Redmart.com Review, Online Grocery, Online Supermarket Shopping in Singapore

The first thing I did this morning after getting my coffee is to shop away! Online, that is. Redmart.com supermarket shopping for pasta coking this weekend. Even before I got my own place, I've always relish the thought of online grocery shopping. So, within the first 2 weeks of getting my keys, I've already given Redmart.com a try.

Secure Packaging

What a treat for my miserly arm muscles!

It used to be free delivery for purchases of $79 and above but there's a current promotion that delivers for free with every $49 and above spent. Valid until 31 August 2013 only. 

Of course, I jumped at the chance and ordered 2 more rounds. Haha..

What's more, enter the promotional code of likeredmart and get to enjoy additional 10% of your purchase and this 10% applies to even items already on sale!

You'll get to select your preferred delivery dates and the next day slot is usually available.

Payment is also a breeze with online credit card option,  credit card upon delivery or through Paypal and you're done! Easy peasey and hassle free.

The past 3 deliveries were pleasant and on time. Once, the deliveryman was running 10 mins late and he called me on my mobile hone to inform me beforehand. This is what I call good service! Redmart's pricing is like other supermarkets. Some thing are more expensive, and some are cheaper, especially those on sale.

I'm so glad that grocery shopping is made so much easier these days with online shopping. I'll no longer need to lug heavy household items, especially detergent, rice, oil and such. I'm loving it and getting hooked!

Men 100% Leather Messenger Bags - Vagabond Traveler Review

It's hard to find a nice men genuine leather messenger bag in Singapore that doesn't make you feel like you're paying through your nose. And it's even harder to find is one that is well built, looks rugged with a raw finish that cost below 500SGD. I couldn't even find anything I like at this budget.

I have cracked my head for more than half a year before I realised I have yet to explore my online options. Somehow somewhere, Vagabond Traveler caught my eyes on ebay.com. Good reviews were posted on other sites and replies were prompt from the seller.

I decided to go ahead since it'll only cost be less than half the price (inclusive of shipment) of what I was prepared to pay. I opted for Fedex shipment tracking since Vagabond Traveler ships by Fedex.

And eagerly waited....

And got impatient at times...

When it finally arrived in about 2 week's time!!!

It was neatly packed into a flat box.

Ta-da!!! The bag I hunted for so long in the rugged leather finish I wanted.

It is made of oil tanned leather and is in freedom style.

Vagabond Traveler even packed a holder along with it to make it more presentable for gift giving.

Am I a satisfied online shopper of Vagabond Traveler? Yes, I am. At a fraction of the price in Singapore, I am getting a quality product made of genuine leather.

Vagabond Traveler even packed a holder along with it to make it more presentable for gift giving.

The only drawback? My fiance's light coloured pants get chocolate stains when he uses it. At first, we were perplexed and thought the stains came about from his greed in chomping on chocolate bars. Later on, he figured that bag rubs off brown stains on light coloured pants.

We were told that since this is an oil tanned leather that was tanned with colour and wax in raw leather finish, we would have to wait it out for the bag to stop bleaching eventually... :( For now, my fiance just keep to dark coloured pants.

If you intend to purchase from Vagabond Traveler, it may be worthwhile to note that it's cheaper to buy directly from their website instead of from ebay.com or amazon.com.

Good luck in finding the perfect messenger bag!

iHerb.com Singapore, Eurasia Express, Now Joint Support Powder & Avalon Organics CoQ10 Wrinkle Defense Serum Reviews

I'm a big iherb.com fan now!!! 

Use my code VEW578 or click here to enjoy a 5USD off for purchases below 40USD and for purchases above 40USD, you'll get an instant discount of 10USD!

I tried their Eurasia Express Shipping which was made free in October 2011 for purchase of 60USD and above and was smiling broadly when my purchases arrive. It took them a mere 7 days to have my items delivered into my hands. And this is inclusive of the weekends too. I'm impressed and delighted! =))

I bought 6 items back then and 1 of them was the Avalon Organics CoQ1O Wrinkle Defense Serum which was disappointing. I expected to see visible results but none whatsoever. However, my facial lady and her staff did comment that my eyes look better and it might just be this serum...

The good thing was that the serum is non greasy and it's good for a base to pile on other eye creams.

The Avalon Organics Eye Serum also comes in a pump bottle and it can be a little messy on the caps. You can see the white serum on the inside of my bottle cap above.

Now, I'm on the hunt of a more effective anti-wrinkle eye product. Do recommend me if you know of one.

Another new product I tried this round was the Now Joint Support Powder. I got 1 for bf since he has knee problems and this product had a better value than Viatril-S. But boy, the smell is a killer... It has a a strong shellfish smell that cannot be masked even when I put it into my fruit juice. :(

We can't tell whether it works because it's such a drag to take it on a consistent basis. :P

The cute thing about iHerb.com is they give away free samples or freebies with every purchase. Lately, I've been receiving stationery and it's cute. That's a pen and a highlighter above.

I've shopped with them 8 times and have never encountered missing parcel. 

