Just a heads up, this post is going to get real ranty. Please note that when I mentioned “Asian beauty stores”, I meant brick-and-mortar stores, not online Asian beauty stores based in Australia. Also, I wish I was able to photograph the Asian cosmetics stores in Melbourne that I walked past instead of having to [...]
Oh No, I’m Shopping Online and Not Paying GST!
There’s been a lot of hoo-ha of late on the telly about Aussie retailers making a big deal about us consumers shopping online and avoiding the GST. For my international readers who aren’t aware of this, here’s a summary. In short, Gerry Harvey, the executive chairman of Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd, is playing the leader [...]
Good Customer Service vs Poor Customer Service
When it comes to running a small shop or a big store, online or offline, the customer is king. No matter how unreasonable a customer is, the store is responsible for providing him/her with the best service it can provide because at the end of the day, it’s business. Money comes in, and the store [...]
Furious, So Furious
Update: The seller very kindly offered a refund for the notebook (it was her first sale on eBay too), but I declined. It wasn’t her fault in the first place; she should not be held accountable for what the thief did. I accepted her terms of regular post when bidding, and that’s that. I am [...]
A Short Rant and a Haul
Happy Wednesday ladies! Oh what awful past few days I’ve had. Call it allergies, call it a very early-onset hay fever, but I’ve been sneezing very frequently lately, along with a runny nose and smarting, watery eyes. I don’t know what sort of antihistamine it was that the hubs gave me, but damn, it was [...]