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18
Jan 08

The Life and Times of Michael McKinlay

Mike McKinlay is a name my longterm readers will know very well. For a full year, Mike was this blog’s top commentator and most avid reader. For a little while there, he lost his blogging mojo when Google robbed him of his PageRank, and thus the income he was earning from paid reviews dried up.

His name is Michael McKinlay and he’s going to the moon!

MichaelMcKinlay.comNow, my “Net Buddy 4 Life” has picked himself up, dusted himself off, and is back in the game. He has abided by Google’s new play book, and got his PageRank back. He’s also on a roll, writing up a review of his recent drive from Calgary to Arizona, spilling the beans on what really happened in Las Vegas.

The Japan connection

Mike makes nearly annual visits to Japan, and was previously an ESL teacher here. He also worked for a Japanese company in Canada (details undisclosed!) and still maintains an interest in all things Japanese. Some of his Japan related articles are Tarako, You Japanese Girls Have Me Hypnotized, his thoughts on Japanese Cosplay, and his reaction to the Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear.

It’s not just good, it’s Michael McKinlay!

Mike shares a lot of personal experiences with us, and that’s what I like most about his blog. I do have one suggestion for him that would shoot his blog to stardom, and that would be to reveal a little more than what we get to see. Mike and I are regularly talking over the net, and I know he leads a bachelor’s life that most men would envy! I’m sure that he’d be a celebrity in the blogosphere, and reach “A-list blogger” status if he just shared some of his secrets! :-D

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21
Dec 07

Ramsay Ramblings 12/21/2007

My last Ramsay Ramblings proved to be quite controversial when I touched on the topic of half-Japanese children. Today’s ramblings are far more tame.

I am not your maid!

Nearly finished hot chocolateThis line is my wife’s favorite English expression, which she learned from my mum when we went to the UK on our honeymoon. Mami is very good to me, and even though I’m very lazy when it comes to helping around the house, she doesn’t give me a hard time about it. If she does feel I’m taking advantage of her, she only has to say those words “I’m not your maid!” She doesn’t mention them very often, but when she does I quickly get my act together. That doesn’t stop her from making me a cup of coffee every morning, and bringing me a cup of hot chocolate when I’m blogging each night.

What’s going on with Rikuto?

Ricky’s still just a little baby, so it’s hard to deliver any really exciting news about my son. I suppose it was pretty cool when he rolled off the sofa today like he was a stuntman in an action movie. It was also kind of funny when he grabbed my hand and started to suck on it, instead of the dummy I was about to give him. He seems to be smiling more regularly, and he’s trying to talk, but Google Translate doesn’t support BabySpeak <-> English…. yet.

Networking with Japan bloggers

I’ve been working hard on JapanSoc this week, and it has brought me in touch with some other bloggers who I’d like to send some link love to. Thomas, Tori, and Contamination have been supportive of my new social networking project, and Smoother, Chris B, Harvey, Murali, Zichi and Lina have all recently commented for the first time. I also learned of two more sites that are bringing the Japan-blog community together, the Japan Blog List and Japanalyst.

Talking to my mum on the webcam

I’ve just been talking with my mum using Skype and a webcam. I said this before, but it’s  so wonderful to be able to connect to, chat with, and see someone on the other side of the world, for free. Only a decade ago, I was handwriting letters to my parents from Japan, but now my mum may as well be sitting on the other side of my desk. Oh wait, that’s Mike’s chair! 

Two weeks of holidays

It’s very nearly the start of my Christmas holiday. Since I have so much free time, I might give this blog another redesign. I love tinkering with Wordpress and I’m finding the current theme a bit too busy for my liking. Saying that, however, I want to going crazy with JapanSoc promotion, too. I do have some more serious work to be doing on my other sites, particularly making them fully compatible with non-IE browsers, especially Safari and Opera. It may sound dull, but I love this kind of thing!

Christmas Shopping

Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? With only four more shopping days till Christmas, I still haven’t thought about what to buy. I guess I better get up early tomorrow, make a list, and go to the shopping center. The last thing I want to do is leave it until the weekend. The shops will be crazy and if you want anything gift-wrapped, you’ll be waiting for hours. 

Okay, enough rambling. My hot chocolate is getting cold!

