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		<title>Jay Leno discovers the easiest-Ever Christmas tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tonight Show recently featured a Solutions product on Jay’s Christmas Gift Ideas Part II. We were flattered when contacted by the show about highlighting one of our favorite Christmas products. After seeing it live on TV alongside some products he poked fun at, we are far too excited not to share what we consider [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of The Pie Crust</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/12/21/fear-of-the-pie-crust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cooking & Dining]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My reputation as a baker would be on the line if this news ever got out: I have fear of pie crusts. Not eating it, mind you, but making it. And it’s really put a crimp (uh, sorry) in my repertoire because it limits me to cookies, cakes, quick breads and bars. I’ll still clip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New For The Holidays</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/10/31/whats-new-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gift guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joke boxes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shirts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Halloween is here, the holiday shopping season is upon us.  At Solutions we seem to be less focused on Halloween this year and more excited about preparing for Thanksgiving entertaining and Christmas family gatherings.  To help get you in the holiday mindset, we’ve listed below some of our favorite products that are new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween Window Customer Photo</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/10/10/halloween-window-customer-photo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solutions-blog.com/?p=4633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At Solutions.com, we appreciate when customers take the time to send us feedback and reviews. These reviews not only help shoppers learn more about the product, but they also help our team do some fine-tuning on our end. We especially love to hear the creative ways our customers use our products in their homes. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uninvited Guests at Our Luau Party</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/09/05/uninvited-guests-at-our-luau-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/09/05/uninvited-guests-at-our-luau-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdavis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We can’t believe that summer is almost over! To celebrate summer&#8217;s last hoorah, we had a Luau party here at the Solutions office. Noho&#8217;s Hawaiian Café in Portland, Oregon, catered delicious food, which included their famous macaroni salad and Kalua pig. Traditional Hawaiian music set the mood for the afternoon, followed by a best and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Product Testing</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/07/18/product-testing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Product Reviews]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solutions-blog.com/?p=4450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the story behind our testing process? We definitely have fun with it. In addition to our formal procedures, we test products in our own homes, so we&#8217;re sure they will perform in yours. Our buyers take pride in searching out the best problem solvers made. And when it comes to product testing, everyone at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solutions Traveling Duck</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/06/02/solutions-traveling-duck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Celebrate Summer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure these swimming duckies paddle around the pool, pond or anywhere else there&#8217;s a refreshing bath of water, but we soon discovered that everything is more fun with yellow ducks! A couple of our staff members have already taken the ducks on vacation and found that they make perfect travel companions—and they get a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flower Power &#8211; Tips for Longer Lasting Cut Flowers</title>
		<link>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/02/04/flower-power-tips-for-longer-lasting-cut-flowers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solutions-blog.com/2011/02/04/flower-power-tips-for-longer-lasting-cut-flowers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tdavis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Projects & Décor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder how to make your special roses last longer?  A few extra minutes of care can extend the life of those flowers. Preparing your flowers: When you get home, cut off at least ¼” of each rose stem (use a clean knife or scissors) and place immediately in room temperature water. They can stay [...]]]></description>
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