[NOTE: I may be getting a few -- or even more than a few -- of the details in this entry a little garbled, mistaken, or otherwise screwed up. Not too many, I hope. But in any event, I'm pretty sure the main facts are correct ( Read more... )

I'm sure you've seen at least one version of the Tootsie Pops commercial. You know, the one with the tagline, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know ( Read more... )

As I said last time, I was caught a little off-guard when I saw Staples setting up their display of back-to-school backpacks several days before the summer solstice. I didn't think I would be seeing anything of that nature anywhere until sometime this week. But when I went by Office Depot a day or so later, I seem to remember seeing the ( Read more... )

As I have mentioned from time to time, once summer arrives, I start eagerly anticipating the start of the back-to-school sales. One reason, of course, is that I really dislike hot weather, and seeing the various school supplies on the shelves reassures me that it won't be long before autumn arrives. Another reason -- probably the more important ( Read more... )

Well, Easter has come and gone again. Which is not particularly a good thing for me. The Easter Bunny's annual visit, as always, signals the end of Candy Season ( Read more... )

The day after a holiday is always an interesting one when you visit a store. Particularly and especially when you walk through the seasonal aisle. The store is frantically trying to move the remaining merchandise from the holiday just celebrated out of the way and into a clearance area, while at the same time moving the next batch of seasonal ( Read more... )

A few entries back, I mentioned a positive dearth of new Halloween candies. As a matter of fact, the only items on the candy shelves which even come close to being new are the chocolate-covered Peeps pumpkins. And those are for all intents and purposes the same as the chocolate-covered Peeps that I reviewed back before Easter ( Read more... )

I think the title of this entry summarizes things quite nicely. At the moment, I'm rather disappointed with the Halloween candy offerings this year ( Read more... )

Candy Season has definitely begun ( Read more... )

This week is the start of school in the Louisville area. Last Friday or Saturday, I asked a friend at Walgreens how soon it would be before the back to school merchandise gets put in the clearance section ( Read more... )