Archive for the 'shopping' Category

Lost Lip Balms

Saturday, October 22nd, 2005

Does anyone else lose their lip balm as often as I do? I have lost count of the number of times this has happened. Even though I’m always using it, and therefore it should always be nearby, it just seems to vanish! This was annoying enough when I just used to use the standard ones [...]

eBay University Dublin

Monday, August 15th, 2005

I got an e-mail this morning advertising the first eBay University event in Ireland. Being an eBay newbie, I did not know such a thing even existed! It’s on in The Burlington Hotel on Saturday 10th September. You can find out all about selling on eBay and network with other Irish sellers. I think this [...]

The complete works of Argos

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

An eagerly awaited event in our household is the release of the new Argos catalogue. I arrived home last night to whoops of excitement since the new catalogue is now a whopping 1642 pages! So Argos junkies are advised to bring a wheelbarrow with them when collecting their half dozen copies. Judging by how busy [...]

I want a new colour screen iPod!

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

Although I have just woken at 6.30 AM on a Saturday (no lie in!), the new iPod with colour display still looks mighty fine this early in the morning. At €319, the price is not that bad as they go either. Yikes, e-mails advertising goodies like this should not arrive in my inbox first thing [...]