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Shopping & Sales Queen

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:25:00 +0000

Come and visit at the all new site called Shopping & Sales Queen for lots of shopping updates, ideas and good buys!

Looking for a reliable printer

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:26:00 +0000

A friend's printer is in the trash. Just after a few short months of usage. When she saw that ours is still working in good condition, she was tempted to get the same model. However, it's a really old one that was sold some years back. So it's probably not in the market anymore.

She asked for us to recommend a good one but I've not been in the market looking for one so I can't really recommend any. Anyone has any suggestions? I was just doing a search and came across so many mixed recommendations that it's hard to make a decision.

It's made even more complicated when you have to consider all sorts of support, parts and ink cartridges to go with the model you want. And they don't come in normal English, but in some model numbers like 108r00727 that doesn't seem to make much sense to us consumers. We're not gonna memorise such numbers, right?

Anyway, I just realised that these days gadgets get advanced so quickly that what you buy yesterday is obsolete today. What to do huh?

Tired easily

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:17:00 +0000

This shopping buff here has recently gotten kinda tired of shopping. It used to be so exciting and fun, even window shopping. But now, even when needing to buy some essentials, I find it boring and have been thinking more than once whether to get it now or later.

Not sure if it's age or just a matter of exhaustion hitting me. Maybe it's the latter. I don't believe one shopping-lover can ever get tired of shopping that easily without any cause :)

Lately I've been sleeping real early too, so maybe that's a sign of physical exhaustion. Don't need the help of any sleeping pills to make me go to bed at 10pm at night. Imagine that.

So after I've worked on this exhaustion, I'll be back to report all the shopping excitement again :)

Powder form instead of the gym to build muscles

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:20:00 +0000

Did you know you have other options in muscle building other than going to work out at the gym? I didn't know until I read an article about creatine monohydrate powder that can help to build and tone up muscles.

It's really amazing how things work these days. Most of the things you can dream of can be bought and not just worked on.

Oh well, I've never shopped for any fitness products before and I hope I won't have to. Just do it the free way, I suppose.

Do anti-snore products work?

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:08:00 +0000

In pharmacies today we can find all sorts of products. But whether they really work is another question. One of the latest offering in the market which is quite hot amongst consumers is sleep aids products.

We just never knew that snoring is such a problem until you see people actually gathering around the sales assistants to ask more about the products.

We have tried some sample products given for free but the two persons who tried them found no relief from it at all.

Makes me wonder if there really is such a product found in pharmacies that can work. Normally these kind of problem is only solved by doctors, right?

Trust free ads?

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:03:00 +0000

When it comes to shopping online with reliable sites, do you trust those shops which are listed on free directories? I tend to have some reservations because just about anyone can be listed and there lacks some form of governing to make sure that the sites are truly reliable.

Having said that, I can understand the smaller online retailers who use such sites as a promotion platform. Advertising costs a lot of money and whatever leverage one can get without having to spend money is definitely appreciated.

But as shoppers, we need to be careful and be a smart shopper when shopping online especially with unfamiliar sites.

Looking for supplements

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:56:00 +0000

I've been wanting to find some supplements suitable for ladies because I now want to start taking some for my own benefit. I have always wanted to take something but just don't know what to take. I don't want to swallow too many pills, so hopefully there's one supplement that can do a lot of good for me.

When I went looking for it at the pharmacies, some assistants recommended me evening prim rose oil, fish oil and omega oil supplements. I'm not very sure which to take. Any idea?

Oh, while at it, someone even recommended me melatonin because she noticed that I have dark circles under the eyes and I told her it's because I don't have enough sleep.

It could be a solution for those eye bags instead of eye creams, huh?

But I've gotta focus, let's get the health supplement sorted out first before the beauty one comes :)

Kids make everything more expensive

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:46:00 +0000

These days shopping is getting more costly. Not just for my stuff, but for my kid too. Toys and kids costumes really don't come cheap.

Now that we are planning for nursery school, we have been shopping for schools too and I nearly fainted finding out how much nursery school can cost.

Even to travel with a kid is not cheap nowadays. Having a kid truly makes the wallet thinner. So must work even harder when the second comes along!

Good food all around

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:29:00 +0000

Comparing notes with a friend the other day, I found more good joints for great food. Just last week I visited a new place for lunch and I absolutely loved it. It was a buffet spread and they had generous helpings of pastas and pizzas served to you by friendly waitresses and waiters. I ate so much that I doubt even appetite suppressors won't help me to eat less because the food looked so absolutely yummy! :)

Look forward to visiting more new places with all the delicious menus. Gonna go try out those that I just learned of and will write about them when the time permits.

