Gift Ideas from Optics Planet
Sunday, February 04, 2007
I know it's not christmas but with Valentine's day right around the corner I know some of you guys have to grab some gifts for that special someone. Unfortunately I'm out of luck on that one for now but there's still 10 days for me to find someone. I suggested that my mom gets my dad some new prescription sunglasses since he needs good glasses for driving. He has terrible vision and I never see him without glasses, which is why something from OpticsPlanet like these Body Spec High-4's. At 41$ for the frames and 175 for the lenses, it's not that bad for prescription glasses. They got different styles for your loved one but it's my dad and he don't care about style, those are nice enough for him, well compared to his old ones, lol. Anyways check them out and maybe you'll find something you like for him, from binoculars, to flashlights and everything in between, with free shipping over $29.95.
Enjoy,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 10:26 PM 2 comments
Labels: Cool Stuff, Gift Ideas
Who here likes to Ski or Snowboard?
Monday, December 18, 2006
Being home for the holidays reminds me of something I haven't done in the last 5 years that I haven't been in Canada, which is Ski or Snowboard. I must admit I may not be the greatest skier but I can hold my own on a snowboard, trust me going down some Black Diamonds or Double Diamonds at Mont. Tremblant make you learn REAL quick.
However I still have good friends who ski nearly every weekend since the mountains are so close to Montreal, a lot of good resorts and Mountains are within an hours drive or at most 2 hours to Vermont/New Hampshire to mountains like Jay Peak and they love it. Maybe I should look into getting them some of these Last Year Model Skis ! for cheap on Ebay. Can't beat Ebay and these guys have 80,000 pairs in stock, which is pretty astounding. They all the major brands like Rossignol, Salomon, Dynastar, Atomic, K2, Elan and etc. Like look at these Bode Miller (yep the pro skier who failed in Sydney but is still good) Atomic Rage GS:9 Racing skis. Pretty slick. They also got some nice boards like the Rossignol Scope, Amber, Sultan lines like this Rossignol Scope board here.
Lastly if you can't get out at all to a big mountain maybe you can just get your friend some nice Snowshoes so they can make their own trails. Remember guys I need some new stuff so hint hint, and will someone please take me boarding this year, c'mon I've been good, lol!
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 4:20 PM 0 comments
Labels: Gift Ideas, Outdoors, Winter
Who's used FreePay? FreeIpods.com or any site like that?
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Last year I remember hearing a lot about the offer sites where you would complete an offer and get friends or referals to do other offers so I tried it out. I wanted an Xbox to have a nice Media PC without paying for one so I tried it out. It wasn't so bad, but it involves hassling my roomates to sign up and get them to complete offers, I had to give them money to do it, lol, but they got it done for me and I got my Xbox. Once my offers were completed it wasn't so bad and they shipped my xbox fast.
Most people I knew thought it was a scam, how can I fault them, no one gets anything for free. However it's not really free since you sign up for something and become a customer for that firm. So let's say if you do those offers and sign up for a product you like you're doing everyone a favor as you're a new customer, freepay gets paid, and you can get a free items, such as a laptop, ipod, etc. It's a nice way to get free stuff, and once I educated them they were more receptive to it. Like why would anyone not want to Choose a free gift! for signing up for Blockbuster like I did.
Freepay has a couple of sites that you might want to check out, can't hurt and you might be able to get something for yourself, like ipods.freepay.com has ipods for your holiday gifts, can't go wrong with that right?
Check them out and tell me what you think? Is it worth it or not?
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 9:21 PM 0 comments
Labels: Electronics, Free Stuff, Gift Ideas
Great Home Decor Website
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Most of the time I don't post on home decor items but since I've been looking for gifts for my mom, the one that loves to decorate the house, I thought I'd share a site with you guys. It's called the Wrought Iron Store and from the title everything is made out of Wrought or worked Iron. It gives everything that crafted look, making things look good in an older house such as mine (made in the 1940's as a cottage), but I'm no expert in the decoration scene so my opinion may not be right. I've been looking at things like this Wrought Iron Wall Candle Holder since my mom is a candle fan, she buys a ton of them but someone gives most of them away or this little 3 Candle Holder for $20 bucks since I'm a poor old college student.
You guys have any ideas from the site? Let me know what you think while I go back to my homework.
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 10:45 AM 0 comments
Labels: Gift Ideas, Home Decor
Great aquarium store from true aquarium enthusiasts
Sunday, December 10, 2006
I love online stores that have build their business around the community that the product that they're trying to reach. Many times those are how the most succesful business are started, things like Papa Johns, or any of the PC Modding sites I've shopped from, or Futuremark which has great community forums and always tries to serve the needs of the gaming community.
