Today's daily blog is for all my shopaholics. Since it's Department Store Day my favorite department store is Macys. At Macys there's always something for everyone.
The one day that's the craziest to shop at Macys has to be on Black Friday. I haven't gone shopping on Black Friday for over three years, but when I did go for the door busters Macys was one of the stores I would always stop by and stop in.
The deals Macys has sometimes are really good. One thing I love about them is an item will be on sale and there'll be an additional discount on it. When Christmas shopping for a big family those additional discounts come in very handy. Plus they carry almost every brand out there so it's a mix of things you can buy there.
I usually go to the one at Queens Center mall. Although the one in Herald Square is a lot bigger, but sometimes it's just a little too big for me and I'd prefer to shop at the smaller one.
Their website deals are different from their store deals, shopping online isn't bad either. For the holidays I like to shop online. I can't stand the lines during the holidays and people really do get crazy when shopping. I like being at home where I'm relaxed when I'm shopping. Plus they usually offer free shipping when you spend a certain amount so there's perks to shopping online too.
So when thinking of shopping at a department store go visit Macys because 95% of the time you'll fine that one item you needed or wanted.
Macys.com
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
End Of Summer BBQ
On September 21st the Knights of Columbus Lexington Council of Greenpoint Brooklyn held their end of summer BBQ. It was an absolute beautiful day for one. At first it was cloudy and the weather man did say some morning showers would appear, but the showers came and gone so quickly and we were able to enjoy the day. After the five minute rain the sun was out and about.
The BBQ was held at St. Anthony's school yard and they had all the typical BBQ dishes (burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, beers and sodas). It was a nice community outing. New and old people of the Greenpoint area was in attendance.
My friend even came out to support the cause too. Last time I saw him was for my birthday in April. It really was a great event to be around family and friends. These are the moments I cherish because everyone's always so busy.
Everyone at the BBQ were great and you felt like a community with everyone there. Since Greenpoint is changing a lot everyday it's nice to go to these functions and give back to the community. It's kind of sad to see a neighborhood change so much. No one knows each other like they use to and it doesn't feel like a neighborhood anymore. Greenpoint seems like LES to me and I've been told by many that it wasn't always the case.
Below is the link to the pictures from the BBQ and the Knight's of Columbus Lexington Council Facebook page. If you're from the Greenpoint area and interested in giving back to the community check out the Knights of Columbus. Also make sure to like their page for future updates. They've been around for so long helping others out. As I've said before it's time to give back.
Pictures from the BBQ
Knights of Columbus Lexington Council Facebook Page
The BBQ was held at St. Anthony's school yard and they had all the typical BBQ dishes (burgers, pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, salads, beers and sodas). It was a nice community outing. New and old people of the Greenpoint area was in attendance.
My friend even came out to support the cause too. Last time I saw him was for my birthday in April. It really was a great event to be around family and friends. These are the moments I cherish because everyone's always so busy.
Everyone at the BBQ were great and you felt like a community with everyone there. Since Greenpoint is changing a lot everyday it's nice to go to these functions and give back to the community. It's kind of sad to see a neighborhood change so much. No one knows each other like they use to and it doesn't feel like a neighborhood anymore. Greenpoint seems like LES to me and I've been told by many that it wasn't always the case.
Below is the link to the pictures from the BBQ and the Knight's of Columbus Lexington Council Facebook page. If you're from the Greenpoint area and interested in giving back to the community check out the Knights of Columbus. Also make sure to like their page for future updates. They've been around for so long helping others out. As I've said before it's time to give back.
Pictures from the BBQ
Knights of Columbus Lexington Council Facebook Page
Monday, October 7, 2013
NYC Apartment Search Difficutlies
I'm born and raised in Queens NY and I can't believe how difficult it is to rent an apartment in your own neighborhood.
I'm not a fan of realtors and I think their fee is beyond ridiculous. I understand people have to make a living but one month's rent to be the middle person is way to much, but whatever. This is how the game works, I needed to be robbed in order to get a place to live.
My favorite thing has to be the fact that you tell them your price range and they insist on showing you an apartment that's a bit higher than your price range. Why ask for a price range when you're going to show me something I didn't really ask for. Then they tell you well if you bond with the landlord they might lower the rent for you. So right away this is all a joke from the beginning.
My thing is how did becoming a renter get to this point. My parents owned a house and we rented, but we never asked people "how much is in your bank account". My own mother doesn't know that information why would I give a complete stranger knowledge of that. I'd like to know how much is in the landlord's bank account so I know that they can pay their mortgage and that while I'm renting I'm guaranteed a roof over my head. Then because I don't want to disclose how much is in my bank account which is no one's business but my own the realtor suggests that we pay 2 months security so they feel that we're more financially secure. So that 's 4 months rent because I have to pay the realtor too. If I wanted to pay 4 months rent up front I rather buy my own house instead of renting.