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6
Dec 07

Ramsay Ramblings 12/6/2007

There are a few things I’d like to ramble about this morning (2:30am!).

The word “Half” – to allow it or not

Mami and I were talking about what to tell Rikuto about the word, “half”. If you missed my post, Half-Japanese or Half-Blood?, this English word is used by Japanese people to describe someone who is only part Japanese. Foreigners despise this word because the English implications are not complete, impure, or even polluted.

The problem is that Japanese people have absolutely no idea we see it as a derogatory term, and say things like “Ah, isn’t he cute? Is he a half?” or “You’re so lucky to have a half!”. How should we respond to these kind of comments? And at what age should we teach Rikuto that it’s wrong for people to refer to him as “half”?

Mami is worried that if I jump on everyone that describes him that way, he’ll learn from me that it’s derogatory, and lose all self-confidence when he hears everyone using that term to describe him! I can understand what Mami is getting at. She wants to protect him until he’s old enough to understand an explanation. Fortunately, we’ve still got a long time to think this one through. 

Google’s war on paid links 

Mike lost his PageRank and Jason was finally spanked by Google this week, and I’ve been scrambling to make my websites compliant with Google’s new policies on paid linking so the same thing doesn’t happen to me. Most of you won’t have a clue what I’m talking about, but basically Google is punishing people who sell text link advertising. Mike, Jason and I all wrote sponsored posts and got paid to do so, but now Google has outlawed that practice, at least if you still want people to find your blog in Google’s search results. The reason for this “shock and awe” phase of Google’s ”war on paid links” is that it’s possible to manipulate their search results by buying text advertising and using words you expect people to search for to find your site.

LongCountdown.com penalized by Google anyway

I still have my “PageRank” for the time being, but Google has penalized me for something else which I’ve yet to identify. If you search for my name right now, you’re unlikely to find me on the first page of Google’s search results. In fact, you might have to go as far as page three to find LongCountdown.com. This fall from number three to page three isn’t what bothers me, though. The real kicker is that my Writing Wizard website sits in a subdomain of this blog, and that means my most profitable website has also been pushed off the front page of Google’s search results.

If it’s broke, fix it

The bright side to all this is that while I try to figure out what change I need to make to this blog to “reactivate” it in Google, I’m learning a few things about “bad neighbourhoods” and other factors that can topple a site from it’s perch. I’m quite confident I’ll have things back to normal within a month. Fortunately, my other sites are holding up well and still putting money in my pocket while I ride this out. Update: Within 48 hours, I was back ranking where I should be. I did this by ensuring I was in compliance with Google Webmaster Guidelines, finding questionable links with the bad neighborhood tool and then removing them, and finally submitting a reconsideration request through Google Webmaster Tools.

Two weeks Christmas holidays coming up

I only realized the other day that I have nothing to do during this year’s festive holidays! Whoo-hoo! It’s the longest holiday of the year for me, but I usually find myself busy with something. Last year we moved house; the year before that we went to England on our belated honeymoon, and previous Christmases have had me developing school curriculum! This year, besides doing all I can to appease Google, I have nothing to do but play with Rikuto! I’ll probably set up a playroom for him in a spare room, somewhere he can safely run around and bump into things – once he discovers he has legs, of course. 

Spending Christmas Day with my family in England

This year will be the first time we can really put our web camera to good use. Rikuto’s grandparents in England finally got broadband last month and that means we’ll be sitting around having drinks together, and opening presents with them through the internet!

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15
Nov 07

Sleep Better with a Nose Band Aid

In my previous post about sleeping, I said that I get about 8 hours sleep a night, usually from 3am to 11am. What I didn’t tell you was my secret for getting a good night’s sleep.

A big nose doesn’t help you breathe more easily

I blogged about my big nose before, and while it may make me look dashingly handsome to Japanese women, it definitely doesn’t help me breathe any easier. In fact, I’d argue that having a big nose actually hinders your breathing. Maybe, like a vacuum cleaner, a bigger nozzle sucks up more dirt.

Breathe Right nasal strips - Large!Sleep better with nasal strips

Recently, I started using Breathe Right nasal strips. Yeah, yeah, it might be a bit embarrassing, but if they’re good enough for athletes then they’re good enough for me. Anyway, before I started using them I’d find myself breathing through my mouth all night, but by sticking one of these Band Aid type things on my face I can actually breathe through my nose, and fall to sleep quicker, too.

