Community Profiles

Individual Profile:

Monica Holbrook

United States

(business design and marketing guide)

Comments:

• A store that I am loyal to...

  Trader Joe's

  27 January 2005

  I love TJ's! The wine, the coffee, the organic body products, the free tastings, the awesome selection of cheese, the Fearless Flyer. A store that I am loyal to and will always highly recommend to others.

• Completely addicted

  Post-it

  27 January 2005

  A genius accident of a product. Rainbows of colors, every usable size (and now shapes too!). Notes on project folders of immediate task deadlines, reminders for my son on the inside of his hat bill, shopping lists, bookmark... I can go on and on and on and on. I must admit it - I am completely addicted to Post-Its.

• Simply, simply brilliant

  Tom Peters

  27 January 2005

  Brilliant Tom Peters is deconstructing the mediocrity of corporate America. His cry for excellence, design and women is simply, simply brilliant. He is dead-on and energizing, mind provoking and passionate. Haven't read him? Get to it already!

• I love, love, love TJ's

  Trader Joe's

  28 January 2005

  A gourmet store with down-home style. The wine prices and attention to detail are unsurpassed. They even have regular product/wine tasting for their employees so they can speak to you from experience about the products. The prices are phenomenal on cheese, nuts, organic food and unusual gourmet treats. When I can't get into the store, just reading their newsletter/promotional flyer - The Fearless Flyer - is a treat. I love, love, love TJ's.

• Makes our family laugh out loud

  Family Guy

  29 January 2005

  Some of the humor is crass and makes me uncomfortable, but for the most part this show makes our family laugh out loud. My 13 year old sits down with us and watches willingly - and believe it or not, some pretty good discussions have come out of it. But basically it's just hilarious, pop-culture satire. Watch for it - you will laugh.

• My teenager learns from the group

  Surfrider Foundation

  31 January 2005

  An enviromental group born from Surfer's desire to keep our water clean. Surfrider is an active, world changing group. I live in a beach community that depends on the clean water reports from Surfrider. My teenager learns from the group what run-off is, and why to stay out of the water right after a storm.