Monday, February 15, 2010

Relief for Small Businesses During Economic Hard Time

When we face hard times as a community, as a nation, we must all pull together and help one another to succeed. When one fails, we are all affected greatly.



(Seattle, WA) February 14, 2010 - We, as a nation, are facing hard times. Individual companies are closing daily at a rate we have never witnessed in our lifetimes. As a business owner, as a parent, as a citizen of this great land, we all wonder what tomorrow will bring and what things might look like in 3 to 5 years. Will things be worse, or better?

When we face hard times as a community, as a nation, we must all pull together and help one another to succeed. When one fails, we are all affected greatly.

We are suggesting, that we all begin to do what we can do to strengthen the other companies out there, enriching the marketplace for all of us by doing this. If we all do what we can, we will make things begin to pick up and move forward instead of continuing in this downward spiral trend, that we have seen for far too long. The government cannot do it... We can!

Family Review and Award Center is doing our part by offering free product reviews for SMALL, IN HOME businesses, the first week of every month, until further notice. The plan is to continue this throughout all of 2010, but we will keep you posted on the site, should we change our offer(s).

familyreviewcenter.com encourages all small, in home business owners to take advantage of this offer and get your product out there and noticed by a large audience, at no cost to you. By helping these small, in home business owners, we will be encouraging growth in the marketplace and the economy of our nation. Let's all do our part today, shall we?

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

What in the heck is a VIRAL REVIEW???

This is the question many are asking, since we posted a new banner ad on our new site ... Go Viral !!!

Stop on by the website and see what all of the fuss is about ... It is all about bringing our business customers (paid or free) more publicity and a greater bang for their buck when it comes to reviews.

We don't just post a review - we go out and tell the world about it !!!

Sunday, January 31, 2010

BLOG IS MOVING

Moving our blog to our new home.
Please visit us there.

http://www.familyreviewcenter.com/blog/

It will be March before the blog becomes very active but we will drop a hello here and there in the interim.

See you there, my friends!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Register Now for our 10th Anniversary Contest

Launching February 1, 2010

10th Year Anniversary Contest!!!

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Stop by today - click on CONTEST (near the top right) and register today!

When we launch, we will send you an email reminder, so you are on board from day1 to enter for your daily chance to win!!!

Don't wait - don't hesitate ... Now is the time to secure your place!

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BE THERE!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wow Baby Bibs and Burp Cloths

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From Wow Baby: Extremely fashionable and yet functional bibs. Specially crafted in the USA, Wow Baby's sophisticated prints create irresistible bibs & burp cloths that will complement and add to your babies ensemble. Wow Baby bibs & burp cloths utilize a blend of natural cotton and organic bamboo fabrics to create an attractive and yet absorbent combination that feels soft and luxurious against a baby's skin. Our patent-pending detachable SPILL-PROOF liner protects clothing against wetness even under the most trying circumstances.


What gives our products the Wow factor are:
1 The designer prints that define haute baby couture.
2. Front neck fastening for easy access.-- for the bibs.
3. Adjustable neck fasteners that allow the bib to grow with your baby. It fits perfectly every time.
4. The burp cloth has generously proportioned cloth,covers your entire shoulder area and not just part of it -- could even serve as a changing pad for newborns.
5. The burp cloth has a wide cushioned head rest for baby.
6. Each product comes with an easily attached SPILL-PROOF liner that keeps you and your baby dry even if the fabric portion is thoroughly soaked.

The sets retail for $59.95 and come beautifully wrapped in a gift box with ribbon.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Word Frenzy ... A true hit! An Award WINNER!!




This game received some skepticism from our "Game Gang", because two of the eight players in our gang are not good spellers and they were afraid this would make the game more frustrating for them, than fun ... But, they were goodsports and decided to give it a go. They were so glad they did ...

Word Frenzy is a RIOT! It is fast paced, crazy, can get loud, but so hilarious! We are considering purchasing gloves for the players next time this gang plays, however, because a couple of the players have some pretty good nails going and they gave battlescars to other players, who were trying to also grab the prizes at the end of the round... which became a battle in and of itself, making for more laughter to go around.

In this game you set up the prizes on the table, where they can be reached by all players. You then pass out the letter cards to all players. Keeping 5 cards in your hand for game play, players pick up a card from the player behind them, then discard one to the player in front of them, until one player gets the letters in hand to form a 4 LETTER WORD that pertains to the category chosen for that round. At this point the player grabs a prize, trying to not let others notice ... As other players see a prize is missing, they too grab one - until all are gone and one or more players are left with no prize. The player who first formed the word and grabbed the prize, shows his/her word to the other players. If it is indeed a word that complies, they write their word on their score sheet and collect the points displayed on the cards. The player(s) who did not get to collect a prize, must cross out one letter in the word FRENZY on their score sheet. Once a player crosses out all letters of the word FRENZY on their score sheet, the game stops and players add up their total points. The one with the highest points, wins.

