Update: Massage Envy in South Beach

Update on my posting about Massage Envy coming to Miami Beach: Massage Envy in South Beach is NOW OPEN! I can now walk to get my massages! Woohoo!

One warning: The staff here is a bit more aggressive about booking your appointments than other locations. They answer the phone asking "Would you like to schedule a massage or a facial?" and at the end of your massage, while you're paying for your visit, they ask you if you want to schedule your next appointment. Ummm...no. I will call you when I have a better idea of my future schedule.

Enjoy!!

Manilla: Never Miss a Bill Payment Again

I found a site! This site is called Manilla.com.

You can link all your billing accounts to your page and it shows you a summary of your bills, along with information such as whether each is paid, which bill is due, when it's due by, etc. It automatically updates this information. You are not required to manually input anything. I believe it also emails you and reminds you that a bill's due date is coming up and you still have to pay.

It has hundreds (or maybe it's thousands) of different accounts you can manage with Manilla. For example, you can add accounts like: FPL (electricity), AT&T U-verse, credit cards, student loan, etc.

Hope someone who reads this finds this just as helpful as I did! If you do, let me know!

Kayaking at Boo Moon Outdoor Center - Wah Wah

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The above pictured could've been me - but Blue Moon Outdoor Center had different plans.

A few months ago I had a LivingSocial certificate for a 3-hour kayak rental at Blue Moon Outdoor Center at Oleta River State Park in North Miami. It was set to expire the Sunday after my birthday, which was going to be a busy weekend. I was notified a couple of weeks before the expiration date so it really only left me with 2 weekends to choose from: one that was incovenient and then the weekend of my birthday (also inconvenient).

I called just before the last weekend to ask about extending the deadline another week. The answer was no. Then I asked if I could use the value that I had paid ($20) towards the regular full price. The answer was no. I was annoyed so I wrote the following email to the Blue Moon Outdoor Center:

Hello. I just called a few minutes ago about a LivingSocial deal that I purchased for a 3 hour kayak rental. It expired this weekend, which I only realized last week but was unable to to redeem. The person I spoke to told me that he was unable to extend the deadline to redeem the certificate but was only able to give me a 10% discount which would be a whopping $2.50 off a ONE hour kayak rental of $25. I think I should at least be offered a discount of the amount I already paid for the deal ($20) like other businesses do. 10% off something I already paid for is not an incentive. Please let me know what you can do for me. Thank you!

I got no response.

So, I decided to write to Living Social. Again...nothing.

Pretty much, in my mind, I have come to terms with the fact that $20 slipped out of my back pocket and was picked up by some lucky mofo who walked my path right after me.

The only difference between the outcome of that scenario and the actual one is that I all of a sudden decided that the next time I go rent a kayak, I won't be going to Blue Moon Outdoor Center because I have this weird feeling that they will rob me of $20 on top of whatever would be the price of my rental. Strange feeling to come out of no where, I know.

CityPockets: A Deal-Site-Addict's Savior

All those deal sites that exist now (Groupon, LivingSocial, etc) have forever changed the way I shop. Every time a new deal site is born into the world (which happens constantly), I sign up. By now, I probably subscribe to about 10 of them (that's for serious).

What that means for me is: 
I'm constantly receiving different deals on all sorts of different products, services, restaurants, etc. Cheers to that! I get to try things I've always wanted to do but found too expensive at regular price (i.e. acupuncture).

BUT....
With all the different deal sites I subscribe to, it starts getting difficult for me to keep track of all my purchases that are just sitting and waiting to be used. Uber messy.

SO....
Someone who has been watching me and wanted to make me happy invented CityPockets.com.
CityPockets is a site where you pretty much keep all your different deal site accounts in order. They organize the different pending deals you've purchased but have not yet used; they display a list of different deals available for purchase; they give you the option of selling your unused deal; they're FRIGGIN awesome. Exactly what I needed!!!

I hope someone else reading this finds this just as helpful as I did.

Cool Pet Gadgets

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SecuraPAL
This gadget is a great addition to the blog Increase Your Chances of Finding a Lost Pet. Find your pet with this GPS collar. Not only will it help you track down your furry friend, but it will alert you if he/she escapes. Its going for $172 at grabcart.com or rent it for $19.99 per month at securatrac.com.

Eyenimal Video Camera
See what your pet is up to while you're away with this pet collar camera from Dogtek. Get it at Amazon.com for $99.