Monday, August 23, 2010
Monday, August 02, 2010
Online shopping
Shopping for us here in Brunei is not fun at all. There aren't many shops that sell Mr. Big's size (which s surprising because unlike Korea, there are a lot of big people here) and the ones that do mostly have pricey stuff with poor quality. I don't get much luck on the women's department either. We find it more practical to buy clothes online. There are many North American shops that ship here, and if you shop wisely, you can get great deals, and the shipping costs are not bad.
Landsend has been our favorite even when we were in Korea. It sells excellent quality classic dress shirts/pants for as low as USD20 at its Overstock section, and shipping up to USD100 is only USD28. I can usually get 5-6 things for my USD130, which is very cheap considering that a good quality dress shirt here costs at least USD60.
LLBean is also a good one, with styles and quality comparable to Landsend, but with slightly more expensive shipping costs and less stuff on sale.
JCPenny offers more choices in terms of brands and styles. It always has a lot on stuff on clearance, but since it's selling stuff from different brands, the quality and sizing can be a hit or miss.
Overstock also ships here now, but I haven't tried it yet. It looks like it has nice dresses though.
Gmarket from Korea ships here too. It's hard to navigate it well though if you don't read Korean, but it sells almost anything imaginable, from small stickers to huge furniture. I used it a lot when I was in Korea.
For books, Amazon ships here but the shipping costs are horrible. About USD6 per book plus USD7 per order.
I recently found that Betterworldbooks sells used books and ships here for USD4 per item.
Quality shoes, bags, and children's clothes are easy to find here, although I don't consider quality that much whenever I'm buying clothes for the kids. They're gonna grow out of it after a few months anyway.
Landsend has been our favorite even when we were in Korea. It sells excellent quality classic dress shirts/pants for as low as USD20 at its Overstock section, and shipping up to USD100 is only USD28. I can usually get 5-6 things for my USD130, which is very cheap considering that a good quality dress shirt here costs at least USD60.
LLBean is also a good one, with styles and quality comparable to Landsend, but with slightly more expensive shipping costs and less stuff on sale.
JCPenny offers more choices in terms of brands and styles. It always has a lot on stuff on clearance, but since it's selling stuff from different brands, the quality and sizing can be a hit or miss.
Overstock also ships here now, but I haven't tried it yet. It looks like it has nice dresses though.
Gmarket from Korea ships here too. It's hard to navigate it well though if you don't read Korean, but it sells almost anything imaginable, from small stickers to huge furniture. I used it a lot when I was in Korea.
For books, Amazon ships here but the shipping costs are horrible. About USD6 per book plus USD7 per order.
I recently found that Betterworldbooks sells used books and ships here for USD4 per item.
Quality shoes, bags, and children's clothes are easy to find here, although I don't consider quality that much whenever I'm buying clothes for the kids. They're gonna grow out of it after a few months anyway.
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