The Practical Shopaholic

January 7, 2010

January Blues

Is the cold snap getting you down? Cannot get out to the sales? Want to do some discount shopping online?

I am getting cold sweats not being able to get out to the shops, the weather has me all a tizzy. Thank God for online shopping, I have found some great dicounts online and within days they are at my door. If you want to spice things up, try some lingerie from www.figleaves.com . Looking for some household good or fashion, try www.littlewoodsireland.ie – I found some great bargains but one downfall with this site is that a lot of the clothes appear to be sold out. And we cannot forget the all important www.ebay.ie or www.ebay.co.uk.

September 29, 2009

Christmas Shopping – do it early

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Its been a while since I blogged, been very busy in work but dont worry I have still been finding time for shopping. I went out last weekend and did half my Christmas Shopping. The way I see it, you have less chance of buying the same gift for someone if you are buying from Autumn stock . Also if you are paid monthly like me, it means that there are only 3 more paychecks until Christmas so best to get some of it out-of-the-way early. Now I will be sure to have some spends for myself around Christmas and my January bills wont suffer. I will be getting some of my gifts from www.giftgallery.ie – a great gift voucher site.

I heard my first Christmas ad a few weeks ago, I love Christmas but is it getting earlier every year or am I just imagining things.

May 25, 2009

Cork – shoppers paradise

Posted by shennessy under General Shopping | Tags: cork english market, shopping in cork |
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Went shopping in Cork City at the weekend and I am putting it as my number one place to shop in Ireland. All you want on a couple of streets. Lovely people and thankfully the weather was great. Popped into the English Market and there is certainly a deal to be had there http://www.corkenglishmarket.ie/

May 17, 2009

Mr Bean goes shopping – very funny

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Watch Mr Bean go shopping…….

May 7, 2009

Next size down please

Posted by shennessy under General Shopping | Tags: next, shopping |
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Too big yippee

Isn’t it great when you head into a shop, pick out your size only to find when you try it on that its too big – and this all happens without having to eat rabbit food and pound the pavement for weeks before. I was in Next last weekend in Cardiff and this very thing happened. Its the perfect place to shop for anyone conscious about our size – and aren’t we all :0) .

www.nextdirectory.ie www.next.co.uk

April 30, 2009

Imagine meeting this….

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Imagine meeting this guy in the cereal isle

April 23, 2009

5* luxury and worth every penny

Posted by shennessy under Buy Irish, General Shopping, Holidays, Spa Breaks | Tags: 5*hotels, holiday, luxury boutique hotel, spa packages, spa treatments |
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Cliff House Hotel - What a View

I had to tell you all about The Cliff House Hotel in Ardmore, this is a wonderful boutique hotel with Spa in West Waterford and well worth a visit. The decor is fab and the food, well I only had lunch but its amazing how a bowl of soup and open chicken sandwich can taste when prepared by the experts. Now lets talk about the views, the hotel is literally on the edge of a cliff so you walk into reception and all you can see if water and if you look slightly to the left you can see a nearby beach. The views are out of this world.

Unfortunately I was there on business but my wedding anniversary and birthday are coming up soon so the brochure will be left on the kitchen table and some very BIG HINTS will be left for my husband – lets hope he picks up on them. Visit their website on http://www.thecliffhousehotel.com

April 9, 2009

Barcelona here we come….

Posted by shennessy under Buy Irish, Holidays | Tags: 1800Hotels, 4*hotels, Barcelona, hotels |
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God isnt this recession depressing. Well its not going to get me down. Just booked a week in Barcelona with my husband, great deals to be had on 1800 hotels. A friend advised me to rent an appartment but we got a 4* hotel for 5 nights for only €383 and that includes brekkie. We are staying in the Mullingar Park Hotel in June for 2 nights (and neither are a weekend night) and its costing us €300. I might be holidaying outside of Ireland but at least I booked through an Irish company. We all have to do our bit to get the country back on its feet, even if its not our fault.

March 30, 2009

Yummy Mummies

Posted by shennessy under General Shopping | Tags: maternity wear, pregnant |
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I was chatting with a freind today, she is a few months pregnant and looking great on it but she is having difficulty getting maternity wear. Why is it that a lot of the maternity wear shops have closed or department stores have stopped selling them? The good news is that I have been doing some research online and there are a few online stores that might come in handy for all you Mums to be.

Bump Basics – appears to have a good range at good prices

Asos - trendy affordable clothes

Fun Mum – the name says it all

Happy shopping all your new Mums to be – some day I am sure it will be shopping for maternity clothes so good to know where to go

March 27, 2009

For the TV buff – or couch potatoe

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I had a link to this website on my work blog but I think all you guys should be told about it. Have you seen it? www.cucirca.com . Watch all your favourite programmes online like Desperate Housewives, Heroes, Greys Anatomy, Lost, Gossip Girl – you get the picture.

Happy viewing.