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Disney Store Going Abercrombie & Fitch?
When I walked into the newly renovated Disney Store, I saw this display that reminded me of Abercrombie & Fitch. Gotta put a shirt on that mannequin!
And no, I did not see any Disney cast members doing push ups or squats.
Have You Tried Stage Cafe?
Okay, I admit that if looking for furniture, I don’t mind going to the Honolulu Design Center. Inspiration Furniture is there along with HDC’s secret weapon, Stage Cafe. Have you tried their goodies?
Their desserts are great, made at the Stage Restaurant. And of course, they serve coffee and espresso drinks. So while you’re not suposed to, you can shop around while sipping on a Triple Mocha. Good food and good drink makes shopping so much better!
In fact, shopping is so much better, you might even buy an unanticipated Stressless recliner since it includes a stand and a $300 discount on the Sunrise model.
To keep up with their daily specials, follow Stage Cafe on Twitter at @StageCafeHI. As an extra bonus, while sitting in the cafe area, you can people watch these older guys outside. They sit in the unused outside tables under the large umbrellas. They’re playing cards, smoking cigars but do patronize the Cafe by purchasing food and drinks.
Seals Love Starbucks?
Who knew Hawaiian monk seals enjoy their Starbucks just as much as we do?
Actually, an overexcited (and unsupervised) youngster was trying to climb up to get a better view of the seal. In the process, his drink went over the railing. Fortunately, the aged seal didn’t really show an interest in the (empty) cup, and the staff workers were able to retrieve the cup without incident.
Yelping a Free Supabowzooka Shirt from Farmers Hawaii
Oh, now what’s this? Farmers Hawaii is teaming up with Yelp for a social media giveaway featuring the Supabowzooka. It’s real simple to win.
In real life, head on over to the Farmers Hawaii HQ at Six Waterfront Plaza then fire up Yelp on your mobile device (um well, yeah, you need one of these to enter and win, sorry!). With the Yelp app, check in to Farmers Insurance Hawaii. Go up to the 3rd floor of Tower 6 and show your Yelp checkin offer to the receptionist and claim your Supbowzooka shirt. So simple right?
Just be sure to go during working hours, 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. For more details, read the disclaimer at:
While you’re at Farmers Hawaii, you might as well talk to their peeps about insurance and see what they can do for you. Of course, leaving a Yelp review is optional but hey, gotta keep the karma good!
Smoke from the Kailua Brushfire
A distant view of the smoke from the Kailua brushfire from the H3 freeway.
Signs of Hawaii: Plenty Parking
With the welcomed addition of Whole Foods Market in Kailua, there are more and more shoppers cramming into the Kainalu Plaza retail area. But don’t you worry about the parking situation as assured by these signs.
But did you spot the grammatical faux pas? It’s subtle, and for us in Hawaii, the improper use has become colloquial commonplace. So what is it?
There’s an “of” missing in “Plenty additional free parking.” It should be “Plenty of additional free parking,” but in local lingo, plenty parking is accepted. What would also make this phrase correct and shorter would be replacing “plenty additional” with “choke.”
Choke free parking.
LeBron Active Wear at TJ Maxx
TJ Maxx is known for carrying designer and name brand clothing, so I wasn’t too surprised when I found Nike LeBron James active wear in store. Along with lots of thongs, the new Pearl City TJ Maxx sells Nike and Adidas active wear, and not just the basic designs, but the more premium variety.
Normally $40, I got these LeBron pants for $17! Â Nothing like kicking it at home in LeBron capri pants. They are capris, right?