Obscure Online Shop Reviews

I wanted to try learning Serbian from kids' schoolbooks for a more 'natural' approach to language now that I've got the basics of Serbian down. This should help me expand my vocabulary! Luckily, Vulkan has a section for kids' textbooks, and I ordered 10 with DHL express shipping for about $120. This is super cheap even by domestic American standards. I couldn't be more satisfied with my purchase and how quickly it got here!

I was looking for a place to find a kabanica -- a traditional Yugoslavian folk jacket -- but options are shockingly limited. Many stores exist, but very few operate on the internet. That's a shame. One that's out there is Margaret-Design. They specialize in Slovakian national costume, but their version of the kabanica is just about the same as the Yugoslavian variant ( perhaps with a touch more decoration! ), so I pulled the trigger. It took some doing: we had to do a bank transfer, which was terrifying, because I'd never done it before. No less, the money landed and the most beautiful jacket I've seen arrived a little while later. You can find my specific jacket here, but there is another, less decorated one available here here as well, seemingly available on-request. I can strongly recommend this site!

So, my dad is from former Yugoslavia, and I'm trying to learn the language. Suffice to say there are not very many resources. I've been doing OK so far, but thought it'd be a good idea to get some childrens' books. Along comes serbianshop.com, which made me nervous from the second I landed on it. I got to the payment method and my options were PayPal or 'some obsucre Italian Bank'. $80 in! What comes out? A month later, I'm sitting at my desk... programming. Ding dong! ??? I wasn't expecting any visitors. There it is! A mail carrier with a package that says 'BEOGRAD' in the top left corner. I'm very happy with my order, and I can't wait to buy even more books, flutes, toys... hats... vests? Shoes? What don't they have?