Author: awrensays
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So Starbucks plastic cups take a different journey
All of the plastic cups were found in an incinerator in Alabama. They took the journey from the recycling bin in a Massachusetts Starbucks, not to be used to make new plastic items but to be destroyed and thrown into the waste pile. The article was calling in to question the coffee chain’s practices and…
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I guess networking can be fun
How do we make sure people don’t just come in talk to no one and leave? I was hosting an mixer and wanted to avoid a room full of people nursing their drinks and appetizers off on their own. The goal of a mixer is for people to mix and mingle after all. It defeated…
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When lack of promotions is the promotion
While so many brands are promoting their Cyber Monday deals, I can assure that there is one out there that definitely won’t. Framework, which I’ll describe as a DIY computer brand, doesn’t do promotions. Writing about this on their blog they had this to say: “You may have noticed by this point that we haven’t…
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Quick review of the Body Shop muslin cloths
What it is- Muslin Cleansing Cloth from the Body Shop– $7 for 1 What it is for- Facial cleansing Why I like it- It helps me make sure my face is really clean. Any lingering cleanser and makeup is more easily removed What I don’t like- It is a bit rough in texture. It feels…
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A focused review of I Want Choo Le Parfum
What did I try?- Jimmy Choo I Want Choo Le Parfum, $150 for 100mL What are the notes?- Did I like it?- It was okay. Not my favorite, but not the worse. There is something synthetic feeling on the top when I smell it on my skin, but that goes away for me after a…
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Black Friday reflection
I went without. I knew the sale was coming up, so I figured I might as well wait. Why buy it now when it would be cheaper later? I come back to that decision and reassess. Why are you putting off what it is good for you now, what you need now, for a so-called…
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Quality is more than a feeling
Last year, I went down a rabbit hole trying to figure out what luxury was. That then took me down a different one to determine what quality was. I previously wrote about seven dimensions of perceived quality. Well, today I watched Bliss Foster go through his own list of possible dimensions. Then he came to…
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Psst… try to stay calm this Black Friday
You’re doing it right now. You’re scouring the internet for deals. You’re hoping the thing you’ve had your eye on will reduce in price. Black Friday is almost here, and you want to be ready. Of course, I am well aware about the need, and sometimes just a desire, to save money. That is what…
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It’s never just a t-shirt
It was a brief conversation. “I’m thinking about creating a brand. But I want it to be something more. People aren’t just buying t-shirts; they’re buying a lifestyle.” It is a t-shirt that covers your body, perhaps keeps you marginally warm, but it also is a way to signal who you are to the world.…
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