New Bag

In my last post regarding purchasing a bag from Aldo it never happened. It was ridiculous but every dollar got refunded back on my credit card. So maybe they ran out of stock. If that were the case the CSR over the phone sure didn't say so. She made me believe I paid for the bag after I purchased it from her over the phone. I then realized the bag didn't arrive even after weeks and weeks. Until I saw my credit card bill that it was refunded by them. Such horrible customer service.

Good news is I stopped by the NOOD furniture store and saw a laptop bag that I liked. It seemed sturdy and will work for now. Only $30 on sale from regular price of $99. It's not even real leather so I don't know why it was over priced but most things you find at the NOOD store are over priced anyway.

The laptop compartment fits a 15" laptop. I can fit a textbook or small books in there. It also has a lot of space and pockets for other things like cellphone and keys.

Here's the Hamilton Laptop Bag.

My Favorite Stocking Stuffer

Bath and Body Works - Anti Bacterial Soap - Cucumber Melon ($3)

I'm going to talk about Bath and Body Works in this post cause it's almost Christmas and people are probably looking for stocking stuffer gifts at this time of year. Why Bath and Body Works? I love their liquid hand soaps! They have foam ones too but I like the liquid ones so much that I bought them for stocking stuffers last year. I think it's a pretty good generic gift for someone you don't know too well cause anyone can make use of liquid soap. It's inexpensive and easy to wrap (stick them in a small gift bag lol). They have great scents and they really are at a good stocking stuffer price. You can get them for about $3 or less each when they are on sale. They sometimes have better deals if you buy in multiples (comes to less than $3 each)! My favorite scents are Cucumber Melon, Irresistible Apple, and the Japanese Cherry Blossom.

Other than soaps, they have a lot of other products that I have yet to try such as lotions, scrubs, shower gels, and some cosmetic and skin care goodies. Websites such as Savings.com offers Bath and Body Works Coupons amongst some of the other coupons they also have. If you have a Bath and Body Works located close by, you won't need to deal with online ordering. I was really surprised to find that they are actually located in Richmond Centre. I only found that out last month- and when did they start having it at Richmond anyways? I kept making trips to the states.

No Xmas Money? Get a Loan or Go Cheap

If I ever run out of money I suppose I'll get a loan from an emergency loans website. I don't recommend loans for Christmas splurging but for the more important stuff like a wedding or visiting relatives over the holidays and your paycheque isn't enough to pay for a plane ticket, then that would come in handy.

My best option is to go cheap and spend what I can afford.

I needed another bag (Christmas present to self! not really) and I got this email from Aldo saying there were clearance bags on sale. I didn't expect to find anything but guess I did after all. It's this huge bag made of synthetic material with double handles/straps. It's not the most beautiful thing but it'll work. Can't go wrong with $24 and that's including the extra 10% with the coupon code. (Reg price: $50)

Povoletto ($24)

It looks like this except mine is black (It's actually pretty big!) aldoshoes.com - clearance section. That's my Christmas shopping for ya. The stupid mouse ate and ripped my previous school bag. I have no intention of splurging this Christmas since I spent quite a bit on sweaters already and that's because I had none. I also plan to buy design textbooks for Christmas as I have this obsession with design magazines and textbooks. Yes, even html and css ones. I've become a semi-nerd cause now I can say I like doing that semi-programming stuff. By the way, I do most of my shopping online these days so you won't catch me in the malls on boxing day.

I have nowhere to go this Christmas : ( Somebody take me to Hawaii so I don't have to freeze in the snow.

Povoletto in black : )