Thursday, March 4, 2021

Buying Silver Bars at BullionStar Singapore

ABBEY: It’s Christmas time and my wife keeps on asking me what I want as gift. Good thing she found one: a silver bar. I asked her why silver and not gold. The explanation brought me to the doors of BullionStar. 

The first thing I felt when I’m inside the store is that it is welcoming. You can check the items for sale like gold and silver bars and coins as well without someone snooping around you. Their staff also help us to narrow down our choices for the items we will buy. I was very happy at the feel of the element on my palm. 

And you know what made me more happy? The price surge after we bought it. Haha. Merry Christmas indeed.



WILL: Expensive shirts, shoes, bags, or even an authentic leather belt, those are the usual gifts we are giving to our partners right? But those do not last long, don’t  hold a value, and of course not a real investment. I am unemployed last 2020 and that is why I started how to stretch the value of my money. A gift that I will benefit too. Haha! 

I look on investments but Abbey have most of it..EXCEPT..except commodities. So I have done some research and finally decided that I will buy Abbey silver bars.  

*Do you know that Singapore won’t require you to have a vault or safety box before buying any commodities? 
*Do you know that you can buy silver/gold/platinum in Singapore tax free? Well now you know.

We went to BullionStar and it was a really nice experience. We walked in and told the cashier that it was our first time to buy a silver. So the staff patiently answered all our questions. He also helped us to register our account and advised that we got a free one ounce of silver due to the sign-up.

Our experience at BullionStar is superb and now I do not wonder why there’s a number of visitors when we visited the store. Definitely recommendable to checkout BullionStar if you are thinking to buy your silver/gold/platinum.


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(H) Mon to Thu: 11AM - 7PM / Fri: 11AM - 5PM / Sat: 10AM - 2PM / SUN: CLOSED 
(A) 45 New Bridge Rd, Singapore 059398
(T) 6284 4653


Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Tiffany & Co. Singapore ION Orchard Store Experience

ABBEY: I always wanted to give Wilma a ring from Tiffany & Co. Presenting your gift in that iconic tiffany blue box is worth it. But since she already got her second engagement ring, I bought her a pair of ear”ring”.

The ordering process is seamless and online. Their staff Michell really attended me well. She threw suggestions along the way and I made our purchase. She even arranged a personalized note and have the item delivered to our preferred store at Ion Orchard. The online service is superb and all went well.

Then came the collection day. We went to the shop and we told we were for item collection. The staff checked and a few seconds later our order is in front of us.

We prefer to collect at the store rather than delivery as we wanted the Tiffany experience. After it was given to us we feel it’s as if they wanted us to get out of the store as soon as we can. We were never given the courtesy to verify the item. It was even us who asked if we could check it on the couch. The pieces of jewelry is good and as what we’ve seen in the site. It is beautiful. But the shop in Ion Orchard (1st level)? No.

Tiffany & Co. Singapore ION Orchard Store Experience  (The White Box)

Tiffany & Co. Singapore ION Orchard Store Experience  


WILL: Abbey asked me and I received. 
Haha! I told him that I want earrings as a gift and yet he went extra mile giving me a Tiffany & Co jewelry. 

We reached Tiffany & Co ION branch and we were greeted by a man. Abbey ordered it online so it was well packed. The white box was immediately put in their iconic tiffany blue bag. Now my question is, “Is this really the Tiffany and Co?”. You may asked why? I didn’t feel any warm welcome from the store and as I said the white box was just handed to us. How do we know if the jewelry is there or if the item is correct? So I asked permission if I can sit at one of their chairs. While opening the box (it is really hard to open) the same man just handed us a bottled water. Not even asking if we need any help. (Nike customer care is better than him. OMG!) At that time there are only 3 clients including us so I am not sure why he care less on us. We went off and I am not sure if someone bid a goodbye to us. Tiffany and Co absolutely tarnished my expectations on them. 

Anyways, I am surprised how Abbey pulled off his surprise message. Thank you so much baby! Of course I will marry you again and again!

Will I come back? I don’t know? Abbey is the one buying pieces of jewelry  for me. Haha. But he saw my frustrations and he can compare the kindliness and care of local jewelry company than Tiffany & Co.

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Tiffany & Co.
(W) https://www.tiffany.com/jewelry-stores/ion-orchard-street/
(H) Mon to Sun: 10AM - 930PM 
(A) 2 Orchard Turn , #01-21 and #02-11 Singapore, 238801
(T) (180)0 843 3269
 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

LUXURIOUS YACHT SINGAPORE CITY SKYLINE CRUISE | FROM SENTOSA COVE TO MARINA BAY - ONLY $50 MOCKTAIL INCLUDED

ABBEY: Being on a yacht cruise is one of the items in my list. At last we managed to book a 1-hr City Skyline Cruise on December 12. This includes a mocktail. We’re ready and excited for our cruise. But a couple of hours before our schedule I got a call that due to bad weather it will be cancelled. We were able to reschedule it at the end of January the next year. Come that day, we’re at One15 Marina Club thirty minutes early.

We onboarded late but the crew assured us that we will be having our whole 60 minutes. And just we were promised we maximized our time; taking snaps with Singapore Skyline and explore the perimeter of Singapore Southern Islands. We enjoyed the whole time and even got a tote bag as souvenir. This is indeed a new way to explore the Red Dot. 



WILL: We are scheduled to have this yacht cruise for our festivity celebration BUT the weather didn’t  permit it. After waiting almost 2 months we were re-scheduled. Anyways! Safety first right? 

 What you will expect at the yacht Singapore skyline tour? Well, it is an hour of travel. You will be seeing the Lazarus Island, Sister and Kusu Island. You will be having a cute lecture about Singapore’s history. You will see for yourself the floating hotel that is on standby for sudden COVID influx. Of course the sight of Marina Bay will not be missed. Be cautious Singapore has huge waves maybe because of the cargo ships moving around the island. 

Yacht Cruise is only $50 (mocktail included) if you book through Sentosa but you can book directly to Le Tara look for kabayan Capt. Fred and you know the drill right? Cough** Discount - Cough**Freebies Haha.

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YachtCruiseSG
(W) https://www.sentosa.com.sg/en/things-to-do/attractions/yachtcruisesg/

Le Tara
(T) 9117 2627 (Mr Nizam)