{"id":471,"date":"2016-12-06T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471"},"modified":"2016-12-06T22:00:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:00:20","slug":"where-did-the-quality-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"Where Did The Quality Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seriously where did it go?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"hanging<\/a>

Racks of clothing, but nothing of substance…<\/p><\/div>\n

I remember a time when you could find quality. It wasn’t that long ago. There were stores jam packed with quality clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry. So what happened? Where did the all the quality go? Is it due to the fact that most items are now made in China, Vietnam or some other country I can’t even pronounce. I’m not sure what happened but something did…<\/p>\n

We were shopping this past weekend and I don’t know how many times I uttered the phrase, “where is the quality?” Nothing’s the same. What happened to my favorite lines of clothing and handbags? The stores were filled with merchandise but it wasn’t calling my name or saying…pick me, pick me like it always did. I remember going in Coach<\/strong> and wanting every single bag in there. It was hard to make a decision there were so many I loved. I couldn’t even find one single solitary bag I could even kinda like. The same with Michael Kors<\/strong>…there was a time I would go without groceries to buy the bag I coveted(this is a true fact). I loved every bag and design from each season. That hasn’t happened in over 5 years.<\/p>\n

Don’t even get me started on clothing lines. Ralph Lauren and Ann Taylor just don’t do it for me anymore. I loved these stores and their clothing lines. When I would go in the Ann Taylor store it screamed class. And the clothing was something that would last forever. I still have some of the “good stuff”. One of my other favorite stores White House\/Black Market was the same. I wouldn’t be able to go in there without buying something and it took forever to narrow my choices down to a reasonable level of 3 items. I went to all of these stores this past weekend and didn’t buy one single thing. I didn’t see anything I liked or if I did even come close to liking it the cost was so high it didn’t warrant a purchase. But I would have most likely bought something no matter what if it called my name. All I heard were crickets…<\/p>\n

I haven’t found a pair of shoes or boots I’ve absolutely loved in so long that I am still wearing my Bandolino black boots from 10 years ago. And even though they are 10 years old, people still come up and ask me where I got them. I did recently find a pair of purple suede booties, which really surprised me since I am not a big purple fan. But they were very cute and I hadn’t found anything in so long I just had to buy them. Also the point here is, I am still wearing a pair of boots that are 10 years old and they look like I bought them yesterday…QUALITY.<\/p>\n

“Quality means doing it right when no one is\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>looking.” ~ Henry Ford<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

So where did the quality go? I did some research on this and also by reading the brands websites and checking them out on Wikipedia I found out some very interesting facts, at least I thought they were interesting. Bandolino shoes and boots were first made in Italy. Enzo Angiolini designed for the company and even had his own line for awhile(I remember this and bought quite a few of his designs). They were part of US Shoe until Nine West bought them and then Jones Apparel Group. Then Nine West Holdings snapped them back up. From what I could dig up because they make it\u00a0extremely hard to find out where these companies are doing their manufacturing, they are now produced in China.<\/p>\n

Michael Kors was first made in Italy as well. Most of the finest leather comes from Italy so that makes sense. Now their purses are made in China, Korea and Vietnam. Coach bags were produced first in Italy. I didn’t know this. They were also made in the US, which is where I thought they were made. Now they are manufactured in China, Turkey and Thailand among others. Not in the US anymore as far as I could see. Another handbag I love is Hobo Brand International. They were founded by Toni Ray in 1991 on her dining room table in Annapolis, MD. She cashed in her life savings and headed to NY with her daughter and son in law. They were made here in the US. I can’t find anything to tell me where they are being made now. But the simple fact I can’t find it on their website with the rest of the story leads me to believe they are no longer made here. I could be wrong though.<\/p>\n

Ann Taylor was founded by Richard Liebeskind and he named the stores after his father’s best selling dress at his own store. Their products were made in the US and are now manufactured in Bangladesh. Chico’s started out as Chicos Folk Art Specialties on Captiva Island, Florida. They acquired White House Black Market around 2004 which had started as a single store in Baltimore, MD in 1985. They also own SOMA. They manufacture in over 30 countries, some of which are China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and even the US.<\/p>\n

And then we have Ralph Lauren. During the 2012 Olympics the uniforms the US Team wore were designed by him. He caught a lot of flack and there were even protests over the fact his clothing wasn’t made in the US and was in fact being manufactured in China. When the 2016 Summer Olympics rolled around Team USA’s uniforms were made in the US. The brand is manufactured in China, Sri Lanka and the Philippines.<\/p>\n

