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Are your eyes worth first-rate sunglasses?
Here in Australia, as in many other places in the world, sunglasses are required equipment in order to protect eyes from sunlight.
In Australia we have minimum standards for sunglasses – they have to be able to filter out the right kind and amount of light.
All sunglasses are not the same however and bearing in mind [...]
Great place to get Swatch watches.
I have always liked the Swatch brand of watches. Sensibly priced, robust and water resistant, with lots of fantastic designs to choose from. Some good choices for presents, personal use, fashionistas and individualists.
One of the problems I have had is obtaining one I liked locally here on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Despite being somewhat [...]
Neat research tool for buying a digital camera.
Are you into digital photography?
And perhaps considering buying a digital camera?
One of the issues with buying a digital camera is the enormous amount of technical information available for, and relevant to, each model. Comparing models and makes can be tedious and difficult.
This digital photography site makes it easy to compare digital cameras side by side:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sidebyside.asp
Do Aldi, or other ‘budget’ foodstores really save you money?
For some years now, here in Australia, we have had Aldi stores. Aldi, the German ‘discount’ grocery store launched here in Australia with fanfare about value.
I remember visiting the local Aldi store and being impressed with the value. Over the years I have been visiting Aldi regularly but have gradually formed the impression that they [...]
Mail forwarding – The first, largest, and most trusted package forwarding service for consumers around the world.
As you know, internet shopping is taking off big time. My wife and I are big fans of it – besides saving time, money and having a much greater choice, often with higher quality than when we shop locally in “bricks and mortar” stores, we can avoid dealing with surly and unhelpful shop assistants. We [...]
Online shopping
Online shopping – using the Internet to buy consumer and business goods from online stores – is one of my favorite ways of saving time, getting better service, having a wider choice and obtaining better quality. It is also fun and I do not have to be concerned with parking or queues.
I have been [...]