Feel the pain of nasal strips

This isn’t an ad for Breathe Right, I’m just passing on the tip in case anyone else has breathing problems like me. If you do get hooked on nasal strips, be warned: ripping them off your nose every morning isn’t much fun, and they leave their mark! Oh well, at least it’s the right season for red noses.

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25
Oct 07

Looking for Home Office Furniture?

We moved into our new house last December and never really went shopping for furniture. We had a few things which we brought from our old apartment, but unlike most newlyweds, we didn’t have the luxury of filling our new home with furniture, particularly not Traditional Office Furniture.

If we could do it all again, and had some money set aside for it, we might have considered shopping at FurnitureFromHome.com. They’ve got some gorgeous bedroom furniture, living room furniture and since I have my own little home office, I’d love to freshen it up with some of the goodies on their furniture home office page. It’s the kind of furniture I’ve only ever seen in American dramas like Dynasty and Dallas, but if you’ve got the room, why not treat yourself?

This post is sponsored by Furniture from Home – Traditional Office Furniture.

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24
Oct 07

Dancing Shoes and Shadow Puppetry

Dancing shoes for parent and childIf you saw the video of me ballroom dancing with our 3-month old baby, Rikuto, then you’ll know that once he’s able to stand I’ll be splashing out on these awesome parent and child dance shoes from Sala Shop. 

I originally came across the shoes picture on Molly McGinn’s I am Kindermusik blog. Molly has a lot of great finds from around the net including this wonderful video of shadow puppetry which is definitely worth a watch. Thanks Molly!

Can’t see the video? Watch it here at MetaCafe.

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16
Oct 07

The Great Storm of 1987

The Great Storm of 1987I can’t believe it has been exactly 20 years since the Great Storm hit the south-east of England in the early hours of October 16th, 1987. I’ve been through plenty of typhoons in Japan, but none of them come close to the ”hurricane” that knocked out our electricity and water, blew over the trees in our garden and completely obliterated our greenhouse.

During the hours of darkness the storm swept across southern England. The highest wind speeds seem to have been along the south coast, with a gust of 100 knots recorded at Shoreham. 18 people lost their lives in England. In total it is estimated that around 15 million trees were destroyed. And on the morning after hundreds of thousands were without electricity; roads and railway lines were blocked. (Source: This Brighton)

I’ve probably never feared for my life as I did that night. The sound of howling winds still remind me of it. I had just turned 12 and I remember my family huddling together in the candlelight, while the wind battered the windows so hard I was sure they would shatter. Of course, schools were closed for the next week and we had to walk back and forth to the well in the town center for water. It must have been hard for adults, but children had a great time playing among the fallen trees.

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10
Oct 07

Blogging to Save the World

For six months of this year, I was blogging on another site of mine, Nice4Rice, but eventually gave it up for various reasons. Before I closed the site, I had promised my readers that I would write a post for Blog Action Day, but since I wrapped that blog up, it’s only appropriate that I make that post here instead.

What is Blog Action Day?

On October 15th, over 8,000 bloggers across the globe will, for one day only, discuss the same topic: the environment.

Wouldn’t it be great if bloggers all over the world, in one collective voice, with a combined readership of millions, were able to change the conversation for a day? Could we drown out the drivel that is force-fed to us through the mass media and get everyone talking towards a better future?

I’ll be contributing on October 15th, and if you have a blog, why not join in? You can register your blog at the official Blog Action Day website. In the meantime, here are a couple of promotional videos to whet your appetite…

Can’t view the videos? See them here and here.

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3
Oct 07

Crazy for Ballroom Dancing

I promise one of these days I’ll post a video of me dancing the Rumba or the Waltz. Yes, if you haven’t read about my ballroom dancing antics before on this blog, let me tell you that every Friday night I take dancing lessons. I started learning with Mami, but since she became pregnant, I’ve been taking private lessons with my teacher, Mr. M. That’s right, two guys arm in arm on the dance floor, which is embarrassing to admit.

