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Woohoo!!

The Marks and Spencer sale is coming - beginning 12th June 2008.

I can’t wait! I’ve never really bought any of their clothes but this time I might take a second look since I found that their pants and skirts fit me well (added to that the psychological advantage of wearing the smallest size available on the rack!).

The last time, I picked up some cheap shoes from the M&S Sales.  I wonder what I’ll pick up this time!

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I was down in Singapore last weekend and hit up the Great Singapore Sale 2008. Most stores were on sale which was to be expected. The big departmental stores were also open till late on Saturday (till 11pm) for late night shopping with special offers thrown in for purchases made during that time.

The sale started in late May 2008 but I found that the discounts were not as wonderful as I had thought they might be. Fair enough, the choices and brands available in Singapore far surpass those found in Malaysia but with the not very hefty discounts, I found that most items were about the same price here in Malaysia anyway.

One exception would be the branded stuff - queues were found outside Gucci and Prada but discounts were only a maximum of 30%. That said, selection was good and I found that there were many other designs available there. The stores were actually crowded to the point that crowd control was necessary! You don’t see these sorts of things happening here.

Ended up with a couple of dresses which I haven’t had the time to take photos of and some shower gels from The Body Shop which were only S$9.90 (but free for me because of a $10 voucher I got from spending over $100 on a dress ) so yeah it was a decent shopping trip overall, but is it worth making a trip down just for the sale?

I don’t really think so.

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I just bought the Asus EEEPc a few days ago.  It was bought on a whim which is not always a good thing.

Fortunately, I am quite used to buying computers from Low Yat Plaza so I knew what I had to do. Here are my tips for buying a PC at Low Yat Plaza:-

• Research online for specs so you know what it should contain
• Read a few online reviews of the product you are thinking of buying
• Take a walk around a few vendors to check prices of the unit you have in mind
• Compare prices
• Stop for a break and think about which vendor has the best price or best value package
• Always ask if the software provided is genuine. I cannot stress how important it is to get genuine software especially when it comes to updates and problems in future. One vendor tried to tell me that the unit came with windows etc for “free” but when I asked further was told that it was illegal software
• See if the freebies offered are worth it or if not, try to ask for a further discount if you don’t take the freebies

If you buy in bulk e.g. 2 you usually get a lower price. However, the EeePC was going for a standard (nearly) rate of RM1299 throughout the whole of Low Yat plaza for a 4G HDD unit with 512MB of RAM. An upgrade of RAM to 1G was RM60. So, you do the math.

Either way, its a cheap little portable PC and I’ll be reviewing it soon!

Tags: Star Buys, Technology, Tips // 1 Comment »

My favourite online cosmetics retailer - StrawberryNET.com is having some seriously good May mid month special deals. I am so sorely tempted to buy all of these!

Guerlain KissKiss lipsticks! These are probably some of the best quality high end lipsticks I know of. They retail for about RM96 but StrawberryNET.com is having a May special of US$17 (RM55.50) only! I own and love Reve D’or. Am now tempted to get a few more

For fans of lipgloss, the Lancome Juicy Tubes are a steal at US$9 each! Le Rose Cheri (pink) and Miss Rose (Coral).

I suspect these were limited edition glosses and not part of the usual line up. So, if you missed out on picking these Juicy Tubes up, now’s a good time to do so.

Don’t forget that its always FREE SHIPPING and additional 5% discount with purchases of 3 or more items. Plus, FREE Stila gift with purchase over $25 USD at StrawberryNET!Choice of products and colors (new customers, while supplies last).!

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