Shopping for Kids

“Many have tried. Many have failed. Do you have what it takes to be a hero?” is the tag-line with which a little free online game presents itself to you.

The name of the game is Shopping Cart Hero. It features a little shopping cart and a funny looking stick figure. The goal of the game is to run downhill with the cart, jump high and propel yourself as far as possible, do funny tricks and land correctly.

At the end of each jump, you earn a number of points based on your performance which you can use to buy in-game upgrades such as improved wheels for your shopping cart as well as more propelling power for your next jump.

Developed in 2009 by the folks at MonkeyWantBanana.com who have a history of creating fun and addicting free online games, Shopping Cart Hero is no exception. The game enjoys great popularity and is being played online hundreds of thousands of times each month!

The game is available in Flash format and is playable in your web browser but it’s also available as an iPhone and iPod Touch application on iTunes. The iPhone / iPod Touch version costs $0.99 to download and play and it’s worth every cent. Imagine guiding the cart with the gyroscopic feature of your iPhone!

If you enjoyed playing the game, you will be happy to know that the developers at MonkeyWantBanana.com have rolled out a sequel which features improved graphics, better game-play, more upgrades, more tricks and more fun!

The game is high score enabled so you can present your score to friends or the entire world in online leader-boards and see how well you’ve done!

In honor of “Cyber Monday,” the newly appointed noteworthy date of the winter holiday season, it seems fitting to take a look at what’s hot in the new and improved bag of online retailer tricks. Lately, the buzz word is interactive! We’ve been seeing a move towards more and more interaction on shopping sites. Based on the belief that more interaction equates to more views, more time on site, and ultimately more sales, even many long established retailers have added interactive applications to their webstores in recent months.

Interacting with customers through social media quickly became a staple in internet retail, but many have now seen fit to go above and beyond engaging their audience through Facebook, twitter, and blogs with games that sort of resemble those you might see in a grammar school lesson. Just a few months ago, a “fill in the blank” application could be seen on one major high end department store’s front page. Shoppers were encouraged to end sentences like “fashion is…” Macy’s has been going interactive by offering periodic challenges to their Facebook fans. Questions like “What would you wear to chaperone your daughter’s homecoming dance?” are presented to fans who can then go to a page attached to Macy’s online store, choose pictures of merchandise, and make their own collage/outfit to answer the challenge question. Other applications “quiz” users to find their style and then suggest pieces that might match it.

With the advent of Polyvore, an application that allows shoppers or internet browsers to clip items from webstores and create their own outfits and collages, even smaller name retailers are now taking advantage of the ease at which they can hold outfit making based contests to engage audiences. With today’s new technologies, it’s certainly easier for young brands, even those without large development budgets, to get in on the interactive shopping game.

Interaction in itself is even becoming the very basis for several internet shopping business models – those who are clearly following the old Burger King adage of “Have it your Way.” In the jewelry industry, Sheyna.com and Gemkitty.com are two examples of sites that allow users to interact to create a custom product, but similar shopping sites have popped up for just about any industry you can think of from chocolates, to t-shirts, to bobble head dolls.

From social media conversation, to simple games, to interactive product creation, it certainly seems like interaction is the new sought after puzzle piece de resistance for internet retailers but is all the interactive shopping hype just much ado about nothing, a result barren quest to keep up with the next big thing?

Psychology and even Elementary Education 101 would tell us that engaging our audience will translate into more desirable results, but when the results we’re looking for or straight up sales, does this basic principle apply? The answer certainly varies depending on who you ask, and with all the different possible interaction, might certainly be hard to generalize. Retailers like Nordstrom that seemed to embrace interaction head on by making it part of their landing page just a few months ago, seemed to have shied away, moving interactive features to positions of much less prominence.

Interaction may arguably backfire, engaging a less targeted and on the fence audience at the expense of distracting already buying focused customers. One frequent online shopper called the new features “annoying and confusing” when talking about the move towards interaction as part of one of her frequented online department store shopping sites, begging the question, how much is “too much?” One other internet shopper mentioned that while an interactive game on a site from which he he planned to purchase anyway “didn’t influence his purchase…but was fun.” When it comes to internet retail, the line in the sand can be hard to draw but the numbers should surely tell in time. For now, complete the following sentence. “Interactive online shopping is ________.”

