A gift especially for celebrating an anniversary is one way to express your love and appreciation for your husband or wife. But if you find this monotonous since you have been giving gifts every year, why not try something creative and unique for a change? What is great about being creative and unique is the fact that you can save money and the thought that you really tried to make an effort of doing so. Luckily, we can easily look for perfect anniversary gift ideas from the internet. With this you will no longer worry on where you should start whether you go to a shop or at the mall. Not only that, if you choose to make your own gift, you can also have websites giving you instructions on card making and other possible gifts you wish to make. You can also try baking some cakes and pastries with your own artistic touch. There are actually lots of ways to tickle your loved ones. For as long as you are determined to exert an effort, there is no way that you will not be appreciated on your gift and efforts.

Why spend a lot of money when you can surprise him with simple and creative things? You must understand that one of the perfect ways to happiness in every relationship is the element of surprise. When you are good in this aspect, for sure your partner will always have something to look forward to. 

“Don’t open a shop, unless you like to smile.” This Chinese proverb seems to be finding many quality takers when it comes to online shopping. There were no second thoughts ever on the importance of having a smiling customer and the fact has only been accentuated over the years.

If online shopping is a buzzword, it is consumers who have inflated the air surrounding it and created the aura. But as it goes, privileges are accountable for responsibilities and truly so the onus lies on online shoppers to identify and segregate from the myriads of online shopping websites, the one which is apropos to their needs, fair in its deals and believe in transparency rather than obscurity of information. Phew!!! Is it too much to ask for or can be attributed as a fair amount of attentiveness on the part of online shoppers. The answer does not lie in spontaneity but demands observation, comparison and above all patience which needless to say lie in the domain of consumers.

There are certain key questions that a consumer needs to answer before deciding on an online shopping website to buy a product (viz. gifts, clothes, gadgets, mobiles) or services. How safe are the information which he is putting in while registering or shopping with a website, the quantity and quality of retailers listed, how competitive are the deals offered (here one needs to compare it with other websites for discounts and cashbacks) and last but not the least how true to its words that website is?

When one thinks of Makola in Accra, one thinks of a market rather than a mall. However, Makola Shopping Mall predates its fashionable cousins at East Legon and at Tetteh Quarshie by almost 20 years.Unlike A&C and Accra shopping malls which trace their origins to western style high street shopping; Makola has emerged out of an authentically African market trading tradition. Shop keepers and stall holders live together in a happy confusion and a few mobile traders still weave their way through the throngs of shoppers hawking their wares. What Makola does share with its upmarket relations is convenience. Shoppers are able to access a wide range of consumer goods in one central location.

Makola Shopping Mall boasts two car parks, one behind the shopping centre and another tight but shady one beneath the complex. The cost of parking underground is GHS1.75. This might seem a bit pricey but there is no time limit and you have the reward of returning to a cool car after a few hours of bargain hunting. Although the building has been designed to be breezy, this is not an air-conditioned mall and trekking through the maze of corridors over 3 floors can be hot work.

So who should go to Makola Shopping Mall? Well, this is hands-down a women’s domain. Everything the lady wants for her personal care and upkeep is available in massive quantity at this consumer’s paradise. The shopping mall caters for every type of woman for every occasion and the whole place is awash with colour. Plastic hair decorations, traditional Ghanaian glass beads, copper jewellery, batiks and waxes all jostle side by side in brash splendour. Wigs, bags, shoes and toiletries galore, crowd together in an almost obscene abundance.The business woman will find as much, if not more, to meet her needs at Makola as in the newer, shinier shopping malls. For a start, there is no other place in Accra where the shopper has a choice from as large a range of business suits. For about GHS100 you can walk away with a brand new European or American tailored suit that is fit for the boardroom. Heals B, Sandio’s and Lenec Boutique all specialize in formal wear. Aside from suits they have a good selection of designer clothing for evening occasions and weddings etc.

Anyone needing cosmetics should look no further than Makola Shopping Mall. This is a haven for the beauty conscious lady. There are stalls stacked high with makeup, perfume and hair care products which range from cheap goods to exclusive designer names. You get the sense that the sellers are veterans in the trade and can be seen expertly advising on products and applying makeovers to prospective buyers. Makola Shopping Mall is also the home of Sleek Cosmetics and their group of glitzy air-conditioned shops, most reminiscent of the modern shopping mall experience, dominates a section of the lower level.