Monthly Archives: May 2012

Amazing Summer Savings from KitchenAid

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KitchenAid LogoSummer and the Fourth of July holiday always bring huge rebates from the appliance manufactures. This year is no exception.

KitchenAid is offering mail-in rebates that could total up to $1,000 off select appliances.

Save on wall ovens, ranges, counter-top microwaves and under-the-counter refrigerators.  Don’t worry. Other appliances and many different models are eligible for this offer as well. See offer for details and other products included.

But, the biggest savings come on built-in side-by-side and French-door refrigerators. So be sure to check those out.

Just don’t wait! The offer expires July 8th. That may seem far in the future, but it will be here before you know it. Act today and save.

Number1Direct.com changing domain to Goedekers.com

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Goedeker'sIn 2008, Goedeker’s launched Number1Direct.com, an eCommerce site targeting a national audience. Nearly four years later, we’ve learned a lot. We’ve expanded our network of full service providers, meaning that both local and online customers now have the same opportunities. As a result, we have made the decision to transition away from Number1Direct.com and will return to the name St. Louis has come to know and trust. Number1Direct.com has become Goedekers.com.

Founded in 1951, Goedeker’s has seen incredible growth through hometown marketing and customer loyalty. Today, Goedeker’s is headquartered in a 50,000 square foot warehouse and showroom in the St. Louis suburb of Ballwin, Missouri.

“We are switching to eliminate confusion. We now offer the same level of service to our online customers nationwide as we do our local St. Louis customers,” says CEO Steve Goedeker.  “We have a complete national network of full service providers.  Within the continental United States, we now offer delivery, installation, and even haul-away of the customer’s old product. Since the services are the same, and the pricing is the same, it only makes sense to have one company with one name.”

“Goedeker’s has been a trusted name who has served hundreds of thousands of customers since 1951. Customers can expect Goedeker’s to continue to enhance the services we offer as we strive to be the number one choice for customers and the needs for their home,” continues Goedeker.

“There will be no interruption of service. We continue to look for ways to give the customers the highest level of trusted service. Customers who purchased from Number1Direct.com can remain confident that their purchase will continue to be backed by Goedeker’s.”

More information on the status of the domain change can be found at http://www.goedekers.com/rebrand.html.

Get Grilling with Outdoor Grills from Goedeker’s

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Grills from Goedeker'sSummer is nearly upon us and the Fourth of July is right around the corner. Shouldn’t you celebrate by grilling outdoors?

Just imagine it. It’s a cool summer evening.  Your family and friends are gathered together. And in the air is the sweet smell of chicken, hamburgers or pork steaks slowly cooking on the grill.

What a wonderful way to bring your family together and enjoy an evening.

Sound good? Of course, it does.

But what if you don’t have a grill? Or your old one gave up the ghost? No problem.

Goedeker’s has many different types and styles to choose from, including large built-in models to small rolling grills.

Whatever fits your budget and your family’s needs, Goedeker’s is sure to have it.

Why wait? Get grilling!

Here’s a great place to find grilling recipes.

My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It Day

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Ricky NelsonHappy My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It Day! Yes, I’m serious. That’s the official holiday of today, May 30th.

I bet you didn’t even know today was a holiday, did you? And I’m almost certain you didn’t know it was this holiday.

How May 30th came to be this holiday is shrouded in mystery.  In fact, there seems to be no information whatsoever on the Internet. But people agree, today is a holiday celebrating a folk song once sung by Hank Williams and Ricky Nelson.

Some have suggested a link between the song, “My Bucket has a Hole in It,” and the children’s song, “There’s a Hole in the Bucket,” which would give it some more history.  But in my searches, I find little evidence to support this claim.

We’re left with very few answers about its origin. But the real question I’m begging to ask is how does one actually celebrate My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It Day?

With little history and no legends connected to the holiday how are we supposed to know even where to start? If there was a legend of a fatherly Paul Bunyan-like giant who walked across the land dripping water out his hole-ridden bucket to help poor farmers, maybe we could come up with something.

