Tag Archives: shopping

Solving the ecommerce home delivery problem for online shoppers

I am really glad to have tried out ByBoxUk and will be signing up for the annual plan (less than £1 per week) shortly as it solves a key home delivery problem for me. The likes of Home Delivery Network (now called Yodel) are very unreliable for home deliveries in my experience, delivering at strange times, …

15 January 2012 – 12:07 | By kyber | Posted in blog, Internet, Services | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Snipping on auctions

eBay is a fantastic place to get bargains (or to be ripped off if not careful) and is especially useful for obtaining things that can not be bought new. The eBay feature that lets you put in your bid limit and then leave it to the system to make sure you always come out on …

6 August 2010 – 13:54 | By kyber | Posted in Internet | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (3)

I have volunteered Alexandra t…

I have volunteered Alexandra to cook an evening meal. It helps avoid being given a vegetarian meal. Have to take her shopping though.

5 June 2010 – 17:37 | By kyber | Posted in tweets | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Borders no more

I was saddened to see Borders in Birmingham this weekend selling off everything including store fittings. Borders has been my favorite book store for a while, especially their out-of-town stores on retail parks. I preferred the style of their stores to those of Waterstones. It also removes one of the more interesting options for ebook …

20 December 2009 – 14:10 | By kyber | Posted in Arts & Entertainment, blog | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

A weekend in London

For our youngest daughter’s 16th birthday, my wife and I arranged for her to see Phantom of the Opera in London with three of her friends with time for shopping as well. Obviously, we were not keen on just sending them off to London on their own to fend for themselves so my wife and …

30 August 2009 – 15:55 | By kyber | Posted in Arts & Entertainment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

don’t forget the discount

I indulged my youngest daughter (just shy of 16) in a little retail therapy today in the rainy delights of Shrewsbury. We found a small boutique shop in one of the covered centres and she and her mother quickly picked out a couple of suitable dresses. The shopkeeper offered my wife a discount on one …

7 June 2009 – 21:18 | By kyber | Posted in Services | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

a few weeks later

It has been a while since I blogged. One reason has been because of my getting into Twitter, mostly using my iPhone as I am now.Work has been extremely hectic over the last few weeks as well. My weekends have been taken up with work, which is never a good thing. I am certainly looking …

7 April 2009 – 21:04 | By kyber | Posted in Photography | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (1)

Ever wanted to find ebay stuff close to you

Ever wanted to search for something on ebay that was near enough to pick up rather than going through the post (especially if you are after a heavy item like a bike or a lawnmower). I have found the answer.

14 February 2009 – 17:53 | By kyber | Posted in Internet, Services | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Scotland 08 – Friday

Heavy rain most of the night and still going strong in the morning. We did not feel motivated to do very much. We had planned a day out in a particularly beautiful area near by including a couple of waterfall visits. We decided, somewhat reluctantly, to head back to Inverness and hit the shopping centre. …

15 August 2008 – 21:37 | By kyber | Posted in Family Life, Holidays, Photography | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Easter break

Managed a holiday at last. Not the best of weather for a break mind but still nice to get away from work for a little while.

25 March 2008 – 18:16 | By kyber | Posted in Holidays, Photography | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)