[Food + online] Shiro Corp - Great Valentine's Day and CNY Gift Ideas - Chocolates, Macarons and Zodiac Macarons!

Hello everyone!

Gonna share with you all something which really brightens up my day!

I'd received this super cute gift from a friend during the festive season and that indeed makes me jump for joy!

I was SO HAPPY upon seeing such CUTE and yummy-looking Chinese zodiac macarons, shimmery and colorful macarons, and chocolate truffles!! Weee~!

*How to diet you tell me! Diet postponed! heh heh :)

I've tried many brands' macarons before but this definitely is my very first time seeing and tasting such cute little ones! Very creative and captures my attention straight away! 

Zodiac Macarons!

Shimmery Macarons!

Chocolate Truffles!

Brought home to show my mum and the first thing she said was," I wonder how 'I' (Her Zodiac Sign is Horse) taste like...". -_-'''

Can you figure out which is your zodiac? :)

How can I even bear to eat it!? gosh! Too cute le lah!

So I googled on the brand and realized they're actually a subsidiary company of Aztech Group!

Didn't know that they're offering such extensive premium food and desserts!

And here's the list of the 12 Zodiac's flavors:

Zodiac Rat - Cookies & Cream 

Zodiac Ox - Coffee 

Zodiac Tiger - Mango 

Zodiac Rabbit - Lychee Champagne 

Zodiac Dragon - Matcha

Zodiac Snake - Kiwi 

Zodiac Horse - Chocolate

Zodiac Goat - Coconut

Zodiac Monkey - Banana Walnut 

Zodiac Rooster - Citrus 

Zodiac Dog - Mocha

Zodiac Pig - Raspberry 

And the best part?

*No artificial flavoring and  preservatives!

Assorted Shimmery Macarons 

Tempted yet?

hehe..

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Chocolate Truffles

**Made from fresh ingredients and pure chocolates:

Spicy Chocolate Truffle, Milk Chocolate Truffle, Nutty Caramel Truffle, Bailey’s Chocolate Truffle, Coconut Chocolate Truffle, Whiskey Chocolate Truffle, Dark Chocolate Truffle, Raspberry Chocolate Truffle, Cognac Chocolate 

Zerika-says: 

Macarons can be a little sweet so it tastes really great with Black Tea such as Darjeeling or even teas which are blended with flowers or fruits (without any sugar or milk). The combination works really well compared to having it with cuppa. If you would like to have it with coffee, do have it without sugar. 

The bitterness of the coffee will gradually reduce when you munch on the yummy macarons.

As for the Chocolate Truffle set, it's exciting to eat it when you don't know what is the next flavor you are about to taste. I like this combination which you get to taste different types of liquor chocolate truffles. I particularly like the Bailey's Chocolate Truffle, Whiskey Chocolate Truffle, 

Nutty Caramel Truffle and the Cognac Chocolate. 

I think they make really great gifts especially Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day is around the corner. 

Wanna know where you can get it?

 

Operations & Warehouse:

1 Senoko Avenue, #03-06/07, FoodAxis, Singapore 758297

Tel: (65) 6594 2233 

Fax: (65) 6749 3083

Email to: orders@shirocorp.com

Do check out..

Facebook: Shiro Corporation

Website: http://www.shirocorp.com/

Happy New Year~ 

<3

xoxo

Zerika Says

[Fashion + Giveaway Contest] Glasses Online Singapore - Have you participated in the #GOMovember giveaway yet?

*As you might know, November is the month to raise awareness of prostate cancer in order to improve men’s health, by growing a mustache during this month.

 that is how Movember was born! 

And Singapore's first online retailer for prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses, Glasses Online SG, has organized a #GOMovember giveaway!

So.....WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??

It's time for you to unlock your creativity!

There's only 5 Days left to enter the #GOMovember giveaway!! 

Send in a photo on Instagram involving a moustache (real or fake) and they'll add it to their Facebook Movember Album. 

If your picture gets the most 'Likes', you will win a pair of Nunettes sunglasses!

Simple ain't it?

*The contest and voting ends 29 November 2013 at 11:59pm!

I've done mine, Now it's your turn! :)

xoxo

Do you shop online often? Shipment get mix-up and you have to pay extra to get it back? Beware!

Just read about this article in The New Paper online and I got a little worked up.

Why??

Do you believe I was once scammed by a seller on qoo10.sg?

*angry*

I'm not sure if anyone of you does online shopping, or rather i believe most of you have at least experienced shopping online once right?

