Customizing rubber stamps
I’ve been thinking of making some custom rubber stamps for the office for the office accounts and the like. Whilst some of the rubber stamps we use can be found commercially, I’ve found that the sizes tend to be too small. If you want to label a document a draft or confidential, a little titchy stamp just doesn’t do it. Not for impression sake anyway!
The other thing I might consider are the self inking rubber stamps. These are convenient so we don’t have run around looking for stamp pads. I wonder if they’ll do it in green though which we use sometimes. Green ink is not all that common or easy to come by! 
I may have to pay a visit to my regular rubber stamp maker in Pudu soon.
Buy Store Brand products to save money
A while ago, I pondered on whether to buy store brand products. Store branded products are products bearing the name of the store instead of a regular more well knowned brand. Some examples are those from Giant or Tesco or Carrefour.
Sometimes, in Tesco for example, you may find a few categories of store branded products ranging from Tesco Value to Tesco Fine Foods to organic to luxury lines. I have not seen it here yet, but I’ve seen luxury house brands in foreign supermarkets. The quality is really there and its cheaper than buying the actual brands.
I noticed while shopping at Tesco last week that the manufacturer for a house brand brand of biscuits was actually Hwa Tai the well known biscuit maker! The biscuits were also much cheaper although I’m not sure how it tastes.
I reckon I’d shop for some foods (if I can locate the manufacturer on the pack and find it reputable) but I won’t buy electronics or air purifiers simple because I’d rather pay for something more reputable for them. But I wonder, are there house branded electronics?
Are Aussino bedsheets worth it?
I was reading Petaling Street when I came across a notice for an Aussino warehouse sale on shoppingnsales. What would we do without their sale broadcasts eh?
Image from Shoppingnsales
I remembered going to an Aussino warehouse sale quite a few years back when Aussino was quite new in the market. I remember buying quite a few sets of bed linen for myself and for the family. The prices were quite good – they were about RM100 for 300 threadcount sheets. I saw some commentators asking if they had mattresses. I did not know Aussino sold matteress much less discount recliners.
However based on my personal experience I’ve found that Aussino sheets have reduced in quality since I first started using them. I started using Aussino when they were only available online from Australia. It was so much fun ordering and receiving the sheets in the mail.
I’ve since found that whilst the higher quality sheets from Aussino (those of 300 threadcount and above) are nice, as are the embroidered versions, the cheaper lines like the Inspire or printed ones aren’t as worth buying. The quality of the material is rougher and it does not last as long. I have a couple of sets and I don’t even want to use it anymore as it feels so stiff and scratchy compared to other bedsheets I own. Even if they say they have 250-300 threadcount, I find they aren’t as soft or smooth.
I don’t know if its a quality issue or if its just the way it is but I don’t think I’ll be hitting up the Aussino warehouse sale this time.
Bosch warehouse sale
When I came across an upcoming Bosch household applicances sale (link), I was curious about it. I haven’t seen many household applicances sale of late.
What puzzled me however was that there were no items stated in the ad. Now if I’m not mistaken, Bosch sells electrical items not kitchen fittings like discount faucets. So, I guess we are looking at toasters and ovens and coffee makers and the like.
Still, I think it would have been good if the ad mentioned some examples of what was being offered or at least if there is a picture showing what Bosch sells. Not everyone knows that Bosch is connected to electrical items.
On the other hand, I always thought they were involved with drills 