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Outdoor Gear for Kids - UpsideOver.com

This is an excerpt from a press release about the incredible growth of a startup company. I choose to share it here because not only do KIDS go BIRDING too, but Kids do lots of things outside and outdoor equipment and clothing and gear are especially important for them.  As a result, I plan to carry their products at this site too. Your purchases help to support this site. Thank you.

Internet Retailer Reports 175% Growth in Fiscal Year 2008 Despite Downturn in Economy

Outdoor gear for kids internet retailer, UpsideOver.com, reports extreme growth due to “Staycations”, internet growth and strong management team.

E-Commerce will continue to take a larger share of retail since current e-commerce growth rates are estimated to double brick and mortar growth rates. E-Commerce can be a path to profitability for markets that are shrinking, either from competition or changing demographics
It’s obvious to us that there is a dramatic shift in the marketplace towards specialty internet retail.

Our teams commitment and focus on internet based Outdoor Gear for Kids means we can focus intently on our customers, provide the best selection possible, reach customers across the globe, and continue exponential growth into 2009.

E-Commerce growth is expected to continue as more Americans implement high-speed access at home. Currently over 40% of Americans have High-Speed internet access at home, growing at a staggering rate of 40%.

It’s a credit to the team to see a company go from a start up to a multi-million dollar company in only 2 and a half years.

It simply proves out the leverage and long tail theory of niche markets in internet retail.

Is the company to watch here.

Kids Outdoor Gear, year end Clearance Sale! Up to 50% off, Northface, Patagonia, Marmot and more at Upsideover.com

If you’re thinking of great ideas to spend time with your children, why don’t you teach them how to better appreciate money. With the crisis going on around us, there is no better time to show our young ones how to become better consumers and so we don’t necessarily lose financially when it comes to our everyday purchases.

You can suggest different activities that will help your kid know the value of money. For example, you can tell them to save a portion of their allowance for something big that they might want to buy in the future, like a new video game or a new bike. You have to show them how saving some money today can greatly make a difference in their future. You can even try to convince them to start a college fund already.

Saving is a good way to begin your kids’ lesson in finances. You have to make sure that you point out all of the benefits that these things do for them like it helps them prepare for something that they might need money for in the future. Whether it be something that they want to buy or some other thing they want to spend their money on, you can actually tell them all of these things to convince them that saving money today is never a bad idea.
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On my recent vacation, I visited some friends with several children.  It was great fun. They were eager to show me their rooms and their new home.

I had forgotten how important favorite colors and favorite animals were to me at their ages.

I quickly learned about Pen and Gwen.  The handy and happy PENGUINS in one girl’s room. Her dominant theme was penguins of all sizes and of course they were stuffed. Her little brother ran to get his favorite penguin… Galapagos. It was bigger than he was.

We chatted about Happy Feet and the March of the Penguins before we went on to the next room where frogs were the theme. Therefore, when I saw this hat with Penguin advice I decided to include it here where they can see it too.  I LOVE the advice and the entire concept of getting advice from a Penguin!