if you looking for long term, get those proper tanks you see in shopping malls, those you can refill when service intervals come, not sure bomba can refill or not.

I wouldn't recommend kids toys that are too cheap, mainly because they probably used low quality, recycled or hazardous materials, or leaded paint, especially for toddlers where they would bite anything. for younger children, make sure they wash their hands after playing with them. Even those in Daiso i don't recommend because Daiso had case of recalls on their toys in Singapore. For baby toys best buy from reputable brands since babies have weaker immune system.

i'm talking about the cheap material & paint used on cheap toys, they don't have any certification from safety boards. no matter how you manage your kids lifestyle it won't prevent lead paints being picked up by their hands, unless your kids don't play with toys.

those are weather seal, mainly for house windows & doors, Daiso got sell longer stripes for rm5.30, if want better quality suggest go Ace Hardware price is x5 more. i haven't tried the ones i got from Daiso so can't see if there's big difference, but if you want to use on car, suggest quality ones because door keep open close will put lots of stress on the stripes and the heat from sun will cause the tape to come loose easier.

recharge battery so far only Sanyo Eneloop works for me. other brands like Energizer doesn't hold much charge and will deplete after few weeks even when not used.

Mr.DIY brand rectangular battery (black/gold) seems ok. i use on Smart Tag can last much longer than Everyday or Energizer. But more expensive than cheaper brands. For AA/AAA usually go for Tesco or Daiso Brand (x10 for rm5.30). Only button batteries get from DIY because cheapest.

Sony Cycle Energy uses similar tech as Eneloop. I don't know any difference between Sanyo Eneloop & Panasonic Eneloop other than got Lite version.

Local Eneloop are super expensive in Malaysia. Buy from Singapore can save alot.

For the Charger go for branded ones that has quick charge + normal Charge + auto cut.

Conventional Rechargeable not worth getting even cheaper because they are inefficient.

No, Sony also has their own recyclable rechargeable batteries like Sanyo, GP also have, Cycle Energy they call it, all use NiMH (same as laptop batteries) instead of Lithium ion.

I use Sanyo Charger but not the one from Eneloop pack, i had to buy the Lithium Ion + Charger pack to get that charger it has:
4 slot (2 AAA/AA, 2 AA Quick Charge)
individual lights
refresh button + light

Quick Charge only activates when you put the batteries on the quick charge AA slots, it will be disabled when you put more than 2 batteries on the charger.

downside is can only charge 2 AAA 1 time.

This post has been edited by advocado: Jan 11 2016, 11:09 PM

yes, but maybe not all branches. usually near counter.

wot tok u? DIY is everywhere now. not as common as Daiso but they are newer than Daiso. now many new place Daiso got DIY will have. Subang area got 2 DIY side by side Subang Parade & AEON BIG. Daiso only Empire got. Actually inside AEON BIG got 2 i think.

Endah Parade biggest so far.

looking at how fast they expand i think they follow Daiso business method, some self operate some franchise out. don't think they have the financial capability to open 1 outlet in every 3 new malls up.

might be wrong though.

right now there is nobody to match Mr.DIY, but who knows, it only takes 1 big China company to enter to crush DIY.

don't know what is Sunway Mentari.

i got use the DIY rectangular batteries coz not many option. not cheap also.

but for AA/AAA, i find Daiso plastic wrapped ones more worth it, you get 10 batteries i think. i notice Daiso batteries got longest expiry date, now buy can go up to 2013. i stock them for emergency.

Tesco is cheap but only 4 per packs and cost more than Daiso plastic wrap packs.

miniso already in long time.

but different market from daiso & diy. more like cendera mata shop.

contractors still prefer go hardware shops, coz DIY quality can be questionable when it comes to heavy duties, and the shopkeepers knows the basic stuff, but not good enough.

DIY, like it's brand, is good for DIY purpose.

in the end, which shop cheaper & can offer required item gets the deal.

thing is these things, sometimes the size is like 0.01mm different making the fitting loose on the screw and end up damaging the head.

i bought a screw from DIY, it's very good, american flag design handle, and you can pull the head out invert it to change from - to + head, but they no longer sell it, they sell the same handle screw, but cannot be swapped.

bought another fixed head screw from them, the fit seems not as good as the one i bought.

I buy the more cantik ones ok. Less chance putus coz they come braided.

Those in pc section with white cardboard easy putus inc the audio cables even u just bend them to keeep them short.

not much new stuffs nowadays.

the brand never see, but i've seen marker pen like touch up paint in DIY near their counter. i got the white paint not really good. i think bottled paint with paint brush still best method for touching up as you can thin the paint with paint thinner to make it easier to apply. usually rm10 per bottle only.