It's almost time, well maybe a tad early to do our yearly Christmas shopping, but what the heck! It's shopping and most of us just love it! I used to hate shopping, well not the conventional shopping at malls or my favourite quaint little shops in England per say but ONLINE shopping specifically.
I can’t see the actual
product in person, I can’t feel it and most importantly I can’t try it. I
realized that it takes getting use to shopping on the web but let me warn you, once you get
started, there’s no turning back. It’s like a black hole and if you’re not
careful, your money will be suck into it without you realising it.
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| X'mas shopping already? |
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| Online Shopping anyone? |
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| Hollister is on sale! |
So before you read on, my word of advice is, please exercise
caution and constrain when buying over the Internet and make sure you keep a
tab on all the expenses that you’d made! And if you are a newbie and interested, be sure to read more about the do's and don'ts of online shopping before you start clicking away!
Today I want to share with you a few of my favourite
shopping sites that are especially suitable for bear-like shape persons, like
me. I categorized these sites into three categories.
1. Fashion
2. Fitness & Health
3. Lifestyle
I will discuss in greater detail on my favourite online
fashion sites first where I will be naming my top five and will leave the other
two categories in my next posts.
1. Fashion
I am by no means a fashionable person but I try to wear
apparels and accessories that fit and flatter my bear-like body shape and size. As I am a t-shirt
and jeans kind of guy, there are a few sites that I would like to recommend as
the products are really nice, trendy and suitable for the bear-like body shape.
In no particular order, they are:
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| Bought this from hollisterco.com |
This is the sister company of A&F, and you actually get
a very good selection from this site. Their prices are definitely reasonable
while the quality of the t-shirts is really good. And the best part is that
they only charge a maximum $20 USD for a package of ten items to be shipped
anywhere in the world. I bought several tees and berms from them and the
delivery time is good, approximately two weeks. As for the big brother company,
A&F, the prices are definitely the same as I walk into the store in
Singapore. So since the opening of the store in Singapore, I hardly go into the
site except to see what’s their latest collection available. Definitely a must for all bears and bear-wannabes!
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| Another one of many bears' favourite brands, the t-shirt peeps, not the signage! |
Another one that's not to be missed is the "beary" popular Superdry. This is a great online store as it’s easy to maneuver and
has a great range of products available. Regardless whether the brand is
available in your country or not, the price is normally cheaper and freight is
free if you live in the States and Europe. For Singapore, it’s only a one-price
freight, which is S$15 USD for any number of items you are interested to purchase,
which is great especially if you’re buying a lot.
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| Latest collection: Trinity Messenger Bag (pic from http://www.manhattanportage.com/catalog/product_info.php/trinity-messenger-bag-p-478) |
Colourful messenger bags definitely a must-have for all bears
whether to use it as a gym bag or a daily lifestyle bag. This bag brand is one of my
favourites as it’s trendy yet durable and has a great choice of different
designs, colours and sizes available. In addition, this fashion site caters delivery
to most countries in the world.
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| Wales Rugby 1881 Tee with the MRT Fit Perfect for any bears! (Pic from http://www.worldrugbyshop.com/49999-sc.html) |
This is one of my favourite online shops as it provides all
different type of rugby apparels and accessories, from jerseys and t-shirts to
compression wears and training gears. The wonderful thing about rugby tees or
jerseys is that most of such apparels have the MRT Fit that flatters the bear-like
body shape to a T. So if you want a sporty and definitely masculine bear-look,
then get a few of the rugby jerseys to complete the butch look.
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| A very expensive vintage tee from Dsquared (Pic from http://www.saksfifthavenue.com) |
If you are up for designer garbs, then
this is one site not to be missed. The range is very extensive, from the
high-end fashion designers such as Jill Sander and Alexander McQueen, to the
more affordable mastige brands like Junk Food and Rag & Bone. This
wonderful shopping site also provides international delivery and currently the
charge is $19.99 USD for Express Shipping to select countries on orders of $99
USD, including Singapore.
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| Oops sorry, just realised that the text is mirror-flipped! |
Cheers
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