Miscellaneous

Buy BBC Shop DVDs in Australia

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Dr Who - BBC Shop DVDsIf you are a fan of any of the great shows and documentaries from the BBC then you will be glad to know that you can watch a wide range of DVDs that you can get from the BBC Shop right here in Australia.

All you have to do is purchase a DVD with a product reference number beginning…

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Cheap Asus Eee PC in Australia

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Asus Eee PCI bought an Asus Eee PC yesterday. After looking around on eBay and in the brochures that come in the mail, I found the cheapest Asus Eee PC in Australia. But it was unexpected. I had previously seen a pretty good price at Office Works which was $488, the same price WoW Sight and Sound were running.

The…

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RaboPlus offers ‘on call’ savings at 7.25%

Friday, December 7th, 2007

RaboPlus Digipass Security DeviceA little while ago we posted about RaboBank offering 7.10% p.a. on their high interest RaboPlus savings account. With the recent rate rise, they have since upped that to 7.25% which is a market leading rate for any on call savings. If you have savings lying around, maybe trying to save for a house, then you should (at…

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All your BBC Shop Favourites - Now in Australia!

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

BBC Pride & PrejudiceDo you love a good British drama, want to watch those classic comedies again, or just love being an armchair adventurer with a high quality documentary? Well now you can get your fix of all your favourite BBC shows because the BBC Shop is now shipping to Australia!

And what’s even better is that all BBC DVDs with a product…

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Latest Buy free shipping this weekend

Friday, November 30th, 2007

RC Fork Lift TruckWith Christmas less than 4 weeks away you really need to start and finish your online shopping soon to have items arrive in time. Latest Buy are offering free shipping this weekend only for all orders over $99.

Simply enter the code S-FREEDELIVERY during checkout and choose the “Standard Delivery Service”. The cut off date for orders with Latest Buy is…

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Heavenly Christmas hampers

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Christmas HamperHampers are an excellent Christmas present idea. They can be filled with anything from simple or practical foods and treats to gourmet foods and wine. An excellent place that I have found for Christmas hampers, and other special occasion hampers, is Heavenly. The Heavenly online store has a wide range of hampers for the festive season to suit…

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Christmas Shopping at Gifts Australia

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Gift

I recently ordered some “Drum Rhythm Sticks” and a “Mini Finger Drum Kit” from Gifts Australia. I had seen the drum sticks on there a couple of weeks before and wanted to buy them for someone for Christmas, but when I went back they were out of stock! I contacted support with a vague description of what I…

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Raboplus offers 7.10% ‘on call’ savings

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

RaboPlus Digipass Security DeviceOk, so we are not a banking blog, but I kind of work in the industry and have a bit of savings in one of these “high interest accounts” so I thought I would share this piece of news. Available from today, RaboPlus a division of Rabobank Australia Ltd, are offering 7.10% p.a. interest on your savings until…

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When 100% plastic playing cards just won’t do

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Gold-Plated Playing CardsI host a poker game here at home once per week. We generally play for about 4 or 5 hours every Friday night. With all that play, I only use and recommend high quality 100% plastic playing cards. We play poker with cards by Modiano, KEM, Fournier and Copag. The going rate for a set is anywhere from…

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Buying handmade chocolate online is Definitely the best!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Definitely ChocolateRecently I ordered chocolates online for the first time from Definitely Chocolate. When I began my search I wasn’t quite sure what to expect as most of the online gift hampers and chocolate sites I had seen looked pretty rubbish. I didn’t want to pay big bucks for a box of chocolates that were substandard or no-name brand…

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