HTC Desire from MobiCity (Brisbane, QLD)
Unboxing the HTC Desire from MobiCity After popping into MobiCity’s little customer service centre on Wynnum Road in Brisbane, I was greeted by a friendly sales assistant who asked for my name and query. Within seconds my ID was checked and she had a HTC Desire all bagged up and ready to go for me. As you can see from the photo below, the phone was supplied brand new in its original box...
Read MoreWelland / SunBright SATA HDD Docking Enclosure (ME-601J)
Backups are very important – particularly if you use your computer for business / money-making purposes. Stop and think for a moment – if your computer’s hard drive experienced a catastrophic failure right now, could you get back on my feet in a short amount of time, or would business suffer detrimentally? For me, it was the latter answer – so I had to do something...
Read MoreSunbeam JE8900 Cafe Series Juice Extractor
The frequency at which you use (or plan to use) a juicer should probably play a part in deciding how much you’re going to spend. If you plan on juicing once a month, buy a $90 Tiffany and be happy with the fact that it’s lasted a year before it dies (only weeks after the warranty has expired). However, if you plan on juicing a little more often (for example – once a week, as I...
Read MoreMajor Cuts Butchery (25 Junction Road, Morningside, QLD)
For many of us, buying meat for meals is a necessity – but do you buy yours with your groceries at Coles or Woolworths (aka Woolies), or do you go to a dedicated butchery? Personally, I’d always go and do the former. In my mind, butchers were ‘pointless’ and it was just easier to get the meat from Woolies. Boy how my frame of mind quickly changed! Not only are most...
Read MoreKlean Kanteen Stainless Steel water bottle
As a person that consumes a lot of liquids namely water and coffee I like to make sure they are available all the time, while there is no shortage of coffee shops (but certainly a shortage people who can make a good coffee) there is however a dwindling amount of water drinking fountains and coolers around the place. While tap water will suffice to keep one hydrated in the short term, the...
Read MoreGNC Live Well (Chermside Shopping Centre, QLD)
Modern food production employs many dubious practices that put a question mark on the nutritional quality of our food. For those who think that a balanced diet would be sufficient to nourish our bodies may be in for a big and unpleasant surprise. Over farming of land has leeched valuable nutrients out of our soil while the use of genetically modified and/or chemical techniques have seriously...
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