Erika did a post highlighting some of her recent Amazon purchases and I loved the post so much I decided to share mine as well. If you follow my Instagram stories you may be surprised that I'm sharing things from Amazon because GIIIIIRL was the service a.w.f.u.l. there for a bit. But my last few orders have arrived on time and in tact so whatever was going on seems to have been corrected #allthepraisehands And THANK GOODNESS because Heaven forbid I have to run to the store after work.
First up from the past couple of weeks are sea bands. Griffin gets MAJORLY motion sick and we've had to pull over many times for her to get fresh air and/or lose her lunch on the side of the road. She can't even do the swings without getting nauseous - poor baby.
They're about $6/pair and are just little bands with almost like a marble in them that you put on a pressure point on their wrists. It works like a charm for her and so I stocked up a couple of extra pairs since I knew we were going to be in the car a lot this week.
The next item is SUPER random, but it's pepper spray. I started buying pepper spray last year after a weird situation when Griffin and I were out and about (police ended up being called and everything was fine - but I sat in my car after and ordered this for my keys). It's only $10, can clip onto and off of my keys easily and can spray a stream 10 feet 25 times. Told you it was random :)
PS - it has a "lock" on it and I've shown it to my kids and explained why they don't ever touch it. I showed them how it sprays to satisfy any curiosity that they may have had and they've honestly never said anything after that.
Next are these DK Smithsonian books. I've said multiple times that I'm a total sucker for buying books and these completely sold me. I'm going to blame this on my parents for always having encyclopedias, National Geographics and other random reference books around our house growing up.
They're large and have SO MUCH information and the pictures/illustrations are amazing.
I can't say enough great things about these! WE LOVE THEM!
I mentioned these kites in my post on Monday - they're simple and durable and would be a great Easter basket idea.
I grabbed these packing bags for our road trip and have already ordered another set to have for summer. Why haven't I bought them before now??? I packed them by "day" and it worked GREAT! I'll share more pics later :)
These curtains were a BARGAIN and way better quality than I anticipated. I ordered 6 panels for our bedroom and after a good steam they were PERFECT!
This chalk is on sale for $6 and so I grabbed a couple of boxes to put in Easter baskets and stock up for summer.
And these eye makeup remover pads are the BEST and are on my Amazon monthly subscription
I'd love to know what you've picked up from Amazon lately! Leave me a comment and let me know :)
PS - The links used in this post were affiliate links - thanks so much for reading and supporting my blog!
Hi Andrea.
ReplyDeleteCan you do a post on how you shop online? For both clothing items as well as the things in this post. If you shop for clothing, do you shop by brand/color etc.
You always have the best finds and sometimes all the stuff online is.just.too.much. Haha!
Yes packing cubes!! Lifesavers! My husband and I went to Paris for a quick long weekend and that included a Jimmy Buffett concert (total parotids here!), sightseeing, mass at Notre Dame and I ran a half marathon at Disneyland Paris too. We fit alllllll of our clothes (and shoes) in a carryon suitcase and large duffle, and our nicer clothes were not wrinkled! Game changer!!!
ReplyDeleteSomeone get this girl a blog! Your life sounds way too fun :)
DeleteHope you have a fantastic spring break!! I love packing cubes, but even better are compression packing cubes. They have double zippers and kind of work like a space bag, where sweaters and jeans smoosh down to half the size.
ReplyDeleteI recently discovered Burt's Bees make up remover pads for sensitive skin--AMAZING!!! I hate the little towelette's you pull out and they almost appear soapy or too much solution. Not Burt's Bees, these towel cleaner things (technical term I am sure... ;) are not wet wet at all, are so soft and do a great job! I am not a rep for Burt's Bee's, I just love to share good products! Happy Tuesday :)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad Amazon is back to good customer service, heaven forbid we have go to the store! Love these post and now you have me wanting to take a trip and use packing cubes!
ReplyDeleteThe packing bags are a life saver! I got a set for Christmas & bought another set myself. We have a big summer vacation planned too, so I know I'll be buying a third set to keep us all organized!
