I came across these Nespresso Pods earlier today and then saw a friend of mine share a photograph on Facebook. They’re being sold at Vida e Caffe’s and they fit perfectly in a Nespresso machine, darn good idea:
If anyone knows more about these, please would you leave a comment with some information..
Have you heard of Zinio? Zinio is like your favourite magazine shop but in digital form, and on steroids. If you’re a magazine junkie but dislike having your house cluttered with piles of them, you may want to check this out.
Zinio calls itself “the world’s largest newsstand and bookstore”. It sells thousands of magazines in digital format (and I’ve found, often at a significantly reduced rate compared with the hard copy alternative). You can read your mags on your tablet or your PC, online or downloaded to read at your leisure. Each magazine has a set of formats it’s available in, so check this before you click the “buy” button. If you prefer to read your content offline, Zinio has its own digital reader you can download. The reader works as a library, much as iTunes or Windows Media Player does with your music. It stores your content and “plays” (opens) it for reading.
Here’s a screenshot of the site:
Zinio’s selection of magazines is impressive, to say the least. One drawback is that some international titles are not available in South Africa (the site tells you this when you try to check out).
Vist the SA Zinio shop at za.zinio.com.
Have you used Zinio? What was your experience?
I recently wrote a post about awful service from Euro Suit at Canal Walk, but now I have a chance to write about some great service from Dent Magic at the Waterfront.
My house in Harfield Village has a very tricky driveway to get into and this has caused a few bumps and bangs on my precious car, along with a few dings that have come from goodness knows who/what. I decided that I would give Dent Magic a go and see if they could fix up my car as I had previously been quoted around R12,000 from JCF Motors in Kenilworth and I felt that was a complete rip off.
It was a Saturday morning when I called Dent Magic, a gentleman answered the phone, gave me some information and told me he’d like me to go through so he could see the damage. I arrived 45 minutes later, he greeted me, looked at my car and turned around a quote in about 15 minutes. The quote was just over R2,000 and he assured me that I wouldn’t be able to see a single problem afterwards and further assured me that because the dings were so minor that it wouldn’t take them more than a few hours. I happily accepted and hurried off to have a haircut and some lunch.
Sure enough, a few hours later I received a text message from Dent Magic telling me my car was finished. I walked around my car with a huge smile on my face as I saw every single ding completely gone. The gentleman then asked if I wanted a voucher for a car wash or whether I’d prefer to have my parking costs covered – bonus!
From this day onwards, every single time I get a small ding on my car I will be the first in the queue at Dent Magic – excellent service!
Thank you Dent Magic.
I’ve procrastinated over writing this post, but when I received a call early this morning (Easter Day!) I decided that I would because I don’t want anyone else to go through the hassle that I’ve gone through when hiring a suit in Cape Town.
A few weeks ago I was invited to a Casino party for a friends Birthday and the whole idea was to dress up as James Bond. This meant I needed a suit, so whilst I was out at Canal Walk I decided to pop into Euro Suit. I went in and after some time I was attended to, they didn’t have many suits as apparently this particular weekend was a busy one, but we managed to find a suit that fitted well and looked good. I was told to return the next day to pick up the suit.
I arrived at the exact time (I’m awfully punctual by nature) I was asked to arrive and was told to sit on the couch and wait – 40 minutes later I decided that I’d waited long enough and I approached a scruffy looking employee who was more interested in dressing mannequins so he could go home than help potential customers. He was incredibly rude to me and spoke down to me as if I was nothing. At this point I called the manager over and was told that there was no suit assigned to my name, nobody had written down any details and to be honest, it felt like they were accusing me of lying. Finally, I was told that they would help me find a suit, but now they didn’t have any more of the style I chose so I had to go with another style, which was so matric-dance boring and costed more than the one I had initially booked! Nevertheless, I needed a suit, I was running out of time and I just went with the flow and booked a new one, again, I was told to come back the next day for fitting.
I returned the next day to get fitted and take the suit, but the seamstress was not there so I just had to take the suit as is. Fortunately it looked decent and I just took it as enough was enough.
