May14

The Duane Reader – Ice Cream Float

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The Spring Edition of The Duane Reader is out for another month.

After an editor’s preview last week I headed over to the 38th Street and 10th Avenue Duane Reade location to shop The Duane Reader.

As always there are always a few things to pick up at Duane Reade.

I had Mother’s Day on my mind and wanted to pick up a few cards while I was there.

I also had summer on my mind. With all the sunny weather lately and the fact that location had four display cases of ice cream, I started thinking about having an ice cream soda. The Duane Reader had so much ice cream on sale!

It was the perfect idea because in another aisle I spotted Coke glasses to make the ice cream float! Wasn’t going to have a Coke float though. I wanted a root beer float.

I got that idea in my head because my sister is a big fan of Purple Cows. Every time we go to a diner in my neighborhood, she orders one.

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Do you prefer Coke floats or Root Beer floats?

You can see my entire Duane Reade shopping experience by looking through my Google+ album.

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias #CBias.  This is 100% my opinion.  Follow Duane Reade on Twitter @DuaneReade (using these hashtags #DReade, #DReadeVIP) and Facebook. Follow me on Twitter @VeepVeep.

May8

Lady Antebellum at Radio City Music Hall

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I caught up with five time Grammy winners Lady Antebellum, before they headed on stage for their second sold out show at Radio City Music Hall.

Dave shared he was happy to have a second night to play in New York as “the first night was spent in awe of the venue” they were playing.

The trio played an acoustic version of Just a Kiss backstage and chatted for a bit about everything from jewelry to cantaloupe before they headed out so Hillary could change.

I like seeing shows at Radio City because the acoustics are great and its small enough to have a good seat almost anywhere.

Husband and wife duo Thompson Square started the evening followed by an impressive performance by Darius Rucker and the Carolina Grey boys that ended with Rucker’s rendition of Purple Rain.

Then came an infectious audience dance party as sets were changed.  Once Lady Antebellum came on stage, they truly owned the night as the crowd was on its feet for most of their set.

Lady Antebellum has teamed up with Lipton to promote their 100% natural iced teas and entertaining content. If you haven’t seen their commercial yet, check it out below.

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Disclosure: I was a guest of Lipton at the Lady Antebellum concert at Radio City. I truly love the Lipton Tea & Honey Mango Pineapple packets and have already purchased some from my supermarket.

May5

Fandango – The Avengers

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I heard even before The Avengers was released yesterday it would make a few hundred million worldwide by the end of this weekend at the box office.

I headed over to Fandango which allows me to buy tickets in advance at one of the movie theaters in my neighborhood.

I love the ease of using Fandango. It lets you watch trailers, read movie reviews from other users and buy tickets without having to wait in line and risk hearing the show is sold out. I didn’t want to have to wait to see Nick Fury bringing together The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki.

I got my tickets to see The Avengers — which is PG 13 — and went to see what will probably be one of the most fun movies of the summer. And summer hasn’t even started yet!

If you haven’t seen The Avengers yet, find a babysitter and go. It is true summer blockbuster fun! And don’t forget to stay at the end for the usual after the credits sneak peek of the next Marvel movie. I give this movie 4 out of 5 couches only because I don’t know if you can cut a couch in half. Or I’d give it 4 1/2 couches.

Trust me, you won’t be disappointed watching the talented cast of characters played by Robert Downey, Jr. (Iron Man), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Clark Gregg (Agent Phil Coulson), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk), Chris Evans (Captain America), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye).

You can see my entire experience by checking out my Google+ story. Fandango is online and on Twitter and Facebook.

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. All opinions are my own. #CouchCritics #CBias

May4

Gearing Up For The Avengers

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I love the summer blockbuster movie season.

And luckily this year I don’t have to wait until after Memorial Day for a big screen blockbuster.

The Avengers comes out today but this weekend before I watch it in the theater, I watched Iron Man (rated PG-13) on DVD from Redbox.

I had a discussion a few days ago about which of the movies — Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Captain America or Thor — were my favorite and Iron Man won hands down.  I just think its fun to watch. And all the other movies featuring The Avengers cast came after this movie so why not love the first.

I headed over to my local Redbox location and picked up Iron Man to get in the right state of mind for watching The Avengers this weekend. Oh who am I kidding, I picked it up because how can you not love watching the antics, one liners and story of Tony Stark — the billionaire playboy and gadget creating genius turned super hero.

Then I came home and made an Avengers themed snack to enjoy while watching Iron Man. What’s more fitting than enjoying popcorn while watching movies? Captain America style popcorn, of course!

Iron Man stars Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man/Tony Stark), Gwyneth Paltrow (Pepper Potts), Terrence Howard (Rhodey) and Jeff Bridges (Obadiah Stane) and is rated PG-13. I give it 4 out of 5 couches as my Couch Critics rating.

You can see my entire experience by checking out my Google+ story.  Redbox is online and on Twitter and Facebook.

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias. All opinions are my own. #CouchCritics #CBias