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10 Economical Gift Exchange Presents!

Article by Yours Truly | December 23rd, 2009

You would probably have noticed that things are a little quiet around here. Yes that’s because most of us are busy with overseas holidays and the like. Why?

Because we’ve come to the season of the HO HO HOs! The season of perpetual jingling of bells everywhere you go! The season of mega year-end sale and hopefully big bonuses!

Unfortunately it is also the season of the annual Christmas gift exchange program/lunch/dinner. Once again you have to scramble about like a headless chicken for a dozen gifts for people whom you can’t stand. Headache isn’t it? It gets even worse when you are a certain budget, which perversely makes sense in this economy.

So what exactly is an economical gift? Merriam-Webster defines economical as,

1 archaic : economic 1
2 : marked by careful, efficient, and prudent use of resources : thrifty
3 : operating with little waste or at a saving

So fear not! Yours Truly is here to help you pick out the last minute cheapo gift for the unlamented and unavoidable annual office gift exchange program/lunch/dinner in true blue Singaporean style!

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SingaporeTop10 Great tasting budget Wines: Shiraz

Article by Curly | July 28th, 2009

What do cars, petrol and booze have in common in Singapore? That’s right, they are all taxed heavily to discourage consumption.

To help you enjoy a great glass of wine without completely emptying your bank account, we have put together this list of the top 10 value-for-money Shiraz vintners, available in Singapore. Our basic criteria is that a great tasting, afffordable wine should be available in Singapore for about $20 per bottle, at our favorite wine shops of Cold Storage and NTUC Fairprice. Most of the wines on the list have a usual price of between $23 and $30 per bottle, but every week one or more of these favorites are on sale near or below our target price of ~ $20.

Shiraz is a dry, spicy wine and is a specialty of Australia. South Africa and California also grow this grape, and in France it is called Syrah. The wines on this list have a nice aroma and deliver a consistent drinking experience for the money. There are cheaper bottles of Shiraz out there, but their quality is very inconsistent or just plain awful. The wines on this list seldom disappoint.

Many vintners have begun the conversion from cork seals to screw top seals. The screw top seals are much better, and completely eliminate the possibility of a bad bottle of wine due to a contaminated cork. Whenever you have the choice, take the bottle with the screw top!

Here is our top ten list, ranked on taste, aroma and finish, independent of the “usual price”. We also show what a good sale price for each of the wines is, based on our shopping experiences over time.
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Top 10 signs Great Singapore Sale is over!

Article by SengkangBoy | July 8th, 2009

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The Great Singapore Sale ( GSS for short ) is an annual event which started in 2005. Almost everything you can find along the shopping belts of Orchard Road, Marina Bay and even suburban Malls are offering discounts up to 70% off the usual prices. As a result, shopaholics abroad and local will seize this opportunity to grab good deals and star buys . This year, the event starts on May 29th, 2009 and will end on July 26th, 2009. The Multiclickz team has decided to bring you 10 signs that the GSS mad rush is over. Watch your surroundings and you may find them happening to friends and colleagues!