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    Editor’s Picks: Back to School with Arctic Zone, Defender Rings and Amazon

    Hooray for back-to-school time! At least, that’s what I’m saying. My son isn’t quite as enthusiastic as he embarks on his journey through 2nd grade, but I’m doing my best to make sure he’s prepared and also rolling with the changes. One of those being his lunchtime routine. We were sent a cool new Video Game Controller Lunch Pack from Arctic Zone, and he decided he only wants school lunch this year! Last year his lunch was so late that he had two snack times, so he carried a lunch box even if he had school lunch. This year it’s…

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    Amazon Deleted My Reviews and Blocked Me from Reviewing

    I’m an excellent Amazon customer, purchasing a multitude of things every week. I thought leaving reviews was a good thing, but I was wrong. I discovered this one day when signing on and seeing I went from being a top 10,000 reviewer to nothing. Amazon had deleted all my reviews and blocked me from leaving reviews at all. They had removed four years’ worth of legitimate reviews for no reason! Talk about being frustrated. Now when I click the review button, I get a warning about “unusual reviewing activity” and am blocked from going further. Your Review Goes Against Community…

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    My Top Five Reasons for Amazon Returns, aka Blame it on the Toddler

    I was not a member of Amazon Prime until I became a mom. Now I understand not only the incredible convenience of not leaving the house to purchase much needed things, but the value of being able to return items for free for any reason. And when they say “any reason” that includes the crazy reasons moms run into. I feel like there should be a box to check on the return form for “reason returning” that just says “toddler.” I really think that says it all. Very Valid Reasons for Amazon Returns Item Looks Different We ordered a training…

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    How to Trade In Your Used Items for Amazon Gift Cards

    I recently learned about the Amazon Trade-in Program where you can trade in your used items, like electronics and video games, to Amazon in exchange for Amazon gift cards. It’s really easy! You can also get a 20% discount on a new item, plus the credit, when purchasing another item. For example: I traded in my old Kindle and got the newest version for just $20. Click here to check out the Amazon Trade-in Program The Amazon Trade-In Program After clicking through to Amazon, you just search for the used items you want to trade in, which can be books,…