Some of the First Businesses to Have Mascots The concept of mascots to help promote businesses and drive up profit margins is as old as businesses themselves In the United States some of the first mascots to be used by businesses were: - The Quaker Oats Man (The Oldest Dating back to 1877) - Aunt Jemima - Uncle Rastus (Cream of Wheat) - Uncle Ben (Rice) - The Campbell Soup Kids - The Morton Salt Girl - The Sunmaid Raisin Girl - Sailor Jack and Bingo (Cracker Jacks) - Mr

Fashion and design trends change all the time, with more and more commercial applications and ideas presented to the consumer Designers play to the fickleness of consumers as well, especially those in the United States, who tend to have a penchant for instant gratification

People always like free stuff Sometimes they want free things for the sake of getting something free and other times they want something free in order to make an informed decision about a particular product or company

Being an only child has its benefits I always remember Christmas being a particularly good time of year with lots of presents and no-one pestering me to play with them

In most recent surveys, bathroom remodeling is at the top of everybody’s home improvement list It definitely makes sense taking into consideration how much of our time we spend daily in the bathroom

With global warming threatening to warm up our shores to the extent that we’ll live in a Mediterranean climate, I went out and bought some baking oil to help top up my suntan The idea of sitting out on Christmas day sipping on my Pina Colada by the swimming pool isn’t exactly my idea of hell

The technique of wire wrapping has been used to make jewellery since around 2000 BC It is a method used to hand-make jewellery that depends on the skill of the craftsman, using findings to connect the various components of the piece

Electronic Muscle Stimulation Devices, or EMS devices, create electrical signals that stimulate the nerves The devices are usually connected to the individual through electrode pads that are adhesive and they are very lightweight and battery-operated, which makes them so portable that they can be used just about anywhere

The hair is a woman’s crowning glory that adds to her glamour and beauty This is basically the reason why seeing a relatively unusual amount of hair strands after a shampoo or a vigorous brushing can be pretty alarming, most especially for women

In a world where we even purchase food online, it is no surprise that we can also buy our contact lenses online Since the introduction of the contact lens, the lenses were only available through our Optometrist, but something needed to be done because there were so many people paying so much for contact lenses and then there were those who wanted to wear them but couldn’t because of the price