ReplyDeleteFantastic post - thanks! Ordered several of these things!
ReplyDeleteI love packing cubes! Diapers, floor cleaner and dog food are on my current subscription list but I find myself ordering random stuff weekly! Last week I ordered landscape lights- ha!
ReplyDeleteLove this!! The sidewalk chalk isn't pulling up as $6 for me - several options for $15+. Maybe it sold out?? :(
ReplyDeleteIve had this happen several times when people post great prices. I go to look and the price is more. I wonder why that is???
DeleteOnce the demand goes up, so do prices :(
DeleteLove this! I'm sure I'll be trying out a few of these asap:).
ReplyDeleteMy oldest son has gotten motion/car sick as well since he was about 2. We tried the sea bands and it seemed to work some. But, we have resorted to giving him kids dramamine for trips longer than an hour. For anything below an hour I ordered these and they work great!!
ReplyDeletehttps://www.amazon.com/Tummydrops-Natural-Peppermint-30-Drops/dp/B004BH503U?th=1
I had problems with an Amazon order recently as well. Their customer service dept did a great job at making things right. LOVE those books! So cool! I'm thinking I need to order that pepper spray for all the women in my family. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAs a girl who STRUGGLES with severe motion sickness, I feel for Griffin. I've used the wristbands and the electric current watch Relief Band (super helpful, but maybe too much for kids). I also find adding Bragg's ACV & honey into my water on a regular basis helps balance my gut and significantly reduces the speed which motion sickness hits. Another silly trick, wear an eye patch or cover one eye. When you only see through one eye, your inner ear doesn't have to fight as much and it can help. Just in case you are traveling and don't have the bands. :)
ReplyDeleteNow I'm crazy curious about your situation with the pepper spray! That Inspired Chick
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely checking out those motion sickness bands because I am right there with Griffin...bless it. Those Nat Geo books are amazing! We have a human body one that's very similar and I just busted it out a few weeks ago to help our 7th grader diagram the circulatory system so keep them handy ; )
ReplyDeleteOooh that soap looks great!! I might need to get it for the bathroom at the new house!
ReplyDeleteKeep these posts coming! Love peeks at others Amazon purchases!! Added several items to my cart!
ReplyDeleteMy oldest daughter travels a lot (by school bus, no less) for marching band and color guard and the Sea-Bands have been lifesavers! We also got the $6 chalk deal the other day - too good to pass up!
ReplyDeleteWell I know have four tabs opened up with things you mentioned. Ha!! Byyyyye money! ;) Thanks for sharing, Andrea!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I'm going to try out that hand soap, I need a new one! I shared some of my favorites last week and most of them were from Amazon and one from Paper Sunday. 💜 Here's the link if you'd like to check it out! http://www.mandimoore.com/currently-loving-march-2018/
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea, thanks for sharing the seabands tip - both myself AND my son are car sick (this is embarrassing at my age :)) so I will definitely give these a go as regular travel meds make me fell awful. BTW I'd LOVE to buy pepper spray but I think it is illegal in the UK, which is ridiculous! Re the Burt's Bees - hope you don't mind me asking but is it not at all drying on the eyes ( I love BB but almost every makeup remover I try on my eyes dries them out) and would love to try these if you recommend them? Joanne x
ReplyDeleteOrdered the kites yesterday for my nieces & nephews, thanks for the idea, I was trying to come up with something besides a bunch of candy they don't need! Thank goodness you & Griffin were safe, I had a freaky situation at SAMs happen to me so I know how scary that can be, except yours was worse with Griffin with you. I always carry pepper spray too!
ReplyDeleteYou need to do a video showing how you use the packing cubes...I ordered and quickly returned because I couldn't make them work for me as well as just using the fold and roll method lol.
ReplyDeleteLove these posts, I added the kites to my cart. Thank you for the great ideas!
ReplyDeleteHow so you find out about amazon sales? Like the chalk?
ReplyDeleteThe last thing I ordered from Amazon was college textbooks for my son. Not very interesting...
ReplyDeleteI need to get a few kites before Easter. I love those kind of books for kids. I end up reading them myself.