CSN Stores & Pressure Canner Review Part 2

I said that I would do an update post on my canner and here it is!!! First here is the first post that I did on my Presto Canner. That way you can refresh yourself.
Here is my canner. Please ignore the black around the edges of the burner. I canned all day and spilled some and it seems that the longer it is right next to a hot burner, the blacker it gets. Imagine that! I had that stove going all afternoon and it was pretty nasty by the end of the night but it is clean now!
I need to name my pressure canner, I feel like it is a part of the family now. I had made jellies all day and decided to make stew/soup to can. I am getting ready to be super

busy so I am taking the time now to put up whatever I can that is easy and healthy that we will eat later. So this is the end product: I still love my canner and am actually wanting to get another just like this one. That way I can have one going while the other is letting the pressure drop. I am absolutely in love with mine and would fight you if you tried to take it from me.

CSN has so many things and even show which items they guarantee to be delivered by Christmas. Check them out for all of your holiday shopping needs!

Shutterfly!!!

The first time I heard about Shutterfly was 4 years ago. I was needing Christmas cards quickly and they delivered. The colors were amazing and they did a wonderful job. I got my cards in a protective envelope and they were in perfect shape. Then I had to do the rest of the work and get them addressed and out to all those people who were waiting!

I have chosen many different designs to go with the pictures that I had and have been happy with all of the cards. People would call me or send a note back in their Christmas cards about how cute mine were and where did I get them? I have always loved Shutterfly and have been impressed with their customer service also.
I am planning on sending these cards out to close friends or family this year. I don’t have a lot of time because of school, so as soon as I get the cards I will start working on getting them addressed and sent out to those I love. I am looking forward to the excited comments that I will be getting from those who are lucky enough to be on my Christmas card mailing list!!!

Right now photo books are 20% off and are an amazing way to document your year. These would be great gifts for those in your family. We are starting this year to make a book of all the deer that are harvested in our hunting group!!!

Their selection of Christmas cards is always amazing and this year is no different.

This is a card that I fell in love with!!! Can't you see a picture of the two girls on the front of this????

Or maybe this one!!! I love the black and white simple elegance of it!

This one is really cute too!! It could be put in your scrapbook and start a new tradition!

I love this one. The chocolate brown makes me think of the holidays!

It is going to take me a while to decide exactly which card I want to do, you know that the pictures just have to match!!! I do know one thing though. They do more than just Christmas cards. I have received birth announcements that were absolutely beautiful and invitations that were witty and whimsical. I will definitely be saving money and ordering graduation announcements and party announcements through Shutterfly. They have everything you can imagine. You can also get address labels, note cards, gift tags and almost anything else you can think of. Go check them out and see what they have. I know that I will be trying to figure out what I want for my 50 FREE cards that I will be getting!!!

CSN Stores & Pressure Cooker Review

I was so excited to be approached by Jessica to do a review and knew exactly what I wanted to do it on - a pressure cooker! I have been wanting one and thought that this would be a good time to get one. I made my order online and was very impressed and it went smoothly.

I did make one mistake and forgot to make an account so I had to call and have them help me make a password so that I could check the status of the order. The customer service representative was wonderful and was so helpful. I was impress with how she seemed to WANT to help me.

On Monday night (7/26/10) I checked my email and squealed, it was shipped. They had upgraded me, free of charge to ship quicker. I should receive it on Wednesday it says!!!

On Wednesday I checked my email and it was on the truck to be delivered! I am ready to sit down and look through everything that comes with it and maybe even can some green beans!

I have received it and it has been put through the wringer!!! I have canned 40 pints, plus 7 quarts of chili and a ton a brown beans. I canned two batches, one right after the other and it worked perfect. The book is self explanatory and has tons of recipes. I am looking forward to seeing what else I can do with this.

I have always been scared of using a pressure cooker. I have heard so many stories of them blowing up in the middle of canning. Presto has a high quality product that has safety devices so that the stories that I heard wouldn't happen. This was refreshing to me and was also somewhat expected. After dealing with CSN and knowing their customer service standards, it is only right that their products have just as high of standards as they do.

Christmas is coming up so I suggest that you look at their numerous stores online and get to shopping!!! Everything is conveniently located and easy to find. They have everything that you could want for the pets, babies, husbands, wives and everyone and everything in between. What are you waiting for???? Go and check them out!!! You can finish all your Christmas shopping from the comfort of your own home and you will have gotten a great deal!!!!

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a $60 gift code in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Coming soon!!!

Jess at CSN Stores approached me about doing a product review and once I looked them over, I was jumping up and down. Seriously jumping up and down people! They have anything and everything that you could want. With over 200+ sites you could spend the rest of your life just looking and making wish lists of what you want and need. If dining room furniture is on your list, they have got it. If that precious pup in your life is needing a new bed or other essential, check them out. For all you cooks they have the most amazing deals on cookware. I have been drooling over the canners! They have outdoor furniture, office furniture and supplies and just about anything else you can think of. The the little ones in your life they have tons of items for babies and up. Check them out and be sure and check back to see what I chose and what I think!