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READ THIS! Important tip on ezbuy (65daigou) sea freight shipment

February 27, 2016 by yenkai 81 Comments

All along, i assumed that sea freight shipment is the cheapest way to ship your Taobao stuff from China. If you’re shipping one cubic metre (usually with allowance of up to 500kg) of stuff, that is confirmed the case. If you are using 65daigou however, it may not be the case. The shipping rate for under … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: 65daigou, ezbuy, Taobao

How to ship the Anova Precision Cooker to Singapore

February 27, 2016 by yenkai 4 Comments

When it comes to cooking meat, conventional methods are difficult to master, since, with conventional sources of heat, you can easily overcook areas near the surface while the inside remains undercooked. Sous vide (pronounced soo-veed) attempts to solve this problem. Until recently, Sous Vide equipment was mostly priced out of reach of the general public. I still remember reading an … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: 65daigou, ezbuy, Sous Vide

Cheap groceries in western Singapore

February 24, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I think those who live in the western parts of Singapore are blessed with having easy access to cheaper groceries. I will just highlight two places in the west that i visit every now and then, all the way from Hougang, to buy cheap groceries. Standard disclaimer: this is not a paid review. When i say groceries, i … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Groceries, Singapore

Last few days to enjoy $10 off $50 purchase on Redmart

February 24, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

Well, on new year’s day, i got a mailer from Redmart that enclosed a coupon code (HAPPY2016) giving a $5 discount. There seemed to be no other conditions attached, like minimum spending, but obviously, you’ll still want to chalk up $50 worth of purchase to avoid paying for delivery. This wasn’t as attractive as the $10 … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Groceries, Rebates, Shopback

Taobao product recommendation – multi egg frying pan

February 20, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I wasn’t going to recommend this frying pan, until now. Well, i was expecting it to be non-stick enough to require little to no oil/fat when frying eggs, which isn’t the case. It only works when you use a small amount of oil/fat (as you do with the typical non-stick egg frying pan), which i now feel is acceptable, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Review, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – cheesecake making tools

February 17, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

  I’m a Cheesecake lover, and I finally took the plunge and made my first Cheesecake, after vowing to do so years ago. I used the supposedly “Perfect” Cheesecake recipe and followed it pretty closely, except in reducing the sugar used by more than half (Americans have sweet tooth). The result was really better than expected for a maiden … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Product Recommendation, Recipe, Taobao

Taobao product recommendation – beer brewing equipment

January 20, 2016 by yenkai 6 Comments

Home brewing isn’t so popular in Singapore, but there are businesses (and I think only two) dealing with home brew equipment and supplies. As you can imagine, the equipment they sell, brought in from Australia/US/Europe, are not cheap, compared to what you can find on Taobao. Actually, you don’t need fanciful equipment to brew beer. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Beer, Home Brew, Product Recommendation, Taobao

iHerb product recommendation – dish soap

January 16, 2016 by yenkai Leave a Comment

You must be thinking, why ship dish soap from the US when you have tonnes of choices in the local supermarket? Well, if you want dish soap made mostly of natural ingredients, then there isn’t much choices available in the local supermarkets in Singapore really. Does it make much difference you ask me, between chemical based and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: Home Brew, iHerb, Product Recommendation

Sneaky helloPay promotion

December 28, 2015 by yenkai Leave a Comment

I received a mailer from helloPay today. It purports to be giving away $10 for free. The condition is having to top up your helloPay account with S$50. Alright, sounds good. I top up $50 into my helloPay account and they will top it up with another $10 right? That would be perfect. Moving on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Spend-thrift Tagged: helloPay, Lazada

Home brewing in perpetually summer Singapore

December 26, 2015 by yenkai 2 Comments

I’ve been making my own coffee at home for more than 2 years, whether Espresso or Kopi, and i’m not looking back. The sight of instant coffee makes me cringe. While browsing Amazon for Black Friday deals, i came across a product that sparked my interest – a home brewing beer kit. While i know since years … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eat/Drink, Spend-thrift Tagged: Beer, Home Brew
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