Kaki Shopping

A captured smile
A spontaneous kiss
A loving embrace
You don’t wanna ever miss

Often times we experience a moment
So special that we wished we could have it frozen right then and there
We wish time would stand still long enough for us to capture that special moment
But alas, we find that time and again moment after moment eludes us
And we are left with but a fleeting remembrance of them.

This is where Two Pixels Photography comes in…
Gorgeous pictures forever etched in your memories
Captured for eternity
Every picture a masterpiece
Every pixel a wondrous gem

I’m only hoping they will eventually spread their wings far enough to where I am staying…

A while ago, I reviewed 2 products from Skin Free.  Bottom line: I liked them a lot!  I recently finished using my bottle of Super Moisture Butter Creme though, and will be reviewing the soap and scrub really soon.

If you love Skin Free skincare products, and if you are a person that loves being environmentally- friendly, OR if you are Eco-Chic (love that term!), then you have got to check out the Eco-Chic contest organized by Greenwala and Skin Free Skincare.

 
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Enter for a chance to win a year’s supply of Skin Free skincare products!  The contest ends December 31 2009, so you’ve still got plenty of time!

A few years ago, a friend of mine who had visited Australia, presented me with a pair of gemstone earrings she had gotten for me as a souvenir.  They were very simple drop earrings, with a brown gemstone (can’t recall what the stone was), and I absolutely loved them!  I wore them almost every day, but unfortunately, one day, the stone dropped out and I lost it forever.  I never could find a replica like that anywhere, and I figured that my best bet now would be to make myself a similar pair of earrings.  But amid all my daily chores and projects (like my knitting project), I can hardly find time to make myself some jewelry.  SIGH.

But that’s the long story of it.  I have a dinner to attend next month, and my plan was to make myself some accessories to wear.  Since I am running out of time, I decided to postpone my jewelry-making project.  Part of the reason is because of my busy schedule and part of it is also because I found the perfect handmade piece for my outfit at Sweet Contemplation Accessories!

Sweet Contemplation Accessories offers gorgeous handmade accessories that sparkle, dazzle and are so pretty, it makes me want to buy the whole collection!  The store is based in Australia, and all the accessories are handmade by its proud owner, and a friend of mine, blogger Tine of Beautyholics Anonymous!  Tine specializes in beautifully handcrafted chainmaille, and pretty glasswork beads, crystals, pearls,…you name it, she’s got it.

The store carries a wide selection of earrings, bracelets, necklaces and even specially designed watches that are sure to make a statement.  Shipping to anywhere within Australia is absolutely FREE, and a mere AUD6 to anywhere else in the world (FREE international shipping for purchases above AUD100).

Good news is that you have 4 days left to utilize the 15% discount (use coupon code LAUNCH09, valid till November 16 2009).

I saw.  I contemplated.  I chose and I got what I wanted.  What about you?

I’m waiting for my parcel to arrive next week

You know how sometimes you read reviews on shopping sites and you can’t for the life of you imagine what the site actually does or looks like, until you type the URL and get in to check it out for yourself?

Well, yesterday, I discovered something new: video reviews of shopping sites.  Stemming from the all-new online video portal Playthat.TV, the Webshopping section caters specifically to VIDEO reviews of the hippest and hottest online shopping stores in Malaysia.  Granted it is NEW, there are only 2 video review episodes now, but the reviews are done in a very straightforward manner and will give us a glimpse on what the website holds.

Each video lasts not more than 10 minutes, where the presenter candidly gives her personal opinion on the site she is reviewing and shares her choices of her personal favorite items on the site.  There is also a brief run-through on how to order and pay.

It would be good if the review actually showed the process of purchasing and receiving the product, but I find that despite that, the video is enough to draw some interest to the viewer to visit the site concerned.

So if you are the sort that is too lazy to read reviews (too many words), this sort of video reviews would definitely suit you!  Enjoy watching!  And of course, happy shopping!

Here’s a really useful tip for all you shoppers out there: Pay with PayPal.

This is especially true if you are buying stuff from ebay.  Most, if not all, of the ebay purchases via PayPal are protected by the  Buyer Protection Clause, which protects the buyer with 100% of the original purchase price and shipping.

I had the rare opportunity of experiencing how this works just recently.

I had won bids on ebay for 4 books, but just before I paid for them, I saw that one of the books cost much less in my local Walmart.  So I emailed the seller and asked her to remove the book from my invoice.  I then paid her for the 3 books plus shipping and handling.

After a few days, when I did not receive word from the seller on whether the books had been shipped, I emailed her.  This went on for days without any reply.  And then suddenly I received an email from PayPal instructing me NOT to make payment to the seller because the listings for the items had been removed from ebay.

Well, since I had already made the payment, I proceeded to the PayPal Resolution Center to lodge a complaint and claim.  PayPal immediately launched an investigation into the case, and emailed the seller with a period of one week to respond.

When no word was heard from the seller, the case was settled in my favor and the entire payment I made was refunded into my PayPal account.

So play it safe and pay with PayPal.