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Twinkie's Bargain Bin

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Twinkie's Bargain Bin

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Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 05, 2006 - 9:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Hi, gang!! Well, I finally did it! I now have my own online business!!! Just go to http://www.twinkiesbargainbin.com and check it out, please! There are lots of different items to choose from....everything from tools, clothes, makeup, perfume to scrapbooking, computer items and well, just about anything you can think of! And as the business grows I will have a larger inventory, but for now there are 1200 items to choose from and the prices are fantastic! Also, if you'd be interested in starting your own online business like mine just email me. I hope you'll all check it out and "shop til you drop"!! LOL Gee, can you tell I'm excited?? LOL OH!...and please, please, please tell your family and friends about my site! Thanks, guys!!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 12:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Good luck with the business, Twinkster.

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
I could swear I posted here. Doh. LOL!

The site looks great Twinkie, congrats!

ETA: Doh, I posted in the other thread about it. Just call me clueless. Ha!

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
It looks great and I've saved the site!!! Congratulations Twinks!!! I also sent you a PM. :-) Yay for you!!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 8:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Double DOH, Wendo! I not only did the same thing, I just posted about it in Twinkie's folder. LOL.

Babyruth
Member

07-19-2001

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 9:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Babyruth a private message Print Post    
Congrats and good luck with your new venture, Twinkiepoo! :-)

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 9:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Baby and Watching! I thanked Wendo and Juju in the other thread. LOL Watching, I'll reply to your email tomorrow. I've been really busy today and I'm pooped now. LOL

Spygirl
Board Administrator

04-23-2001

Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 10:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spygirl a private message Print Post    
Twinkie, good luck to you and congrats on getting this site set up!

Watching2
Member

07-07-2001

Friday, April 07, 2006 - 12:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Watching2 a private message Print Post    
Not a problem Twinkie! See, that's why I said I didn't post anything about input for starting an internet business since you all ARE BUSY! LOL

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Friday, April 07, 2006 - 12:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Spybaby!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 6:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I'd really like to get some feedback on my site. Anything you think could be improved on? Anything you'd like to see there that's not there? Please tell me what you think! Thanks, guys!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 5:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
This is a VERY minor detail, but being the English teacher -- on the first "banner" that says "Don't forget to save MY store in YOUR favorites list" there is a period before the two exclamation points. No problem w/the two !! but shouldn't have that period. :-) Also, shouldn't Twinkies Bargain Bin in the title have an apostrophe -- Twinkie's? It's a possessive.

Other than those minor details, the site is well organized, easy to navigate and definitely customer friendly! Way to go!! :-)

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 5:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Teach! I never even noticed the period! ACK! LOL I'll fix that. As far as the apostrophe you can't have one in a web address. That's why I didn't put it in there. Thanks so much for your imput!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 5:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Twinks, I visited it and marveled at the range of things you offer. Believe me, I'll be back!

I do have a suggestion for you. I love the use of red on your site, but unfortunately, it obscures the words in the tiny headers for your products. I had a hard time reading the words in those headers because of the 2 dark colors. Can you experiment with either a little lighter color for background or changing the wording to white (just in those headers) and see what you think? It's worth a look.

And good luck to you, Sweetie. Hope it takes off like gangbusters!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Thanks, HP! I'll check into that for you! I'm so glad you like the range of items!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
HP, the server is down right now but I'll change the color tomorrow. No problem. Teach, same with changing the period. Also, when I looked at the site again I see what you mean about the title. I'll change that tomorrow too. Grrrr, I hate when servers go down.

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 7:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
:-) No rush -- only we English grammar police worry about silly things like punctuation! LOL Good luck!! Hope the word gets out quickly and your business takes off!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 8:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Teach, shame on ME! Bad grammar and punctuation drive me crazy and that's a very short trip! LOL

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
LOL -- Don't EVER, EVER set foot in a high school English classroom, then!:-) I had a rather funny misspelling this year in my Debate class, though. They were listing debatable topics on the board (one student writing w/rest of class tossing out topics), and the "usuals" had appeared: abortion, gay rights, creationism, capital punishment, etc.

Finally, one student said "Euthanasia" and the writer looked confused. The student repeated it again, slowly, and the writer looked a bit puzzled but wrote it down anyway. However, he spelled it "Youth in Asia." We all cracked up laughing for a good 5 minutes -- but first explained the correct spelling. He still wasn't sure what it was, but as soon as we said "Dr. Kevorkian" he got it. :-) He just had never heard the term...but I got giggles over it the entire day.

Even funniery - that exact same day I had another student refer to incest as "infestation" on a quiz. I tell ya', you couldn't make up stuff this good! :-)

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Twinkie, you DID get the apostrophe in the name in your thread name here and I just automatically put it in the link on top of the thread when I set that up.

Good job! I'm sure you'll be tweaking it for awhile.

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 5:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Teach, that's too funny!! Sea, you are a dollbaby! Thanks!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 2:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Holy crap -- since when is funniery a word???? LOL Physician, heal thyself! :-)

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Heee!! Teach, I had to snicker when I saw that!

Teachmichigan
Member

07-22-2001

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 8:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
By the time I get done grading papers and get on the boards, my brain is MUSH! :-) You'd think "preview" would help -- but NOOOOOOOO, I barely look at it. LOL

Anyway, Twinkie, BEST OF LUCK w/your new site! Have you had your first "big" order yet??

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 11:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Not yet, Teach, but I'm also still working on the site and the only place I've announced it is here. At least I haven't had an order shipped yet. That's when I get the automatic notice of sale/shipment. I'm so nervous about this. What if I got this site going and NOBODY buys??? ACK! Its like throwing your first party and you are a wreck until somebody gets there. LOL Changing the least little thing on the site is like pulling teeth but I'm working on it. Especially the items on the first page. I hate them! LOL

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 6:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Bump....because I know there are some good graduation gifts here and also some for summer vacations!

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 8:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Twinkie, I think I'd be so antsy I'd have to order something from myself just to be sure it was working

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Thursday, April 20, 2006 - 8:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
LOL I thought of that, Sea!!

Twinkie
Member

09-24-2002

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I've changed the background color on my website to yellow now so it should be much easier to read. Plus yellow is my favorite color! I've also added tons more items. There are now over 10,000 items to choose from!