Good food is meant to be shared all around, so let's share!

Against the law if no price is shown, right?

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:39:00 +0000

Isn't it against the law for things to be displayed by merchants without their prices shown? I heard of it many years back and I don't think the law has changed on this. But yet many merchants still don't display the prices of their products, not even a price tag is attached to the products.

I know some of them provide barcode scanner along the aisles for people to check on the prices but it's still not as convenient because it means we gotta lug the product along until we find the limited scanners along the aisles to find out how much it costs, and then if we don't want it, we gotta place it back where we got it. Such an inconvenience, right?

Wonder if we could go report it to consumer right or something to that effect.

Friendly shopping

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:59:00 +0000

I'm quite glad that these days green shopping is widely accepted in the country. Some years earlier when the idea of shopping without bags provided was not one that was well received. Everyone see it as a big inconvenience.

But with the introduction of pretty and nice reusable bags sold cheaply, many people are more keen to shop without those plastic bags from merchants.

I think it's only going to get better for all of us if shopping can remain as environmentally friendly as possible. Now perhaps we've got to think of a way to not even print receipts on paper. Leave it to some creative people to think how to substitute that now.

Shopping for a holiday

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:29:00 +0000

We're thinking of shopping for a vacation. Air Asia has lots of new offerings in terms of destinations. Nowadays they also do lots of ads from their Go Holiday site too. So I guess it works better to have accommodation and flights to go hand in hand.

Where I'd really love to go is London. I still have hopes to do some things in London. It's been more than 10 years since I've not been back to visit since I graduated.

It would be nice to check out if any of the Branson vacation packages are going cheap now. If they are anything like Air Asia's offerings, they could be attainable...especially now with better currency exchange! :)

There's hope to go far, far away!

Dreaming of my future kitchen

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:43:00 +0000

The other day I was browsing some home decor magazine and came across some really cosy and lovely kitchen designs. Then I happened to be in the mall one day when I happen to walk on the floor where all the household shops are located. Out of curiosity I just walked in to some to browse and I fell in love with many of those things.

One of the item on my wish list is definitely a Kohler kitchen sink. I also love some of the curtains. I made a note to come back and visit the shops again when we're ready to have a new home and put in place all the lovely fittings we can find :)

Maybe we should get a new water filter

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:15:00 +0000

We have been using an external whole house water filter for years. It doesn't really help with the quality of the water though. So much so that we don't even want to boil the water for drinking. We buy instead.

Maybe it is time to consider buying a good filter. This time maybe we should get the ones which are fixed indoors, at the water taps. Most people tend to have these kinds these days rather than the external ones.

There are so many available in the market, gotta go do some survey to see which one is recommended, lasting and at a good buy. If you have recommendations, please share with me.

Sale now on

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:08:00 +0000

With the Malaysia Mega Carnival Sale now on for almost 2 months, we're pampered for choice when shopping at a bargain. Everywhere seems to be on sale, even when you shop online. One good example is my little shop which is following the sales period too!

Now's the time to pick up gifts for people for Christmas, so that you save some money and stress for last minute shopping. It always gets more expensive when shopping in a hurry and at an impulse because there's not enough time when the festive season comes.

But I just don't know what to get for everyone yet. Maybe some designer ties that I saw on sale which are really worth it for the guys, Thomas & Friends game set for the little boy, some nice jewelries for the ladies...

That should do it nicely, don't you think? Let's go shopping now!!

Even diet pills have scams

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:27:00 +0000

I just heard from some girls that scams are everywhere, including one of the diet pill brands that she takes. She discovered some apidexin scam when she was sent some email by a new "supplier" that she has never bought the pills from before.

She didn't say in detail about it, but she was quite horrified that people are out to do such things. It is dangerous to sell pills that do not work, and who knows what is really in those fake pills, right?

So if you are a consumer of such pills, do take note and buy from online those shops which are recommended.

SS2 durian

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:02:00 +0000

If you are in the mood for durian, I suggest you head over to SS2. There are 2 large stalls there, and I believe they are equally good. They offer a durian buffet of RM9 per head on weekdays and RM15 on weekends. You can eat all you want but from a selected range of durian. You can't choose the type of durian you want. Just have to eat the ones they will bring to you in baskets.

