BOOK Fairs

[hquek]

Tips on dangdang.


NEVER EVER EVER combine orders and make one payment. Pay one order each time. I combined 5 orders (to maximise some promotion) and made one payment. The wonderful finance staff took more than 2 weeks and still my orders were stuck in ‘audit hell’. I sent multiple emails and called them - to no avail.

End up I cancel the orders and reordered - this time asking my colleague to pay when the goods arrive. The order went through to packing stage in a couple of HOURS.

[moomoo7368]

My family are readers but we try to avoid buying books. Too expensive and take up too much space!


We rely on the nlb which is world-class and book rental shops. :roll:

[dimsum]

hquek:

mummy of 2:

That's what I thought when I was giving DH my order list from dangdang. But hor when he came back with the order, I imemdiately got the urge to buy more. Incurable? :oops:

I think we're long lost twins. My sis carted back 20kg (?) books for me last month. This month we are on last minute holiday to china, and I've ordered another BIG bundle of books.

I keep thinking I dun have anything more to buy, then I realise, oei, this one seems good; that one looks good too.

DH grumbling like mad, I have to keep reminding him that in SG, it's easily 3-4 times the price. No regrets even if he thinks (or rather knows) I'm :siao:

Make it triplets! dangdang is extremely addictive!! in addition to the wonderful chinese story books, their preschool activities books, maths sticker books, craft books collections are fantastic too. I just can't stop buying. My recent loot just arrived and I had placed another order liao. After submitting my order, I found more books that I want to buy!!!

[Carrotree]

ksme:

janet_lee88:

Popular having Expo sale next week...10 Sep 2010 (Public Holiday) - 12 Sep 2010.

During these sales and also those 20% storewide sales, are stationery and accessories like cartridges on sale? Anyone knows?

Hi ksme,

Nope, throgh experience (i tried twice, once with 20% coupon from popclub book and the other while they were having 20% storewide discount), printer cartridges will not be on sale. But I'm not sure about stationery like pens...

[mummy of 2]

hquek:

Not sure how long your list is, but go easy on him lah. If he goes on trips there often, can also carry back then - liu de qing shan zai, bu pai mei chai shao'.

Problem is he only goes like once year. How can it be enuff to satisfy my addiction? :roll:

Have to think of alternatives to meet my constant desire for buying. :?:

[hermes173]

Carrotree:

ksme:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Popular having Expo sale next week...10 Sep 2010 (Public Holiday) - 12 Sep 2010.

During these sales and also those 20% storewide sales, are stationery and accessories like cartridges on sale? Anyone knows?

Hi ksme,

Nope, throgh experience (i tried twice, once with 20% coupon from popclub book and the other while they were having 20% storewide discount), printer cartridges will not be on sale. But I'm not sure about stationery like pens...[/quote]Stationery like pens, erasers, even staplers, exercise books will be on sale. But not printer toners. Which is sad, because they are so expensive.

[hquek]

hermes173:

Carrotree:

[quote=\"ksme\"]
During these sales and also those 20% storewide sales, are stationery and accessories like cartridges on sale? Anyone knows?

Hi ksme,

Nope, throgh experience (i tried twice, once with 20% coupon from popclub book and the other while they were having 20% storewide discount), printer cartridges will not be on sale. But I'm not sure about stationery like pens...

Stationery like pens, erasers, even staplers, exercise books will be on sale. But not printer toners. Which is sad, because they are so expensive.[/quote]Comex today last day, won't have discount on printer cartridge? (not sure, sorry)

[hquek]

mummy of 2:

hquek:

Not sure how long your list is, but go easy on him lah. If he goes on trips there often, can also carry back then - liu de qing shan zai, bu pai mei chai shao'.

Problem is he only goes like once year. How can it be enuff to satisfy my addiction? :roll:

Have to think of alternatives to meet my constant desire for buying. :?:

You should be grateful there is a once a year, I don't have such 'lobang'. So when there is adhoc travellers there I can tarp on, I go crazy. My hubby is now very wary when I suggest trips that include Shenzhen (eg HK)/zhuhai (eg Macau).

[hquek]

dimsum:

Make it triplets! dangdang is extremely addictive!! in addition to the wonderful chinese story books, their preschool activities books, maths sticker books, craft books collections are fantastic too. I just can't stop buying. My recent loot just arrived and I had placed another order liao. After submitting my order, I found more books that I want to buy!!!

Woah dimsum, you are tempting me to go back and look through again arh. I am still recovering from the stress of 4 weeks of payment going through but order still stuck in audit hell. :?: need to recover first.

I'm so glad I'm in this era where I'm no longer bound by super expensive local bookshops. I bought the 'hao mama book' at about RMB20, just saw in a local bookstore at S$12.60!! :!:

[autumnbronze]

Hi there fellow 'lobangers'


Any book fairs this 1 week holiday???

I wonder whether Times is having one again AMK industrial Park? Got some good bargains the previous time.