Like me, did you forget to click the "Do not upgrade" button before the free 1-month trial period of Amazon Prime ended? If you are also that negligent, this post is for you! (And I meant that with all my love)

Backing up, if you don't have an idea what I'm talking about, Amazon Prime gives you FREE two-day shipping, no minimum order size, unlimited instant streaming of movies and TV shows, and a Kindle book you can borrow each month. Overall, it's a pretty good deal, more so if you are a frequent online shopper. The only catch is the USD 79 price tag that it comes with.


Being someone who is least likely to invest in something like this, I'd jump for any chance to try this service for free. So when the opportunity arose, I signed up for the convenience of getting the items I ordered 3 or more working days earlier.

And since the trial is only for a month, naturally I'd forget about it. I only remembered when I received text messages saying my AMEX debit card transaction couldn't be completed because I have insufficient funds. I was thankful that I haven't replenished my GCash fund so I wasn't automatically debited by USD 79. That would've been a nightmare!

When I checked my account to cancel the membership, I could no longer see the "Do not upgrade" button, instead the error message above was posted. Upon searching the website, I still couldn't find it so I went on to Google for an answer.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/subs/primeclub/account/cancel-account.html

To end this post, do you have stuff you need/want to order from Amazon and have it shipped here in Metro Manila? Drop me a comment/message if you're interested. Maybe we can arrange something and pool in our orders to save on shipping!

Just today, the My Shopping Box delivery men arrived in our apartment bringing packages I ordered from Amazon all the way to the Makati, Philippines. (If you wanna see the detailed ordering process I went through, click here.) Even when I should have been sleeping 5 hours ago, I still managed to snap a few photos before my camera batteries got depleted. (Of course Penny Blanco! Just when I need you the most, you die on me!)

I just thought of showing you the actual photos before I go to slumber land.

I changed sheets. The brushes didn't stand out as much as it deserved.

real Techniques Core Collection.

real Techniques Stippling Brush; not as wide and dense as Charm's.

Just like everything new, they looked (and smelled) divine!

I didn't have much cash left so I only picked those I can afford at the time. Next time, I'll buy more pink and purple brushes. Oh yeah, if you didn't know, they're color-coded: Orange handles for the base, Purple handles for the eyes, and Pink handles for the finishing touches. I'm no expert in applying makeup and I don't do full makeup looks often, but it does help when you have good tools to help you when you need to be extra polished.

Hoping to post more about this one day and I cannot wait to give them their first bath!

This should be titled...
How To Make Jenn Feel Stupid in 3 Ways
After weeks of lurking, I finally decided to buy a camera lens. At first, I wanted to order from resellers here in Manila but 1) Kimstore was out of stock, and 2) DBGadgets promised me a 3-5 days waiting time, did not came through and then promised me again 7-10 days waiting time, only to disappoint me. Whenever I'd follow up, I get excuses and not a hint of being apologetic. Still, the promises kept flowing.

@DBGadgets, follow through your promises. If you can't, at least be upfront about it.

And that's when furious me decided that Amazon would be my best bet. They offer the same price as Kimstore and DBGadgets, but the real deal-breaker for me before was the shipping fee. But even if the shipping fee was more than I would normally go for, I went all out and bought it.

The first credit card (CC) I entered was not mine (yes first, because there is a second). I thought it would be as easy as Order-Checkout-Enter CC details-Shipment-Yey!, But no, I had to learn so many things the hard way.

Hell broke loose after I received this email from address-verification@amazon.com asking me to confirm my billing statement and my account got temporarily on hold.

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It hasn't arrived yet but I'm already giddy about it. God forbid if this delivery gets here late.


Update: It arrived 3 hours ago. 2 days earlier than expected, with no additional charges, contrary to those I've been reading about in blogs and forums regarding DHL deliveries.