So I arrived home from work one night and as I progressed from the "drop zone" to the kitchen something immediately caught my eye.  I am a pretty observant person and when things aren't right, I notice them.  A light bulb goes out.  I notice. Something rearranged differently on the counter; I can pick it out.  So within the first 2 seconds of entering the kitchen I noticed the plastic vent cover on our GE microwave was missing.

So I have been using the Bawte app for more than two weeks now.  I have tagged a lot and seen a lot of tags fly by on my activity lists. I am starting to notice some trends amongst the early Bawte users, as well as some benefits the application provides that I hadn’t envisioned initially.  First, the trends...

Over the course of my life, I have been teased for being smart, tall, nerdy, organized, loud…and, I am sure, many more things I am not even aware of!  But now I am getting teased for grocery shopping.  Not just for going grocery shopping, but going grocery shopping…let’s say…frequently.  For years I have made grocery shopping a sport, competed with myself to get the best deal possible.  To never pay more than $2 for a box of cereal.  To use multiple versions of the same coupon to stock up on toilet paper or toaster strudel.  To make multiple visits to the same store to bypass store-imposed purchasing limits.  I have been doing this as long as I can remember.  I am only now being teased for it, however.

OK, we know this is common practice nowadays (wow that's a word), to create a quick little video, but we think this is especially good and it does a great job of explaining what Bawte is.  Take a look and if you like it share it.  We are looking at getting the word out before we hit the market which is scheduled for the beginning of April 2012.  Click "Read Full Post ->" to watch and be amazed.

Welcome to our very first blog post.  A month or so I wrote a background story for our Facebook page on how Bawte became Bawte.  So I figure it may be a good place to start our blog. Stay tuned for more posts as I will update our development progress as we get closer to launching.

Let's start with the name Bawte.  It is pronounced exactly like the word 'bought'.