Teaching Chinese at Home

[kids_r_innocent]

tree nymph:

just to add,


and the siwukuaidu series of books too! no wonder its out of stock!!

Exactly!!! Before that, i have never heard or seen it anywhere else, hee... :lol:

[eskimo]

kids_r_innocent:

Hi Eskimo,

Cld you share if the price is cheaper compared to self buying from dangdang? If you were to buy another time, would you opt to order by yourself or buy from the spree again?

I am juz curious coz many pple seems to join in the spree. Tat also in a way, save the trouble to order from dangdang especially during the payment part; its really frustrating at times. TIA.

Hi,
Last time, when i have a friend in working Beijing, i asked her to help me bring back to Singapore. Like many of us here initially, i have a lot of problems trying to pay via credit card, none was successful, so i opted for COD since its allowed for goods delivered within Beijing. So I have never tried self buying and getting it shipped to Singapore.

For that spree, I paid $13 for shipping cost. Books cost was RMB180. If i had ordered myself, shipping would have cost around $20? and this is assuming RMB180 is the original full price of the books, which usually is not the case. So it does appear cheaper. I think it depends on the weight and cost of the books. btw, siwukuaidu is not light, the word cards are heavy paper.

Short of asking someone from Beijing to lug back the books for me again, i probably will opt to join the spree coz her collection point is suitable for me. Dangdang's website does not list the weight of the books for your order, so there's no way i can compare beforehand on which option is cheaper. but having said that, i'm going to make a trip up to China soon! I hope to grab whatever i can find! :lol:

[tamarind]

tree nymph:

kids_r_innocent:

Yo! Tamarind,


Really a million thanks for your great recommendation to dangdang website, i have received my books from them recently too. Think you have in one way or the other made-known this website to a lot of singaporeans.

i second that!

kids_r_innocent, rona,
You are welcome !

[kids_r_innocent]

eskimo:

Hi,

Last time, when i have a friend in working Beijing, i asked her to help me bring back to Singapore. Like many of us here initially, i have a lot of problems trying to pay via credit card, none was successful, so i opted for COD since its allowed for goods delivered within Beijing. So I have never tried self buying and getting it shipped to Singapore.

For that spree, I paid $13 for shipping cost. Books cost was RMB180. If i had ordered myself, shipping would have cost around $20? and this is assuming RMB180 is the original full price of the books, which usually is not the case. So it does appear cheaper. I think it depends on the weight and cost of the books. btw, siwukuaidu is not light, the word cards are heavy paper.

Short of asking someone from Beijing to lug back the books for me again, i probably will opt to join the spree coz her collection point is suitable for me. Dangdang's website does not list the weight of the books for your order, so there's no way i can compare beforehand on which option is cheaper. but having said that, i'm going to make a trip up to China soon! I hope to grab whatever i can find! :lol:

Wow... thks for your detailed explanation! Hope u enjoy \"shopping for books\" in China :lol:

[jedamum]

tamarind,

is there a min. purchase for the books at dangdang? TIA.

[tamarind]

jedamum:

tamarind,

is there a min. purchase for the books at dangdang? TIA.

There is no minimum purchase. However if you purchase below RMB 100, the shipping is RMB 50.

For example, if your total purchase is RMB 30, you need to pay RMB 50 for shipping charge.

So it makes sense to purchase at least RMB 100 of books (about SGD 20).

[jedamum]

tamarind:

jedamum:

tamarind,

is there a min. purchase for the books at dangdang? TIA.

There is no minimum purchase. However if you purchase below RMB 100, the shipping is RMB 50.

For example, if your total purchase is RMB 30, you need to pay RMB 50 for shipping charge.

So it makes sense to purchase at least RMB 100 of books (about SGD 20).

thanks. i am thinking of getting the 'P&J equivalent reader' which you recommend, for my 3.5yo.

[mummy of 2]

Just want to thank tamarind for recommending this book: 是谁嗯嗯在我的头上. My kids love it and I have read the book at least six times over three days. The story is indeed funny and my kids find it hilarious. It is also very educational in teaching kids about the different types of waste produced by the various animals, a topic which I think not many books attempt to cover

[tamarind]

mummy of 2:

Just want to thank tamarind for recommending this book: 是谁嗯嗯在我的头上. My kids love it and I have read the book at least six times over three days. The story is indeed funny and my kids find it hilarious. It is also very educational in teaching kids about the different types of waste produced by the various animals, a topic which I think not many books attempt to cover

You are welcome !

I just received these books yesterday.

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噼里啪啦系列（共7册）
http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20530151&ref=order-2-A

The series of 7 books all include pages with flaps for kids to open and close. The books are very cute and funny, especially one about going to toilet (very innocent lah).

Highly recommended for all kids ! I love reading them too

I paid about SGD 21 for all 7 books including shipping, average only SGD 3 a book.

[jedamum]

tamarind:

http://img31.ddimg.cn/26/35/20530151-1_b.jpg\">
噼里啪啦系列（共7册）
http://product.dangdang.com/product.aspx?product_id=20530151&ref=order-2-A
.

tamarind,
i borrowed 2 titles of this same series. very cute book!!!