So, if you're convinced, do use my code VEW578 or click here to 

1. Enjoy a 5USD off for purchases below 40USD and enjoy a 10USD discount for purchases above 40USD
2. Earn commission when you refer new customers who use your code so that you can buy more iHerb products cheaper or maybe even for FREE!
3. Enjoy their many promotions & hot deals.

Click here to find out more about their rewards.

Read more about my other iHerb.com reviews here:

1st iHerb.com Post

2nd iHerb.com Post

Best Website To Learn Korean - **Talk To Me In Korean**

I discover an online gem recently: www.TalkToMeInKorean.com

This website is not like the usual language website. It's more interactive, engaging and interesting to listen to the lessons. Best of all, the lessons are free! 

I really love how easy it is to navigate and how well laid out the pages are. And the graphics and pictures are so nice!! It's cute and makes me want to surf the site.

The lessons are clear and easy to follow through. With the workbook exercise, you can monitor how well you've learnt after each audio lesson. The teachers welcome questions and feedback too.

I'm so happy my fellow forumers introduced this website to me and I just want to share with everyone out there who is learning Korean. Take a look for yourself! And if you're happy with what you can gain from them, do donate. I think they truly deserve it!

감사합니다 to the awesome people at TalkToMeInKorean.com! =)

Fishpond.com.sg Review; Great Place To Get Cheap Korean Books

Since I am learning Korean, I thought it's important to get myself a Korean-English dictionary and a handy phrasebook. The choices of Korean Language books is really limited in Singapore, so, I went online instead.

I stumbled upon the website www.fishpond.com.sg and was happy to know that I can readily get the books at a fraction of the price from local bookstores. And best of all, shipping is free too!

I chose these 2 books at less than $10 each! To try out the fast shipping service, I added $3.81 to the Lonely Planet Phrasebook. 

This is the order and delivery timeline:

14 September  - Ordered 2 books (Collins Dictionary & Lonely Planet Phrasebook)

22 September  - Lonely Planet Phrasebook delivered (paid $3.81 extra for fast shipping)

3 October        - Collins Dictionary delivered (normal free shipping)

It was stated when ordering that it'll take only 3 days for fast shipping of the Lonely Planet Phrasebook but it took close to a week instead. Hence, if you don't need the books urgently, I think it's more worth it to just wait for about a week more.

I'll give this website a rating of 7/10.

+ Points:

• Cheap books
• Reliable website
• Easy to navigate
• Accurate order tracking
• There's an additional order history page that'll inform you of the estimated shipping and arrival dates. The date here is very accurate. Oddly enough, even the Lonely Planet Phrasebook was estimated to arrive later than on the ordering page.
• Step by step order tracking
• As seen below, you can track your orders step by step

- Points:

• Hard to reach Customer Service; you can only email them
• Product title description was not clear; the Collins Dictionary turned out surprisingly small. It was more of a pocket dictionary and I just realised that I've missed out the "compact, portable format" description. 
• Limited range of books

Overall, I'm happy and will shop with www.fishpond.com.sg again.

The Lonely Planet phrasebook has proven to be very useful and easy to read. As for the Collins Dictionary, I like that it is a 2 way  dictionary with  examples of phrases on words usage.

Well, looking on the bright side, I can carry this handy dictionary everywhere I go now! I just hope that my eyesight will not deteriorate because of it! ;)

Where To Buy Korean Keyboard Stickers in Singapore

From my previous post, some of you may know that I am studying Korean now. Of course, I not only want to speak and read the language, I want to write it as well.

So, I had to get Korean keyboard stickers to start my Korean language practice on my laptop.

I intended to get my stickers from a US seller at ebay. But after adding the postage, it was more logical to get it from a Singapore seller at $1-2 more and who can deliver them much faster. 

I chose the transparent stickers with orange letters and am satisfied with the service of the seller. If you're interested to purchase Korean keyboard stickers ere in Singapore, you can email Jayson at imjayson@hotmail.com. The sticker details can be found here.

I combined my purchase with 2 other friends and got a bulk discount too. Just email Jayson to find out more, he responds fast and is a very helpful and responsible seller.

You'll only need to to go the Control Panel on your computer, add the Korean language bar in the Regional and Language folder after sticking on your new stickers to be able to type away in Korean.

Now, I can! =)

iHerb.com Promotions & Reviews

In addition to the existing promotion where first time buyers get a 5USD off when using a member's code on iHerb.com and that member earns a 4% of commission of the purchase, iHerb.com has another promotion! 

From now until 17 August 2011, there's free postage for purchases of 40USD and above as long as the weight doesn't exceed 1800g.

Just last week, I received some unexpected free samples from the generous people from iHerb.com. What a pleasant surprise!

It consists of the following:

- 1 box of 25 bags of organic Mandarin Orange Green Tea

- 1 Strawberry Champagne Lip Balm

- 1 tin of Natural Stress Relief Rescue Pastilles in black current flavour

- 1 sachet of Cafe Cordyceps

After dinner, we tried the Mandarin Orange Green Tea and it was simply lovely. It has a tinge of vanilla mixed with mild orange smell to me and the taste of the orange rolls in your mouth as I sip the warm tea. I really love the smell of the warm tea when I brought the cup up to sip.

