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Make a special Valentine’s Day at home

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Home lifestyle tips for Valentine's day

Make a special Valentine’s day at home.

As long as you make Valentine’s day special then it doesn’t matter where you spend it. So why not make it special at home?

No waits, crowds or loud noises. And it might be different than the traditional going out thus making a home Valentine’s day the special one.

If you’re going to stay home and don’t want to look cheap or lazy then you better make it special so use these tips to guide you.

Start off with breakfast in bed. Breakfast in bed is being treated like royalty. But, make sure you use the good china, have a pretty flower and cloth napkins. Placing a nice or cute photo of you two or the family on the tray is always a sweet and personal touch.

Have a fireside picnic. Move the coffee table or small table close to the fireplace. Place a nice table cloth over and serve as fine dining. If you don’t have a fireplace then use candles and be smart with the design with different sizes or types. Scented candles are nice too. Utilize roses of course.

Rose pedals. Sprinkle rose pedals on the table or on the pathway to the bedroom or bathroom for the nice bath. Rose pedals on top of a nice, hot bath that you prepare makes a special gesture. There are many creative ways to use rose pedals and represents the perfect touch for the day.

Music. Make sure you turn all TVs off and play some music. Make a special playlist on the IPod that represent the music you two love along with some good ole fashioned love songs.

Have conversation. And not about the upcoming basketball game that your spouse cares nothing about. Re-live wonderful memories or talk about future ones such as planning a fun vacation. The key to a special conversation is to plan it. You obviously cannot script it but you can always plan the themes that will dictate an intimate conversation.

Make it personal. It’s one thing to have all of the Valentine Day icons but making it personal means it’s really special. One way is to create or find the photo album and have it laying on coffee table, couch or some place strategic. Take a walk down memory lane and watch the return on investment you’ll get that will way outweigh any flowers bought.

These are just a few tips to spending a wonderful Valentine’s day at home. Just remember that the real key is to make it personal and put the right amount of effort to demonstrate that your loved one is truly special to you.

Just another ShopRTO Lifestyle and Holiday Tip.

ShopRTO provides consumers home living and decorating tips and rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furniture and more.

Rent the Super Bowl big screen TV at rent to own stores

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Rent an HD for Superbowl Sunday

Are you ready for the Super bowl?

The big game is coming up. The biggest of the year – the Super Bowl. And that means Super Bowl parties and making that party even bigger by renting a big screen HD TV at your local rent to own store.

Most people don’t understand that rent to own can be just a rental with no obligation to own. That’s why rent to own stores are so busy these two weeks. I bet those rent to own stores in Boston and Atlanta are going to be real busy. But it’s the Super Bowl so if you don’t like football, you can watch their famous commercials and Lady Gaga. And some other surprise entertainer will show up. Who knows this year.

Which means, your Super Bowl party needs an upgrade to a 55″, 60″, 70″ or a 4K Ultra High Definition Smart TV. Most rent to own stores carry those sizes but each store is different so do your homework prior. And, start now. You can rent them by the week, two weeks or the month. Rent for one month and enjoy big screen fun beyond just the Super Bowl.

And rent to own stores make it easy by delivering, setting it up then coming back to take it off your hands. Or keep renting until March madness is over or exercise the early purchase option and make it permanent.

Super Bowl is on Sunday, February 5th at 5:30 PM so make sure you order now. So get your party favorites and invites out now. And start the party early so you can fully enjoy the pre-game hype, analysis and entertainment then see if Tom Brady will further cement himself as the greatest quarterback in NFL history or will Matt Ryan add his name to the NFL elite.

Just another ShopRTO Lifestyle, Rent to Own and Holiday tip. Yes, we are designating Superbowl Sunday as a holiday. So shoot us, Okay.

ShopRTO provides consumers home living and decorating tips and when rent to own makes your Superbowl party, the party.

Christmas Ornaments 4 ways

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Different ways of using Christmas Ornaments

Make use of extra Christmas ornaments

Christmas cheer is all around and if you’re like most of us you may have a deluge of Christmas ornaments that you have acquired over the years. Since there is only so much space on a Christmas tree, you may find yourself with a good amount leftover. If so, we have a few different ways you can make use of all of the extras to decorate your home.