Also just because people have money it doesn't mean they'll be good tenant. I mean let's be for real now. Look at these hipsters, yuppies, trust funds whatever you want to call them. Prior to them invading our cities I've never heard of bed bugs my whole life. I remember there were tics at Washington Square Park in the Village and they said not to sit on the grass, but other than that I've never heard of such a thing. Now if you think you've heard it all, well I save the best for last. I've heard of a realtor saying the landlord requires a blood test to rent the apartment so that they know the people they rent to don't have diseases.
I wish I could win the lotto and buy up a bunch of buildings and take over these neighborhoods that have changed so much. I'm shocked landlords aren't asking the rentor for their first born child. The renting business is so ass backward and hopefully I do find a place soon and on that note I feel a lot better after my ranting episode.
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Mariano Bobble Head Disaster
As most of you know last Thursday 9/30 was Mariano Bobble Head Night. What a joke that was.
First of all my boyfriend surprised me with the tickets because he knows I'm a big Yankee fan. It was a really sweet surprised. I usually hate surprises, but he did really good with this one. With him being a big Mets fan he did a really good thing by getting these tickets.
So after work that day I ran out so I could get to the game on time. I didn't even hear about the voucher's for the bobble heads. I wasn't concern with checking Facebook or Twitter. So since I work in the Wall Street area I took the 1 to the D because the 4 train always gets messed up whenever I take it going to a game. The 1 train got me to the D in no time. So when I got to the D everything was going fine and I thought wow for once I'm going to make the game on time. Boy was I wrong. When we got to 145th street the conductor said "Next time 161st street Yankee Stadium". Why is it that when we got to Yankee Stadium the stop was skipped and we went to the next express stop. How do you skip a stop? Obviously someone wasn't paying attention to their job. So instead of getting to the game on time I got there by 7:20PM thanks to the MTA.
Once I met my boyfriend he told me how crazy everything was and that there were no bobble heads, but he got a voucher for them. So I was like okay can't be that bad later on. So we got our food and ate then we went to our seats. At the game we got Nathan's and of course we got an order of their cheese fries. I swear their cheese fries are the best!!! Once we got to our seats about twenty minutes afterwards my boyfriend saw someone with a bobble head. Turns out they had just arrived so my boyfriend said he rather get them now instead of after the game. That was at the bottom of the 3rd inning. He didn't get back till the top of the 7th inning and that was about an hour and a half. H e was beyond pissed off. He said no one knew what they were doing and everything was disorganized. I was so happy that I didn't decided to go get them with him because I was tired and had a long day. I wouldn't have been a happy camper if I was on that line.
My boyfriend vowed to never come back to Yankee Stadium and I couldn't blame him. The marketing team should've implemented a better system. I've never seen or heard this kind of choas happen at any other stadium. I guess there's a first time for everything, but it sucks we had to experience it. Instead of having a nice date night, we weren't even with each other for most of our date.
I'm glad to hear that people who waited for those bobble heads will be getting free tickets to a game next year. If the fans weren't going to get anything back that would've been more messed up. Hopefully something like this doesn't happen again on any promotional night.
First of all my boyfriend surprised me with the tickets because he knows I'm a big Yankee fan. It was a really sweet surprised. I usually hate surprises, but he did really good with this one. With him being a big Mets fan he did a really good thing by getting these tickets.
So after work that day I ran out so I could get to the game on time. I didn't even hear about the voucher's for the bobble heads. I wasn't concern with checking Facebook or Twitter. So since I work in the Wall Street area I took the 1 to the D because the 4 train always gets messed up whenever I take it going to a game. The 1 train got me to the D in no time. So when I got to the D everything was going fine and I thought wow for once I'm going to make the game on time. Boy was I wrong. When we got to 145th street the conductor said "Next time 161st street Yankee Stadium". Why is it that when we got to Yankee Stadium the stop was skipped and we went to the next express stop. How do you skip a stop? Obviously someone wasn't paying attention to their job. So instead of getting to the game on time I got there by 7:20PM thanks to the MTA.
Once I met my boyfriend he told me how crazy everything was and that there were no bobble heads, but he got a voucher for them. So I was like okay can't be that bad later on. So we got our food and ate then we went to our seats. At the game we got Nathan's and of course we got an order of their cheese fries. I swear their cheese fries are the best!!! Once we got to our seats about twenty minutes afterwards my boyfriend saw someone with a bobble head. Turns out they had just arrived so my boyfriend said he rather get them now instead of after the game. That was at the bottom of the 3rd inning. He didn't get back till the top of the 7th inning and that was about an hour and a half. H e was beyond pissed off. He said no one knew what they were doing and everything was disorganized. I was so happy that I didn't decided to go get them with him because I was tired and had a long day. I wouldn't have been a happy camper if I was on that line.
My boyfriend vowed to never come back to Yankee Stadium and I couldn't blame him. The marketing team should've implemented a better system. I've never seen or heard this kind of choas happen at any other stadium. I guess there's a first time for everything, but it sucks we had to experience it. Instead of having a nice date night, we weren't even with each other for most of our date.
I'm glad to hear that people who waited for those bobble heads will be getting free tickets to a game next year. If the fans weren't going to get anything back that would've been more messed up. Hopefully something like this doesn't happen again on any promotional night.
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