I tried and tried to find some lines of clothing and accessories that are still being made in the USA and here are a few:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Frye Company – they make beautiful shoes, boots and handbags.<\/li>\n
  2. LL Bean – boots and clothes<\/li>\n
  3. Alex and Ani – jewelry and bags<\/li>\n
  4. Pendelton – blankets and apparel<\/li>\n
  5. New Balance – sneakers and sportswear<\/li>\n
  6. American Apparel – clothing(hence the name apparel)<\/li>\n
  7. SAS – shoes<\/li>\n
  8. Stetson – hats and boots<\/li>\n
  9. Lucky Brand Jeans – jeans and clothing (not sure if everything is made in the US but their jeans are. I absolutely love their sweaters because they have something you don’t see everyday…QUALITY. I can spot them a mile away. They have that look and feel I love. I hope it stays that way.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \"Boots<\/a>

    Me at work in my Bandolino Boots and Lucky Brand Sweater<\/p><\/div>\n

    There were a few others on the list but I never heard of them, so I just posted the ones I knew. I think this is really a sad list. What do you think? Were these brands better off when they first started? Should they have just stayed small? Does the fact that they are manufacturing in countries other than the US make the clothing and other items look and feel differently. Can I say the word we are all thinking of…Cheap.. cause that is really what it is. It is cheaper to make the clothes and accessories in these countries, but then what they get is a cheaper looking item. Did the fact that the people who cared enough to start a company are no longer running it and a board that has no idea what their mission was is even on the same page now? Do they care what we as consumers want? I don’t know the answer to these questions but I got a news flash for you….If we keep buying this cheap crap they will continue to make\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

    So what do you think? Do your favorite brands look and feel the same way they did a few years ago? If they don’t, what do you think the reason is? I’d love to hear from you about this.<\/p>\n