The lyrics of the song don’t really help. They’re essentially nonsensical. I guess the holiday could be, “I can’t buy a beer day,” or, “buy a Ford day.” But only Ford gets the better part of that deal.

We need some way to celebrate.

Hank WilliamsWhat about another dress up holiday? I always loved Halloween when I was a kid, so maybe for this we could dress up like Ricky Nelson or Hank Williams? Hmm… On second thought maybe this in not such a good idea.  Dressing up is always complicated.

How about another holiday where we set off fireworks? No, that’d just increase the chance of getting injured (for me anyway).

Perhaps we could exchange small gifts or greeting cards? No, that would create another holiday men could forget too easily.

Maybe we could have a huge dance! America has been missing a good dancing holiday. We could play the various versions of the song and the dance would have a bluegrass feel to it.  The men could stand in the corner with a bucket and try to find a woman that ain’t got no man…

Honestly, the more I think about this holiday the sillier it seems.

In fact, I’m all out of ideas. Do you have any? Let me know on Facebook. How should we celebrate My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It Day?

What is Memorial Day?

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Number1Direct.com considers Memorial DayI’d like to ask a question: What is Memorial Day?

Of course, it’s a holiday and a three-day weekend. It’s the unofficial start of summer. It’s usually the kick-off to the big movie season. It’s a great day to barbecue. But is it something else? It feels like there is more to it than those things, right?

Memorial Day is the day we are supposed to honor our fallen military personnel.

The origins of the holiday are somewhat disputed, but all agree it began as “Decoration Day.” Flowers and flags were placed on the graves of fallen soldiers. It was a somber occasion spent remembering their sacrifice.

The first Memorial Day was proclaimed by General John A. Logan and was observed on May 30th, 1868. By 1890, many States had adopted the holiday and people from all over were decorating soldiers’ graves.

Before I looked into this, I didn’t have much of an idea of what the holiday was really about. Oh, I knew honoring our military was involved. I knew the Boy Scouts put a flag on every grave in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

But honestly, I didn’t know decorating the graves’ of fallen soldiers was the heart of the holiday. I’m thinking I should take a step back this year and consider the real meaning of Memorial Day.

Chuck Norris Fact: He has No Need for Appliances

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chucknorris.comMost people think they know everything about Chuck Norris.

Ha! That’s impossible. No one can know everything about Chuck Norris.

He, however, can know everything about you.

There are some facts about Chuck Norris that occasionally escape notice, though.

The most over-looked fact is that Chuck Norris has no need for appliances.

That’s right, standard household items that we all depend on have no meaning for Chuck Norris.

Let’s look at a few.

How about we start with the washing machine?

I know what you’re thinking. How does he get his clothes clean if he doesn’t have a washing machine?

That’s easy.

chucknorris.comHe just yells, “Come clean!” And they do. The dirt, grease and grim collected during his heroic exploits simply flee in terror.

It’s the same line he uses on all the criminals and evildoers he has faced and defeated in his various military and law enforcement careers.

Those two words from the mouth of Chuck Norris cause everyone to confess.

Surely, he needs an oven?

Surely, not!

Chuck Norris rarely eats inside a house, so when he’s out wandering in jungles, forests and wastelands he relies on his formidable skills.

You see, whenever Chuck Norris cooks over a fire, the fire always burns at the perfect temperature for the specific meal.

How, you say? The wood does it… out of respect.

Of course he needs a refrigerator, right?

Not so!

chucknorris.comAnything that Chuck Norris needs cold he just locks in his icy stare for a few seconds and… BAM!

It’s cooled to perfection, precisely as the situation warrants.

Or in some cases, it’s frozen solid, like the very hearts of all his adversaries who have dared to face him over the years.

See, you can learn something new about Chuck Norris every day and still not know everything.

What do you know about Chuck Norris that I don’t? Let me know. Comment and share on Facebook.

(Chuck Norris was in no way connected to this article and does not represent or endorse Goedeker’s. We just think he is awesome. Mr. Norris, if you read this and disapprove, please don’t roundhouse kick us in the face.)