If someone on your gift list this year is a runner, walker, cross-trainer, hangs out at the gym, or needs well-fitting and highly supportive athletic shoes, I have just the brand for you to check out. Aetrex Worldwide has been caring about the health of people’s feet for three generations! Based in New Jersey, the Schwartz family has been responsible for unrivaled innovations in pain-relieving footwear and foot care products.

Aetrex knows running after those little ones is no easy task, so they offer customized comfort through iStep, a digital foot analysis device (found in independent retailers across the country where Aetrex is sold), which measure everything from shoe size to arch type and pressure points, free of charge. After stepping on the iStep for 30 seconds, customers receive a “blueprint” of their feet, and recommendations for customized insoles. So when combined with an Aetrex shoe, they are getting footwear that is comfortable and customized for their footcare needs.

I received a pair of Aetrex Women’s High Performance Runners to try for myself, and let me tell you what- these shoes make me feel like I could FLY. See, these shoes not only have regular cushioning, but they also have two removable insole layers. Every time I take a step, it’s like I’m not even feeling the impact of the ground. I feel like I could walk forever in these shoes! And yes, they are running shoes, but let’s not push it, people Check out how cool these look:

In addition to the cushioning in the shoe AND the two removable insole layers that let you customize the fit, Aetrex shoes also come with another insole called a Mosaic. It looks like a regular insole except it’s made up of tiny squares. After the wearer has the iStep evaluation that reveals the pressure points on their feet, it tells them exactly which of the little squares to remove, to allow for maximum support and cushioning. These shoes are like magic, I’m telling you. Here’s another cool photo:

Don’t let the price tag scare you (approximately $120), if someone you know wants to be more active but pain in their feet is preventing it, these shoes could really make a difference. Giving someone the gift of being able to move comfortably, now that would be a special gift!

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Have I ever mentioned that my very first product review (on my blog Table for Five) was for the new redesigned Swiffer Sweeper? Ever since then, I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for Swiffer products. I own the WetJet, I buy the Swiffer Duster with the extendable handle (which saves me climbing up and down off of stepstools to dust the tops of windowsills), I buy the regular Swiffer cloths and use them for hand dusting and in the sweeper, and now I have a new Swiffer product to love (did I use the word SWIFFER ENOUGH TIMES in that last run-on sentence?).

In fact, it was my dear friend Charlie from MS&L Worldwide who sent me that first Swiffer Sweeper to review, and two and a half years later, we are still teaming up to spread the word about how awesome Swiffer products are. Thanks Charlie! Your next Big John’s Steak & Onion sandwich is on me

So. Swiffer Dust and Shine Spray. It cleans and conditions wood, leather, marble, granite, and laminate, and in one fine mist spray it polishes, cleans and conditions. I used it on all the wood surfaces in my living room last weekend, and I was really pleased with how it performed. My end tables and coffee table got clean and shiny without any sticky or greasy residue left behind. The spray comes in three fragrances- Lavender Vanilla, Citrus Zest, and Tropical Sunrise. I got the Citrus Zest and it left a pleasantly orangey scent around the room.

Once again, Swiffer makes a product that does what it says and makes cleaning more enjoyable-and that’s why I continue to review and recommend their products! I hope I’ll still be at it in two more years

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As told in the story of Tinker Bell, coming out tomorrow on DVD, there are different types of fairies responsible for different parts of nature. Rosetta is a Garden Fairy, whose job is to make the beautiful flowers that bloom. Fairies love when they find “lost things” in Pixie Hollow, and they usually find clever things to make from them. You can be just like Rosetta and enjoy Springtime any time of the year by creating your own blooming flower garden out of paper. Use these lost things found in your home to create your own colorful garden of flowers.

Have fun making your flowers, and don’t forget to pick up the Tinker Bell DVD tomorrow!

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Ciao is a new online shopping community and the perfect destination for all of your online shopping needs. Ciao.com features thousands of accurate and honest reviews from real people on everything from cell phones to laptops to MP3 players – even movies and beauty products. As a fun reward, Ciao also pays its members $1 per qualifying review. Ciao.com offers a great way to earn some extra cash on the side!

Ciao is also a great place to connect with other shoppers and get the latest info on hot new products like the Wii Fit and Apple 3G iPhone.