What you see – Alka’s Kids World (set up in 2000) the ideal place for shopping in Hyderabad for children’s clothes is an authentic representation of a semi-urban local store. Located in a highly upbeat milieu, opposite Badichowdi Police Station, Alka’s Kids World has ample space in front of it for two wheeler parking. Four wheeler owners might face some problem though. The dizzying traffic in front of the shop might bewilder a first-timer as well. The small-sized store, nonetheless, exudes a sense of homeliness.

What you get – Alka’s Kids World has apparels for 1-10 year olds. This store houses garments for kids, both boys and girls, which includes pants, shirts, T-shirts, sherwanis, frocks, skirts etc.

As far as arrangement of wares is concerned, the store does not follow any particular format. In fact, there is a sense of randomness in the display. There were times when we would pick up something just to see it entwined with other pairs.

Garments are available in a wide variety of colors and prices. You can acquire something for as less as Rs. 100 to as high as Rs. 2,000. For instance, pants for three-year-olds can cost you around Rs. 250. Sherwanis for 5-10 year olds cost between Rs. 400 and Rs. 1,000.

The sales staff is very helpful and courteous and as far as brands are concerned, Memento Fashion, Little Girl, Crosser Gold and Dear Doll are some of those available.

Our verdict – We can say with conviction that this store has far better variety than many others in the city. Prices are affordable too. However, the store does need to pay some attention to its size and display. The ambiance seems cluttered leading to less floor circulation space. Parking is a problem for four wheelers which can be compounded by the traffic at Koti.

Dolce & Gabbana is one of the very first big designer houses releasing designer kids clothes, their first collection launched in 2001. The main group Dolce & Gabbana is trying to target is young people or these who still want to be young. Therefore, they realised soon enough that these people also want their youngsters wearing cool children clothes and then they started releasing childrens designer clothes successfully since nearly 10 years. The official name of their kids clothing line is “D&G JUNIOR”.

Their clothes are available in a lot of selected designer kids clothes stores but also in official Dolce & Gabbana stores. Alone in Switzerland, there are over 10 stores selling Dolce & Gabbana kids designer clothes. Dolce & Gabbana is also one of the first designer brands offering a wide selection of childrens clothes through online stores. They also created a very kids-friendly homepage presenting their newest lines and advertising.

As one of the first and only brands, Dolce & Gabbana Junior is putting advertisements of childrens designer clothes in adult fashion magazines and on the internet. They are trying to become one of the leading designer kids clothes brands and therefore they are setting pretty moderate prices. So the parents aren’t shocked when they are looking at their clothes.

For the Fall/Winter collection 2011 Dolce & Gabbana chose a classical alpine look with a lot of typical winter patterns like reindeer or snowflakes. But just as important as the stylish look is that the kids feel comfortable in their clothes. Therefore, they mostly release comfy sweaters and jackets with enough space to play in them. For the kids’ health they also release stylish hats, gloves and glasses. So the kids can look stylish while playing in the cold and the parents don’t have to worry that they will get sick.

Once again, Dolce & Gabbana stars with a collection of cool kids clothes that will not only make children look very stylish in these clothes, the kids are also protected from the snow and the sun. As many may forget, designer kids clothes may not only look stylish, they also have to serve the purpose.

When my son learned how to talk, he wanted to have his own say in the choices that affected him. One of the decisions in which he now enjoys giving his opinion is what kind of bedding goes on his bed. At first, I feared that either I would not find anything he liked or that I would find what he liked out of our price range. However, I found some of the best places to shop for kid’s bedding on the internet. Sites that offers kid’s bedding for infants, pre-school children, elementary kids, and middle school aged children, and they had incredible selections of every kind of bedding to provide your child with products that are not only safe and practical, which parents desire, but also cozy and stylish, which kid’s enjoy.

Kid’s bedding can be difficult to shop for, but these stores are online, which means that you and your child can shop together without leaving the comfort of your home. If shopping becomes taxing, you merely have to turn off the computer instead of getting the kids in the car and making sure the kids don’t spill anything or kill each other in the car all while driving home. Also, if tantrums seem to be a problem, shopping online will eliminate attention-seeking behavior as there will be no customers to observe any disrespect.

In addition to being extremely convenient, the kid’s bedding offered has bedding for any kind of special needs your child may have. If your child has sensitive skin or allergy problems, you can choose to purchase “Microfine” bedding. This bedding is made especially soft for those with tender skin. We found sites that also offer anti-allergy bedding for those who may suffer from allergies to certain kinds of fabric.