It was also the first time I came across stress relief sweets and it tasted nice! I don't know whether it worked as I wasn't feeling particularly stressed out after dinner, hehe... I'll definitely keep this tin close by for stressful emergencies. Maybe the sucking action of the pastilles is enough to focus your mind a little off your problems. Who knows? ;)

The Strawberry Champange is divine. It tasted really heavenly with the mild strawberry smell and the texture wasn't too oily or waxy. Besides days of needs, I'll use this every night so that I can be reminded of strawberry fields before I sleep. Ah... what bliss! =)

Read about my first purchase from iHerb.com here.
Here too.

iHerb.com Website Review: Quality, Low Priced & Reliable Health Supplements Online Website

I've never tried buying health supplements online until 2 months back. iHerb.com was introduced by a Korean friend who uses it regularly and a stranger who recommended the natural herbs website in a forum I frequent.

So, I casually surfed the website and realised iHerb.com has a very wide range of heath supplements for both health and beauty needs.  A Vitamin B&C supplement that suits mine and bf's needs caught my eyes: 

::Stress Relief:: 

It was priced at a very value rate of 10.92USD and had many good reviews! So, I click on the "buy" button and opted for normal international airmail.Not knowing whether the website was reliable or not back then, I   didn't want to pay extra for UPS postage. The normal international airmail cost is very low and seem like a lower risk at 4USD only.

You may be surprised to know iHerb.com has tracking service for USA, Japan & Korea so I guess their business is huge!

I've been taking Hi-Stress B&C and would say that it helps for me. I don't feel so lethargic if I start my day with 2 tablets of this.

They even gave me a free sachet of Cococeps with my purchase.

The only drawback  with iHerb.com is that using the normal international airmail took the product more than 2 weeks to reach me here in Singapore.

But it's not a big issue 'coz I'll simply opt for UPS mailing in future. I've decided to just buy most of my health supplements from iHerb.com now if they're cheaper. I'm sure it'll be more value to use UPS the more I buy each time.

Pros
-Low Priced
-Wide Range of Health Supplements
-Quality
-Reliable Website
-Stock Status
-Free Sample
-Loyalty Program

What is there not to like yeah?

For you 1st time buyers, you can save 5USD for your 1st purchase if you quote my code: VEW578. What's in it for me? I can earn monetary commission off my future purchases with details here.

So, why am I recommending iHerb.com? Just because I'm one happy customer. Hope you'll find it a good deal like me. Yeah to health!

Read here for 10 reasons to use iHerb.com which will answer most of your concerns

Read here about other iHerb.com products reviews.
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b.liv Off With Those Heads & Got Me Covered Product Review

Oh... I found my miracle product and it has made me so happy that I want to share it with you peeps!

If you have oily skin or combination skin like me, and if you are prone to outbreak, I strongly recommend b.liv Off With Those Heads by Cellnique!

Just last month, I read so many good reviews about this product online and couldn't resist waiting until GSS to buy it with a discount from SASA. So, I bought a value pack from SASA that comes with:

• Squeaky Clean 50ml x 1
• Off With Those Heads 30ml x 1
• Got Me Covered 45ml x 1

The value pack cost me $98 and I am so pleased with Off With Those Heads.

I only apply this product on my problematic T-zone every morning and night time. After using it for a few days, I noticed that my face is less oily and the skin on my T-zone is calmer. After a few weeks, I also noticed that I didn't get my monthly pimple due to changes in my hormonal cycle. Yipee!!

I did get 2 pimples over the 3 weeks of usage but they were small ones and 1 appeared right after using Off With Those Heads for the first time.

See my results:

Before

After

There's lesser blackheads on my nose after 3 weeks and I didn't even need to squeeze my blackheads out. The results is amazing, the blackheads just dropped off!! When I went for my facial a few days back, my therapist said that my complexion looks better and it's easier to squeeze out the impurities from my face. I am one happy girl! =)

Got Me Covered is also pretty good with SPF 35 coverage. It gives good coverage and is non-greasy even though it contains sunblock. I use it before using my normal powder foundation and I love its oil control properties. My face feels less oily at end of day when I use these 2 products together.

In fact, I also persuaded bf to give Off With Those Heads a try and helped him purchase the 30ml at $69 directly from b.liv online shop. The item reached me fast within a few days and was sent using DHL service. The good thing about buying it online is that I can get reward points for future purchases.

Bf has less outbreak these days too and we both think it's our miracle product for now. The best oil control product I've ever tried and I've really tried many, many products since my teens.

For those who are wondering what's the difference between Cellnique Skin Action Sebum Gel and b.liv Off With Those Heads, I think it's the ingredients composition. I did a comparison and the ingredients seem the same but are in different proportion for both. So far, b.liv is cheaper and good enough for me!

There's currently 20% promotion in SASA and on b.liv website so I'll be stocking up with a 45ml one 'coz this is my favourite beauty product of the moment!