Archive for the 'shopping' Category

StrawberryNET Irish Order Intercepted by Customs

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Update 19 April: Strawberrynet responded to my e-mail within 48 hours to confirm that they would refund the customs charges in full! Now that’s what I call great customer service.
I have blogged before about the brilliant StrawberryNET website that sells big brand cosmetics at big discounts. I am a big fan of the site and [...]

Vodafone Value - Sign up for Stop the Clock!

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Calling all prepaid (Ready to Go) Vodafone customers! Get thee to My Vodafone or call 1800 666 777 immediately to sign up for Stop the Clock before the madness ends on 16 March 2006.
I do not work for Vodafone and I don’t own any shares either, but this one’s a no brainer. For the rest [...]

Elemis Beauty Products - Expensive but Excellent

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

In the past few months I have discovered Elemis skin care products, thanks to the strangely addictive shopping channel QVC. It is a range that is normally only available in premium spas around the world. They have recently started to branch out into retail and there is now an Elemis counter and some spa treatments [...]

New Topshop Dublin

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

I heard an interview on Spin last weekend with a lady from Topshop HQ about the new flagship Dublin store. It will open this Friday (11 November) on St Stephen’s Green in the large building formerly occupied by Habitat and it promises to be 3 floors of shopping heaven!
The new Topshop store will include [...]