If the practical and safety aspects of this company’s products don’t catch your eye, the plethora of styles most certainly will. These specialist sites provided more than forty top characters and designs for your children to choose from, including characters such as Dora the Explorer, James Bond, and Bob the Builder. Kid’s bedding of this quality can be terribly expensive, but online, you will get a fantastic price for not only the goods you receive but also for the peace of mind you’ll have knowing that your child is using the best possible product!

Wearing colorful outfits is one of the biggest kids fashion trends for summer 2011. This trend is inspired by many runway fashion styles. That’s why adults and children will find a lot of colorful clothes in their local stores. As dictated by the momentary runway fashion, most colorful outfits are usually mixed with white items: This means that it’s totally trendy to be wearing colorful outfits, but we are expected to combine it with at least some white clothing. I totally support this for the adult’s fashion but I believe that children can wear more colorful outfits than their parents. But when does it become too much? Hence I asked myself the question: When do too many colorful pieces of garment look childish – even on kids?

As mentioned above, the colorful kids fashion trend stems from the runway fashion for adults that was presented for summer 2011. Many designers who make kids clothes also have their own collections for adults, hence the parallels. Because it’s so trendy to be wearing colorful clothes this summer, we can put together very flashy outfits for our children. I looked at different types of colorful kids clothes and had a hard time figuring out where to draw the line in terms of coloring. Is it okay to have your child dress like a clown? No, definitely not. But the term “clown” doesn’t really have to do with the number of colors, rather with the combination of colors!

Let’s take the two colors yellow and blue for example. Yellow and blue is considered to be a very childish combination because these are so different colors; blue is calm and reserved whereas yellow is energetic and noticeable. In summer 2011, though, you can easily combine these two colors. Depending on how you combine blue and yellow in an outfit, your child can really make a rather clownish impression. But consider this outfit instead: A blue t-shirt with some kind of colorful logo and yellow shorts. This is not childish at all! As a matter of fact, this is very stylish and totally trendy this year. Hence, this season you can have your child wear as many colors as you want to, as long as the combination looks good.

Since I am a fan of very colorful outfits, I really appreciate the momentary trend. While I totally agree with the adult’s runway fashion, where they usually add white to any colorful outfit, I strongly encourage parents to put together colorful outfits for their children without worrying about whether it’s too many different colors or not. As I just tried to explain above, it’s just a question of combination. What holds true for summer 2011 is that you can combine all colors in your kids’ outfits – as long as you make the right combinations. I hope you’ll enjoy this trend as much as I do!

What is online shopping?

Online shopping is the process consumers go through to purchase products on internet. There are number of online shopping store and online shopping malls, eshop, e-store, internet stop, web shop, are available over internet which gives option to buy or purchase products of your own choice.

Online shopping is nothing but electronics commerce (e-commerce) used for business-to-business (B2B) or Business-to-Consumer transactions or it relates to variety of business dealing conducted online.

Why is online shopping important and useful?

Online shopping is important because it offers buyers convenience that has never been achievable.

1) Options: For every product you can get number of vendors at one place. For example: if you want to buy mobile phones then you will get different mobile venders like Nokia, Motorola, lg, Samsung mobile phones are available at one shop.

Shoppers are provided with an abundance of merchant sites where almost any goods on earth can be bought. Consumers can also compare prices from a variety of different retailers with greater ease, compared to them physically going to shop in a built shopping centre to check prices.

2) Available 24*7: The technology that is now available allows customers to shop on the internet 24 hours a day and seven days a week without having to leave their homes or offices

3) Fast Service: Most of the online shopping websites delivers product with 3 working days. The best thing is there is no shipping cost included in the Cost price of the product.

4) Price and Selection: One advantage of shopping online is being able to quickly seek out deals for items or services with many different vendors. Shoppers find a greater selection online in certain market segments (for example, computers and consumer electronics) and in some cases lower prices.

5) Product Cost: Compared to normal shopping stores the products are available at cheaper then them.

6) Comparison: On internet you can compare pricing of product from one brand with other. So, there is option to buy product cheaper with better quality.

7) Easy Mode of Payment: There are very easy way / mode of payment. Credit cards are most preferable. But some online shopping vendors like cafegadgets.in, crazypricing.in gives option to their customer to purchase products on Emi or draft, Cheque are also acceptable by other online shopping. Means all facilities are given to customers and you don’t have to carry cash all the time.

