Taobao introduction!
Hi guys! So this is my first post on livejournal but I thought I would just talk about something that has been getting pretty popular in Singapore recently. That thing is...
TAOBAO~~
Oh yeah my number one addiction!! Sorry guys but this post might be rather rambly because once I start talking about Taobao I just can't stop! Anyways ever since I started buying from tb(gonna call it tb from now on because I'm getting lazy from typing it out hahah), I hardly ever buy things from shops in Singapore anymore.
So far I have ordered from tb 6 times and each time the total has been about $200-300? Yikes I know DDDDD: But not all the items are mine! I help my sister and friends order too. Plus I have an instashop @thymeandhoney where I do preorders too! So that's why the cost is so high. But on average I buy about 30 items each time. I have this horrible habit where I like an item but can't decide which colour to get. So what do I do? BUY BOTH. HAHAHHA. That's how i deal with my indecisiveness :P
Oh by the way, I use Peeka.sg to order. It's pretty good. Here's a list of pros and cons because I'm lazy to write complete sentences.
Pros
Super easy interface - plop in your link and ta-dahhh!
Constant updates
Delivery to your house whoot whoot
Good customer service - relatively quick replies
Best exchange rate - at least that's what they claim hahah
Quality control - one of my items had stains and the lady sent it back for an exchange for me :)
Cons
GST - not sure if other agents have this!
Handling fee of 5% - basically their agent fee I suppose
Sometimes they take a long time to purchase the orders and to ship out the items
For example if you send in your order on friday, it may only be purchased on monday/tuesday. Then if all your items arrive on a friday, you gotta wait until monday/Tuesday for it to packed and shipped. So that adds up to about 4-7days delay. Which is a huge deal for me because I'm impatient hahah.
All in all, Peeka's easy interface is why I haven't left hahah.
Anyways, I will be doing a post for each order from Taobao I have made (and will be making teehee). I will post only what I have bought for myself and what I think about the items and the total cost and shipping and stuff.
Okays! Toodles! See you in the next post :))