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Flags and Accessories at the United States Flag Store

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I’ve been asked to discuss United States Flag Store, an online store where it appears that you can purchase just about anything to do with flags and their display.I’ll start by saying that as far as selection goes I doubt that you’d find a better online collection of American Flags anywhere on the internet or off-line. Which, I suppose, is why they really are the largest vendor of online flags and flagpoles. You can get everything from small flags, car flags, pins, patches and decals, patriotic decorations, as well as patriotic wear and gifts.

Not only do they sell US Flags, but they also sell custom flags, state flags, World flags, flag display cases, flag accessories and Outdoor Flagpoles. There’s even a section on the site that contains information about flag etiquette and flag care.

Browsing the site is quite easy. Simply use the menu on the left hand site of each page to reach the section that you’d like to look at. Once you are on a page with the type of items that you are interested in purchasing you’ll find thumbnail photos of the products, and if the items come in different types, styles or sizes you’ll be able to travel deeper into the site until you are looking at exactly what you’d like to possibly purchase.

For example, if you are interested in purchasing a flagpole you could click on the flagpoles menu on the left hand side of any page, then once you are in the flagpole section you’ll see thumbnails and short descriptions that will lead you into specific pages for the various types of flagpoles that United-States-Flags.com sells, such as 20FT ground flagpoles, residential flagpoles, commercial flagpoles, Wall mounting US Flag pole kits, and accessories such as Snaps, trucks, brackets, eagles, and recognition rocks that you might need to use when hanging your flag, or that you might need to replace on your current flag display.

What I’d like to see improve on the site, is that when you click on the State Flag area and perhaps choose “Alabama – Kentucky” state flags, it wasn’t clear to me that this was an alphabetical list of state flags from A to K. That could of course be just me. The World flag section is set up that way as well.

Now, this is a site that sells flags, and to my eyes the only thing with a splash of color on the site are the flags themselves. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that at all. When I visit a site whether it be a blog or a website, or an online store, I’m much more concerned with the content and navigation of a site than it’s appearance, but I do know that some people will not delve deeper into a site if they do not like the initial look of the site.

So I’m suggesting that perhaps a header displaying a colorful flag be placed across the top of the page or some kind of design consideration like that be added to the website. Yes they do have a small logo with a flag in the top left hand corner of the page, but it doesn’t add much pizazz to the website.

Prices seem quite reasonable, and the selection really does appear to be unbeatable. I really can’t find any flaws in the design, and I’ve only suggested a few minor improvements that would make the site a little bit more appealing to the eye.

Readers, do you have anything to add regarding the United States Flag Store?






New outdoor decor items at Online Discount Mart

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Some of my plants are starting to come out of their long slumber and tiny green shoots are showing in some areas of my garden beds. Spring is definitely on the way.

Now that Spring is announcing it’s impending arrival my thoughts have started to turn towards getting outside and gardening once more. Of course I can’t do much outside yet, but I can buy things for the garden can’t I?

You have to check out the Fountains and other great items at onlinediscountmart.com. They have a lot of gardening related decor and accessories that I’m sure many of you will enjoy.

They have lots of new items in stock for the upcoming season. Everything from flags, kitchen and bath decor and accessories, as well as outdoor decor as I’ve already mentioned.

I really enjoy browsing through the many items at Online Discount Mart. I wouldn’t doubt that I’ll end up buying something if I keep browsing!

Check it out for yourself.

Gardening in the dark

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I think that I’ve mentioned more than a few times here that I often tend to do a good portion of my gardening work at night. Why? Because my snoopy old lady neighbor who is very lonely follows me around and makes my gardening work hell ’cause it takes me at least three times longer to get anything done when she’s outside watching me.

I love the dear girl but I’d rather sit and have a tea with her before or after I get my gardening done.

There have been times when I’ve gone outside and planted new plants in the dark. My husband holding a big halogen light so I could see.

Now I’m starting to think of less obvious ways to garden in the dark. What about a headlamp flashlight? This would be helpful too if I’m gathering earthworms for the compost or another area of soil in the garden too.

I came across a company called Opticsplanet.net and they sell streamlight flashlights, as well as a number of other brands such as Surefire and Pelican. They have everything from the headlamp flashlight I was fantasizing about earlier, to LED flashlights, pocket, gun mount lights, and flash light accessories. The company also offers discount pricing and free UPS on orders over $29.95 so I think I might just spend a bit of time over there browsing and see if I can come up with a way to light my garden as I work and defeat my nosy neighbor.

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