Shopping at CSN Stores - from modern dining furniture to handy travel items

Various bloggers have featured CSN Stores for a wide variety of products.   I'd been communicating with CSN Stores to find something that would work well for my Brooklyn condo.  I spent quite a lot of time on their various stores, as they have a wide variety of items from modern dining room furniture to kitchen appliances to handy travel items.  Almost anything that you need or would look for in a big box store, you can find in one of their many stores.

I'd looked into items for my home office,  for my balcony garden, for our kitchen and to decorate our condo.   But procrastinator that I am, I've settled on travel items -- I'm heading for a long trip overseas to visit family and I figure a travel scale will come in handy.

Now that airlines have become strict with baggage allowance and impose whopping "overweight" luggage fees,  I figure a travel scale will help me from having to shift items from one bag to another  or from worrying about paying penalties for my luggage.  CSN has offered me a $15 gift certificate to use at any of their stores. 

I'm choosing between this cheery Heys USA eScale Digital Luggage Scale for $20.99.  It weighs 0.41 lbs and has dimensions of 2.5" H x 6" W x 1.75" D.

Another option is an old fashioned style, the Lewis N Clark Luggage Scale with Weight Indicator which sells at $12.99

The third choice is the Travelon Luggage Scale for $12.99

 A. Heys USA eScale

B. Lewis N Clark

C. Travelon Luggage Scale

Have you used a travel scale?  Which one would you recommend? 

Friday 56: Week 63 How To Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling

Rules:
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
*Post a link along with your post back to this blog and to Storytime with Tonya and Friends at http://storytimewithtonya.blogspot.com/
* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

How to Marry a Duke by Vicky Dreiling

Here's the blurb:

Tristan, the Duke of Shelbourne, is a man with a mission: find a wife he can tolerate as long as they both shall live.  Love is not not necessary -- nor desired.  But how to choose among a dizzying array of wealthy yet witless candidates?  Hire London's infamously prim and proper matchmaker.  Then pretend she's not the most captivating woman he's ever met...

Helping a devilish Duke create a contest to pick his perfect mate is the kind of challenge Tessa Mansfield relishes. Her methods may be scandalous, but she's determined to find the notorious bachelor more than a wife -- she'll bring him true love.  Yet when Tessa watches the women vie for the Duke's affections, she longs to win his heart herself. And after a stolen kiss confirms Tristan's desire, Tessa knows she has broken a matchmaker's number one rule: never fall in love with the groom.

Here's my Friday 56:

"I have more important things to do than dally in twenty drawing rooms next week."

Pam at Bookalicio.us is celebrating her 2nd year Blogoversary with an amazing giveaway (Nook Color!!!)

 Pam at Bookalicio.us is celebrating her third year of blogging with amazing prizes for her readers (old and new).   If you haven't read her blog yet, drop by but be prepared to spend some time.  Between her book reviews and her vlogs, you're sure to find something you'll want to read.

The first prize in her contest is a Nook Color from Barnes & Noble.  The second prize packs are made up of fabulous gift packs from Harper Collins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Chronicle Books and Candlewick.  Each of the publishers picked out a special selection.  For instance,  Harper Collins donated a children's pack of Fancy Nancy books, a selection of middle school children and the upcoming hot YA titles.

You must be dying to find out how to sign up - just head over to Bookalicio.us   http://bookalicio.us/2011/01/two-year-blogging-anniversary-giveaway/   
Read more about the first prize at http://bklc.us/2y

Lawyers & former law students: Bar/Bri class action suit update (checks coming in Jan 2011?!)

Just a quick note for anyone who signed up for the Bar/Bri class action suit. Last Dec. 6, 2010, the district court authorized a partial settlement of $30,000,000. According to the Bar/Bri class action website, checks are expected to be mailed out in Jan. 2011.  

Do check if the claims administrator has your most current address. You can call them directly or mail notification of your new address.  Head to the website for details - http://www.barbri-classaction.com/barbri/default.htm

BAR/BRI Class Action Administrator
PO Box 24639
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
BARBRI@completeclaimsolutions.com

If you would like to speak with the Administrator's Office, please call toll-free:
1-888-285-7850