Centerpiece
One of the easiest uses for leftover ornaments is to toss them in a vase or bowl and set them in the center of your dining table, side table or anywhere that could use a festive centerpiece. Try mixing colors and shapes for a unique look.

Wreaths & Garlands
Fasten surplus ornaments to any garland or wreath with floral wire to create your one-of-a-kind front door statement piece. If you don’t already own a wreath or garland for sprucing, you can find them of different sizes and colors along with floral wire at any craft store.

Hung from up top
Another easy way to create a nice focal piece is to string ornaments and hang them from light fixtures or entry ways. You can tie them to directly onto light fixtures or use clear adhesive tape to fasten them to the ceiling, entry way or window frame. Be sure that the tape you’re using securely sticks to the surface as most ornaments are pretty fragile and will most likely shatter if they fall.

Gift wrapping
If you’re willing to part with extra ornaments or want to downsize your collection a great and unique approach to do so is to incorporate them in your gift wrapping. Instead of using the traditional Christmas bow, try a bauble or ornament. The inclusion can easily double as a two-in-one gift making yours extra special.

Now you can fish all the ornaments you might have tucked away and adorn your entire home because if there’s any time to go overboard with festivity it’s now.

Happy Holidays!

Just another ShopRTO home decorating and  holiday tip.

ShopRTO provides consumers home decorating and living tips and promotes rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furnishings.

Holiday shopping tips to keep you in budget

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Using rent to own to shop

Christmas Shopping Tips

The holidays are upon us which means shopping. So make sure you shop wise and within budget. Here’s a few tips to take with you in your shopping cart.

The first one is to plan and don’t wait until the last moment. Start now and watch for the best deals. Try some of the shopping apps that will scan the deals for you.

Make a list, budget and stick with it. That means identifying who gets presents and think of everyone. Count the white elephant presents for work or for the toy charity you donate. This will help relieve any surprises.

If you have to use credit, compare it to rent to own, especially for furniture. Payment plans are going to cost more so you’re going to want to minimize final costs. Compare what your minimum payments would be for a credit card and a rent to own agreement then do the math. You can get stuck with a minimum payment plan for years with a credit card.

Rent to own payment plans max out at two years for most agreements. You’re also not legally committed to the purchase, incur debt or obligated to own.

Cross people off the list and quit shopping. That’s the difficult part. Surveys show that a third of us will overspend by 30% so show some restraint and discipline. Yeah, right.

Just another Shop RTO Holiday and Lifestyle tip.

ShopRTO provides consumers home living and decorating tips and rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furniture and more.

Make that RTO holiday list

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RTO holiday wish list

A holiday list the family will enjoy

Naughty or nice, everyone is entitled to their very own holiday wish list. With the holidays afoot, chances are you’ve considered a thing or two for yourself. New home owners, freshly moved or settled inhabitants alike might consider a rent to own list.

As mentioned in Shop RTO’s “Thanksgiving guests? Rent to own stores can help” article, RTO stores offer a vast array of renting options. The most popular are furniture, appliances, HDTVs, computer gaming systems, computers and much much more. The benefits of such a list is that you don’t have to invest in any particular items. You can be as outlandish as any one creating a “wish list”  while having your wishes come true.

Dreaming of latest big screen, theater experience living room ambiance but cringe at the thought of the cost? Rent to own is perfect for getting a preview for as long as you want with affordable weekly or monthly payments. Test drive any home appliance, electronics or furniture with convenient options.

In fact, compare all of the options RTO provides in comparison to the other ways acquiring your household goods. You’ll be surprised to see why rent to own is so popular.

So draft up that holiday list and drop into an RTO store or shop online to find the home additions of your dreams.

Just another Shop RTO lifestyle and holiday tip!

ShopRTO provides consumers home decorating and living tips and promotes rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furnishings.

