Shopping & Services

New candle shop coming to Downtown Memphis

Submitted by Denisha Thomas, News Producer

Friday, December 28th, 2012, 4:23pm

New candle shop coming to Downtown Memphis

If you love candles and live in or near Downtown Memphis, you won’t have to travel far to get your candle fix.

The Downtown Candle Company is set to open in February 2013.

The Memphis Daily News reports the candle boutique will be located at 107 East G.E. Patterson Avenue. That’s near The Arcade restaurant.

The 1,500 square-foot retail space was recently vacated by Delphinium Boutique.

Owner and downtown resident Eumora Reese makes the candles from pure soybeans and botanical oils.

Reese told the newspaper she sold her products at various venues and decided to open up the store because “the demand just really, really grew.”

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Consumer Reports: best shopping sites & apps

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012, 3:21pm

Consumer Reports' ShopSmart magazine has ranked the top five shopping sites and apps of 2012.

"We’ve combed through countless shopping sites and apps to find the very best ones to help shoppers save even more in the new year,” said ShopSmart's Editor-In-Chief Lisa Lee Freeman.

TOP 5 SHOPPING SITES:

* CouponBlender.com. An aggregate site that highlights the best deals from multiple coupon sites.

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Holiday pop-up shops in Overton Square set to open

Submitted by Ashli Blow, New Media Content Producer

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012, 9:01pm

Holiday pop-up shops in Overton Square set to open

This week make sure to keep your eyes open for pop-up shops that will appear in Midtown during the holidays.

Holiday pop-up shops are set to occupy some vacant storefronts in Overton Square - the initiative is sponsored by the Mayor’s Innovation Team.

Part of MemShop, there will be more than 40 artists selling their wares, a community café, a pop-up men’s store, music and more.

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New help for credit report mistakes/fraud

Submitted by Andy Wise, Chief Consumer Investigator/Andy's Restaurant Scorecard

Monday, October 22nd, 2012, 2:02pm

With credit report issues, the buck no longer stops at the credit bureaus, the cops...or me.

Starting Oct. 22, consumers can get direct assistance on credit report mistakes or fraud from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com, said the CFPB will assist consumers with credit report inaccuracies, abuse, investigations, fraud alerts and rejections of their credit score requests.

"It will be a great help for consumers to be able to file complaints to the CFPB and have a federal agency on their side," said Hardekopf. "Credit scores affect so many areas of our financial lives, it is essential for the report to be correct."

Hardekopf recommended for smooth sailing, file your complaint first with the credit bureau whose report reflects the mistake or fraud. Then, if necessary, bump it up to the CFPB.

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Megabus.com Keeps It Moving Through the Holidays

Submitted by Nichole Cyprian on Friday, October 12th, 2:23 pm

Looking to travel for less this holiday season? Then look no further than megabus.com.

The first city-to-city express bus company has now opened its ticket booking window to accomodate holiday travelers. Fares will start as low as $1 and booking will remain open until Jan. 8.

“The holidays are an expensive time of year and travelers are looking for the best deal,” said VP of marketing and public relations for megabus.com Mike Alvich.

“Megabus.com’s affordable fares make sure our customers have enough money left in their pocket to spend on gifts for their loved ones,” he said.

More than 410,000 passengers used the holiday service in 2011 and the company expects an increase this year.

The express service double-decker buses come equipped with free Wi-Fi and power outlets, and offer service to nearly 90 cities throughout America.

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40th Annual Pink Palace Crafts Fair

Submitted by Alorien Sadler on Friday, September 21st, 8:39 pm

(WMC-TV) - The Pink Palace Museum of Memphis is having their 40th Annual Crafts Fair October 12,13 & 14 at Audubon Park.

Activities for the kids include: face painting, spin art and a petting zoo.

For the adults there will be weaving, soap making, glass blowing and candle making to name a few, not to mention shopping. The fair is located right across the street from the Theater of Memphis at 630 Perkins Extended.

Adults-$7

Seniors-$5

Children (Under 12)-$3

Two-Day Passes-$12

Parking at Southern & Perkins $3 or free off Cherry Road

There are no pets allowed at the craft festival

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Local cloth diaper event educates parents looking to help environment and save money

Submitted by Karen Bray on Thursday, September 13th, 10:44 am

(WMC-TV) - Have you ever considered cloth diapers? Are the first images that pop in your head large swaths of fabric, pins and plastic pants? If so, then you need to find out how different modern cloth diapers are now.

The modern cloth diaper systems are pin-less, easy to use and better for the environment. Another important factor to busy parents is that modern cloth diapers are easy to wash. The fabrics used now are soft, colorful and comfortable on the delicate skin of babies. They are also easier on the environment.

In the United States alone, 49 million diapers per day (18 billion per year) are thrown away. Disposable diapers go into landfills in which (under ideal conditions) it is estimated that it would take hundreds of years to decompose. Each baby in cloth diapers will help to divert many of these diapers from municipal landfills.

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