For those who are interested in conspiracy theories that actually are true, check out this podcast episode on Planet Money – the Postal Illuminati. The Premise The premise: When you order stuff online, could it cost less to ship it across the world than across the street? The example was this Mighty Mug that cost…
This is a post to tell ourselves to stop shipping from Taobao, because it’s not worth it. You lose more money than you save. TL;DR version – We got Sfinex to ship our Taobao stuff, which subcontracted to Last Mile Delivery Pte Ltd, which subcontracted to Infinity Freight Solutions Pte Ltd. Infinity lost our stuff,…
Many people have been furiously commenting online and saying that HDB home owners are not owners, they’re tenants because HDB flats are sold under the HDB leasehold arrangement. Such arguments apparently have been gaining traction since National Development Minister Lawrence Wong (who used to be our MP!) said HDB will not renew the leases of…
Since writing this blog we’ve mostly had positive experiences. Perhaps this post here will offer some variety. It’s probably more interesting to read about failures and troubles. So here we recount our Taobao missing item experience. It’ll be a frustrating tale of how our Taobao shipper lost our parcels and why we have decided to…
One of the things we always buy but seldom think too much about is the kitchen hood. If you’re looking for a kitchen hood review, you’re probably shopping for one and have encountered brands like Mayer, Bosch, Candy, Rinnai, Electrolux, Fujioh, and Tecno. Drop by an electronics or plumbing store and amaze yourself with the options…
Was browsing HWZ EDMW today and saw a video that got us thinking about why we shouldn’t overpay for an HDB flat. We must caveat that there’s probably nothing ground breaking in this video. The insights are just a compilation of advice floating around. Most of it is quite ‘duh’, very intuitive. The video concludes…