The new JCPenney or JCP for short

Has any one else visit their local JCPenney lately? If you hadn't heard, they changed up their pricing structure. Gone are the every week sales and coupons. Now we have "Everyday pricing". It's great not having to coordinate a sale with a coupon, but only on certain days and certain times.

And like other retailers, who would jack up the price of an item only to put it on sale, and have sales constantly (rhymes with bowls). I think I quite enjoy this refreshing look.

I recently ventured into my local store to see what it was all about. I must say I was quite impressed. Everything was clearly marked. The layout of the store hadn't changed much. All of the staff was very friendly and polite. I had a gift card so I ended up purchasing a few tops. I really do like the St. John's Bay line, it's flattering on my plus size figure and they are full of staple items for my wardrobe.

The one thing I don't care for in JCP's revamp is their commercial of the screaming people... it's rather annoying, point taken, but still annoying.

It's a tough economy, people are still not as frivolous with their money as they once were. I applaud JCP for trying to still make it work in a down economy. It has to be tough to maintain brick and mortar stores when online shopping is so easy to do. The one down side about online shopping for clothes, you can't try them on before you buy, and some women don't particularly care for that.

I was not contacted or compensated by JCP for this review, I just felt I would share my thoughts on the matter.

FiberOne Lowfat Milkshake Review

As I was picking up a few things at the store so I could make dinner for the boys at work, this lowfat milkshake caught my eye...

I picked it up and rolled my eyes at it. Pssht! Lowfat and Milkshake just DO NOT go together, it's going to taste like chalk! However, I've had good success with Fiber One products before, so I thought I would take a chance. Sorry for the bad picture, I used my cell phone camera to take the picture, which is why also I don't have a picture of the nutritional facts... I guess this is a new product since I can't find it listed on WW online or the Daily Plate. However, here it is from the Fiber One website:

The taste is amazing, no chalky taste at all! It’s got a wonderful taste! When one says milkshake, I think thick and creamy; this isn't that, it’s more like chocolate milk. However, still very delicious! Not only does it have 8 grams of fiber, but its only 140 calories, making it a 2 point snack! I think if you are craving chocolate, this is a great way to go. It has 13 grams of sugar which is a bit high, but its chocolate...

From Fiber One, "Indulge your chocolate craving any time of day. Rich and cream Fiber One Chocolate Lowfat Milkshake satisfies your sweet tooth and provides 30% of the daily value of fiber. With calcium and vitamin D too, being healthy has never tasted so good!"

This is a convenient snack as well, just grab and go. The 2 points gets you the entire bottle. Fiber is a huge part of creating that full feeling between meals and I for one am impressed with this product.

They also have a vanilla one that I purchased as well, that I am anxious to try.

I found these both in the yogurt/pudding section of my local Shaw's.
 
 

** This is a non-sponsored review; I saw this product, purchased it and enjoyed it.

I thought I would share with you. **