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• The Nanjing Dong Lu "Laser Top"

  Have you ever walked down Nanjing Dong Lu and wondered, "What idiots buy those plastic wind-up tops that shoot out laser lights and play annoying music?" Well, now you have your answer: Us. We have our reasons: We're suckers for toys. We wanted to see what our dogs thought of it. They are cheap (10-15 RMB). The song it plays is "Axel F." Yes, Axel F! Anyway, the embedded video shows you what the top looks and sounds like when not interrupted by dogs. Then it cuts to our dog Tux interacting with the Laser Top. We had to put our bigger dog, Ozzie, out on the balcony because the top makes him want to tackle his little brother. You'll hear Ozzie crying and barking in the background ... and at one point you'll hear him banging on the balcony door because he wants to come in and tackle his little brother. Want a laser top for yourself? Walk down Nanjing Dong Lu. Won't be long before you hear or see one — and no doubt some illuminated roller skate vendors with be nearby, as well. Posted Sunday, November 04, 2007 10:29 AM from Shanghaiist | 0 Comments Filed under: Shopping

• Timezone8 Bookstore: 50% clearance sale on all items

  Good English-language books are hard to come by in Shanghai, with Garden Bookstore and Charterhouse Booktrader standing out as the only establishments with decent selections. Seekers of specialty and international art and design-related titles take note--Timezone8 Bookstore in the M50 art complex on MoGanShan Rd is having an overstock clearance sale on all titles except magazines, Chinese-language, and consignment titles. The sale ends Friday, August 24th, so get there fast to splurge on all those lush photography and design hardcovers you'd normally never be able to afford. Some great China-related titles to look out for: Shanghai-based Greg Girard's PHANTOM SHANGHAI(上海魅影) featuring wistful and haunting photographs of a city in transition, and EDWARD BURTYNSKY: CHINA which takes a more measured, and occasionally lyrical look at the effects of industrialization on China's landscape. Timezone 8 Art Books, No. 50, Moganshan Lu. Sale ends Friday, August 24th. Photo of Timezone8 from architecture firm, DAtrans Posted Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:43 PM from Shanghaiist | 0 Comments Filed under: Shopping

• Did they really call it SCAT?

  Yes, we do know of scatting as a form of singing in jazz where the human voice is used as an instrument and no real words are used. But the first time we saw the name of this store in a mall right on the corner of Huaihai Lu and Maoming Lu, we were like, "Oh my God, did they really call it scat?" because the first thing that comes to our mind (and maybe we do have a gutter mind) is a certain bodily function, or rather, a by-product of that bodily function, and oh, a whole range of sexual practises related to it. Did you also know there are entire clubs dedicated to it? We know because we've been to one in a cellar bar in Berlin's infamous Nollendorf Platz in Berlin (that's right before the party started) and lasted not more than five minutes. Seen any other unbelievable store names while shopping around Shanghai? Why don't you snap a picture and send it to us at info AT shanghaiist DOT com? Posted Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:07 AM from Shanghaiist | 0 Comments Filed under: Shopping

• The latest thumbdrive from China

  From Digg.com: Some guy went to China and bought it for very cheap. It is supposed be able to store for several GB of memory. But as much as he tried, it didn’t work so he decided to to open it up and that’s what he saw. So please if you go to China or planning to try stuff you buy even though it is very cheap. But anyway I think it’s hard to return stuff there. This is like the extension cord for the USB cut and put inside, how did they even think of doing this? And from a sharp observer: I would be questioning a thumbdrive with a MAC ID in the first place Shanghaiist has never had any problems with the flash media we've bought in China for the last five years, so we're just wondering if this is just a case of a stupid buyer or some bored blog-owner who decided to try a new trick at driving some traffic to his website? Posted Wednesday, June 20, 2007 4:01 AM from Shanghaiist | 0 Comments Filed under: Shopping