Gear shipped to Singapore through HopShopGo’s US package forwarding.
An impulse buy after spotting a deal on r/RayBanStories: a coupon got me 35% off the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer, dropping it from US$379 to US$246. I chose Matte Black with transition lenses, shipped to Singapore via a freight forwarder.
Since 'Shut up and take my money!' is my favourite meme as a gadget buyer, I couldn't resist pre-ordering the Youtooz Futurama Take My Money Fry figurine in March 2024. It finally shipped in August, standing 5.2 inches tall.
After more than five years on my first-generation eero, I upgraded to the Wi-Fi 6 eero Pro 6. I grabbed a discounted 3-pack for US$389, well below the usual US$599, shipped to Singapore via HopShopGo.
After bricking my Nest Hello, I switched to the Eufy Video Doorbell 2K (Wired), bought from Eufy's US website for US$115.48. I chose it after a Domotics review whose author hit the same Nest issue.
I bought the Google Nest Hub (2nd Generation) from Lazada's Project KR for S$99.99 during a flash sale, matching the US price before shipping. I chose Charcoal, since my earlier Google Home Hub was in Chalk.
Thanks to the Peak Design Facebook group, I caught a 24-hour B&H Deal Zone sale on the Everyday Sling (5L) in February 2020. Only Black and Ash were available, open-box, but mine arrived like new with full warranty.
I upgrade my eero mesh network yearly, from the original 2017 unit to a Beacon in 2018. For 2019, I replaced the gateway node with an eero Pro, snagged for US$139 on Black Friday and shipped via HopShopGo.
My second Yeezy, the Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 v2 in Black, thanks to my brother. Launched on 7th June 2019 at S$349, he couldn't snag it from Adidas Singapore, so he bought it from Yeezy Supply for around S$300.
I bought the Google Home Hub on Black Friday, when Google knocked US$50 off the US$149 retail price. Rather than risk the Google US Store, where my order likely wouldn't go through, I ordered from B&H instead.
I bought The Battery Organizer Storage Case from Amazon for US$14.55, shipping it via HopShopGo. The plastic case has a hinged transparent cover, though its edges are a little rough and sharp; otherwise it's handy.
The Amazon Echo Show was recently discounted 30% to US$159.99, down from US$229.99. Like most Amazon products, it doesn't ship to Singapore directly, so I used HopShopGo. It's the bigger sibling of the Echo Spot.
B&H discounted the Nest Cam IQ Indoor to US$219, down from US$299, in March 2018. Applying a US$20 voucher from my Google Home Mini purchase, I paid US$199, shipping it to Singapore via freight forwarder HopShopGo.
The Cable Matters USB-C to SATA III 2.5-inch Cable retails for US$11.99 on Amazon. This 25cm cable connects 2.5-inch SATA hard drives to your computer over USB-C, supporting USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds to 5Gbps.
The Amazon Echo Spot was discounted to US$114.99 during Valentine's week, down from US$129.99. As usual, Echo products don't ship to Singapore directly. The Echo Spot is essentially an Echo Dot with a screen.
The eero Beacon normally costs US$149, but a December 2017 sale dropped it to US$99 with the code BEACON99. I shipped it to Singapore via freight forwarder HopShopGo. My home Wi-Fi already runs on three wired first-generation eeros.
The Satechi USB-C Multimeter retails for US$29.99 on Satechi's site but only US$22.95 on Amazon, both shipping to Singapore. I bought mine from the cheaper Amazon listing, shipping it via freight forwarder HopShopGo.
Google's US Store makes it hard for non-US buyers, but the Google Home Mini's 40% discount to US$29, from US$49, was tempting. I've ordered from it without trouble, needing only a US VPN and US Google account.
I bought the Anker Micro USB to USB-C Adapter from Amazon for US$6.99, a two-pack working out to US$3 each. It ships directly to Singapore. I needed them to keep using my spare Micro-USB cables with USB-C power banks.
I finally jumped on the Google Home bandwagon. I skipped it last year at US$99 due to an immature ecosystem, but six months on it's improved, now supporting Logitech Harmony, iRobot, Sensibo, and more, with more accurate speech recognition.
I bought the Cable Matters 2-Pack Gold-Plated DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cables (6 feet) on Amazon for US$17.99, alongside their Thunderbolt 3 to Dual DisplayPort adapter. A single cable costs US$9.99; like the adapter, it doesn't ship directly to Singapore.
Wanting to drive two external displays from a single port, I learned USB-C allows only one display per port. The answer was Thunderbolt 3, so I bought the Cable Matters Thunderbolt 3 to Dual 4K DisplayPort Adapter.
I bought the Anker PowerPort 6 5V/12A 6-Port Wall Charger on Amazon for US$20.49, down from US$26.99 with the promo code GEYC7LFE. As with most Anker products on Amazon, it doesn't ship to Singapore directly, so I used a forwarder.