But if you order specific types of durian, they are the better ones. The are charged by weight. We ordered 2 medium sized ones on 2 different occasions and they both times cost us around RM45 for the 2 durians. But they are indeed wonderful and great.

After eating so many of the fattening fruits, I gotta say I feel a little fat. Better not over eat or else I'll have to buy Phentermine 37.5 to lose the fats :P

So head over there and try it out yourself. Then share with us what you think.

Looking for lights for the house

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 08:55:00 +0000

One of our friends is a great landscape designer for homes and I've seen some of his amazing work for other people's houses. Really nice!

The other day he came over and we just asked for some of his views about what we can do about the garden space without doing much changes. He suggested we put in some low voltage landscape lights and that will give it a nice soft glow.

So now we're gonna go hunt for those lights and then get our friend to help us install them. Can't wait! :)

The thing about being put down

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:50:00 +0000

Women are always subjected to lots of insecurity whenever they step into some beauty shops. I've experienced it too many times, especially when the shops' assistants are working strictly on commission for their sales. They'd say just about anything you'd hate to hear so that they can convince you to buy their products to help you treat whatever the problem seems to be.

Whether it's to buy prevera for wrinkles, eye creams for the eye bags, anti-dark spot creams for freckles, etc, they'd just be going on and on about it. And if you notice, it's always the most expensive products that they are trying to push out.

So ladies, when you go shopping and get lots of negative comments from sales assistants, don't take them all too seriously...remember you are just another target of the corporate world to part with your cash so that they can make more sales for their companies and thus some personal bonuses at the end of the year.

You really aren't that bad!

Binged on ice cream

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:37:00 +0000

I'm not much of an ice cream person but since I didn't want my kid to have too much, I had to share the scoop of ice cream with him yesterday. And since he was more keen on the cone than the ice cream, I ended up meeting most of the ice cream all by myself.

Felt a little "fat" after that binge. But the ice cream really tasted great. Hmm...maybe one scoop a month won't really hurt, huh? Because I plan on taking my son out once a month on a weekday and we will call it an ice cream day :)

If I do get fat after several months of ice cream day, we'll either skip the ice cream or this mummy will need diet pills that really work!

Has the craze for iPods cool off?

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:38:00 +0000

What do you think? I do think that over time ipods have now become such a norm that it doesn't seem to be the talk of down or the desire of people looking for MP3 players anymore. Lots of look-alike products are up for grabs for much lower prices these days.

But do I regret getting one some years back? Well not really. It was a gift and it is still something that the recipient is still enjoying very much, so I guess it's well used and loved. No regrets there. But will I buy another, or buy one for myself? No, I'm not an ipod fan...

Do you shop at places with loyalty points?

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:43:00 +0000

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. What about you? Do you tend to shop at places that will give you points through the reward card that you have with them?

For big ticket purchase items, I will consider doing so because it will earn me substantial points where I can get back some money through gift certificates. But if the items are not very high in value, I will just go for convenience and shop at wherever that has the same item, provided prices are the same.

What kind of shopper are you? Do you do what I do too?

What to get for Father's Day?

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:22:00 +0000

Anyone has any ideas what to get as a gift for Father's Day? I'm scratching my head trying to figure it out on behalf of my son as his gift to his daddy. I did ask him to give it some thoughts and give me some ideas, but he hasn't said much of his ideas. I'll give him a few more days but I better get prepared myself and think up something too.

Though the daddy is going on a diet trying to lose some pounds, I don't think he'd appreciate a bottle of lipozene as a way to encourage him? Maybe I should think in terms of getting some exercise equipment. It's good to exercise and it is a sure way of helping him achieve his goal of losing weight.

That's something I will KIV. It's a last resort if I can't come up with anything else...

Getting matured

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:07:00 +0000

When you begin the journey of maturing, what are the key products you need? One of them is surely wrinkle creams. I know I'm going to need those soon. I also think I should use more firming masks. Some also go for hormone growth pills but they are definitely something I am far from trying. Beauty creams are ok, but something that messes with the body system, I'm not too keen. What about your shopping needs at this juncture of maturing?

Shopping lots in the grocery department

noreply@blogger.com (Penny) — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:39:00 +0000

Over the last 2 weeks I've been crazily shopping at the grocery department and cooking up a storm at home for breakfasts and lunches. I even bought stuff to bake for tea times! At the rate I'm going, I will beef up the family in no time. And then I can silently go on Lipofuze to lose it all back. Haha...

Not sure why the cooking bug suddenly bit me but it is good for the rest of them to enjoy the home cooked food for as long as it lasts!