Thanksgiving guests? Rent to own stores can help

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Rent furniture for holiday guests

Rent to own stores can help prepare for holiday guests

Have family and friends coming over for Thanksgiving or staying at your home? If so, the time to start thinking about their accommodations is now. If you need extra furniture, new furniture or something just for those days you’ll be hosting your guests, think about rent to own stores.

Remember the first word in rent to own is rent. Most Americans don’t realize that rent to own stores rent furniture, appliances, HDTVs, computer gaming systems, computers and much more. You rent them for the time you need then the rent to own guys come by and take them away.

Regarding just rentals, some good ideas are computer gaming systems and an extra HDTV. Especially when you have a group of kids that need to be entertained and occupied while the adults catch up on their lives or re-live those old memories. Another quick rental would be bunk beds for extra guests. Or stand alone freezers if you have too many turkeys.

Then there’s the ‘try before you buy’ option rent to own offers. If you were looking to upgrade your dining room table, couch or recliner. Try it out with the guests in town. You’ll be able to make the house and guests more comfortable with new furniture. If you end up liking them, then keep them. If not, then have the rent to own store pick them up.

Buy new home furnishings for the guests. Sometimes it takes a get together to finally push yourself to buying new home furniture, appliances and HDTVs. With rent to own, like said before, you can try before you buy but if ownership is what you’re looking for then calculate payments in the best possible strategy. The less payments, the less the total cost.

And use their ’90 days same as cash’ option. Some go up to ‘180 days same as cash’. That means if you can make payments within 90 days, the total cost is close to retail and all the time you still get the debt free, no obligation feature that keeps you out of the legal obligation that credit cards put you in.

Remember, the rent to own stores will deliver and set up everything you rent or rent to own so that is a great feature. They will always fix the item beyond the warranty if you’re on the ownership track.

The rent to own transaction has so many benefits that most people don’t realize. And when they do, they’re always surprised that fits in their budget and lifestyle. Always shop around with the many rent to own stores in your neighborhood. Each store has different specialties or sales so make sure you do your homework prior.

Just another Shop RTO holiday, rent to own and lifestyle tip.

ShopRTO provides consumers home decorating and living tips and promotes rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furnishings.

Ready for Black Friday? Some tips and predictions.

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Shopping tips for black Friday.

Shop Smart for Black Friday.

Black Friday is getting closer so get prepared for the busiest shopping day of the year with these Shop RTO shopping tips. First, and most importantly, don’t be fooled by the “one day” sale. Black Friday will last a week or more.

Secondly, predictions are that Cyber Monday will kick its butt. So use the Internet specials to force local stores to honor the best deals. Most stores will honor others specials so keep that in mind when shopping for certain deals. Especially with computers and HD TVs. Those two are predicted to be the hottest deals this season.

Even with home furniture and appliances. You can buy everything on the net these days so start there and use those deals to leverage the best ones at your local furniture and appliances stores.

Whether you like it or not, Black Friday will continue to creep into Thanksgiving day for many retailers. So ‘Black Friday’ is beginning to mean Thursday to Tuesday and even beyond.

Look for great deals in laptops, tablets and 60″ TVs. If you’re looking for a bigger TV then the upcoming Black Friday might do you just right.

Remember, Black Friday means retail specials which means all retail including rent to own stores. Local rent to own stores need your business as much as the others if not more so use the market to bargain with them. Remember the golden rule of shopping to own. If you’re 100% sure, pay cash.

If not, then try before you buy with rent to own. If you can’t buy cash then compare rent to own with a credit card comparing all the attributes of each transaction. You’d be surprised how rent to own can save you money and the potential legal problems of a credit transaction.

Just another Shop RTO Holiday and Lifestyle tips.

ShopRTO provides consumers home living and decorating tips and rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furniture and more.

Avoid debt and budget for Christmas

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Avoid debt with Rent to Own

Avoid debt this Christmas

Holiday season is here and with each year we promise ourselves that we will plan ahead and avoid debt as much as possible. We vow that by next Christmas we would have already completed our shopping so when December comes around we don’t break the bank. Well, December has arrived and if you’re like most of us who have experienced whip lash at the mere thought of how quick this year has gone by you might have been caught off guard. Not to worry, Rent to Own can help your budgeting needs.