Well Aquarium Guys is company like that. They were founded in 2000 to provide fellow aquarists, which I didn't know had a seperate term, the best high quality aquarium supplies at the lowest prices. They carry a large selection of products for both fresh water and salt water fish tanks, everything from tanks to Aquarium Heaters. I've had some pretty crappy stuff for my first fish tank and it's nice to see the stuff improve over the years. These guys even have built a new online community for Aquarium enthusiasts, or Aquarists, lol, called Fishtankforums.com which is also a nice gesture and a great way to build community and sales.
If you need anything for your aquarium or fish tank check them out, like a new tank for the holidays to give the fish some heat and room, the URL is http://www.aquariumguys.com/.
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 7:09 PM 0 comments
Labels: Forums, Gift Ideas, Internet
Some different holiday gift ideas then what you usually see from me
Friday, December 08, 2006
I know I mostly talk about gaming and technology but thought I might share a great site for anything optic or lens related OpticsPlanet.net. They got tons of stuff, from Telescopes, to rifle scopes, to binoculars, quality flashlights, sunglasses and even
radar guns for a baseball coach or amateur cop, lol. They got FREE UPS on orders over $29.95 which is great for the holidays.
Now someone get me some Bolle Sunglasses for running this summer and I'll be set. I love the Bolle Action Sport Turbulence due to the fact that I need a quality set of sunglasses that I can change the lenses for different conditions such as snow/rain or sun, or if I can't afford that maybe the Mongrel Sport model. C'mon help out this college boy!
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 10:36 PM 2 comments
Labels: Gift Ideas, Holidays
Nice website on buying radios
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
I just saw this interesting online guide to buying radios from the people at electrical-guide.info. They've made a really nice looking webiste to help buyers uncover the truths and myths about radio technology. There's a lot of new technology involved in Digital Radio these days and this site should be great a great help for those who want a nice radio. They have guides on what kinds of radio best suit your family needs. They got nice pictures of the leading models or popular brands, great graphics and helpful guides. I actually enjoy the site a lot and think anyone looking into a radio this year should take a look.
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 12:02 PM 0 comments
Labels: Electronics, Gift Ideas
Wallhogs - Lifesize Posters for your Room
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Imagine having a 7" tall poster in your room of the hottest chick on campus, or of your favorite beer, teams whatever on your wall. Wouldn't that be sweet? Well with Wallhogs you can. They can blow up a photo or graphic 7" and up to 4" wide and put onto a semi-adhesive vinyl. With it you can put it on your wall within 5 mins and never have it peel, pretty awesome stuff. It's really durable (they claim have walls destroyed and the vinyl still intact, which is impressive) and they got a 30-days , no questions asked guarantee in case you don't like it or are not satisfied.
There's so many things you can do with it, for the office, children's room, dorm room, for your store, etc. It's pretty amazing and if you have something you love to put up and need a large size I'd check them out. I'd make a lifesize one of me running, just to remember those days when I'm older. I wonder what you'd make, like you can put your your Harley like this guy below, but I'm not into motorcycles like him.
Should make a great gift as well, since it is the holidays and all, check them out at Wallhogs.com and post your thoughts on which one you'd get.
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 9:53 PM 3 comments
Labels: Cool Stuff, Gift Ideas
Need a christmas gift for that little scientist in your family?
Thursday, November 23, 2006
I remember playing with a crappy microscope and science set my parents had bought me years back when I was just a little kid, probably around the ages of 9-10. I had fun with it and it made me more interested in science. Well that and Bill Nye, wow that was a great show. Well if you're interested in getting your kid something different that most toys out there then I seriously suggest you check out some of the microscopes they got there. They also got other types of microscope in case you're shopping for that grown-up kid or if you're purchasing something for the lab at your local high school/college. They even got digital, photo and video camera microscopes, like the ones shown below which display the image through a video feed onto a TV. Great thing for demonstrations or science projects. By shopping at www.microscopes.com you can save up to 70% off on these microscopes and get free UPS shipping on orders over $29.95. And just for the holidays they got an Extended No Hassle Holiday Return Policy, so that brand new microscope you just picked up won't be DOA without any chance of return. Can't go wrong, these are the guys from OpticsPlanet.com so you know you're getting a great deal and some great service.
Check them out and tell me what you think, like wouldn't this below be great for your kid science project?
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 3:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Electronics, Gift Ideas
Pretty cool gift - A book with your family history.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The guys would know me in real life know I'm a pretty avid reader, usually Fantasy/Sci-Fi novels though, but most people don't know I've always been pretty interested in names, particularly Family Trees and etc. I've bought scrolls with my personalized family tree before but it's not a very practice or thing to share with my family/friends. So I've seen this pretty cool book called Our Name in History where they take your family data off places like Ancestry.com and others and compile a book relating your family history. This actually sounds like a great novel gift idea for your parents, children, basically anyone in your family. Tracks down your family history and it's a real record, a book, that you can reference at anytime.
This is how it looks, pretty nice and fits the setting well.
It's worth a look if you're needing a unique gift. For more info please visit OurNameInHistory.com .
Thanks,
-Steve
Posted bySteve at 11:15 PM 0 comments
Labels: Gift Ideas, History