To enter this Ciao.com giveaway, first visit Ciao!:

Then, follow this easy, three-step process:
Step 1) Search a product you’d like to review (e.g. iPod Touch)

Step 2) Select a product, click on “write a review” and share your experience using this product, as well as rating, with the Ciao community of shoppers. Be sure to do a full-length review!

Step 3) Join the Ciao community, start connecting with other shoppers and earn money for your reviews ($1 per qualified review). You can even upload video reviews!

Finally, once you have done at least one full-length product review (at least 120 of your own words), post your Ciao username and a link to your review in the comments section on this blog post.

Note: this contest is also open to current Ciao.com members, just be sure to include a link to a new review to qualify for this giveaway. OPEN TO U.S. residents ONLY.

Enter by Monday, November 3rd at 9:00 AM EST. Good luck everybody!

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Paper Shouts, provider of posh notes for life’s big moments announced that a percentage of their proceeds from holiday cards will benefit Our City Forest (OFC), an organization created to cultivate a greener, healthier urban environment and a renewed sense of community through planting, and care of the urban forest. PaperShouts prints on 100% recycled, high-quality, uncoated paper, so you can send hip, stylish cards and help reduce your carbon footprint at the same time. Pretty cool.

I’ve got one $50.00 gift certificate to Paper Shouts to give away. To enter, visit Paper Shouts’ Holiday Shouts page. Then come back here and tell me in a comment which card was your favorite, as well as your favorite “green” tip. Enter by November 5th at 9:00 AM EST. One winner will be chosen at random and contacted by email.

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This is an AMAZING giveaway! Tiny Prints is having a “slushy to chic” Holiday Card Greeting Contest, and they are generously giving one lucky reader of MomReviews a Holiday Card Package including 50 Holiday Cards, 72 Address Labels, and 60 matching Stamps, a value of $126.10!! To be entered to win though, you do have to do a *little* work, but I think it’s worth it to ask you to do this

Start by visiting the Tiny Prints Holiday Photo Cards page and search for the card that has “slushy to chic” in the description. Once you find it, click “ask a friend”, which will open a new window. You will see a place to put an email address, type in elizabeth@momreviews.net and that will let me know that you found the correct card. Your email to me counts as your entry. After you do that, click the “save in favorites” gray button next to “personalize”.

Now, in your comment here, do not give away the location of the card! What I do want is a comment with a fun and creative greeting to use on a holiday card. The winner will be the person who identifies the correct “slushy to chic” card and comes up with the best greeting.

Contest Rules: If you have won a Tiny Prints contest in the last 90 days, you aren’t eligible. The contest is to run from October 25, 2008 through Friday, November 7, 2008. Contestants also relinquish greeting text ownership and allow Tiny Prints to use their entries for promotional use. Stamps will be fulfilled separately from Tiny Prints order. Best of all, this contest is offered to everyone no matter where you live! I know that sometimes if you live outside of the US you miss out on a lot of these great contests. Tiny Prints understands that and has opened it up to everyone!

Good luck everybody!

Value of Holiday Cards-$74.50
Value of Address Labels-$27.00
Value of 60 Stamps-$24.60
=$126.10 !!

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Do you still need to buy a Halloween costume for a child or for yourself? Check out all the great costumes still available on Halloween Party Store.com! Family Review Network gave me the opportunity to choose a costume from the site, so I let Nathan look over the choices with me and he picked Iron Man. It’s a really hot costume this year! I chose the largest size available which was 10-12, and unfortunately for Nathan, it was too small. The site puts a size chart right on each page, and I thought Nathan was within the weight range for that size, but then I weighed him and he is actually bigger. So he won’t be able to wear the costume, but I’ll hold on to it and pass it on to a friend.

So my suggestion is, make sure to scroll down the page and look at the size chart, and if you aren’t sure what size your child wears, weigh them before you order! There’s still a great selection of infant, toddler, children’s, and adult costumes, shipping on orders under $50.00 is only $6.99, and orders are shipped the same day using Express or Priority shipping. Don’t paw through picked-over racks at Target or Wal-Mart looking for that costume your child MUST have, find it at Halloween Party Store and have it delivered the next day!

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