I finally placed my order for some Christmas/birthday presents for Mr. Nick. Both of us are unfortunate enough to have our birthdays near Christmas). Anyway...I wish I could say from what site I bought his gifts (and mine!) because I have really enjoyed my online shopping experience so far. We'll see when my goods actually arrive!

But after I placed my order, they asked me to email them a bill or something to verify my billing address in order to prove that I am the owner of the credit card used in my order. It did take me more time to process my order, but only by mere minutes. I had a PDF of my electricity bill really handy! So I do like that they are being safe.

I had another unpleasant experience with Stila cosmetics. It really sucks to be not American if you want to buy stuff of their Web site. They will not ship outside of the US nor will they take credit cards without a non-US address. They often have discounts and free shipping if you buy things off their Web site. Now I know I will not be able to take advantage of their deals! In their email to me, they did say they were "working on it." Mmhmm. So boooo to Stila. AGAIN.

I don't normally spread the word about sales I think, but I can't resist this one. I have no babies or babies to really shop for, but I LOVE Robeez baby and toddler shoes (now they even have boots!). Their shoes are adorable, and apparently the quality is great. Right now, if you buy shoes from their Web site (www.robeez.com), they will make a donation. For every pair of shoes/boots sold, they will donate a matching number of pairs to charity. How cool is that?? Also, you can get 10% off if you use the code: cbb10.