Stores for Online Shopping in India

1) ebay

2) Cafegadgets.in

3) Crazypricing.in

4) Gadgets guru
and many more

People buy household products and grocery items at weekly or monthly basis. The products procured are more in number and are found heavy too. Old people who cannot carry heavy weights undergo a miserable time shopping and bringing home these heavy packages. Folding grocery cart is launched in the market for those who find it tough to lift heavy packages and these are moveable in nature.

Folding grocery cart is introduced to disable these problems faced by the consumers. This foldable cart bag works with wheels and is easy to use it. This cart comes in different forms of size, shapes and mainly made up of different materials too. The few commonly variants sold are fully closed cart bags and simple wired bags. These are not made available everywhere but quality concern depends. Fully closed cart bags are found costlier than the other one. The cost of the product mainly depends upon the material used and the quality of the wheels.

This light weight cart bags can hold up to hundred pounds and there are water resistant so gardening and laundry products can also be carried. The four wheels made enabled makes the job simple and easy to carry. The wired bags made available also possess a test good quality and are found very cheap prices.

There is basket enabled on the top so babies could also be carried. These bags can be used inside the apartments, nearby grocery stores and others. This makes the carrying job simple and these light weight bags enabled by simple wheels that push the cart easily. You can also dump old clothes and household products in this cart.

Make your work simple from stress and pain. Get a folding grocery cart today and be free from tensions.

Having a good memory is important. It is vital to remember things that you’ve read and discussed with others. You can improve your child’s memory (and your own) with practice.

Here are a couple of fun games that you can play anywhere. They can help to keep your brains active when travelling or waiting for an appointment. No equipment is needed – always a handy thing!

Shopping List Games

1) Children need to practice to develop their short term memory. A good game to encourage this is the shopping list game.

Adult -’I went to the store and bought an apple’

Child -’I went to the store and bought an apple and a sausage.

Adult -’I went to the store and bought an apple, a sausage, and some carrots.’

Child -’I went to the store and bought an apple, a sausage, some carrots, and a cake.’

Take turns. Each time repeating the list that has been said before and adding an extra item.

2) This type of game could be played using a meal theme.

Adult – ‘For lunch I had a bowl of soup.’

Child – ‘For lunch I had a bowl of soup and a slice of bread.’

Think of other themes that you could use. If you were playing this while you are on holiday it could be things that you would pack in a suitcase.

For Older Kids

To make the game more difficult you can start each new item with the next letter of the alphabet. For the shopping list game the items could be Apple, Beans, Cookies, Doughnuts and so on.

This is a fun way to spend time with your child and keep your brains active too.

There are many different memory tools parents can use nowadays, and there are always new-fangled techniques on how to develop your child’s memory coming onto the market. However, if you take a step back and look at the activities you and your child do on a regular basis you can develop your own memory games and make learning fun for your child. It really is true that learning starts at home!

As an example, one easy technique is the shopping game. The aim of this is to develop your child’s memory by getting them to remember 5 or more shopping items which you will both choose before you go shopping. As you go round the shop you should then prompt your child to remember the different items on your list. You can use memory triggers such as a high five on entering the shop and as you go round the aisles talk about all the items on your list that you need to buy. Make it as easy or difficult as you like, and increase or decrease the number of items dependent on the age of your child. Everyday items like milk and bread will be easier to remember than one off items such as oxo cubes and vinegar.

Before you go to the shop sit down with your child and make a list of five items you need. A recommendation is to include items that your child knows and uses, such as bread, apples, biscuits. Alternatively it might be fun to make up a funny story involving the items you need to buy. The more humourous the story the easier it will be for your child to remember.

An example would be…

“Aggie Applewent to the fair with Mr Tomato and Butter Bob. They went on the big swings and ate blueberries until their tongues turned blue. Farmer Tom gave them some milkto wash down all the blueberries.”

Cover the list up and leave it alone for ten minutes. After that time see how many your child has remembered. You can leave it for a further hour, or even until the next day, and see if they still remember their list items. Remember that the older the child the more items you can add to the list, and if you start out with just a couple you can add to the list as time goes by.

Another option is to give your child an incentive to memorise the list. If your child is older or you have more than one child you could play a game to see who can make up the zaniest story or who can remember the most items.

There are lots of ways to develop your child’s memory and this is just one example. Look at the things you do every day and see if you can make a game out of any of those activities. Remember if you make it fun your child will get more from it!