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Is the Dyson Fan a Scam?

August 13th, 2011

Like everyone else I’ve seen the television ads for the Dyson fan and wondered how the thing works without fan blades. My cousin and I were recently discussing this very thing when we decided to do a little research on the topic. 

After visiting a few customer reviews we discovered that there are in fact blades contained in the fan’s base. The air is simply channeled up through the round “air foil.” A couple of days later I examined a display model at my local Home Depot. The commercials have often described the noise generated by a conventional fan as unsettling. “The blades buffet the air creating a pulse, but the Dyson fan creates a constant stream of air…” or something along those lines. Sorry to say the noise level (if that bothers you), is about the same as a conventional, less sexy, general market fan. The air put out by the Dyson fan is not too bad, also about the same as her more average cousins. The Dyson fan is not a scam. For the most part it does what the manufacturer says it does. But nor is it, in my opinion, as cool as they imply either. There’s really no new method of moving air, as the design would seem to suggest.  So what’s the draw? Well obviously its aesthetics. The Dyson fan looks like something you’d see sitting on Captain Picard’s desk, particularly the mat grey model with the blue air foil.  But good looks are costly. The price on most models has come down to around three hundred dollars… yes down. So you’re looking at paying more than ten times the price of a more plain Jane Wal-Mart fan. 

At the end of the day the Dyson fan is a cool product, however how much is your average consumer willing to pay for cool? As for me I’ll stick to my old school oscillating fan that I paid about twenty dollars for, even if it is unsettling.            

Ulta Beauty Supply in Tyler TX

July 27th, 2011

If you are looking for the best selection of makeup, hair products, and perfumes, the best option is that you will find everything at Tyler’s new Ulta store. Once you walk through the door you are hit with the strong mixes of smells of perfumes.

At Ulta you can get lost in the many rows of perfume, and the crazy prices of brand name makeup. You will find all the makeup that you can find in a drug store of Wal-Mart, and you can find good prices on some makeup, but they also have brand name that sale eye liner for about ten dollars.

The wedding season has started and Ulta has everything you need to accessorize your wedding dress, or the dress you are wearing to a friend’s wedding. Ulta staff is there to show you how to do your make up and hair. They have cute hair accessories for a big celebration or for a date night.

It’s amazing how much make up is in this store. If you are like me and do not understand the difference between mineral makeup and natural, or if you look at price tags over looking the brand names, then you will feel really lost walking down the many aisles of make up. I later realized that on the other side of the store there were employees talking about makeup.

I do not really understand why they were all the way across the store, but that would have helped with a lot of confusion a lot sooner.

If you are about to go out for wedding or prom than you should make an appointment to get your hair styled or cut. If you like to do your hair by yourself than you should check out the hair products. They have a great selection of hair straighteners and hair curlers.

You should check out the new lines of fun colored straighteners and curlers. You can buy all the hair spray and shampoo, you can get all the products that you need that you can buy at Wal-Mart.

The smells of the store can be extremely strong and over whelming when you first walk in, but the store has some of the most popular and nicest perfumes for both men and women.

It is fun to walk around and smell all the different products, and they were very smart putting coffee beans out so that you can smell the beans after you smell a perfume so that the next perfume smells sweeter and stronger.

Ulta has all your beauty products needs and everything you need for proper grooming, but it is easy to spend a lot of money fast. I think this is a store that Tyler really needed and it is fun to go and shop for all you need or want. You will be able to find the best products there and there are a lot of employees ready to answer questions.

1800Flowers

February 9th, 2011

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I know that everyone is trying to figure out what to get there loved ones, if they did not forget about the Hallmark holiday. If you want to avoid the crowds picking up a bouquet at Wal-Mart and Brookshire’s grocery stores than you should just order flowers online. 1800flowers is one of the most well-known flower companies across the country. The rose and lily bouquets will surely make your loved one feel so special and loved. The variety of beautiful flowers you are sure to find your Valentine’s favorite flower and their favorite color. They have flowers for every occasion. You can get flowers for birthdays, anniversaries, get-wells, graduations, holidays, and just to say I am thinking of you.

1800flowers has been making people’s day since Jim McCann opened his first flower shop in 1976. Now 1800flowers delivers all across the country to make people smile. The company delivers freshly cut flowers from the best gardens around. All of the bouquets are designed by a team of professional florist artists. Although they are a country wide company, it is important for them to keep customer service personal. The goal of the business is make people’s day by a simple delivery to their door. This is a great company to find the perfect gift to say “I love you”, especially during this romantic time of the year.

Super Bowl Party

February 5th, 2011

People across the country are preparing for one of the most popular parties of the year, the Super Bowl party. If you are throwing a Super Bowl party in East Texas this weekend, you really only need two things, good food, and a big screen television.

I highly doubt people are looking to buy a brand new television just a few days before the Super Bowl, but if you are looking to get a new television set there are a lot of places that are having big sales. When it comes to technology it seems that if you wait a year after the product comes out there will be something new and you can save a huge percentage of the cost of the original product you wanted. Dallas Texas Superbowl 45

Most television companies are starting to move their technology towards doing more 3D television and extremely thin televisions. If you walk through Wal-Mart stores you will see flat screen televisions for a third less than they were last year. Wal-Mart has great prices on their televisions but the employees that work there do not really know what the best deal is. If you want a great staff to recommend the best television for the big game I recommend that you go to Don’s TV & Appliances or to Best Buy.