Ballroom dancing, or any kind of dancing for that matter, is never easy. It’s made even more difficult when you’re trying to learn it in a foreign language. As I dance around to Mr. M’s Japanese instructions, my brain does a bunch of quick translations before I can perform the steps. I even have to keep a notebook to write down the names of the all the moves. If only I had some English DVDs…

As luck would have it, DanceCrazy.com is a site devoted to ballroom dancing and more. They offer DVDs for all the popular dances and even line dancing if you’d prefer to keep your cowboy boots on. My birthday is just around the corner so I’m hoping someone will buy me a Rumba or Cha Cha Cha DVD.

Evan Margolin, CEO of DanceCrazy, Inc, had this to say:

“We’re filling a need for quality dance instruction, so that everyone, and I do mean everyone, can learn to dance and dance well. Our goal is to teach the world how to dance, regardless of feelings of a lack of rhythm or two left feet.”

Here’s a taster of the Rumba video. This couple certainly know their stuff and have probably got the edge over me and Mr. M, but with the help of a Dance Crazy DVD, I’m sure we can present a decent challenge – if you can call two blokes on the dance floor “decent”!

If any of you would like to get into ballroom dancing, and I don’t believe you’re not tempted, take a look at the testimonials on DanceCrazy.com. The Salsa looks particularly popular, but I don’t think I’ll be trying that one with Mr. M!

If you can’t view the video, you can see it here.

This post is sponsored by DanceCrazy.com.

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28
Sep 07

Learn About Your Name with Baby Namer

BabyNamer.comChoosing a name for a baby can be a difficult task. I wrote about how we decided to call our son Rikuto before, but I was surfing the web and found BabyNamer.com, an interesting look into the background of names you might be considering. There are currently 23,000 names, mostly English, in their database, and the front page lists some of the more popular ones.

Naturally, I typed in my own name and learned that “its source is Nikolaos, a Greek name meaning Victorious people.” It also “contains an element derived from Nike, the name of the Greek goddess of victory.” So now you know why the sports company Nike is called Nike, if you didn’t already.

Nick's pageThe “Namesakes” page lists famous people with the same name, unfortunately I don’t recognize anyone other than golfer, Nick Faldo. When searching for Nicholas however, it brought up the St. Nicholas, better known as Santa Claus.

The “Similar” page lists exactly as you’d expect, names similar to the one you’re looking at. In my case I get such popular names as Niek, Nga, Ngoc, and Ness…

Finally, BabyNamer.com lists drawbacks of the name you’re searching for, and this is where we really have some fun. If you’re going to name your child, you might want to avoid calling him Nick. Here’s why:

The drawbacks of being called Nick

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26
Sep 07

Motivate Yourself with FutureMe

FutureMe.org A year ago, I used a free service at FutureMe.org to send an email to myself in the future. I had completely forgotten about it until it came through the other day. Here it is, with obscenities and personal info removed.

Dear Nick,

It’s Sept. 24th, 2006. Hopefully when you read this you will have achieved the goals that I’m setting today!

1) Be earning (deleted)
2) Have saved (deleted)
3) Have bought a (deleted)
4) Have a baby on the way if not already!

If you’ve done these things, then good for you! If not, get off your (deleted) you lazy (deleted)! What happened to you over the last year? No excuses! Get back to work. You used to be really into it, you know. How about that crazy November in 2005, when you were (deleted), writing the (deleted)and working at (deleted), too? You were relentless mate. Don’t lose it now! You’re a born winner, but you’ve got to put your back into it.

Love from yourself,
2006 Nick

I’m glad to say I achieved all the goals I set for myself, and will be using FutureMe.org again this year to get me motivated once more. Maybe you should try it, too. Another neat thing you can do is send an email to someone else at a specified point in the future. How about sending birthday messages or love letters for someone to receive ten years from now? The possibilities are endless!

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23
Sep 07

Happy Birthday LongCountdown!

Today marks the first anniversary of starting this blog. Can you believe it’s been a year already? The first year saw Mami and I buy a house and have a baby, and while that will be hard to top, the next year should make for very interesting reading, particularly if you’re following the progress of our son, Rikuto.

