Yikes! Gucci Australia limited edition

I spent a TLP-free weekend with The Duke (he organised it and it was a surprise to me, yes he's a keeper) and we spent Sunday morning wandering around The Rocks like tourists. We walked passed the Gucci store and I laid my eyes on these. Oh my goodness, someone in Gucci thinks that it is a good idea? I'm sorry but they are hideous! I expect something better even from tacky souvenir stores ...

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What are your fashion price limits?

With so many things available online, it's useful to have some parameters to narrow down the number of item you have to sift through. Price is an obvious candidate. Thanks to the "sort by price" function available at many online stores you can start low (kinda like going through the bargain bin) and stop browsing before it hurts the wallet too much. So at what point do you stop? Obviously it depends on the category (clothes vs jewellery vs shoes...

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The art of pricing

In the last few months I've noticed an increase in the number of storewide sales. There was the 50% off sale at Oroton last weekend (surely the stores are going to be empty this week!). Mimco has 20% off storewide (although I'm not going there any time soon) and Cotton On Kids has 30% off etc. For retailers, storewide sales are great for foot traffic and short term sales spikes, but they also send a message to customers that their stock are not...

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A quick note to Mimco

Dear Mimco management I visited one of your stores around 1pm to pick up a present for a friend. I knew what I wanted to buy so I was hoping for a quick in-and-out. There were two staff at the store, but despite up to 4 customers waiting to be served at the cashier, one staff was unpacking new stock instead. May I suggest that lunch time is not a good time to unpack stock: all staff should be serving customers during the busiest...

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No sugar March and shopping ban?

I enjoyed writing the birthday post so much I'll be sharing more snippets of my life on The Etail Queen. It may become a semi-regular feature - with "on topic" posts during the week and "life" posts on weekends. Birthday is a good occasion for reflections. I've been training with the amazing Nat for almost a year. I'm certainly fitter but I'm not satisfied with my body. As Nat said "weight loss is 80% about eating" and I haven't had the discipline...

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In Style's best of the web 2012

There's a 9-page feature on online shopping in April 2012's issue of In Style. There are sections on fashion, beauty, entertaining and gifts, home, and other shopping-related websites of interest. Along with The Etail Queen favourites like Etsy and ASOS, there are many other etailers to explore. Of course they will be added to the Etailers directory in due course :-D Also, the magazine came with a sample of Burberry Lip Mist. I haven't tried...

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Birthday fit for a Queen

I know this is not a "this is my life" blog, but it's my birthday today so please indulge me. I woke up this morning with this waiting for me: Inside are these beautiful Mila Provence lavender pierced earrings. The Duke gave me to me in the morning so I can wear them today. How very throughful of him. I love them and showed them off to colleagues throughout the day :-D The workday went quickly, I had yum cha with my team. When I returned...

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Midnight purchases

I mentioned in a post last week that I made a purchase after midnight. It was from The Outnet and the parcel arrived on Friday which was impressive. It was hard to say no to Gucci tortoiseshell sunnies for around $A110. It was lucky I placed the order on Monday night because they were sold out by Tuesday! As you can see I haven't cut the tag off yet, because I'm not sure if I will keep them. My eyes are very sensitive and some sunglasses...

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Ride like the wind

Nothing to do with etailing, just want to show off my belated Christmas gift from The Duke :-D ...

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Fun Etsy finds

With the midnight purchase I made on Monday night, and a prospective purchase coming up (both of which I will blog about when I receive them), I think I've already filled up my March shopping budget! OK it's my birthday next week so I can treat them as birthday presents to myself, right? So in the meantime I'm gonna browse things that will not lead to purchases. First stop - Etsy. In the market for a fun wedding invite? How about this super cute...

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Etailers Do: Customer reviews

Bravo to the etailers with customer reviews on their websites. It counters one of the biggest obstacles to online shopping - the inability to touch, feel, and try on the products. In fact it offers something more, because sometimes people leave their comments after they've worn or used the items a few times, you may also get information on things like comfort and durability. The first purchase I made that was partially encouraged by positive customer...

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Tesco's virtual fitting room

Who can forget "Cher's Wardrobe" from Clueless? (For those of you too young to have watched Clueless, see the video here) Back in the mid 90s it was a pipe dream in2012 and it's a reality! Well it is of sorts. The fashion arm of Tesco from the UK has launched a virtual fitting room on their Facebook page. You can upload a photo of yourself, or enter your weight, height and measurements and "try on" clothes from their collection. It sounds...

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Help me choose my next Etsy earrings

One negative aspect of internet shopping is delayed satisfaction. You've done the research, made the choice and clicked "submit" - then nothing. You're at the mercy of the dispatching and postal system. So even though I just made an ASOS purchase I still have the shopping itch. I bookmarked laalee's Etsy store a little while ago. I think it's time to make a purchase. I know the style I want: But I can't decide on the colour combination. Should...

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