New Lunch Bags

You can still look cute and "brown bag it" at the same time!

We've recently added new styles of lunch bags to our site. Available in zebra and polkadot designs, these lunch sacks are made of laminated cotton...very cute and stylish! They're also great because they wipe clean.

Get one before they're gone...

Scout Bags are Here!

We finally received our new shipment of Scout bags. We're stocking great color combinations for Fall, and we're in the process of adding them to our website.

Check out the popular Mini Deano in the new Diamond Jane pattern. The Princess Paisley Bagette is also a great option.

If you're familiar with the Scout name, you know the great quality and durability of these products. They have a thousand different uses from shopping to storage, so we know you'll put it to good use if you purchase one!

Back to School Already

In our little part of the world, it's already back to school time. Our children started back to school on Monday. With their new backpacks and haircuts, they were ready for a new school year. This certainly gives us more time to update our website and showcase all of our new products since we returned from Market.

What's new? Well, a great selection of Scout bags will make their way to our website by September 1. Some great white patent totes from Two's Company are already online and new animal print bags will be featured within a few days.

Keep checking back with us. We have some great stuff headed your way!

New Jewelry Items - Perfect for Mother's Day

We've just added some new jewelry items, perfect gift ideas for Mother's Day. Classic styles like engraved wood pendants and beautiful marble necklace sets can be monogrammed free of charge. Most pendants include beautiful natural bead necklaces that can also be worn alone. Please make sure and check these out! Please note that our deadline to purchase items in time for Mother's Day is May 4.

Thanks for shopping with us!

Water Bottle "Buddies" are Here!

We've just received a cute gift item to share with all of you. It's called a "bottle buddy", and it's basically a water bottle holder. Perfect to give as a gift or to order for your child, these are great for spring and summer day trips. The strap is extra long and adjustable and can be personalized in a block font with your child's name. We have the horse, alligator, butterfly, and tiger styles in stock, ready to ship to you.

Valentine's Day Order Deadline is Approaching

February 7, which happens to be today, is the deadline to place Valentine's Day orders. This allows us time to prepare your order and ship it to you by February 14.

Most of our new items are now available on our website. We've ordered some personalized water bottle holders, perfect for children, that will not arrive until the end of this month. We'll feature those new items as soon as we receive them.

Happy Shopping and Happy Valentine's Day!

Callaway Introduces the I-MIX!!!

Well...I have returned from the PGA Merchandise show in Orlando and the golf manufacturers have done it again. Just when you thought that they could not come up with anything bigger or better because of limitations initiated by the USGA and the R&A, it is a recent change on their part that has given rise to golf's newest technological advance. A rule was recently changed to allow golfers to play with adjustable clubs. Since Callaway already utilized an interchangeable shaft system for their fitting cart, it made sense for them to market this technology to consumers. Their new I-MIX system lets the consumer basically buy heads (right now limited to the FT-I and the FT-5) and shafts ala carte. The individual heads also come with a special wrench that can be used to lock any shaft that Callaway offers onto the FT-I or FT-5. You also have to buy the shaft from Callaway because it is specially fit with a threaded tip. Callaway is not the only company trying this new technology. Nickent had a interchangeable shaft system at the Show, and rumor has it that Taylor Made and Ping have systems in the works. Both Callaway and Nickent expected March deliveries for their new systems.

Now that I have delivered the facts, I guess I need to let you know my opinion on this new technology. Overall, I think the whole idea of interchanging shafts is a neat idea. I do think, though, there are some issues that only time will tell:

• Durability - This is the main issue with me. Will these shaft/head connectors hold up to real play on the course and will it hold up to consumers twisting that wrench? Again, I guess only time will tell.
• Cost - Costs for the consumer will definitely be higher for this technology. Callaway already has a high price point with the FT-I and FT-5 ($499 & $425), and this new technology will add approximately $150 - $250 to the price tag (hard to estimate because of the difference in shaft prices). Taylor Made's system (which is to include an R7 head, two top level shafts, and extra weights) is rumored to have a $999.99 price tag. I don't think this is as big an issue as other people do. I wholeheartedly believe that, if the technology is sound, there are some golfers that will buy it. This, in turn, leads to a trickle down effect. In a year or so, prices will fall to allow more golfers to try this technology.
• Golf Industry - Will this new technology put clubfitters and/or club repair businesses out in the cold? I don't think so. For one thing, many traditional golfers will not trust this technology and the price will keep the majority of golfers (whether they want to or not) away from this new technology. It is, though, a hot topic on some clubfitting blogs that I have read recently. Most clubfitters on these blogs are not big fans of the interchangeable shaft technology. I guess, again, only time will tell.