Cellphone Postcards

When I joined up with BzzAgent, the first product I got to try was from Cellphonepostcards.com.  This is a site where, from your phone or computer, you can upload a picture of your own onto a postcard, write your message, and they send it out for you.  I got to send 10 free postcards to family and friends and see what they were like.  I've got to tell you- I'm impressed.

You know how thank you cards can be a hassle and most of the time after you fill them out they never make it into the mail anyway?  No- Just me? Yeah, I'm really bad with that.  So, since the cards were going to be sent for me, I decided to use the first few as thank you cards.  They turned out really cute and I knew they were definitely getting mailed.  And it wasn't the horrible experience of buying cards at the store, writing them until my hands hurt, and then making sure they get in the mail that I'm used to.  I loved that it added a personal touch, too.

The postcard that I'm going to share with you was just a "hello" to my little brother.  He's a great brother and we had just gotten back from visiting with him, so I thought it would make him smile to get a goofy picture and know I am always thinking of him.  I uploaded a funny picture from our visit, wrote a little message, and sent the card on its way.  Not only did Cellphonepostcards.com send the card to my brother, but I got a copy of the card in the mail as well.  The quality was great.  I loved it, and so did my brother.  In fact, Mom loved it too.  She loved it so much that I've just sent her one of her own.  Considering that after the 10 free postcards the rest that you send will only be 99 cents per card to be sent anywhere in the US, I'm more than happy to send her one.  I'm sure she will get it soon.

Here is what the post card looks like:

I hope you don't mind the blocked out information.  It's always better to be safe than sorry.

Now, there is one thing that you should know about Cellphone Postcards before you send them.  Truth be told, it does take about 2 weeks (in my experience) for the postcards to get to the recipient.  I was really excited for everyone to get the cards and to see what they were like, so it was a little disappointing that it took so long. That being said, to send a totally cute postcard for free or only 99 cents and make people smile with them is worth the 2 week wait.

So, the buzz on Cellphone Postcards?  They are awesome and the wait is worth it. Now go to Cellphonepostcards.com and start your own trial to get 10 free postcards and Buzz-inga! You'll be as hooked as I am.  As always, let me know what you think.  Buzz always goes both ways!

Audible.com Audio Books Membership

Do you love reading? Well, in our house we do.  However, with work, school, the kids, the dog, and all the other crazy things that life throws at us, it's just hard to find any time.  I'm one of those people who puts her book in her mommy purse and carries it around waiting for that one opportunity during the day to whip it out and read.  My husband, on the other hand, not so much.  This may be because he does not, and never will, have a mommy purse to put a book in. hahaha  But, I'm leaning toward the reason being that he doesn't want to carry one around all the time.  His solution, along with many other people I know, is to download an audio book so he can listen on his iPod whenever he wants.

Two months ago, my husband went on the site Audible.com and did some looking around.  Apparently, if you join as a member you earn one point a month to use toward purchasing an audio book along with getting major price cuts on many great titles.  The price for this?  It only costs $7.49 USD for the first 3 months and then only $14.95 after that.  It may sound like a lot, but it's actually really reasonable.  Some may say it's frugal.  Many of the audio books on the site can be purchased for only one point.  That means, as a member you could get one free audio book per month.  Also, those price cuts for many of the books are outstanding.  If I were to buy a hard copy book in the stores it would cost more than that.

Ok- so now we know the prices and how it's, in my opinion, a great deal.  Let's get into the website itself.  There are a lot of websites out there that I just get tired of trying to figure out and leave without getting anything... except frustrated.  This is not one of them.  It's very easy to use.  Actually, Audible.com is an affiliate of Amazon.com.  Super easy to use.  Definitely a site we'll be visiting a lot.

Since my husband has been doing this for two months, we've been able to listen to one audio book already.  He purchased it with his one point and bough the next one with his other one point tonight.  That first book was great.  For his first book, he chose The Dresden Files.  The quality was great.  The voice wasn't at all annoying.  It didn't put us to sleep either.  There are a few books I've loved and when we find them on audio book they make me want to scream.  This book sounded great and kept me interested.

So, the overall buzz on Audible.com?  It's all good, people.  Go check it out for yourselves and, if you want, let me know what you think.  If you join up and love your books, I hope you think, "Buzz-inga! I got quite the deal!"

A BIG Buzzy Thank You!

I just wanted to post a big huge THANK YOU! to my brother for creating my bee for this blog.  I'd searched for a couple of days on google and didn't find one I liked and then tried to draw one myself.  Yeah... Not so great at the drawing! hahaha  But, thanks to my brother, the site is now complete.

Thanks again and Love you!

Welcome To My Blog

With the way companies are coming out with new things left and right, I thought it would be fun to set up a blog to write some reviews on the neat stuff I get to try.  Recently, I joined a website called BzzAgent that gives you the opportunity to try new things and have a say in polls and reviews to help other consumers.  It's a lot of fun, so I thought I'd take it to another level in hopes of helping someone out there to find the great things their family would love... and to give them a heads-up on the things that really weren't worth our hard-earned money.

First, I'd like to give you a little background on who I am.

I grew up in New York, born on Long Island and went to high school up in Clifton Park.  At 17, I joined the US Air Force and became an Intel Analyst.  That job was a lot of fun and really interesting.  By the time I was 19, I'd found the man I wanted to be with for the rest of my life.  We got married in England, where we were stationed, and a year later we had our son.  Now, you'd think that being in the military and living in England were quite the adventure.  However, I got out of the military to be a mom to my son... and that is where the adventure really began.  He was the biggest baby I'd ever seen and so very good and sweet.  It didn't take long to see he was going to be just like my husband.  I loved being a mommy so much that a year and a half later, we had our daughter.  Have your parents ever told you that they wished you to have a child just like you when you grow up?  Well, thanks to my parents, I do have a daughter just like me.  She talks, walks, sits, stands, laughs, and everything just like me... but with her own twists, of course.  I'm sure in these blogs you'll hear a lot about her and my son.  As for my husband, we are still going strong and it will be 10 years soon.  He's still in the military and doing great.  This year, I actually finally get to go back to school to finish my teaching degree.

Like I said, I recently joined up to become a BzzAgent.  One of my family members is a BzzAgent and they sent her things to try out and keep if she would blog about it.  With the economy the way it is, I figured that maybe I could do the same for our family, while helping out other families in the process by telling them the real buzz on these products.  Goodness knows how many times I've read rave reviews on something just to buy it and find out it was really junk and should have saved my money.

So, getting back to the buzz- I promise that I will always tell you the truth about a product.  I won't write about something unless I actually try it myself.  I'll even try to post pictures about everything so you can see what it's really like.  I'm painfully honest about things, and you will see that I don't hold much back.  Of course, if you have any questions about something I review, just ask me in a comment and I'll make sure to answer to the best of my ability.

This should be a fun experience and I'm very excited to get this blog going.

Want to know what the buzz is? Come back and see! Buzz-inga!