© 1999-2010 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-pippadaisy Recent reviews written by member pippadaisy en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492387405444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - You can't turn on a television or open a Web site these days without seeing an ad for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Having caught the fever myself in pre-screening Twilight for my daughter last year, I lined up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492387405444 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:53:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492387405444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490806152836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - My oldest daughter's class is studying the Native American tribes of New York, but as part of their unit on Native American culture, they each have to choose a Native American legend to retell to their class. Beanie chose the story The First... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490806152836 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:48:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490806152836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487857426052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - Back when gas was a nickel a gallon and I was able to fill my Model T for less than $1.00, young adult books meant exactly that: appropriate for young adults. Oh sure, there may have been some make-out scenes and a veiled reference to sexuality, but the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487857426052 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:03:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487857426052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484534357636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - We have a lot of Polly Pocket sets. When I say a lot, please understand that my oldest is ten, and still likes them, while my youngest recently turned four, and has been asking for Polly for well over a year to keep up with her big sister. We've had mall... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484534357636 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:08:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484534357636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484476751492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - In case I wasn't sure letting my older kids have access to Cartoon Network during this rainy summer was a bad idea, my youngest, Butter, latched on to the commercial for the Play-Doh Magic Swirl Ice Cream Shoppe, begging for it incessantly, even... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484476751492 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:46:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484476751492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452525198980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - Fandango is probably the most well-known of the online movie tickets sites. So well known, in fact, that in an informal survey of my friends, no one could remember the obviously-named MovieTickets.com when I asked which sites allowed you to buy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452525198980 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:56:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452525198980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_452184739460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - How do you cram a 500-page young-adult novel that has had everyone from teens to middle-aged women declaring themselves in love with either a teen vampire or a teen werewolf into a two-hour movie and make it perfect? The new film Twilight... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~452184739460 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:48:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_452184739460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444079443588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - My darling husband knew I was wanting another guitar controller for Rock Band, and after doing some research, we found that the Guitar Hero III controller will work with Rock Band (but not vice versa, unfortunately). He brought me home... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444079443588 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:30:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444079443588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444068499076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - I came late to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, so I missed the furor, but was able to read all four books back-to-back. While not necessarily the intent of an author, reading a series in order without stopping allows for more comparisons... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444068499076 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:24:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444068499076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434321395332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - My six-year-old decided to surprise me at his kindergarten open house; apparently, he'd learned to read but kept it from me until almost the end of school. Now that the cat's out of the bag, he's determined to show off his new skill at every opportunity,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434321395332 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:39:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434321395332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432811052676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - One of the great things about having four kids is that you get to rediscover things with the last one and get more enjoyment out of them with the older kids. Such was the case with Eric Carle's The Grouchy Ladybug, which my nearly-three-year-old... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432811052676 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:29:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432811052676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417081298564?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - I spent $50 and all I got were these lousy glasses. Seriously. I have an eight-year-old girl. If you do not have a girl child in the age range of 6 to say, maybe, 13, you can move right on past this review and pretend you never saw it. You probably... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417081298564 Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:19:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417081298564?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413509652100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - My sister stepped up the competition we have to see who can give the other's children the most annoying toys for Christmas. Her purchase of the Mattel Matchbox Mega Rig Shark Adventure for my four-year-old Bug may have netted her a drum set in her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413509652100 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:19:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413509652100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414265872004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - I haven't played Boggle in years, but remember it quite fondly, trying like mad to come up with a few more words. I was dubious when I saw the Hasbro Boggle Jr. Game in a store before Christmas, but when you are shopping for four children... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414265872004 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:59:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414265872004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414264823428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - During my latest online shopping spree at Sephora, I was on a mascara hunt. And while I finally bit the bullet and decided to try the much-hyped... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414264823428 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:30:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414264823428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414009888388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - My mother got my 27-month-old puzzle-loving Butter three Melissa and Doug puzzles for Christmas. Of the three, we put one away for a day when Mommy needs a break, she loves the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414009888388 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:14:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414009888388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414006480516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - I have a confession to make. Nine times out of 10, when I leave my house, my cell phone is completely dead. For whatever reason, I forget to take it out and charge it every night. And sometimes my laptop is dead as well. And then there's my husband's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414006480516 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:37:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414006480516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413994356356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - You have absolutely no idea how much it has pained me to have a daughter who can take or leave dolls. For five years, I suffered every time some well-meaning friend or family member gave Beanie a doll, knowing it would be left in a pile somewhere. Sure,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413994356356 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:47:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413994356356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413972598404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - As I mentioned in my review of Dagoba's Organic Chocolate Xocolatl Bars, I have some darn good friends. And one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413972598404 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:32:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413972598404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413958311556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - I know who Urban Decay's target demographic is, and I know I'm not it. At this point in my life, I'm sure I'm supposed to be using neutral-toned Estee Lauder cosmetics or shopping with my Avon sales rep, but I can't help myself. I'm... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413958311556 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 18:18:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413958311556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413954051716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - Provided you are a fairly savvy online shopper, you have probably heard of Woot!, the one-day, one-deal site. But did you know how MANY Woot! sites there are? ::: Woot! ::: I'm not exactly sure when I discovered Woot!,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413954051716 Wed, 9 Jan 2008 17:41:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413954051716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413745450628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - There are times when having a fourth child is the most difficult gift-giving problem you could ever have. In eight years, we seem to have accumulated every single toddler-appropriate toy you can imagine, and very little of it seems to have ever left. On... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413745450628 Tue, 8 Jan 2008 01:02:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413745450628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413727952516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - To be honest, I can't remember where we got Patricia Lakin's Snow Day from. It's a Scholastic edition, which means I either ordered it in one of the kids' book orders this year or my son's kindergarten teacher gave it to him, which happens from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413727952516 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 22:29:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413727952516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413670936196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - My eight-year-old daughter is as voracious a reader as I am, burning through books as quickly as I did at her age. She also tends to like the same type of books I did, so I attempted to share The Bobbsey... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413670936196 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:05:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413670936196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413523283588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - I've been on a quest for the perfect mascara for years. I pore over reviews, buy anything I find that looks good, try it, and am forever disappointed. During a recent spree at Sephora, I bought two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413523283588 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:24:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413523283588?linkin_id=8003929