This morning, 3 weeks later, I received a voicemail asking if I ever returned the suit? WTF!
I will never use Euro Suit again, never in a million years and would urge you to rather use a place like Remmingtons, who I have previously had great service from.
Each year Stodels Nursery holds a big sale where they sell off stock in order to create space for the winter months ahead. All prices are heavily slashed, so if you’re into gardening, you’ll want to pop through for this.
The sale runs between April 16 and April 30 and is naturally free to attend. I’m going to head down, here’s to hoping for some great discounts on some interesting plants; I wonder if they’ll ever slash the prices of their bonsai’s!
Have you been to a Stodels sale before? Let us know what your experience was like!
The post-Christmas sales are on!
Woolworths
For iMod readers in the Upper Highway (KZN),Woolworths shops in Hillcrest and Kloof are running an “up to 50% off” sale on their festive goodies, ranging from Christmas cakes to biscuit tins to gammons and a whole lot more in between. Woolies mince pies for R11? Yes, please.
(This promotion doesn’t seem to be advertised on the Woolworths website, so please let us know in the comments if your local Woolies is offering the 50% off sale)!
Cape Union Mart
Cape Union Mart is having a “Save the buck” sale.
Buy bags, shoes, clothes, tents or even a telescope for up to half-price! Check it out on www.capeunionmart.co.za.
Do you know of any great post-Christmas sales? Share the good news in the comments.
Haha, I saw this in a Macro flyer earlier on today and didn’t get a picture of it, but someone else posted it on Facebook so I grabbed a copy to share with all of you, see if you can spot it:
Not shabby, I’ll welcome a bottle as a Christmas present any day! ;)
Nothing like some good Glenfiddich.
Social Commerce isn’t really a buzz word per say, but it’s definitely a new phrase that’s come into affect with the “joining” of E-commerce and Social buzz. Social Commerce involves social interaction and user contribution to assist in the online buying and selling process.
An example of this is a website that has a Facebook Like button next to a product, so when you Like the product, your Facebook friends see it. The same applies for Twitter and all the other social networks. It’s become hugely popular and any company that sells online who isn’t doing this is crazy. Why? Well, just take a look at this infographic.
Here you go:
That’s right folks, remember remember the fifth of November, Guy Fawkes day. But, we’re not talking about fireworks per say, we’re talking about an incredible sale at Exclus1ve’s.
Books are being sold by the kilogram, an endless selection of games, movies and music at incredibly low prices. Christmas is approaching, perhaps this is a good time to get that list out and buy all your gifts now and enjoy spending your Christmas bonus on your self for a change ;)
Books are being sold at R50 per kilogram and games, music and such will be sold at individual prices. The event takes place on Saturday 5 November from 07h00 – 08h00 for early bird shopping fanatics only and then between 08h00 and 15h00 to the general public.
The sale is taking place at Booksite Afrika, which is located at 6 Koets Street, Tygerberg Business Park in Parow Industria. Click here to see directions on Google Maps.
Enjoy!
I really do love me some hot food from time to time, but not always! I know a great deal of people who aren’t into hot food and there’s some good news for them today, Nando’s is dropping it like it’s not-hot by introducing a brand spanking new flavour – Tangy Tomato!
Is it a fruit or is it a veggie? Either way, we’re talking sun-ripened tomatoes plus a touch of aromatic basil and a splash of balsamic vinegar – WINNING! All nom, and no burn.
Tangy Tomato is the choice for chicken lovers who prefer a less intense Peri-Peri experience. So, if you can’t stand the heat, get into a Nando’s kitchen.
Why tomatoes? That’s easy; they’re only the most badass fruit on the planet. The Spanish even have a dedicated festival to the heavenly redness. Check out the La Tomatina video.
Tomatoes FTW!
There you have it. Nine out of nine people love the new Tangy Tomato flavour and I’m sure you will too. Give it a try. Let me know what you think in the comments section below.
Annnnnd, Go!
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