...nevertheless, you might find this entertaining.

Red Box - Video Rentals

2007-11-23T22:53:00.000-05:00

Have you heard of Redbox? If you haven't, you're missing out. It's a new way to rent movies. It's cheaper than Netflix and Blockbuster. We use one that's sitting in a Harris Teeter, right before you walk inside the store (where they store the shopping carts). You can rent movies for $1 a night. As long as you return it by 9 p.m. the next night, it doesn't cost you anything additional. For each additional night, add $1 to the rental fee. After 25 nights, the DVD is yours to keep. Of course, if you think you want to buy the DVD, just go to a store and buy it cheaper. But, it's a sweet concept. New DVD's come out every Tuesday, and you can return the movies to any Redbox location. You can even rent them online and go pick them up at the store. It uses your credit card to track everything. Granted, the selection of DVD's isn't as extensive as a Netflix, but it's got new releases every Tuesday, and it can hold upwards of 400 DVD's, so it's got a nice variety.

Drive cars the free way

2007-10-20T22:51:00.000-04:00

Sounds like a salesy cheese pitch, doesn't it? Well, it's not really. Click the link below to go to Dave Ramsey's site and watch his video. It's pretty convincing.

http://www.daveramsey.com/etc/lms/drive_free/

Halloween Package

2007-10-18T20:21:00.000-04:00

The Halloween Package is available. Order soon as Halloween isn't that far away and we always like to give an extra day or two to let our care packages filter through the mail room systems.

If you want to check out the Halloween package, click here.

Also, I saw this mentioned on WSJ.com today and thought it was a festive site. Check out the different pumpkin carvings. Cool stuff. http://extremepumpkins.com/

Sites we like

2007-09-22T23:21:00.000-04:00

As we come across interesting sites, we'll post them on here. In addition, if there's a cool resource that we think you, as our customer, would enjoy knowing about, we'll include that here.

Captio - college application organizers, tax organizers, cool stuff
Nagtags - great for kids, never will they forget something for their next event
Collegeboxes - don't want the hassle of shipping your stuff away to college? Look no further.
Personal MBA
Organize your Receipts at Shoeboxed.com

Chocolate Lover's is back in season

2007-09-22T22:41:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that our "chocolate lover's" package is now available again. Since no one likes receiving melted chocolate, we hold off on selling this package during the hot summer months. But, FALL is here now, so this package is back.

Military Photo Gallery

2007-08-28T21:09:00.001-04:00

For those wanting to send care packages to those in the military, don't forget that you can send us a picture to include in our "Military Troop Photo Gallery".

If you haven't seen this feature yet, click on the link below, and you'll be able to view the gallery.

Once you've ordered, just click here to submit your photo.

To view the actual gallery, click on the link below. Just remember to wait a second or two for the gallery to start rotating.

http://www.showyacare.com/troop.php

Move in at the alma mater!

2007-08-27T22:24:00.000-04:00

We just got back from spending a few days at my alma mater up in Central Virginia. I got to spend some time with the parents as they waited for their son and/or daughter to "check in" for the semester. Our table was located in the new Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall. This building didn't exist during my tenure. Go figure. Check this link out if you want to see what all is included in the 67,000 square foot building. http://www.lynchburg.edu/schewel.xml

For those food lover's who want the update: No, I didn't get a cheesy western this time. In fact, I haven't gotten one of those in a long time. For those that know what city I just visited, you know exactly what I'm talking about. However, I did get to eat at a favorite Japanese restaurant. I never could eat all the steak & chicken in that meal, even while I was in college.

http://www.lynchburgalumni.com/ng/Default.aspx?tabid=15565&EntryID=29

fall & football just around the corner

2007-08-10T20:32:00.001-04:00

We're gearing up for the fall semester, trying to stay cool. It's only been 100 degrees the last few days. Guess we won't be stocking chocolate for a little while.

Football is just around the corner. Being in the middle of big-time ACC country, we're just a few miles from Wolfpack headquarters. Of course, Duke & Chapel Hill are just a few miles further. There's more hype around there, though, in March. We really have no special akin to State--they're just closer. PS. To the Dukies & Tar Heel customers, this isn't a disclaimer to keep you happy. We really don't have a preference.

New "Taste of Carolina" package

2007-07-27T00:05:00.000-04:00

This is our newest package. It's called the "Taste of Carolina" package. What makes this package so much different from our other packages is that all the products have been manufactured in the state of North Carolina. With all the relocated Yanks down here, this makes a great package to send back to all those northerners who fear the heat.