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Latest post on 21 October 2014 - 08:07

we use it quiete a bit to buy toys (mostly lego) from the us. it works well and is quite fast (usually a couple of days)... shipping cost are sometimes higher than expected though as they the packaging can become heavy and it all counts towards the weight, but overall, we still save 30 to 40 % on the toys...

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Latest post on 21 October 2014 - 08:03

4 bedroom villa - about 10 years old (no pool though but a garden that we water) - about 3500 AED in summer (mostly AC) - in winter it drops to about 2000 AED. (this inlcludes the rera fee which is about 1000 aed/month) - good luck!

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Latest post on 18 January 2014 - 19:37

Morocco pavilion in global village and heritage touch furniture store in al quoz behind gold n diamond park Thanks a lot! Will for sure check it out.

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Latest post on 18 January 2014 - 13:49

Hi, Does anyone know where we could buy these beautiful Moroccan tables (the ones with the tiles, iron base) in dubai? Have been looking but found very little. thanks!! <em>edited by happysarah76 on 18/01/2014</em>

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Latest post on 07 January 2014 - 22:19

my husband always uses parmar's in bur dubai - suit is about 3000 though but if you bring your own fabric i believe it's around 2000. they do make a lot of margin on the fabric, so prob better to buy your own

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Latest post on 07 January 2014 - 22:17

we used to go a lot to fujairah, royal meridien - but (depending on budget) try st regis in abu dhabi - the kids club is toddler heaven, a small water paradise - the beach is beautiful and hotel really nice - also much less of a ride compared to oman or fujeirah with the little ones...

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Latest post on 07 January 2014 - 22:09

Hi, I am looking to get a website set up but I have a very limited budget, can anyone recommend anyone? The website needs to also have a shop to sell about 300 different products categorised under about 5 headings. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks you should try elance.com - just post the project and see the proposals come in - i have used it several times for my small business (mostly for programming but you will find everything there)

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Latest post on 07 January 2014 - 22:06

Ladies, any recommendations for removal companies in Dubai. Moving out of Springs although not sure where to yet. Perhaps JVC or JVT. Details of recent experiences would be helpful.. Many thanks. We moved several times - first with euro-movers, then with orbit I believe - they were both decent. Found them through movesouq.com ...[url=www.movesouq.com'>link[/url'> - they give you several quotes and ratings and you just pick, found it very easy... Good luck edited by happysarah76 on 07/01/2014 <em>edited by happysarah76 on 07/01/2014</em>

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Latest post on 01 January 2014 - 10:39

I had a few friends use delight (they seem to be the biggest one in abu dhabi) but with mixed reviews. We used GAC a few years ago when we were in abu dhabi and they were good. I would also recommend you try movesouq - used them in dubai and believe they are also active in abu dhabi - they actually get you several quotes, takes away the hassle of negotiating yourself.. edited by happysarah76 on 01/01/2014

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Latest post on 01 January 2014 - 10:19

I had the same problem, moved to a package with phone on my old etisalat wasel. Now I pay 225 aed/month, get 10 gb of data (with second sim card for my ipad), 2 hours of free international calling - phone bill dropped from close to 1000 aed to now mostly around 300

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Latest post on 01 January 2014 - 10:16

Same frustration here esepcially with a 4 year old lego addict in the house :) - anyone any experience with Aramex? They seem to have a serivce where you get a US po box and then you can buy from us sites and aramex then ships it - would love to hear whether anyone has tried this?

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Latest post on 22 December 2013 - 13:43

My husband used to work in Qatar while we stayed here with family - he was there 2-3 days a week. I have to say I don't fully echo negative sentiment - yes, it does not have the vibe of dubai and is more expensive, but Qataris are really really nice and much more approachable than a lot of people in Dubai. Not sure currently about real estate - bay area + pearl is quite expensive (similar to downtown dubai) but there are cheaper, more real areas there too... Shipping car is about 2000 AED for land transport. A friend just shipped one through movesouq.com - he got quotes ranging from 1700 - 4000 aed (depends apparently on how you ship it) - he took cheap one by land. I don't think there was any issue with guarantee but it seems to be brand dependent. Good luck! Doha is actually not a bad place :)

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Latest post on 22 December 2013 - 13:32

There is a very good hairspa/clinic close to Health care city in bur dubai. I believe it is called hairspa.ae - they are really very caring and passionate about hair issues - also very discrete. I have seen amazing results there and it is quite affordable... Depending on the issues, they have different treatments, going from hair botox (don't ask, but it is really nice, just a special treatment) to hair replacements... Lots of Muslim women I know go there. Good luck!

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Latest post on 17 December 2013 - 15:56

check pinkentropy.com - they are just launching in Dubai - a digital marketing agency with current team of 7 or 8 and I've heard they are looking for account managers. They did the brand development and creative work + website development for a good friend of mine and he was very impressed with the team, very creative but also business oriented.. Send your cv to [email protected] - mention me (sarah), you never know...

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Latest post on 17 December 2013 - 14:33

I just bought a few things on www.babouka.com - it's uae based, charity but lovely clothes... they do free shipping and comes beautifully packed but only clothes and limited range

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Latest post on 09 December 2013 - 10:01

Kirkidium is right - really depends on the activity. There are a lot of video production companies/events/pr companies in media city and jlt (both are freezones). However, you are not supposed to do business outside the freezone but in reality this is barely enforced, most companies do business outside (but if you run into eg contract issues, this will be an issue)... You need to make the trade-off between location and cost of it vs license fees and restrictions. E.g. internet city is very nice for a company like this, but rents are high (about 160 aed/sqft/year) vs jlt where rents are around 100 aed/sqft. License fees are second important cost (mainland is usually a bit cheaper, but you will have sponsor fees)... Having gone through these a few times, it sounds to me (depending on your budget), that easiest thing is to set up a company in either media city or jlt (or consider silicon oasis)... If the company is small, you can rent space in a business center (about 5-6k aed/month for a small office) and if things pick up you can still move to the mainland if there are specific requirements. Set-up will take about 6-8 weeks to work through all the paperwork but there are a lot of companies who can help do that for around 5-6k aed and trust me it is worth it. hope this helps

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Latest post on 09 December 2013 - 09:52

My husband is a strong hypochondriac so I have to deal with these all the time :) - best things is still lots of hot water, with pieces of fresh ginger and lots of lemon and honey in it.... Alternatively, panadol flu mixture also to put in hot water... will also make you sleep better

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Latest post on 08 December 2013 - 18:35

they have 2 or 3 shops with baby furniture in dragon mart - all towards the end - better quality than ikea and more affordable...

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Latest post on 08 December 2013 - 18:34

we put ours in bouncing chair in front of window... works well - or in kitchen just to watch people...

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Latest post on 03 December 2013 - 14:56

jlt traffic!!!

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Latest post on 03 December 2013 - 14:01

Also sent my son to kangoroo kids - was extremely happy with staff, always very caring, good educational program - only downside is there is not a lot of natural daylight but am for sure sending my second...

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Latest post on 03 December 2013 - 13:59

thank you - very helpful...

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Latest post on 13 November 2013 - 11:16

had same issue - I went to computer plaza and asked in some of the shops - they can do it for you for a small fee... it is a real pain

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Latest post on 13 November 2013 - 11:11

we bought a small skateboard for our 4 year old in gosport - only 150 aed or maybe even less - it is not high tech but he is really happy with it... and it is slow so safer

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