So what exactly happened is that, a year ago, I chanced upon a seller selling an inspired Anna Sui Mirror hand-phone casing on qoo10.sg. Scrolling and looking through the page, and it slowly caught my eye because I was thinking of getting something for my sister-in law's birthday, and this was definitely a good gift, I thought to myself.

So I look through and even browses the review page by customers and the other important information of the seller as to where he/she is located, and it was all perfectly fine. So I decided to order (1 as a birthday gift for my sis-in law and the other 2 for myself :) )and pay for it.

 (It's standard procedure to pay and they'll proceed with the shipment and all.)

2 weeks passed..., a month passed...., no news!

I went to check back on my qoo10.sg account to see if there's any Qpost by the seller (notifying the buyer of the item statues). However, I was very shocked that it changes from 'on delivery' to 'Delivered' (on delivery means its reaching you soon, delivered means you as the buyer has received your item). 

But...No! I didn't receive any of it at all!

And the shock of my life was when I tried to go to the seller's page to get his/her email or contact, qoo10.sg prompted a message and stated that the product and seller I'm looking for is either out of stock or is no longer available anymore. The whole page was gone, no seller news, nothing!

WHAT?!  

Worse was when I tried to claim receipt from qoo10.sg, they said that I was late to do so because claiming of receipt has to be within 7 Days after the notification turned 'Delivered'. 

So when did it turned 'delivered'??

No one knows...

It costs me around S$60+- to get this lesson learnt! 

not much but it's still money!

And I hope the seller uses the money for good and not for bad. *argh...hmmppff*

Okay back to the topic,

Here's what I read on the article and find it useful for all of us:

"The scammers would entice victims through cheaper than usual online advertisements for smartphones, tablets and laptops on popular websites. Once baited, victims would be asked to make funds transfers to local bank accounts or remit payment to overseas accounts. Then, to cheat victims into parting with more money, the culprits would send emails telling them their shipments encountered various problems, and they would need to send more money in order to receive their shipment package.

Some of the claims scammers used included: 

• The items were held or wrongly delivered to another country and that additional payment is required to retrieve the items.

• The items were seized at the Customs and that additional payment is required for storage fees, and victims receive the purported “seizure notice” in the email for added credibility.

• Items faced courier/shipment problems faced – that there was a mix-up with other items from a different order. As the delivery could not be cancelled (one-way delivery), victims need to pay for the cost of additional items. Alternatively, victims are offered the option to return the additional items back to source, but need to pay an additional refundable guarantee fee.

• Items included in the package required minimum quantity / package was too light – the despatch manager could not authorise shipment as it did not meet the Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), thus requesting victim to put in more orders and make subsequent payments."

and....  

(* Do read the rest on : http://www.tnp.sg/content/shipment-mix-beware-online-scam)

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Oh my gosh!

It's pretty scary not to receive your items already, yet they can scam you to pay more for delivering it to you and even though you paid more, I don't think the items will be send to you even. 

I'm still buying and shopping online even after my bad experience though.

I want to give other seller a chance and hopefully I can trust them to get my items safely and in good conditions.

So far *touch wood*, I've been shopping for snapbacks, cosmetics, clothings, shoes and even contact lens(not often) from other qoo10.sg's  seller and has since been good experience. 

Here's what I bought recently or 1st half of the year from qoo10.sg:

Hi-Top Converse Sneaker in Black.

Snapbacks..

Snapbacks...

 and more snapbacks...lol!

Cosmetics and skincare..

Korean mask..

Etude house products..

 Power-banks for my android and iPhone :)

Contact lens..

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And my latest purchase which I just ordered and paid for yesterday:

Hi-Wedge Sneakers (White) from Korea! :)

 Can't wait for it to arrive! woot!

It's better to be safe than sorry.
Check before your proceed with payments.

Buying or Shopping online is a 50/50 risk, just like Slot machines:
is either you win (you get your goods) or you lose (you lose the money and goods).

So do not buy over a certain budget just in case. 
 (a budget you are comfortable of losing, yeah it's crazy but just in case)
This is my learning! :)

Of course, the best is to ask question with the seller and get his/her email add just in case.

Hope you guys can take care and not get scammed by these scammers out there.

If you do have any ways to prevent from getting scam, do share with me in the comment box below! :)

Source: 

The New Paper: http://www.tnp.sg/content/shipment-mix-beware-online-scam

till then,

xoxo