There's Still Time to Get Something Nice for Mom

I thought since Mother's Day is next Sunday the 13th and I'm sure there are way too many procrastinators out there, that I would give you all a little shopping guide. I have asked and searched for anyone having Mother's Day specials..most have told me that if you want to get your gift to Mom in time then you MUST order NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY!! So get up off your duff and check out these wonderful Indie sites and their Mother's Day specials!

Funky Utopia is having a Mother's Day Sale. They have all kinds of goodies for Mom from Aprons to earrings and all the stuff inbetween. Nicole offers 3 shipping options so choose wisely and order no later than Wednesday or Thursday (if you ship overnight). Here's the link that will take you directly to the sale page:

http://www.funkyutopia.com/sale.html

A Planet 4 Creation is giving away 3 free gifts to the first 10 orders placed in May. As of this morning there were only 8 orders left so get going fast if you want some cute freebies! This really nice "Mom" necklace is only $45 and is made with Sterling Silver and Swarovski crystals in your choice of birthstones.
Here's a link to APAC's Mother's Day Gift Guide:

http://www.aplanet4creation.com/mothers-day-c-28.html

The latest you can order with USPS Priority Mail to get it there by Saturday is this Wednesday.

If you'd really like to spoil mom why don't you take a look at the jewelry at Wishgiving.com. She's got some really nice pieces and some are on sale for up to 50% off. Plus they're also offering Free Shipping, which is always nice, until Sunday the 13th. Again get your order in by Wednesday at the latest. Here is the link the Wishgiving.com's Gift Guide for Mother's Day:

http://wishgiving.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=123_124

Or, perhaps your Mom loves tea, like me! SBS Teas has a really nice gift basket just for Mother's Day and it's only $19.95. Right now there are only 18 left so I suggest you order them asap if this is what you know your mom would want.

http://www.sbsteas.com/Mother-s-Day-Basket-pr-1848.html

If Bath and Body is more your Mom's style then I can direct you to many!
One of my favorite Indie Etailers, Aloha Coconut, is offering Free Shipping on your first order. But, you have to email Jennifer at: service@alohacoconut.com
with your order and she'll send you an invoice. You can put together a nice gift set with many of the things at Aloha Coconut. I highly recommend the Monoi de Tahiti oil and the Body Wash!! They even have "Coconut Soap" that looks just like a piece of coconut! This Free Shipping offer is only good thru Saturday but you want to place your order really really soon if you want it to get to Mom in time. http://www.alohacoconut.com

Maybe you might want to get something for the little one in Mom's life. Emily Allyn is having a Mother's Day Sale on t-shirts and onsies for Mom's little love bug. Spend $40 or more and you get free pants for them too. Wednesday is the cut off day for shipping so visit http://emilyallyn.com

That's all I have for now..but, if I find anymore deals..I'll edit my post!!

Enviga: The New Drink You Shouldn't Waste Money On!

I was really skeptical when this new "tea" drink came out. Enviga! Oooh it sounds so fantastical I wondered what it was all about. Lol. Apparently this new drink by Coca Cola products guarantees that you will actually burn calories by drinking it. How can that be you ask? Well, I thought the same thing and did some reading on it. Apparently you only burn 60-100 calories by drinking 3 CANS of Enviga. That's right you have to drink 3 cans of this stuff to burn between 60-100 calories. How rediculous is that.

On the other hand, I am a tea drinker and I know that Green Tea, which this is made from, is very very good for you. And, this Enviga is supposed to have more ECGC (the powerful antioxidant in Green Tea) than any other "ready to drink Green Tea". Oh and it is a sparkling green tea product to boot. It comes in three flavors: Green tea, peach and berry. My local grocery store had the individual cans on sale for $1 a piece so I bought 2, one in peach and one in berry. I chilled them down in the fridge and then tried the berry. This was the most God awful tasting thing I've had in a very long time. You can taste the Aspartame big time (too bad they didn't use Splenda) and the aftertaste is just gross, nasty and a bunch of other words I just can't say in my blog. All I can say is I'm glad it was only $1 a can and that I only bought 2. The peach flavored one was not any better.
They actually weren't too bad on the first couple of sips but as you keep drinking the flavor just gets worse and worse.
It would be better to just brew your own green tea (and you can buy Green Tea leaves in all sorts of flavors..just see my friends at SBS Teas) and sweeten it to your liking. You can make iced green tea as well or if all you want is the ECGC, there are many supplements on the market.

So, it tastes awful. You have to drink 3 cans a day to burn a maximum of 100 calories (umm like go for a walk around the block) and there's even a lawsuit pending on the claims made about this product (gotta love Wikipedia!). So I higly recommend you avoid this altogether. As I mentioned, if you want Green Tea, see my friend Rachel at www.sbsteas.com. She has a great variety of Green Tea and I'm sure you'll find something much better than this garbage being sold in stores.