There have been exactly 153 posts and 300 comments so far. I’d like to thank fellow Kakamigahara blogger, Jason Irwin for the 300th comment. Jason recently married into a Japanese family and among his many science and technology articles, he writes about his new life in Japan. Take a look at Jason’s Random Thoughts.

If you’d like to catch up on the last year, you should read LC’s 100th post, which highlights the best articles from the first hundred posts, and then look through the latest articles on the archives page.

To celebrate LongCountdown’s birthday, I got to together with Mami, Rikuto, our friend Keith and my Net Buddy 4 Life, Michael McKinlay, for a little song and dance. Enjoy the video.

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4
Sep 07

Michael McKinlay on TV!

Regular LongCountdown reader, Michael McKinlay, was interviewed by CTV (Canadian TV) recently. I asked him why he was on TV and this was his response:

CTV News called me because my name was listed on the University of Calgary’s Student Union Housing Registry. They asked if they could come over and interview myself as well as my roommate as they were doing a story on student housing in Calgary.

Mike also added:

I had also advertised on E-maple.net, which is a Japanese website. They have a roomshare section and its free to advertise there. I also like having Japanese roommates as they are easy to live with. I lived in Japan for about a year and a half.

Since Mike’s my “Net Buddy 4 Life“, here’s the YouTube video of Mike on CTV News so you can watch it yourself.

Incidentally, his advertisement linked to this post on his blog which shows the rooms in his house. If you look carefully, you’ll see a big poster with my face on it on the wall of the basement! How’s that for a net buddy?! :)

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29
Aug 07

My Two Digital Cameras

It’s amazing how despite being in Japan for over ten years, I’ve never had a decent camera. This summer however, I bought two digital cameras in the space of two months!

The Hitachi W52If you remember, I upgraded my mobile phone to a WIN W52H by Hitachi. The built-in 2.0 Megapixel camera can take great photos, giving you the choice of twilight, night view, sports, person, and all the usually Scene options. I’m not sure how common it is to have a flash on a mobile phone, but Rikuto certainly gets a surprise when I use it on him! What’s more, you can even take video footage with it! Okay, okay, I know most digital cameras these days have a video option, but let’s not forget that this is a phone, and with its 2GB memory card, I can record over an hour of footage!

Nikon Coolpix S500So why did I go out and buy another camera? Because the Nikon Coolpix S500, which I used to take the photo of Kakamigahara’s sunset in my previous post is one sexy, little gadget with all the trimmings of a professional camera. Actually, I don’t know too much about the specifications other than it’s got a great zoom, and it can take much higher quality pictures than my mobile phone. It’s a 7.1 Megapixel camera, with anti-blur, auto red-eye fix, a whole host of color options, and it goes without saying that it records video, too. The best thing about it for me is that it does everything automatically. All you need to decide is what to shoot!

Nick, Mami and RikutoIf I were asked to pick a favorite photo that I’ve taken with one of these digital cameras, it would be this one in Sepia mode that I took with the Coolpix. This is one of the better pictures of Mami and myself with our little boy, Rikuto. Having a baby was the motivation I needed to get these cameras. With modern technology, we can record digital memories that never fade, and I hope to record Rikuto’s childhood so he can treasure it forever… and his wife can use it to make fun of him like Mami does with my baby photos!

Now I need to start saving for a Nikon D3 a camera that is so amazing that RitzCamera.com described it as “the world’s fastest digital camera in its class”, “the most intelligent Nikon ever”, and “poised to revolutionize photography for professionals”. Do you want to know how much it costs? You better hope it lives your life, not just records it!

This post is sponsored by RitzCamera.com, who whole-heartedly recommend the Nikon D300 if you can’t afford the D3!

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29
Aug 07

The Sun Sets on Kakamigahara

I’m not much of a photographer, but Mike convinced me to get a new camera after writing about his Nikon Coolpix S200. I’ve been looking a lot at stock photos recently, and thought it would be great to submit my own photos for sale on the web, but I’m going to have to put in a lot of practice to get to that level.

Here’s a photo I took of a typical Kakamigahara sunset:

Kakamigahara sunset

Here’s what $1 will buy you from a stock photos site. This is the Red Rock Canyon in Nevada:

Nevada sunset

The professional photo may look better, but I’d rather in live in Kakamigahara than live in a desert! :)

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29
Aug 07

Watching Movies at Home

About four years ago, I took the plunge and bought a 37-inch wide screen plasma TV. At the time, it was awesome. I hooked it up to a surround sound home theater system and invited all my friends around to my place for video games and movie nights.

