CSN Stores...And Me!

I'm sure a lot of you have seen CSN Stores around the blogosphere; they've been terrific about offering giveaways at many sites.  They have over 200 online stores that sell everything from  drop leaf tables to dog beds to handbags (45 pages of these alone!).

I had never heard of CNS stores until the first time I say a review for one of their products on a blog. I'm always hesitant to order things online from a company I'm not familiar with but I've read nothing but great reviews about the CSN products and service.  So I'm ordering myself a birthday treat and I'll be sure to let you know if I'm as favorably impressed as everyone else seems to be.  The question now is what to order?  The bookcase for my living room I've been wanting?  A new reading chair for my bedroom?  Or perhaps one of those handbags?  I'll let you know soon!

 

AND...if you'll head on over to Gilmore Girls Reading Challenge, you have the chance to enter to win and $80 gift certificate from CSN Stores!

NovelTeas

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."

Groucho Marx

There is probably evidence all over Twitter, Goodreads, and the blogosphere that I love to drink a nice mug of hot tea, especially when I'm reading. So, even though I had resolved to only review books on this blog, I couldn't resist this product from Bag Ladies Tea when they approached me about reviewing their product.
The tea itself is a lovely English Breakfast tea, something that most tea drinkers will enjoy, and the product is very reasonably priced. But the best part of this product is the literary quote that comes on the tag of each tea bag. There are quotes from Alice Hoffman, Louisa May Alcott and C. S. Lewis. Usually I try to get two cups from a tea bag. But these are so fun, you want a new tea bag for every cup you drink. I only wish I would have found this product sooner--a pouch of this tea and a mug would have made wonderful gifts for book club friends! Next year!

Tricia McIntyre, of Bag Ladies Tea, wrote of her families deep affection for books when she sent this product which inspired this line of packaging. But the company also offers at least a dozen other types of packaging for the English Breakfast tea (including a set for teachers, one for mothers and one for birthdays) as well as other types of teas.