I love being able to shop, in the comfort of my own home. I don’t have to worry about getting all dressed up when I’m shopping online. I’ve been doing quite a bit of my shopping online lately because I have so many friends and relatives with birthdays coming up, plus Mother’s Day - which is just around the corner. I find this a lot more convenient than running around town, store to store, in search of something that I rarely ever find. I’m usually pretty clueless when it comes to Mother’s Day gifts. I usually do something handmade or go with flowers. I think I’d like to try something different this year; jewelry. My mom loves jewelry, especially turquoise - it’s her favorite.

I hopped over to ShangBy, which was founded in Texas and provides US consumers with access to jewelry markets in Shanghai, China. What I find really interesting about ShangBy is that they provide a unique way for you to get that international shopping experience through their live webcasts (10pm EST) - shopping live with the retailers - and you can get it right in the comfort of your own home, while in your sweats or pajamas. You’ll feel like you’re right there along with the retailers in Shanghai. When it comes to any kind of shopping, the price is always the most important thing - I’m always on a budget. ShangBy’s pieces are definitely affordable, with prices from 40-80% lower than other US retailer prices. Just look for yourself. If you shop between now and July 1st, you can also get 25% off of your purchase when you use the coupon code “pearls”. I think it’s pretty neat that they’ve also been featured on the Rachel Ray show in December.

This will make my search for the right Mother’s Day gifts for my mom and mother in law so much easier. I think my mom would really love the “Turquoise and Freshwater Pearl bracelet”. I’m not so sure about my mother in law though, I’ll have to get my husband’s input on that. I’m sure she’d like anything we’d pick out for her though.

If you’d like to learn more about the ShangBy shopping experience or would like to do some shopping of your own, hop on over to ShangBy and browse around a bit. You can shop by product, material, merchant or even by price (like me). You may even be interested in watching some of their videos or catch up on all the latest ShangBy news at their blog.

I guess I’m not going to have to look any further for jewelry.