Worldwide Shipping (aka I love free stuff)

One of the annoying things about being an expat is finding things online I want to buy and finding out that either they don't ship overseas or if they do shipping is prohibitively expensive. For large orders I always use Expat Express, since they repackage things and ship really quickly to Japan. But if I am only buying one item, I prefer to buy from places that will ship directly.

I'm sure you know that I am a fan of Etsy, a conglomerate of small shops specializing in handmade items. That's where I got Little Fish's messenger bag. I am an even bigger fan now that they tell me which sites offer free worldwide shipping! Just click here- but you might want to do it now since some of these awesome free shipping deals only last through this weekend.

I'm quite partial to this bonnet- don't you think Cupcake would look great in it?


I'm also eyeing this cute shrug.


But what is even better than free shipping? How about free products?

The lovely Jessi is having an awesome giveaway bash on her blog. She has even lined up some retailers who are willing to ship to those of us who live far far away! So far she has three worldwide shipping giveaways:
1. Men's Bamboo Shirt from bambooclothes.ca. This is so cool- we found out about bamboo when buying cloth diapers and it is so soft and stretchy.
2.Minky Blanket and Burp Cloth set from Spunky Monkey. Love that store's name!
3. Teething Bling from Smart Mom. Jewelry mom can wear that is safe for teething babies to gum! I love this idea.

What are you waiting for? Go enter!

I am really hoping for this Onyx and Pearl Gift Set from Smart Mom. Isn't it adorable?