Nowadays, promotional tote bags can be seen everywhere. Do you have an assortment of eco-friendly totes at your house? These tote bags aren't just eco-friendly, they're also excellent advertising for your business, as people take them everywhere for shopping and use them for a variety of purposes at home. Your logo will be constantly on display. It's a reality that if your company doesn't have an eco-friendly promotional tote, chances are your competitors do. Consider the reasons for giving your customers free green totes. First, it's important to let your customers know that your company is environmentally aware. Not only that, customers feel like they're doing their part for the environment when they do business with a company that is clearly eco-friendly. It may be that your customers aren't all that environmentally conscious; nevertheless, they'll feel like they're making an important contribution when they know about your company's green involvement. Second, a tote can provide you with unprecedented attention. Whenever your customer uses the tote, your logo will be there to remind them of you. Wherever your customer takes the bag, there will be another group of people who will see your name. And don't forget how many members of the general public will see your logo, slogan, and other information about your company every time your client carries the bag to and around the market. It's just about impossible to count exactly how many people will see and be made aware of your company through your green promo bag. It's like having an ad campaign that travels wherever your customers go. Where else can you get exposure this broad for less than the cost of a bagel and a latte from Starbucks? Finally, you'll be able to improve your company's image by demonstrating that you are a company that fosters an environmentally responsible culture. By giving away tote bags, you're prompting people to give up those plastic bags that the stores use. You can take it one step further and encourage your customers to bring they're old tote bags in for recycling when they're no longer useful. There are endless benefits to using eco-friendly tote bags as a promotional tool for your business. These simple little totes are a wonderful way to spread the word about your concern for the environment and to advertise your company. Your customers will appreciate your willingness to make a difference and will be glad they do business with you. Here is a link that might be useful: Ecotrendbags

Not a tile fan. Beautiful (especially Bill V's work! Gorgeous!) but not for me. I might put down stone tile on a floor but never a countertop. Just don't care for the look atop a cabinet, whereas we have several floors with vinyl slate-look tile or sheet, LOL. Had laminate kitchen counters (which replaced old worn tile; but we ran out of $$$), eventually replaced in 2003 with Swanstone which is similar to Corian. It's a neutral beige granite-look - more like beach sand color, actually - and love it. Two big corner seams in our U-shaped kitchen are INVISIBLE. The installers spent over 1/2 hour sanding on each one. Every once in a while I'm rolling out pre-purchased dough. Love being able to sprinkle flour all over the countertop and then scrape 98% off with a stainless hand scraper! So easy. Heatproof to 375 degrees. Being used to laminate, I toss a double-thick potholder down if I'm putting anything down that's over that temp. I love and needed the quiet of solid surface. Our kitchen is right above our MBR suite and I'm often in the kitchen in the early a.m. when DH is still asleep.

OH MY GOODNESS. I finally checked out that blog, and I think I could LIVE there. So much to see, to learn, to try, and then more links to follow! That starter tutorial is the closest thing I've seen to a 'starters for dummies chart' that I've been hoping for. While printing it out, I got distracted by a discussion on bagels, so I had to print the recipe and instructions for those, too. I am, for the moment, ignoring all the other discussions I could check out. I need more paper! And to accomplish something more today. Plus, if one is going to spend one's life baking things like bread and bagels, one definitely shouldn't spend too much time spreading one's behind at the computer! A 'catch 22.'

Did Trailrunner's and baked at 450. I'm a manual person, so used a pastry cutter and a fork. What I did differently this time was not stir the milk into the flour as much as I used to and it was some ugly looking dough when I turned it out onto a rolling sheet. But I gently patted it together anyway and started cutting. I believe there was some prayers in there too. I think I might kiss it with a little baking soda as I would like just a little more puffiness. I will try just a little more milk too. I wonder if the proportions of wet to dry changes a little from region to region?