Through the wonderful Sydney Shop Girl I have made a fantastic new online discovery. Victoria's Secret. I never knew they did anything other than underwear, but they do! Yay! And with the Aus dollar being so strong against the US dollar it is very, very cheap. Even with the fairly high postage. My rule with high postage is to buy a few items to even it out a bit on the per item basis. The Farmer thinks this may be a somewhat dubious concept in economical terms...
So, anyway, after reading of SSG's experiences with Victoria's Secret I could hear my laptop calling me. I hopped online and found a wonderland of swimwear. Eventually after doing some sizing research I ordered a "tankini" which is just a singlet type top and bottom. It arrived a few days ago and I must say I am really impressed.
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| Tankini Top |
The quality is amazing and, even including the postage, they were still cheaper than a similar item in Australia. This was without using my" buy several things to lessen postage" rule.
I love it when I find a good internet bargain...
In other quick news, we had Farmboy's cousins around for his birthday earlier in the week. It was very small soiree and there was only four children. They had an ice cream cake and played non stop on a slippery slide on the front lawn of The Beach House. It was very simple but Farmboy told me it was his "best birthday yet".
Here are a few photos.
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| Very Pastel Icecream Cake. With Six Candles |
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| Farmgirl, Watersliding |
Also, super exciting news. Fiona over at Cattle,Kids and Chaos has given me a blog award. My blog loves recognition! Thanks so much Fiona. It made my day. I will get onto it in the next few days.
9 comments:
Love the new look for your blog and the internet purchase. What a lovely tankini... Glad that Farmboy had a fab birthday too. x
Love your new look and tips for online shopping! The slip'n'slide took me on a stroll down memory lane! I haven't seen one since I was a kid. Too much fun to have in the back yard. Loved the dive :)
I love the new blog design, AFW!
I wore my hot pink VS tankini today too.
SSG xxx
Sydney Shop Girl blog
Great new look!
Can I recommend another great website: www.bookdepository.co.uk. Not only are the books SOOOOOOOOOO much cheaper than Aus bookshops (and UK bookshops for that matter), but postage is free. FREE!!! No matter how big the books, you pay nada.
Semi Expat - Thank you!
Multiple Mum - That water slide has provided hours of entertainment. We keep having to move it because the lawn dies underneath.
SSG - Glad you love the new blog look. I love my tankini. It is super comfy too.
This Mid 30s Life - Love the book depository. It gets a regular work out and lots of books arrive at the post office for me! I don't think I have bought a book from anywhere else since I found it.
After reading this post the other day, I ordered $358 worth of underwear (actually $80 of it is postage) from the Victoria's Secret site. My husband was torn between being irritated and loving that I was ordering the same underwear Mirand Kerr was wearing!
Emma - Postage is ridiculous! But the shopping is great...
I do that too - buy lots of items so that the average postage per item is cheaper. Makes me feel SO much better :D
Annette - Glad you understand the ins and outs of internet shopping economy!
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