Buying a first home is an exciting – and well, terrifying – experience. There is nothing better than the feeling of independence that comes with owning your own home and for young people who are just starting out this first experience can mark their first foray into the real world on a number of different levels. [...]
Today’s consuming public is used to a high level of convenience, afforded to them by the Internet. The conventional meaning for “legwork” – referring to the effort and research that shoppers would traditionally put into finding the perfect product is now work that is done on a virtual – rather than physical – level. Shopping has [...]
Some may consider apartments to be temporary living arrangements. But the truth is that many people choose to live for extended periods of time in apartments – especially those who make their home in the city. Apartment living can be most appropriate for people in a number of different situations; but the space constraints in apartment [...]
Our society has become somewhat dependent on our oversized discount stores – where we are likely to find grocery items and home furnishings just several aisles apart. These are certainly stores that serve an important purpose in terms of convenience and bargain prices, but some things are simply not meant to be purchased from under their [...]
Atomic clocks are universally recognized as the most accurate clocks in existence, so it’s not surprising that these particular clocks come in a variety of styles today. But the technology behind the atomic clock was first invented in the late 1940s and began being used consistently by the early 1950s. Today, the standard of time – [...]
We are a society that is trained to get what we pay for, especially when it comes to those products that are meant to last for many years – and even for a lifetime. As consumers we do all that we can to educate ourselves on the products in which we are interested. When it comes [...]
Some time ago on Clocks Blog, it was shared that 1-800-4CLOCKS would like to offer both standard and customized clocks, to individual and corporate customers. The potential advantages to customer are clear. But how much would you want one? There are companies out there today that have approaches not dissimilar to what we have been planning [...]
There is probably no single day of the year when clocks - whether grandfather clocks or wall clocks or mantel clocks - get more views than on New Years Eve. The same holds true for wristwatches and other timepieces, whether tuning in on television to celebrate in cities around the country and world, or celebrating with [...]
Just this morning we got a call from a lady who wanted to know if she could buy a clock she had seen somewhere once before which had twelve different types of frogs pictured on each hour, and with a different frog sound chimed on each hour. Talk about a niche clock! But it got us [...]
A question we receive on a somewhat regular basis, especially from the younger generation, is whether watches and clocks risk becoming obsolete as cell phones, iPods, and other handheld devices emerge as omnipresent devices. Our short answer is an emphatic NO. Aside from the obvious decorative aspects of clocks and the personal style and accessory nature [...]