Saturday, January 30, 2010

My Shopping Mania


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Online:

- Etsy – for everything handmade and creative, but in particular for accessories

- Dawanda – for everything handmade and creative in Germany

- ebay Germany / ebay Australia – for occasional bargains

- amazon Germany / amazon International – for books, dvds, music and more books

- Itunes– for music, music, music



Offline:


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Specialists:

- kikki k. – stationary heaven (

- Olga Berg – affordable handbags of all shapes, sizes and styles

- Elk, AUS – fashion jewellery with stylish natural appeal

- Kinky Gerlinki, Acland Street, St.Kilda, AUS – quirky fashion and flattering accessories

- Luxus International, Kastanienallee, Berlin, D – gifts, independent artists can rent cupboard space to set up their own mini-shop



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All-rounders:

- Muji, all over the world except AUS– everything beautiful, everything practical

- Spoilt, Melbourne, AUS – wonderful presents, hand bags, jewellery, baby stuff and amazing cards

- Urban Outfitters, UK & USA – fashion, books, interior decoration

- Lagerhaus, Hamburg, D – gifts, fashion, kitchen ware, wine, hair dresser and cafe all under one roof

- Beck, Munich, D – beautiful fashion, gifts, stationary, craft equipment and great Japanese food on the top floor




Cheap & cheerful:

- H&M, everywhere except AUS – latest fashion and very affordable basics for customising
- Primark, UK – the cheapest and hippest fashion store ever, but with the most doggy store display

- 2-Dollars-Shops / 100-Yen-Shops/ 1 Euro Shops, all over the world – so cheap that you buy things you never thought you need (and probably you will end up loving them to death)

- Mauerpark flee market, Berlin, D – real bargains, real characters and great coffee

- Century 21, NY, USA – %%% on last year’s designer wear, a shop that prints the savings you made on the recipe



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Craft heavens:

- Spotlight  AUS - everything you can imagine for all types of crafting

- Tokyu Hands JAP - everything you ever dreamt of and much much more

- Idee Creativmarkt D - great choice of craft material and great inspiration via classes

- Kiwiquilts NZ - wonderful fabrics with a great online shop

- Frau Tulpe D - beautiful fabrics in the nicest colours and patterns

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