Now that you have your television ready, is it time to start with the food. This is one of the times of the year that junk food is expected. The most popular foods at a Super Bowl party are the barbeque chicken wings, chips and cheese dip, and fruit and vegetable trays. If you have no desire to cook for your party, there are great places that will provide your party with the necessary food.Aaron Rodgers Superbowl 45

Most places will do catering, but the most popular restaurant during Super Bowl has to be Wing Stop. It is amazing how many wings are sold on Super Bowl Sunday. But who does not love Wing Stop? They have the best flavors no matter what flavor you prefer. I am not a big fan of spicy flavors, because I get the worse heart burn, so I love the Hawaiian wings and the lemon-pepper wings. Wing Stop has great flavors that come as regular chicken wings, boneless Wings, and chicken strips.

If you are up for the challenge of cooking for the hungry crowd, you probably have been into the grocery stores and seen the many displays of junk food advertising the Super Bowl. But instead of just throwing a few barbeque wings on the grill, why not do a Super Bowl theme? I know it shows you as being cheesy but really when it comes to food how can you go wrong?

In this year’s Super Bowl the Green Bay Packers will be battling against the Pittsburgh Steelers. If you have seen one Green Bay game, you know the food that they are known for, cheese! Wisconsin likes to be known for their cheese, so why not do a bunch of trays of Wisconsin Cheese? Trying to figure out what to do for the Steelers was tricky until I found out that Pennsylvania is know to be the snack capital of the world.

It was the first place to introduce pretzels to the United States. The state of Pennsylvania is known for the Hershey Company and many more chocolate companies. Have fun with different cheeses, chocolates, and many other snack foods as you watch these teams fight to be the 2011 Super Bowl winners.

Weight Loss In Tyler

December 10th, 2010

It is that time of year again, it may be the Thanksgiving turkey or the Christmas ham but weight loss is on most everyone’s mind. Tyler has many great places that help people loss weight and lead a healthier life. Three great ways to loss weight is to first find a support group, eat healthier food, and to exercise.

Tyler has great support groups; one very popular support group is Weight Watchers. At Weight Watchers there are many great people that are in similar situations as you are. People are there to encourage you not only to loose weight, but to live a better life. They have many great books that help you eat the healthiest choice at all different restaurants and at your home. The Weight Watchers’ cook book has many great meal ideas. Some of the restaurants in Tyler, such as Applebee’s, has a Weight Watcher’s approved section on the menu. Weight Watchers has many support meetings to encourage people to continue to eat healthy and to keep loosing weight that meet the goals you set for yourself.

Eating healthy can many times can seem to be the more expensive option. The soon to be health food store in Tyler, Fresh, will be an easy, convenient place o find all your health food needs. Tyler also has many granaries. At the Tyler granaries you can get many different vitamins, health drinks and organic foods. When you are buying organic foods, they may be the healthiest choice but they are the most expensive choice of food. When shopping at Wal-Mart and Brookshire’s grocery stores it is easy to find a large selection of food full of MSG and everything unhealthy. The healthiest way to grocery shop in stores like these is to only shop in the sections around the grocery section. This way you are missing the frozen foods that are loaded with preservatives. You are also missing the sodas and snack foods. When you are shopping for healthier chooses keep in mind that it is much healthier to make things from scratch than to buy something that is pre-cooked, packaged and frozen. This is a cheaper way to shop healthier, but when you shop organic at granaries and soon at Fresh, the results are fast and noticeable.

Finding a gym should not be a hard task if you live in Tyler. There are many different gyms that are at all different locations in Tyler. There is only one YMCA in Tyler but if you have a membership there, you can also use it at the YMCA in Whitehouse. The YMCAs have many different programs that keep you accountable to loosing weight and living a healthy lifestyle. The YMCA also has many classes that make exercising enjoyable. The Zumba classes have become popular and fun. Zumba is a fast pace cardio class that works out all of your muscles. The YMCA in Tyler has a pool and many swim classes for adults and for children, starting at only a few months old. You can also get a trainer at YMCA that will keep you accountable to your workout goals. Another great place to workout for women is Curves. Curves is an all women gym that works out a women’s body to tone and loose weight. The Curves’ equipment is laid out in a circle so that women can use each machine for about a minute and then move to the next machine. If you are a mom, it is important to find a gym that has a place for young children to stay while you work out. The YMCA in Whitehouse has a great place for young children to play. It is out in the open so you are able to check on your kids while taking a break from working out. Premier Fitness also has a great child care on most days, but not Sunday. Premier Fitness has great classes to help you get in shape. One of the most popular classes is the Hip Hop dance class. These classes are a great way to workout through dance. A great way to burn calories is their Cardio kick boxing classes. Premier Fitness has many trainers that are great at pushing you to loose weight and to do the best that you can to meet goals they will help you set.

If your New Year’s resolution is to meet your weight loss goals and to live a healthy lifestyle, than you can find all that you need in Tyler. This year is as good as any to start to work for the body and health that you always wanted.