    “Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort. There must be the will to produce a superior thing. ~ John Ruskin<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Seriously where did it go? I remember a time when you could find quality. It wasn’t that long ago. There were stores jam packed with quality clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry. So what happened? Where didRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,23,8],"tags":[286,283,285,284],"class_list":["post-471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion","category-lifestyle","category-rants","tag-made-in-the-usa","tag-quality","tag-made-in-china","tag-where-is-the-quality"],"yoast_head":"\nWhere Did The Quality Go? - The Helpful Hellion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where Did The Quality Go? - The Helpful Hellion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Seriously where did it go? I remember a time when you could find quality. It wasn’t that long ago. There were stores jam packed with quality clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry. So what happened? Where didRead More...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Helpful Hellion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/renee.stambaugh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/renee.stambaugh\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-07T03:00:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"488\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hellion\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hellion\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hellion\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538\"},\"headline\":\"Where Did The Quality Go?\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-07T03:00:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471\"},\"wordCount\":1390,\"commentCount\":16,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"#made in the usa\",\"#Quality\",\"made in china\",\"Where is the quality\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Fashion\",\"Lifestyle\",\"Rants\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471\",\"name\":\"Where Did The Quality Go? - The Helpful Hellion\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-07T03:00:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg\",\"width\":488,\"height\":650,\"caption\":\"Racks of clothing, but nothing of substance...\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?p=471#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Where Did The Quality Go?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Helpful Hellion\",\"description\":\"A Boomers Guide of Helpful Hints and Random Rants\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538\",\"name\":\"Hellion\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/04\\\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/04\\\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/04\\\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg\",\"width\":589,\"height\":589,\"caption\":\"Hellion\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/04\\\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg\"},\"description\":\"Hello, my name is Renee and I am the \\\"Hellion\\\" and creator of this blog. I am a Baby Boomer, mother of 3, grandmother of 5 and I love writing, shopping, jewelry, fashion, exercising and all things healthy.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/renee.stambaugh\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/helpfulhellion.com\\\/wordpress\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Where Did The Quality Go? - The Helpful Hellion","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Where Did The Quality Go? - The Helpful Hellion","og_description":"Seriously where did it go? I remember a time when you could find quality. It wasn’t that long ago. There were stores jam packed with quality clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry. So what happened? Where didRead More...","og_url":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471","og_site_name":"The Helpful Hellion","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/renee.stambaugh","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/renee.stambaugh","article_published_time":"2016-12-07T03:00:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":488,"height":650,"url":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hellion","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hellion","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471"},"author":{"name":"Hellion","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538"},"headline":"Where Did The Quality Go?","datePublished":"2016-12-07T03:00:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471"},"wordCount":1390,"commentCount":16,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg","keywords":["#made in the usa","#Quality","made in china","Where is the quality"],"articleSection":["Fashion","Lifestyle","Rants"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471","url":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471","name":"Where Did The Quality Go? - The Helpful Hellion","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg","datePublished":"2016-12-07T03:00:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg","width":488,"height":650,"caption":"Racks of clothing, but nothing of substance..."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=471#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Where Did The Quality Go?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/#website","url":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/","name":"The Helpful Hellion","description":"A Boomers Guide of Helpful Hints and Random Rants","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/8344122bd2753f51fcc6d9007e87a538","name":"Hellion","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg","url":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg","width":589,"height":589,"caption":"Hellion"},"logo":{"@id":"http:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/5053_1179539973180_3002005_n.jpg"},"description":"Hello, my name is Renee and I am the \"Hellion\" and creator of this blog. I am a Baby Boomer, mother of 3, grandmother of 5 and I love writing, shopping, jewelry, fashion, exercising and all things healthy.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/renee.stambaugh"],"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/fashion-clothes-hanger-clothes-rack-clothing-large.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p63NZR-7B","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":494,"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=494","url_meta":{"origin":471,"position":0},"title":"Do We Have Too Much Crap?","author":"Hellion","date":"January 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"well I do and where does it all come from... Since the weather was so warm this week it tricked me into thinking Spring was here, and because of that I decided to do a little Spring cleaning...Now if you know me at all you also know I hate to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Aging"","block_context":{"text":"Aging","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?cat=215"},"img":{"alt_text":"crap","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crap-655538_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crap-655538_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crap-655538_960_720.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/crap-655538_960_720.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":670,"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=670","url_meta":{"origin":471,"position":1},"title":"More Weird Things I Saw At Work…","author":"Hellion","date":"October 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I could actually post one of these a day..... I had so many other posts in my head for this week and couldn't decide which one to share. I have had a long week already and needed to write something to make me smile. It seems the older we get\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Humor"","block_context":{"text":"Humor","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"acorn funny face","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22728905_10214663465844827_1825918498002776109_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22728905_10214663465844827_1825918498002776109_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22728905_10214663465844827_1825918498002776109_n.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22728905_10214663465844827_1825918498002776109_n.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":280,"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=280","url_meta":{"origin":471,"position":2},"title":"How I Got Rid Of My Cold, Naturally!","author":"Hellion","date":"February 25, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"and in less than 2 days... Disclaimer:\u00a0\u201cThe Helpful Hellion is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.\u201d This means I could make a little money if you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Health and Beauty"","block_context":{"text":"Health and Beauty","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"woman-699004_960_720","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/woman-699004_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/woman-699004_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/woman-699004_960_720.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":527,"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=527","url_meta":{"origin":471,"position":3},"title":"I Want To Be Fun Again…","author":"Hellion","date":"March 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"is that even possible at my age... That's me in the center in the blue dress. Don't I look like I'm having fun? I must have been, it was my birthday. So I should have been... But was I? Evidently my mom wanted everyone to and was passing out little\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Aging"","block_context":{"text":"Aging","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?cat=215"},"img":{"alt_text":"fun","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3837_1153507762391_4337007_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3837_1153507762391_4337007_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/3837_1153507762391_4337007_n.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":360,"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=360","url_meta":{"origin":471,"position":4},"title":"Do You Know Who This House Belongs To?","author":"Hellion","date":"May 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Because it's falling apart and no one cares.... I wonder who lived here. I wonder where they are now. Was it a big family? Were they happy? Did they have meals all together at the kitchen table every night? Did they sit out on the wonderful balcony and have late\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Lifestyle"","block_context":{"text":"Lifestyle","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/house-984648_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/house-984648_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/house-984648_960_720.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/house-984648_960_720.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":150,"url":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?p=150","url_meta":{"origin":471,"position":5},"title":"Who Am I??","author":"Hellion","date":"August 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Its happened, I have truly turned into my parents... \u00a0 I don't know when or how this happened, but it happened. I find myself saying and doing things they did all the time now. Daily, hourly, every few minutes... I just can't stop it. I want to but I can't.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Humor"","block_context":{"text":"Humor","link":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/?cat=1"},"img":{"alt_text":"Stop it now...","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/woman-975339_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/woman-975339_960_720.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/woman-975339_960_720.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/woman-975339_960_720.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":474,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions\/474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helpfulhellion.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}