Our Game Gang all agreed this game is on our TOP THREE - Must Play list !! You can't get any higher on the list with this gang !! Way to go Word Frenzy!!! We can't wait to see your Award!!!


This game can be played by 2-8 players, using one set of cards and prizes. Add an additonal set for 9-16 players. Age suggestion is 10 and up.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Ring-O Flamingo

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The folks at Gamewright just sent us a copy of their game Ring-O Flamingo. One look at it and I knew my daughter would like it, so I took it home and opened it up to do a review.

The game is recommended for ages 6 and up but my 4 year old totally understood it, and enjoyed it to the fullest.



In this game you have 12 little life preserves. They are made pretty strong, so my worries of quickly becoming destroyed by my daughter were put aside, as not a one was even damaged in our extensive play of the game.

The life preserve rings are held in a little lifeboat looking holder. You remove one and then use the launcher, which is also a part of the "boat" to sling your rings at the Flamingos which are on the play board. You do your best to avoid the Alligators, which are also on the board. They will make you lose points - focus on the flamingos and launch away! Good luck though ... it is not as easy as it looks! I was able to ring them, yes ... but I also ringed an alligator a couple of times, and the plant across the table and my daughter and spouse on a couple of occasions. (no worries - no humans or plants were injured in the "testing" of this game :)

A lot of fun to play with your kids - My daughter played it until she had to go to bed. I ducked out after the third round of play :)

Easy to set up, easy instructions and good for a bunch of excited squeals as they play. I would suggest this one to anyone with young children. As I said - recommended for ages 6 and up, but my personal experience shows 4 year olds love it too.

This game is fast paced but will teach children (through trial and error) to slow down enough to improve their aim as they launch their lifesavers. Improves hand eye coordination as well.

BAILOUT - The Game

http://www.bailoutthegame.com/


I found this game to be a lot of fun. Once in awhile a new game comes along and it will just click with me. Bailout is one of those "clicks". This is not your typical hohum boardgame (IE: bored game) ... This game is more of a challenge that you want to continue in against your opponents. It is constant up and down, as real life can be! One try at playing this game and you too will see what fun a Bailout can be!!!

Bailout was an easy choice for our GOLD AWARD 2009 !!!


Check out the Youtube video here: http://www.youtube.com/user/bailoutthegame


PLAY OVERVIEW:
You are the Chief Financial Officer of a Bank; your institution is hanging on by a thread. You must reach Bailout Bank before it is too late. So, you take a chance and follow the money trail.

Don't think this is going to be easy. You have to earn this Bailout!

Along the way you will be forced to undermine the competition, endure the uncertainty of the stock market, avoid hostile takeovers, deal with the instability of the housing market and your bank may even be forced to take a bank holiday.

Be the Bank, Lose Billions, Get a Bailout!

Bailout The Game has the appearance of a classic board game with quick 1-hour playing time! Bailout The Game is interactive and requires a competitive strategy to outsmart your opponents! Every action you take compounds upon the next creating a unique outcome every time you play! Bailout The Game is designed for 2-6 players and recommended for ages 12 and up.

The BackTpack

http://www.backtpack.com/



Who said carrying a backpack had to break your back!? Well, that used to be the case! But, not anymore!!! BackTpack is an awesome new way to carry a heavy load and not give your back something to complain about at the same time.

This handy design fits over you like a vest, but gives ample room to carry everything you need. WE LOVE IT and gave it our Gold Award!!!

Designed by a physical therapist, BackTpack is a revolutionary carrying system that through everyday carrying habits, uses the vertical force of gravity for training proper alignment of the skeleton in the way the body was designed to function.

It allows you to stand, walk, and sit with your spine and head tall and your shoulders relaxed in a healthy "T" posture. These postural habits will contribute to lifelong healthy movement, and a strong skeleton.

Common backpacks require you to lean or pull forward to compensate for the load on the back. This posture has led to countless back, neck and shoulder problems. Since the load of the BackTpack is balanced and aligned with your natural axis, no compensation is necessary. The body's response is only to strengthen a tall posture. The load feels much lighter to the wearers, especially as they realize that load, when applied in this manner becomes their friend not their burden, encouraging their body to be strong, upright, graceful and free.