I have been a loyal subscriber of one of the Philippines' top mobile phone/communications service providers for over two years now. Throughout my "stay" in the plan I seldom encountered any problem when it comes to text messaging or voice calls. At a consumable plan of only Php800, I can text and call all my family and friends whenever I want to. I get to connect with anytime of the day. ...

I've always been fascinated by globes. It's easy to forget there is a big world out there besides what goes on in my little corner of it. I received this globe and thought it was perfect for my office. It's 15" tall and the colors are brilliant. It has brass legs and trim and includes a compass. I'm hardly a world traveler, but I've been to some places that are far from...

The VTech Fly and Learn caught my son's eye in the store, so I let my mother buy it for him for Christmas. At first, he really enjoyed it, but he seemed to grow bored with it quickly for some reason. I do think it was a great way to familiarize him with the world, and for him to begin to understand the layout. I have tried to verbally explain to him the difference between states, countries,...

The miniature snow globe lights up and plays one of 11 different songs when you push a button.  The snow in the globe swirls when you do this.  It is neat to watch.It is simple and unsophisticated, but it's intriguing.  I just like to hit the button and have the hint of the Christmas season arriving.  I like the different songs and the swirling snow in the globe is fun t...

My father enjoys giving educational toys as gifts to my son.  Two Christmas's ago was no exception.  My father bought my son the Explorer Globe by Leap Frog.  It did take my son awhile to figure out all of the features of the globe.  Once he figured everything out he really enjoys playing with it.  The Explorer helps children learn the different continents, countrie...

I am always looking for toys that are fun and educational. This holiday season I also focused on toys that were safe and long lasting as I was tired of the product recalls and poor construction. For my 3-year-old son I chose the VTech Fly and Learn Globe to give him an interactive and educational toy to play with. At first glance this globe is very colorful and bright, which appealed to my son ...

Disney always has great, unique items for Christmas. Being the frugal shopper that I am, I always wait for the after-Christmas clearance sales to purchase new items for the Christmas holidays the following year. Shoppers Drug Mart also sells Christmas ornaments and other items. It was while in a Shoppers Drug Mart filling a prescription in early January that I noticed they had some Disney Chris...

Although I generally LOVE LeapFrog products, and have bought many of them through the years for my children, this product was a huge disappointment.  It offers very little in the way of detail, depicting only continents and oceans - no individual countries.  There is way more emphasis placed on the animals and the search game than to actual geography.  I know that this is the jun...

My daughter was really interested in learning geography when she was 5, so I thought this would be a great toy for her to learn about the continents and countries.  There were two models of the globe, this one is the Junior Globe and there was also another geared toward older kids.  It was tough to choose between the two because the other seemed way too old for my daughter, yet this J...

I go through bird feeders pretty quick, very few are made to be durable and last very long.  A neighbor suggested I start using more mesh bird feeders, so I began looking around for some that fit in with my garden decor.I came across the Farm Home Collection website in a catalog and noticed the brightly painted mesh globe feeders, which are different than any other feeders I have had or se...

If you've ever tried to keep plants in your house and you don't have a green thumb you know how difficult it can be to keep plants alive. The problem is that I always either over water them or under water them and even an amateur gardener knows either of these two results will end in the plant dying. One way to solve this problem is to buy Aqua Globes. These are glass containers that ar...

Everyone loves a sunny day. There's something about it that just makes you feel better and the world looks brighter. The sun also makes every day things look brighter and shinier.The prism globe is perfect for a sunny day.  It's colorful pieces of red, blue, gold and green reflect the sun and draw your eyes to the beauty of the sparkling colors.It can be hung with a hook or cl...

These Globe-Weis file pockets are medium weight, colorful and expandable to one inch.  They have a couple of annoying factors.I recently decided to make a hot file section near my desk with folders that would slide upright into slots. I wanted file pockets so that the papers would not fall out the ends. I wanted various colors because I can quickly grab the correct file by noting its color...

Last week I had a birthday.  A couple of my friends invited me over.  They sung happy birthday and gave me a few gifts.  One of the things I got, was a box of two Aqua Globes.  They heard my daughter and I talk about the commercial and how we wanted some.  I opened the box and seen they are prettier in person than they are on TV.  These are hand crafted blown glass...

I've been waiting for a couple of years now to see these CFL energy efficient bulbs come out with a shape similar to incandescents as I have some lamps that the usual CFL bulb with the swirl shape just don't work in.  The other day while out shopping I saw a display filled with incandenscent shaped bulbs  and each package had a $4 off coupon attached to it.  Cool.The bulb...

This is not mine but my husband, however, I was the one who encouraged him to get one under my brother's name (for their company and Globe had a tie up). I also handle his bills.Billing wise, Globe is pretty accurate. And now that my husband has a subscription plan, he seldom goes over the limit of P500 or $10. When he had the pre-paid before, he usually consumes more than that amount in a ...

The Globe Castro shoes are one of the newest lines by Globe, primarily a skateboarding shoe company. Castros are slip-on variety and come in over 10 different colors and designs. They commonly sell for $50. I really enjoy my Castros, I decided to go with "Brown Tweed," which is a dark brown with some black stitching. One thing I like about Castros is the fact that Globe actually catered to peo...

This 12 inch, 1:42,000,000 physical/political globe will help little kids and big kids develop an appreciation for world geography. It includes over 3000 place names and international boundaries.  Geographic features are represented as a pictorial relief map.  Major ocean currents are portrayed.  Latitude and longitude is displayed in 10 degree increments. One inch on the globe r...

While remodeling our bathrooms, we had to replace just about everything. In both bathrooms, the lights we had were left over from the 70s, complete with swag lamps. It was definitely time for an update.We didn't know exactly what we wanted, but knew we didn't want anything elaborate. We both prefer simplicity for the most part. It's what we like, plus it's a lot easier to clean....

I received this gift during last Christmas. My friend said that this has some strange powers that can radically improve my concentration and make me luckier than I am already. We actually made a lottery to see who will give present to whom. I was very happy with the present that I got. I was a very studious person from the very beginning and perhaps this made him buy this for me. I now keep it ...