Valentines Day. What Used To Be A Day Of Panic Is A Day Of Pleasure

At age 55 it is time to face it. I am an online shopping junkie. Why the Internet and not the local mall? Why not? There are a myriad of reasons. It all started in the late 1960's at downtown stores when I just learned the power of credit cards; credit cards with my father's name on it. It was so easy to let the most generous helpful salesperson find what fit me best, regardless of if it made me look like half clown/half Martian, and one had to take a second mortgage out on the house to own a pair of

white scotch grain penny loafer shoes, but I managed. Within a few years, that got bored but only 

because it was repetitive. My town was medium size, and only so much merchandise could fit into a

medium-sized town. I had managed to buy it all and charge it to my Daddy's account with only 

being grounded four times. This was usually “a girl's job” but I wanted to know the deep dark secrets

of retail shopping. By age fifteen I had pretty much done plastic surgery on my father's credit cards and was ready for a new venture.The backs of magazines and comic books was fun, but one can own so many Sea Monkeys andfamily-owned plant seeds from Ohio and order by mail PhD diplomas and boredom set in easily. Many 

years later I discovered the Internet and a number of mall brick and mortar stores opened their shops

in cyberspace and it was like opening Christmas packages all over again. But even those stores had

their limitations. Okay, not all of them. Spencer gifts always added new materials as did Lee Hiller 

Designs. I continue to shop at those two gems.

I like Spencer's because it has all the “old faithfuls” from fake doggie doo doo to fake vomit. When 

they begin selling the real thing, I may give up on my loyalty. I have discovered my tastes have

hanged, so I greatly appreciate Lee Hiller Designs due to the variety, the daily updates, the quality and quantity of the merchandise, and the impeccable customer service. Worrying about finding the right Valentine's Day gift is a thing of the past. There are way more 

“than one right one” in the Lee Hiller Design Store.

Hiller designers her own brand of shoes, mouse pads, all kinds of tops from womens tees and tanks

to mens jerseys and sweats, aprons, caps, men's ties, etc She covers all the basest with the coolest 

designs I've ever seen; from real wildlife/nature photography to retro 50's & 60's to Egyptian Motif and

more. The designs are so cool, so different, and very affordable,

one cannot help but form a sort of addiction to the store, a health one albeit, as one can shop fora gift for everyone they know (about 10-20 gifts) totaling about $100-300 plus free world wide shipping. No standing in line, no standing at the gas pump, no crying while filling the tank, just 

a click of the mouse, and merchandise is on the way that is not just memorable, but a cherished

keepsake for a lifetime.

There are a few other stores that come close to Lee Hiller Designs, and I will go over them

next week, but for now, I am busy opening the presents I bought for the one I love most; and I

won't get bored with them like I did as a child with Spencer's fake doggie doo. Lee Hiller Designs 

is a must-see and the items are absolutely original, fun, and gorgeous.

Rick London is a freelance writer, cartoonist, and entrepreneur. He is founder and creator of

>offbeat cartoons Londons Times Cartoons. He writes Internet product and store reviews once a month and this month he chose theromantic gifts of Lee Hiller Designs.

Reviewing since 1997, London claims this is by far his favorite romantic and original gift shop.

Owner Lee Hiller also happens to be (according to Google rankings) #1 at America's Favorite

Love Columnist; so as London says “She must know a little bit about what she is doing”.

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