the cassette society

weeee another bargain buy today!
i got this Cassette Society "Suck It" tee for $18 including postage from My Clothes Horse.

 i have a few tees and tops from The Cassette Society now and love that their tees (well all the ones i have) are 100% cotton and made in Australia.

MCH was nice enough to send me two "We Miss You" emails with 20% off codes, so i thought it must've been time for another browse.

freak

bought these last night from surfstitch.com

Icon collectors edition bracelets

Rip Curl sneaker freak tee

then i went to their facebook page to see if i could find a discount code and found that with the code SHOP you get a free pair of Jeepers Peepers Rodney sunglasses worth $39.95!

i do not think i'll be wearing these but who knows? maybe they'll look good on me or maybe i'll give them to the boyfriend :)

frock you

just picked up these leather sandals for about $20 including shipping! they're by Sunday Andrea & Joen and the rrp was $69.95 :)

ring ring

new rings i've been meaning to buy from fashionaddict.com.au

 such great prices for sterling silver!

waiting

waiting at Gold Coast Airport for the plane!

not actual plane we are waiting for ;)

yayayayay

LEAVING FOR JAPAN IN THE MORNING!!

part-time

last week i had 2 shifts in Womens Shoes/Accessories. i hadn't worked in that department for a few months but it didn't take long to get back into the swing of things. believe me it can be a maze of shelves of shoeboxes out the back and can take forever to find just one pair.

one of the ladies i was working with told me about two new 3 month part-time positions in shoes and accessories that had just been advertised and suggested i should apply for one. as i'm only casual at Myer i thought this would be perfect and could maybe lead to a more permanent position!

it does start mid-November though so i was worried that my Japan trip would coincide, we get back on the 17th, but i checked with the manager and they said it was a-okay.

fingers crossed i get one of the positions!

WW

worked in Womenswear today with all the pretty clothes from Wish, Wayne by Wayne Cooper, Out With Evie, Cue, Review etc. so many dresses out at the moment for the races season.

i've actually never been to any race day before and it looks like i won't be going this year either since we'll be in Japan from the 2nd (Cup Day) to the 16th of November. Jen's very mad at me for this as she wanted us to go together.

a customer spent $600 today on 2 pairs of skinny cargo pants, a top and 2 dresses, i think. crazyness. i noticed when i was folding one of the dresses she bought that there was some pins pinned into the back of the straps. then i saw that both straps had been sewn shorter with dodgy hand sewing! we can only assume that someone bought the dress, altered it, wore it with the tags still on and then returned it. the nerve of some people i know. i'm so glad i spotted it and even more glad that we had another one to give to the customer in the same size. lucky.

you get so many returns in Womenswear. actually in any clothing section. returns used to be such a painful process to do, now we have new registers so its nice and fast. makes for very happy employees. oh yeah and customers. better not forget about them.

paranormal activity 2

saw PA2 the other day with my friend Jen. yes we saw it during the day because Jen was afraid to watch it at night lol. but i am glad she came with me at all since the boyfriend didn't want to see it :(
i didn't go in with my hopes too high so i was pleasantly surprised. any excuse for popcorn...mmm...
i really, really liked it. i won't say too much so i don't spoil it, but the movie takes place before the first one so it explains a lot.
i love scary movies and this one had me sucked right in. lots of jumpy moments.
i was even still feeling scared the next day when i was alone in my house. had to keep reminding myself none of it was real. that's a sign of a good movie, in my opinion.
so anyway, if you liked the first movie then definitely go see it. i'd even watch it again. hopefully they make more of them! 9 out of 10 :)

more Japan snaps

me! admiring a gorgeous cherry blossom tree
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inside a train

modern-looking house at Mount Fuji, yet still with traditional touches

strange looking yellow sculpture lol and a tower thats getting built

our room at one of the hostels we stayed in, complete with mats and rice paper doors

had to take a picture of this girls gorgeous dress!

huge park near Shinjuku (i think, can't remember the name!)

Do not Rush! a sign at a train station hehe

a few things we picked up from a convenience store for only about $6! yes those are hard-boiled eggs!

Khaosan Tokyo Annex hostel, stayed here a few nights

Khaosan Samurai hostel, stayed here too

view of Mount Fuji from the Fuji Q theme park

food display in front of a restaurant

building in Akihabara

view from the train

favourite rings

my 2 favourite rings at the moment, top: YSL arty ring in pink, and bottom: Sportsgirl silver knuckle ring :)

Nasty Gal

on the 26th of September i ordered these wedges from Nasty Gal. on the 29th i received an email to say my order status was "Partially Shipped". i then heard nothing else from them, until the 11th of October when i received an apologetic email to say my wedges had been sold out and my order cancelled.

it took them 15 days to tell me.

i clicked into their site to see what sizes they had left, and it was still showing all the sizes, including my size. so i replied back to them asking if they really are sold out as they are still showing on their site. they responded very promptly and said yes they were sold out in sizes 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 8, 9, 9.5 (i am size 9). fair enough but they could update the site to reflect this.

this morning, still angry that it took them 15 days to let me know, i wrote on their facebook wall how disappointed i was and that they had lost me as a customer.
within an hour they commented to say that someone from their customer service team was going to contact me and try to work it out.

sure enough i received an email from said person stating that they are "currently experiencing tremendous growth and unfortunately with growth sometimes errors are made". they actually did "initially delay notifying me in hopes the item would be restocked". then she said "As a courtesy to you I have issued a $60 store credit to your Nastygal account. I hope you will find this compensation is satisfactory".

and i do! thank you very much Nasty Gal! i will continue to shop with them now and i'm glad they valued my patronage enough to resolve the situation. i still they they should update the site as it will still let you purchase them even though i've been told they're sold out. hopefully my next purchase will be a bit smoother lol :)

life is a dance floor

today Buyinvite started a Samantha Wills Sale! i had been looking to get some bangles for Summer and love all her designs so much. bought this set which includes a gold Life is a Dance Floor leather clutch and the gold Shyanne bangle set.
this will be my first Samantha Wills piece and love the look of the boxes each jewellery piece comes in. will be handy to store lots of pieces in!
check her stuff out at http://samanthawills.com.au :)

sunshiney

pretty shots of the gorgeous Spring day we had today. taken from my front yard :)

Totoro

just had a great workout on my exercise bike while watching My Neighbour Totoro. i love this movie, its sooooo cute!

the little girl, Mei, is adorable

i wanna ride in this cat bus!

Ergo Proxy

my favourite anime. Ergo Proxy. watch it. now.

Re-l (pronounced Rielle) Mayer. she is one cool character. i want to be her.

Vincent Law. awkward and uncoordinated but lovable.

Pino.
THE best character. EVER. you will love her and want one just like her. i promise.

if you love anime then you've probably seen it. even if you dont love anime you should see it. i can't explain how much i love it. that is all.

i love billy

love these new bow sandals from I Love Billy, i must have them! only problem is i don't know which colour to get. i love the beige but i am very fair-skinned and do not tan at all so would that colour look weird on me?

i could go safe and get the black but i do already have the black Melissa bow flip flops...decisions decisions! although sometimes when i wear black shoes i wonder if the black can look harsh against my fair skin, and probably make me look even whiter. so maybe i should try the beige, natural colour at the possibility of making me look not so pale?

Tiffany

this was the unveiling of my Tiffany & Co. Bow Pendant i bought for myself last summer. i was so excited to get it and loved getting my own little blue bag and box. i wear it just about every day and get a lot of comments on it still :)