Savvy Shopper

We have a great new shopping comparison website to share with our readers. Mpire's front page says that they are "all the best shopping sites rolled into one" including eBay, Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Overstock.com, NewEgg, Circuit City, and many more. After looking around on the site for a little while, we have to agree.

The navigation at first returned too many results, and not always exactly the ones I was looking for, but after checking the site's organization, which is really pretty straightforward, I was able to return some really great results.


Checking for some of my favorite kitchen finds, I found a Nordic Ware universal see through cover. And when I clicked through on the "best price" link, which was listed at $23.95, I found that the listed merchant, Chefs Corner, actually sells the lid for only $15.00. So if you visit the site, definitely visit the products you are interested in even if you want them for less.

Even so, you may think $15 is a lot for a lid. However, I have found that our similar lid has been a great help in the kitchen, because I can easily cover pans from 8" to 12" ... just grabbing one lid is handy, so you don't have to keep a dozen of them accessible. Also, if you lose one, or have pans that didn't come with lids, this one fits the bill. I love the see-through lids so that I can keep a close watch on more delicate foods that need special care not to overcook. All things considered, this product is a money, time, and space saver that also helps me prepare better meals, and as such it's a very worthwhile purchase and a good value, even at retail.

Unfortunately, there were no current eBay auctions for this item, but a great feature of the shopping website is that you can click on a tab and view eBay listings for whatever you searched for, along with retail offers.

Another feature of this site I really like was the ability to search in so many ways. You can search for a keyword, by price range, brand, store, and other criteria, depending on what category you are searching. I really love the overall organization. I stayed to look at kitchen items, selected cookware, for types of cookware I chose casseroles, and then further narrowed the search by material and selected ceramic. I got 14 pages of results for ceramic casserole dishes, which I could sort by popularity, price, or even the store I wanted to buy them from.

Speaking of ceramic dishes, I really like stoneware/ceramic/terra cotta pans for the oven, because I don't have to worry about anything affecting the food, they distribute heat evenly, and they are easy to clean. They last forever (if you don't drop them!) and are usually attractive enough to cook and serve in the same dish, allowing for easier cleanup (and retaining the heat at table better). On this website, I found many very nice baking and roasting pans for more than 50% off. Roasting pans with lids, especially deep lids, sometimes do double duty, if the lid is designed to function as a shallow pan on its own. I have one I really love that is a deep bowl-shaped casserole, and the lid can also be used as a pie plate. It's pretty enough to be a covered serving dish as well, so it gives me 3 different uses in one, which makes it a great value.

These are some of my favorite kitchen products, and I am happy to say this this website does a great job of helping me find these as well as products in just about any category imaginable. We can definitely recommend this site to savvy shoppers!

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I love to bring unique products to my readers -- those are my favorite posts, although I like to save you money too! So when I can do both at the same time, it's really a pleasure to feature products like these on my blog.

I found site that offers really cutting-edge fashion jewelry for great prices. These would make great gifts, or can complement your own look ... at these prices you can buy a variety to accent your style.




I especially loved these thread earrings. The round ones remind me of conchos, and would be PERFECT for anyone who likes western wear, while the tear-drop shaped ones look like peacock feathers, but peacocks were never arrayed in such a rainbow of various colors! These are large enough to make a statement, but the airy open weave makes them light. Being woven of thread gives the designer opportunity to make them in any color, and it also makes them perfect to accent casual wear, such as blue jeans. At the same time, the intricacy lends them to dressy wear, so these are super-versatile, which makes them all the better a value. If you're like me (I really enjoy making things myself!) you might be tempted to try to copy the designs, but I have to be honest with you, the low cost of these earrings would definitely discourage me from trying. I'd be a lot better off to spend those hours earning more money, and just buying extra pairs and still having more $$ to show for it, along with more color choices, in the end.

The variety of headbands offered on this site was fantastic too. Some of the skinny headbands caught my eye, but my hair is too thick to wear these. I loved the designs though! The silk scarf headbands were really intriguing too. I wish the site had pictures of them being worn in the different ways they describe (with hair in a ponytail or down) but I think I can visualize how the piece goes on. It's a clever idea. And if you love retro, these retro headband designs are a MUST-have! The fashion headbands are probably some of the best choices for overall wardrobe use, with the classic plaids and solid colors, and are some of the more affordable choices.



The prices are already reasonable, and some pieces are an especially outstanding value, but there are other ways to save money on this jewelry. You can buy wholesale fashion jewelry from the site, or sign up for coupons at the bottom of their page. You can also host a jewelry party and earn money, or even a virtual jewelry party among your email friends. However you like to shop and save, this site has lots of options!










I know there are a lot of pictures here, but I just wanted to show two more of my favorites from the site!

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