With food delivery and grocery shopping easily done online, you’ll never have to leave home again
From keeping us connected to our personal social circle with social media applications like Facebook and Instagram, to even applying for a job, the Internet brings endless possibilities.
So why bother squeezing or battling with the crowd over the weekend to get your errands done, when you have the almighty Internet? Here are six ideas to help you spend the weekend in the comfort of your own home.
1. Let the Sunday Crew do your cleaning
Why bother with the back-breaking chore of cleaning after a long week of work when you can get some help with it? At a simple flat rate of $20 an hour, the team at The Sunday Crew can help you mop, wipe and tidy your home.
All you have to do is visit www.thesundaycrew.com to pay and to book a cleaning slot.
2. Easily shop for your groceries on Redmart
Have you ever tried to drag ten bags of groceries home from the supermarket, and felt like your arms were about to be dislocated anytime? Well, here comes Redmart, a one-stop shop for all your grocery needs, at competitive prices.
This online supermarket, which has been growing in popularity since its 2011 launch, has an arsenal of products that range from fresh produce such as meat, seafood and vegetables to household products like laundry detergent and dishwashing liquids.
Visit www.redmart.com to shop.
3. Customise clothes & have them delivered with Tate & Tonic
Men, if you want to take the hassle out of shopping at a physical store, or hate having to head to the fitting room, and would like a stylist to help you with your look, turn to Tate & Tonic.
All you have to do is visit www.tatetonic.com. Then fill in a form describing your personal style, like the colours you would wear, clothing preferences, clothing size and budget [Packages start from $20].
Then simply wait for Tate & Tonic’s stylist to mail you a nice box. In it you will find a hand-picked selection of clothing, shoes and accessories catered to your personal style.
All that is left to do is to try it in the comfort of your home and keep what you like. For the pieces that you don’t quite fancy, simply return them, unwashed and undamaged, for a refund. Terms and conditions apply.
4. Use Foodpanda for a hassle-free dinner
Enjoy a culinary feast right in the comfort of your own home with Foodpanda (www.foodpanda.sg). This is an online site as well as a mobile application, built to make take-out in Singapore convenient and stress-free.
Choose from over 20 different cuisines for your next meal. Aside from just food delivery from your favourite restaurant, Foodpanda also provides special delivery options ranging from “Romantic Dinner” to “Alcohol and Refreshment” deliveries.
To top it all off, there is a 24-hour delivery option. Supper party anyone?
5. Too much stuff lying around? Just Vault Dragon it
Calling all hoarders! If you just have too many things lying around the house and deem them too precious to give away, simply Vault Dragon it.
Like its name suggests, Vault Dragon is a storage solution company that helps you to keep your belongings safe, or until you need them again.
The process is simple. First, pack your items into storage boxes provided by the company. The boxes will be collected within a week and safely stored in Vault Dragon’s warehouse. When you decide to retrieve them, Vault Dragon returns them on demand.
If you are wondering how large Vault Dragon’s storage boxes are, they can fit an approximate 20 pairs of shoes, or 90 books!
Rates start from $13.50 per storage box per month and pickups of storage boxes are always free. Getting your boxes back costs $18.50 for the first box and an additional $1 per extra box.
Visit www.vaultdragon.com for more information.
6. Call for a beer run with Alcohol Delivery
You’re throwing a really big party on a Saturday evening and you realise that your alcohol stash is running dry. You can’t leave the party because you are the host and, well, you can’t exactly send your guests out to make a quick beer run either.
So what can you do? You head to Alcohol Delivery’s online site or give them a call.
Be it gin, vodka, champagne, wine or mixers, Alcohol Delivery has quite the arsenal to help with weekend benders. It even offers chips and light snacks to help with the munchies. To top it all off, delivery time is capped at one hour.
Visit www.alcoholdelivery.com.sg for more information.
By Geralyne Kaye Ong
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