My first etsy sale
Filed Under (I love money) by tehpau
A couple of months ago I opened an online shop at etsy.com
Sale is very slow. There are too many sellers and I am not exactly getting my supplies cheap. I am selling some cheap stuff I can get in shops and sell it in USD.
Yesterday I received an email notification from Paypal. Someone in some island I never heard of bought 2 sets of erasers from me.
The payment process says completed. So I have to send out the goods. Honestly, shipping cost is not cheap but I have factor in the cost and make a small profit from it.
However, the money stays in Paypal.
Not sure if this is a valid sale or not. Can the Paypal status changed into “cancel” or “withdraw” later?
I’ve not put up anymore new items for sale for a long time. I also don’t have time to go bargain hunting for stuff to sell. There are too many sellers from Asia selling similar products.
Maybe I should look for something made locally which appeals to Americans or Europeans. It has to be craft supplies or handmade goods.
Posted on 29-06-2009 at 7:00 pm
I need a new camera
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by tehpau
Gave my camera to my mother last week. She inherited hers from me too but now the old camera is acting weird, I gave her another one.
So I am without a camera at the moment. I really do hope to get one which fits my budget.
I don’t want to be lugging a DSLR around. All I want is a good and compact camera.
Please give me your recommendations if you have any. I want to get it as soon as I can, even though I am kind of broke now. 
Blueberry cupcakes
Filed Under (Good Food, Random photos) by tehpau
The berries are here since last month I think. There are strawberries, blueberries and cherries in supermarkets. Prices have come down and we can enjoy some of these “luxurious” fruits.
Last week I bought a packet of fresh blueberries. Pair them with cream cheese, I made 12 blueberry cupcakes for Father’s Day.
Blueberry Cupcake
A packet is just nice to make 12 cupcakes with blueberry fillings and topped with fresh blueberries. For the cream cheese topping, I used half a packet of Tatura cream cheese.
They are yummy.
Posted on 22-06-2009 at 7:23 pm