Cream Crackers: A Story

Once a upon a time, in an online supermart called Dinasou.com, there was a packet of cream crackers named Julie's, or simply Julie. Julie was unlike other cream crackers, like Shoon Fatt, Hup Seng and Jacob, simply because Julie was a girl and the other cream crackers were boys. Julie felt sad because she was ostracized over her gender, but she held up her head high and maintained her spirits while looking at customers scanning Dinasou.com's webpage to buy grocery items.

One day, a customer called Jane was deciding on which cream cracker to buy. She looked at the four cream crackers staring right back at her from the computer screen. Shoon Fatt Cream Crackers Special was priced at RM10.20, which was a saving of 3.8% from RM10.60. Jane also noted that Shoon Fatt weighed at 800g. She then looked at Julie, which was a saving of 8%, from RM5.00 to RM4.60. But Jane saw that Julie weighed only at 295g, so in her head she figured which was more value for money. Jane scrolled further down the variety of Dinasou.com's biscuit selection and saw Hup Seng Ping Pong Cream Crackers and Jacob's Cream Crackers, which were both a saving of 8.3%, from RM4.80 to RM4.40. Hup Seng weighed at 428g, while Jacob weighed at 300g. Based on all the information, Jane finally decided to purchase Hup Seng and put him in her cart. As Jane was doing so, Hup Seng smirked at all the others, especially at Julie, and said, "See, I'm the popular choice, and I will always be the popular choice."

Shoon Fatt and Jacob just shook their heads and simply brushed off that indignant remark, but Julie took it to her heart. She started sobbing and wondered why no one wanted to buy her. She felt like jumping off the screen into oblivion, but of course she was stuck there. 

Just when Julie felt there was no hope for her at all, another customer named Derek, who was this good-looking hunk and loved anything in orange, clicked on the page where all the biscuits were. Derek was an indecisive buyer, and he took a long time deciding which biscuit he wanted to buy. He knew he wanted a packet of biscuits, but he just didn't know which one he wanted. Just then, he saw Julie and looked over her attractive packaging. Derek, who didn't know any better, clicked on Julie and put her in his cart. And it was just because she was wearing orange. 

Moral of the story: Women will always be judged based on their looks, not how much value they can give. But at least Julie has a happy ending.

The End. 

How 'bout a Cracker? It's a biscuit, only different ...

It's amazing what you can find on Wikipedia. We at Dinasou.com have actually perused the entry on 'crackers' and found that they are not exactly the same as biscuits. For one, a cracker is a baked food typically made from flour and they have holes in them, called "docking" holes, which are made to stop overly large air pockets from forming in the cracker while baking. They are normally made from salted flour.

Have a look at our own selection of crackers below, which are only just some of the crackers you can find at Dinasou.com.

Hup Seng Cream Crackers
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Julie's Cheese Crackers
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Munchy's Vege Crackers
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Julie's Sugar Crackers
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6 Fun Facts About Biscuits!

Ah, what can we tell you about biscuits, other than that they taste good and make snacking a necessary pastime (Joke!). But, there are fun facts that we can share with you about biscuits.

Fun Fact #1

The word 'biscuit' has Latin origins, which is 'bis cotus'. The Latin meaning is "twice baked/cooked".

Fun Fact #2

The original spelling of the word biscuit is 'bisket', according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Fun Fact #3

It's been established in a scientific manner that the best way to dunk a biscuit is the horizontal way, according to one Dr Len Fisher of Bristol University.

Fun Fact #4

A chef in Roman times by the name of Apicius invented the earliest biscuit recipe, which was eaten with honey and pepper.

Fun Fact #5

If you dunk your biscuit in coffee or tea, the flavour you get is more than 10 times greater than if you eat your biscuit without dunking them in such drinks. 

Fun Fact #6

If you want to keep your biscuits fresh for longer, put a slice of bread in the biscuit tin. 

We have a variety of biscuits for you to try out some of these fun facts. Enjoy!

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14-Day Price Protection: Why you should know about it

We want you to know something very important. Something that maybe most of you Dina-fans are not aware of. The thing is, we offer a 14-day price protection scheme.

For example, today you purchased Julie's Love Letters Strawberry Cream, which is now priced at RM 4.50 on Dinasou.com. But, a few days later, you find that the price for Julie's Love Letters Strawberry Cream has come down to RM 3.50. We will offer you the price difference in the form of Dinasou Eggs, which will be credited into your account. You can check this when you log on to your account and go to My Dinasou Eggs.

But, of course there is a catch. You can only get the price difference if the price for Julie's Love Letters Strawberry Cream comes down within 14 days  from the day you made that purchase. So, what does that mean? It simply means that we want to offer you an efficient and enjoyable shopping experience at Dinasou.com. It means that we want you to get the best value out of the deals that we offer. Speaking of Julie's Love Letters Strawberry Cream ...

Julie's biscuits
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Wanna know something about Julie's?

The above are just some of the types of biscuits sold under the brand Julie's on Dinasou.com. So, what's the dealio about Julie's?

According to its website, the brand Julie's, which is manufactured by PERFECT FOOD, the brand has been in the market since 1982. That's more than 30 years ago, which makes Julie's one of the oldest biscuit brands in the country. In June 2006, Perfect Food received a food standard certification from the British Retail Consortium. Although this was nearly 10 years ago, the fact that the company received recognition from an international body shows that Julie's is a well known brand outside of Malaysia.

Well, these are just a couple of facts that we could glean from the website. With such a popular brand that's readily available in most, if not all, supermarkets, hypermarkets and grocery stores across Malaysia, we at Dinasou.com want you to be able to purchase Julie's biscuits with just one click of the mouse from wherever you are. That's our motto: Grocery Shopping Made Easy! Buy Anywhere With One Click.