Christmas shopping online – part 1

This year at Christmas my family will be split between Brisbane, Australia and Tauranga, New Zealand. Since I was going to have to send presents to at least one location, I thought it was time I dipped my toe into the waters of christmas gift buying online. Traditionally I’ve shied away from it, mainly because all the problems of buying online are multiplied when shopping for someone else. I have to worry about whether an item of clothing will fit, delays in shipping in case it is going to arrive after the 25th of December, gift wrapping. There are just so many things to screw up. But, taking a deep breath, I started taking a look around…

The first thing I tried was a boardgame that I’d heard about called Carcassonne. I had been recommended the site www.kumquat.com (now offline). Read more »