The Dukes birthday is this weekend and once again I left my gift purchase to the last minute. Thank goodness for the internet! I went to Mr Porter but didnt find anything I liked. I started searching...
It has taken me more than two weeks to mourn the end of my Japan trip. Im finally ready to write about it! Here are some of the gorgeous scenery and only-in-Japan sights.We left for Japan in late Apr...
Blogging in Japan didnt work out as planned. I was going to write a post when I was in Osaka but internet wasnt free there so I read a few books instead. The Royal Household returned to Tokyo on Mond...
Hello readersThe Royal Household will be flying to Japan tonight. Well be over there for 17 nights, taking in the sights and sounds of Tokyo and Osaka.Well have internet access at the hotel...
Browsing Etsy can be overwhelming given the number of items on sale, so I like to use specific search terms to bring some focus.This time around I searched for "black and white pearl earrings"...
In my research for the Etailers directory I came across a few Australian designer websites, and I was pleasantly surprised to find good sales on their e-boutiques, and there are a few bargains to be ...
A few weeks ago a reader e-mailed me. She saw the Kate Spade Lily Bexley bag on sale on Ozsale but it was sold out, and she wanted to know if the bag is available elsewhere.I did some searching and I...
Autumn arrived in Sydney pretty abruptly on Tuesday - I went to the beach on Easter Monday and now its time for coat and scarves! Naturally my mind turned to winter fashion :-)I went to the shops at ...
One of the tricky (and sometimes annoying) aspects of online shopping is parcel collection, especially when you need to sign for the parcel. Australia Post and most couriers deliver during business h...
When it comes to discrepancy between Australian and international prices, make up must be close to, if not at, the top of the list. For instance, a MAC lipstick is $US17 in the US and $A35 here, and ...
Photo: AmazonI came across a article on the Sydney Morning Herald website about the working conditions of warehouse workers at the major online retailers in the US like Amazon. It refers to Mac McCle...
Im a big fan of Homeland and Claire Danes is fantastic on the show.It was a pleasant surprise to see her on the cover of the latest ASOS magazine.Getting one of the hottest actress on TV to model for...
I spent a TLP-free weekend with The Duke (he organised it and it was a surprise to me, yes hes a keeper) and we spent Sunday morning wandering around The Rocks like tourists. We walked passed the Guc...
With so many things available online, its 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...
In the last few months Ive 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% ...
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 s...
I enjoyed writing the birthday post so much Ill 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 "l...
Theres a 9-page feature on online shopping in April 2012s issue of In Style.There are sections on fashion, beauty, entertaining and gifts, home, and other shopping-related websites of interest.Along ...
I know this is not a "this is my life" blog, but its my birthday today so please indulge me.I woke up this morning with this waiting for me:Inside are these beautiful Mila Provence lavender p...
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 sunni...
Nothing to do with etailing, just want to show off my belated Christmas gift from The Duke :-D
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 Ive already filled up my March shopping budget! ...
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 s...
Who can forget "Chers 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 its a reality!Well i...
One negative aspect of internet shopping is delayed satisfaction. Youve done the research, made the choice and clicked "submit" - then nothing. Youre at the mercy of the dispatching and posta...
I made a small purchase on ASOS last night. The items by themselves are not worthy of a post (although Ill talk about them below), instead Im going to talk about how I came to purchase those items.It...
Im very excited to annouce a brand new feature on The Etail Queen - an online shopping directory!The directory features Australian and overseas etailers that ships to Australia, with up to date infor...
It was a happy accident that I went on the H&M website last night because I discovered MARNI at H&M!Ive been an admirer of MARNI for a while but their clothes are out of my price range. Their...
I was going to write an Etailers Dont post about e-stores that only have one photo per product but I didnt have much to say beyond "its not good enough". As I went through different websites ...
The internet is a bit like a city. There are the deparment stores and the high street brands, and then there are the alleys and laneways with interesting stores that await our discovery.I first came ...
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