As the years passed, my TV looked smaller and smaller compared to the newer, larger models in the shops, and my beloved 37″ screen just became ordinary. While it sits happily in the living room, I fitted out our bedroom with a projector and hooked that up to a home theater system. I can’t tell you how amazing it is to watch movies, 100 inches wide, from the comfort of your own bed. However, there is a problem…

What do I do when friends come to visit? We can’t all jump in the bed now can we?! No. I need a solution that that will enhance my viewing pleasure, and that of my friends and family, too. Introducing Berkline home theater seating. You can see the chairs in the picture but you’ll have to visit the website (BostonTables.com)for the full impact of this home theater seating. Each chair reclines and has a subwoofer built into it so you can feel the vibrations of the bass as the movie plays. Of course, since these chairs were designed for your own home theater, they come with cup holders in the arm rests!

This is just so cool! With high definition TV, huge plasma or LCD screens, and projectors all getting bigger and cheaper, I can see the end of traditional movie theaters. Watching at home is the future, and if you’re not watching from a Berkline seat with a “ButtKicker” subwoofer, then you’re just not watching! ;)

This post is sponsored by BostonTables.com

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27
Aug 07

If I Had an Attic Lift…

When I was a kid, I had the best attic in the whole world. I used to share a room with my brother and to get into the attic, all we had to do was open the closet and climb up the ladder. My dad had built a huge toy room up in the loft, with a massive toy train setup , two Scaletrix tracks (race car tracks), and all the Star Wars figures you could imagine!

CarGuyGarage.com is asking bloggers what they would store in their attic if they had an attic lift? Well, now that I live in Japan, I don’t actually have an attic, but if I did, I’d use it to carry boxes of toys upstairs so I can set up a toy room for my son, like my dad did for me and my brother.

Of course, that would have to wait until I get bored of sitting on the lift myself, calling out “Beam me up, Scotty!” and pressing the button.

I’d never actually heard or seen an attic lift before seeing this video, but isn’t it great?

This post is sponsored by CarGuyGarage.com.

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26
Aug 07

Give Me a Bed Already!

Wooden beds from Wooden-Bed.comWhen you have a one-month old baby in the house, it’s hard to get much sleep. It also doesn’t help when you have to sleep on a futon. Trying to sleep on a hard mattress, no thicker than a paperback book, with the sound of a baby crying ringing in your ears makes you wish you had a big, comfortable, wooden bed.

It just so happens that Wooden-Beds.com offer exactly that. Natural wooden beds and a mattress collection with new visco elastic memory foam! In fact, I felt sleepy just looking at all the beds – pine, oak, ash, walnut, teak, maple, beech, cherry and mahogany beds! I still can’t decide which I like better, the mahogany in the picture, or the Pine Beds. At prices up to 40% cheaper than those you’ll find in high street stores, I know I could find a replacement for my old futon.

This post is sponsored by Wooden-Beds.com.

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18
Jul 07

Do you use online coupons?

One thing I really look forward to when I become a dad (anyday now!) is buying my son all the cool toys that I still want for myself! Being in Japan, the cost of shipping rules out most purchases from overseas… unless you use a coupon!

Save money online with CouponChiefCouponChief offers daily discounts for about a thousand online stores, which means by using online shopping coupons you can eliminate much of the shipping cost. Whether it’s on books from Amazon or English software from CompUSA, getting a discount really opens up your options when you want to buy something not available in Japan.

One store I’ve been looking at closely is MiniTots.com. As you can tell from the name, it’s a store with all kinds of kids’ stuff and, with a MiniTots coupon, I’m particularly interested in this battery powered hot rod…

Antique Hot Rod for Kids

One of the current coupons would get me $20 off this little beauty…

A MiniTots discount

Unfortunately, on closer inspection, MiniTots, along with other stores listed on CouponChief, don’t ship overseas after all. Oh well, maybe my American readers will appreciate the heads up on online coupons, and I’ll keep looking for a store that will ship abroad.

This was a sponsored post.

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