In this morning's newspaper, a reader wondered what to do about a neighbor's wind chime - it was keeping him up at night! How dreadful - for both neighbors.

Miss Manners responded so graciously - check out her thoughts here. But we've got some thoughts for the chime aficionados out there:

First off, buy good chimes! And by "good chimes," we mean hand-tuned, musical wind chimes. There are many, many metallic-sounding chimes out there. They're cheap and they are, quite literally, everywhere! Most of these are produced outside the U.S. - and frankly, it shows - both in craftsmanship and sound. So shop around and look for the best wind chime you can afford. All the chimes we sell are made in the U.S. and hand-tuned, which means they sound melodic when the wind blows.

And secondly, if you love chimes, but your neighbor does not, then you may want to simply move your chime. I know from talking to many of you - you visually want that chime in a specific location (I confess, I'm the same!). But if it's a top-quality chime, it will look good anywhere. And, of course, it will sound good anywhere too!

If you do have a neighbor issue - call us. We're pretty confident that we can find a chime that works for you, your budget & your neighbor too!