Before you start scrambling thinking about your options that incur debt such as using credit cards, taking out a loan or even depleting your funds consider Rent to Own. Rent to Own offers consumers many advantages and especially throughout the holiday season with its biggest benefit being the no-debt transaction. Rent to Own transactions don’t require a credit check and will not affect your credit score. Customers are also free to stop payment and return the product at any time making this especially convenience for electronics since newer and better products are always around the corner. With that said, many stores carry a wide range of products such as furniture, appliances, HDTVs, computer gaming systems, computers and much more. Stores also offer flexible payment terms, free delivery, set-up and repairs.

Be sure to shop around as many Rent to Own stores are competitive and offer different prices and payment options. As stated in Shop RTO’s article “Thanksgiving guests? Rent to Own stores can help” be on the look out for ’90 days same as cash’ option. “Some go up to ‘180 days same as cash’. That means if you can make payments within 90 days, the total cost is close to retail and all the time you still get the debt free, no obligation feature that keeps you out of the legal obligation that credit cards put you in.”

It’s likely that Rent to Own is the just thing you need to help you get through the holidays. Now take a seat and draft that list because Christmas will be here in no time.

Just another Shop RTO holiday and lifestyle tip.

ShopRTO provides consumers home decorating and living tips and promotes rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furnishings.

Halloween home decor? Just add pumpkins.

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Halloween pumpkin ideas

There are many ways to skin a pumpkin.

Pumpkins are the icon of the Halloween. So use them. There are so many ways to carve, draw or set them to make great decorations for the home. Here’s some quick ideas for this year’s Halloween home decor.

If you want a more complicated Halloween face, use the many stencils out there to trace the more intricate designs on the pumpkin. Then use the tracing to carve out the design.

Try stacking the pumpkins vertically. The designs are limitless. One example is to create a body made of pumpkins. Stack five vertically. Use the top as the face and the ones below as different designs for the body.

You can go in all sorts of directions with that arrangement. From buttons, belly button, bikini, bowtie, etc. And each idea can either be cut for the design to be lit or drawn or using the actual items.

Go the other way and place pumpkins in a horizontal line and design from there. One example is use the first pumpkin carved like Pac Man and smaller pumpkins as the dots proceeding.

Drill them. Use a drill or something similar to drill holes that act as the outline. Creates a different design while still being dramatic with the flame or light shining through.

Use letters. Carve in one letter per pumpkin and place them accordingly. Have three pumpkins for the word “boo” for instance.

Accessorize. Use outside elements to add some flare. Use a hat, cigar, stick hands, arrow, etc.

Carving pumpkins are now taking the shape of designing pumpkins and can be cheap and easy. Try a different design this year and use some other Halloween Shop RTO tips to make your Halloween as festive as possible.

Just another Shop RTO Home Decorating and Holiday Tips.

ShopRTO provides consumers holiday decorating and home living tips and promotes rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furnishings.

 

 

Take the living room outside this Halloween

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Rent to own outdoor furniture

Catch a glimpse of every costume on the block!

Are you ready for Halloween? It’s never too early to start preparing. Or, at least, thinking about preparing. Because it’s that special evening when your streets are flooded with trick or treating super hero’s, princesses, gypsies and monsters that make for quite the show.

Over the year’s people have spent countless hours and days, even planned an entire year in advance for the unveiling of their Halloween costume so what better to way to commend their efforts than to act as the audience to their stage? Go on and take the living room outside for the day because Halloween just might be best time to people watch.

Create a fun Halloween atmosphere with outdoor furniture. Set up a comfortable seating area on your front porch, patio or front yard by arranging some chairs – bringing some outside from in or using outdoor patio furniture. If you don’t have any or discover you’re in a shortage of seating, check out your local rent to own stores to help you out for the big day. Bring out an ice chest with plenty of drinks and pass out candy from the comfort of your own lawn and enjoy the show.

Just another ShopRTO Home Decorating and Holiday Tips.

ShopRTO provides consumers home decorating and living tips and promotes rent to own as a shopping option for affordable home furnishings.

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