A Busy Mom’s Online Marketplace

Laptop computers are not part of our family essentials so getting a new one was out of the question when my current one started breaking down. My laptop’s space bar has been covered with scotch tape to keep it in its place for as long as I can remember. Then one of my toddlers accidentally yanked off the space bar while she was “helping” Mama with her work. A tiny part of the space bar key broke off and couldn’t be repaired. In that same week, my other toddler intentionally pounded on the keyboard causing the spacebar to completely break off from the keyboard. This all happened barely a month after my husband bought the laptop and since then, my laptop has been adorned with scotch tape.

I don’t really mind buying a secondhand laptop but as I was my toddlers’ 24/7-momslave-yaya-cook-nurse-teacher-playmate-etcetera, trips to the mall to canvass for one were out of the question. I considered buying from an online marketplace, especially since you can use something like eBay coupons to get second-hand or refurbished laptops at a further discount. But I didn’t have much luck finding a functional yet affordable pre-loved laptop that caught my eye. So months passed and the keyboard remained as it was – scotch-tape decorated and hanging by a thread.

This morning though, while searching for a learning toy for my toddlers, I chanced upon a buy & sell online site that had the perfect laptop for me. I checked the site to search for educational toys for my little ones but found a lot more than that. It tends to offer everything and anything you might ever need such as books, TV, κινητά τηλέφωνα, Samsung ηλεκτρικές σ&upsi… For that and for saving me through all the trouble of having to endure traffic and big crowds, websites like AyosDito and eshop.gr could soon become my new favorite marketplace. Plus, if the kids don’t like what I get them, I can just send them straight back to the shop for a refund, without ever having to leave my house since there are so many courier options available on sites like Fast Courier Australia!

After going over the many laptops that were for sale, I finally found one that was to my liking and that fit our budget. This Dell Inspiron Dual Core seems fine with me and the price is well within our range. There were other options on there – a friend got shown a link to a Macbook that, other than a broken screen, was working fine. Thankfully they live near a place that can fix up a Cracked Macbook Screen with no problems, so they snapped it up. Me, I’m sticking to the Dell. Considering the specifications and the price, I really wouldn’t mind buying this even if it has been previously owned, as it will more than do what I need it to do. Although my husband gave me tips to buy cheap laptops, I shall still leave the final decision to him. He is, after all, the techie guy in the family and would know best if it is truly a good buy. For now, I shall continue to shop for my toddlers’ toys, clothes and other stuff in my new online shopping haven. This is, after all, my forte.

Comments

  1. Nice. It’s working. I love to do online shopping na ngayon! 🙂

  2. wow i have to check that out also.thanks for the info sis!!

  3. It’s working fine! 🙂

  4. I find online shopping to be more of a convenience than a luxury nowadays.

  5. Nice post, with the recent hikes in prices of commodities we really have to be practical in buying stuff. Ayos dito gives us a wider choice of products that can fit our budget.

  6. online shopping is definitely the in thing now especially for us busy moms 😀

  7. shopping online is really a big help to busy WAHMom’s like us.

  8. i’m online shopper to the core. saves time and gas. try it but don’t get addicted though=)

  9. when I decide to change to laptop, I must try this site. for now it’s still my beloved desktop pa din.. 😀

  10. ouch! kawawang lappy hehehhe.. Next time sabihan si laptop na wag hahara-hara para di mapagtripan ng mga kids heheh..

  11. ang dali maghananp online kaysa sa crowded mall plus sometimes the offers are better. 🙂

  12. Doing my online window shopping here as well, but for a digital camera. Soon, I’ll be looking for a laptop as well. 😉