FROM FT :
so sorry but we should have made certain points clear right at the beginning. some of u readers may be clear of these stuff because u all have been reading the site from the very beginning. but for the "newbies", they probably don't know about it.

so here it is:

Price Comparisons.
well it may not be an appropriate 'name' to some. so, shall we change the title? we were thinking of changing it to "alternatives". just that.

and also, some readers may not know why prices differ so much. is it because the sellers just want to make a higher profit? or are there reasons behind it?
here goes : [have been widely discussed in the earlier stages of this blog]

prices may differ because :
1. some sellers wanna earn more, some sellers settle for less profits. some sellers just want to price their items lower than the popular blogs just to attract more customers.
2. sellers do get cheated by the suppliers. different suppliers charge differently.
3. some sellers hire models to model their clothings
4. some sellers do have an 'offline boutique'. offline boutiques are usually more expensive than online boutiques
5. occasionally, some sellers import their items from overseas, but they didn't know that their items can be bought locally at a much lower price.
6. some sellers MAY HAVE included COD charges & postage charges into their stated price.

[do email us at fashion.truth@gmail.com if we miss out any! ]


anyway,
for now...
the SITE IS UNDER 'CONSTRUCTION'. do bear with us for the time being. lol. not major construction, just wanna draft out a proper "header/intro" so new readers dont get the wrong idea.

sellers/buyers/readers, do email us and give us your feedback on what else we should add on this blog / this header-or-intro / anything to clarify. thank u very much

*wont be updating for the next 3 days. meanwhile, we urge readers to write in to us ya!

thanks!
[edited on 6.1.09]

blogroll

e-shops that wants to be added into the blogroll, please send us an email at fashion.truth@gmail.com
would appreciate if u all could link us up too

price comparisons
1. only items which have a price difference of RM7/8 and above will be posted up.
2. the price used for this price comparison is the price stated on the e-shop's webpage. (i understand that sometimes prices for items may vary depending on customers. some e-shops just put a high price as to allow further bargaining by the customers.)

mailing list
we appreciate it if eshop owners remove us from their mailing list. we are not a fashion review site thus there's no need for us to receive mails from u all telling us that u've updated. just add us up and we'll link u up at the blogroll. with that, readers will know when u update.

thank u

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

from FT :
so sorry.. updates will be slow for awhile.
most likely updating once in every 2 - 3 days
priority will be given to emails from readers & sellers,
comments will be approved daily, dont worry.
have tons of price comparison to post up, but pls do bear with us
thanks!

* dear sellers, PLEASE REMOVE US from your mailing list
we do not do reviews anymore and would appreciate it if u remove us from your mailing list. now we understand how readers feel when their email inbox are filled with those update-notification emails from sellers. and some continued emailing us even when we have told them not to! gosh. can't believe it.



and to readers, would really appreciate if u could send in your price comparison in the following format :

1. pls give us the direct link to the exact post u're referring to.
2. pls copy & paste the related picture into the mail (there are many readers who attach the picture together, tqvm for that, but would appreciate if u could highlight the picture, and copy paste it onto the email itself hehe easier for us)
3. state the price for each item.

thank u all very much for your support!

Seller 34

from An Old Flame

No offense to you, but i'd appreciate it if you got your facts straight before writing this post up claiming that we got so much "professional help" according to the owner's blog, what more accusing us of manipulating the colours.

My friend who helped take pictures is NOT A PROFESSIONAL, he just owns a nicer camera. We are all a bunch of amateurs playing around with our hobbies, excuse us if the results came out nicely.

The professional hair and make up was only for the BLYTHE DOLL shoot, yea the one where it is obvious we were clad in heavy make up.
NOT this BACK TO BASICS series with the white wall, that was our own simple hair and basic make up.

Thanks for your compliments on the quality of our pictures. But rest assured we DON'T over-photoshop our pictures until the colours are misleading. As far as we're concerned, this dress "Blue Paradise" is definitely blue in colour, not purple.

Lollipop in Wonderland may beg to differ, they can say it's purple in their opinion, but they shouldn't state so falsely that "that the picture we show in our blog is actually the REAL color of that dress, and not that blue as shown in An Old Flame". That is truly unethical, we believe.

No offense taken, and none meant for you either. We would just appreciate it if you got your facts straight, and not simply accusing us falsely. Thanks.

Reader 151

to reader 149

Since Google does not allow anonymous comments and I do not have an account, I would just like to reply here, which is much more convenient and public. I am not a customer of your beloved Old Flame or Lollipop, but I have to say that you were offensively rude and disgustingly biased and discriminating in your comment.

First of all, please stop assuming that everyone can afford a top-notch camera, professional makeup artiste/photographer/etc. You're being really misinformed in this department, sorry to say.

Secondly, who says that Lollipop will lose out on customers? And I have to say that the way you brought your point across was VERY ill-mannered, to the point of rudeness.

"
lightings no good, lousy colour. the colour of the dress dont look appealing at all. looks like an old dress, can't quite see the designs on the dress. everything looks sooooo 'down'. even though they're selling the dress at RM7 cheaper, but they sure loose out on customers/readers coz of lousy pictures" - reader 149.

Please. What are you trying to accomplish by being dissing someone so blatantly? Assuming that you're a fellow Malaysian who has undergone at least 6 years of Moral Studies, plus a lifetime of upbringing by your parents, teachers, the education system and common sense, I have to say you're a failure. I have looked at both picture, taken a good look in fact, and no, I do not think that it looks like "an old dress". I can see straightaway that it was a similar dress to that in the other blog, and only someone with eyesight as ill as her manners would convince herself otherwise. :)

Are you sure they're losing out on customers, my reader? :) RM 7.00 is NOT a small amount, by any means. Buyers who are smart will willingly pay for a cheaper dress with mediocre pics than an expensive dress with gorgeous pics. Remember, the RECESSION is not over, and we have to be smart when doing our purchases. :) :) :)

I commend An Old Flame for her gorgeous pics. But I salute Lollipop in Wonderland for being the better blogshop owner. If I were to buy from one, it'd definitely be the shop that is easier on my wallet and conscience. And you know which blogshop that is.

Reader 150

comments on Simplyprettythings

i dont like her service at all. my friends all told me before bout her bad manner and bad service.
my friends like to online shopping , but few of them start to stop online shopping after buy their thing from the simplyprettythings.

actually, the price from that blogshop is acceptable, but her way of attitude and service is totally make my friends taken aback.
anyway, i may understand that she has a lot of customers to entertain, but it doesn't mean that she can ''simply'' serve her customers....

anyway, i hope she can improve her service quality...

Request 15

Dear FT,

can you possible have any clue where can i buy a mannequin? i prefer a half body mannequin with a stand. ;)
any blogshop that gonna close soon? mind to sell me your mannequin? to blogshop owner, mind to share some info? im so clueless n dunno where to find any...
please leave your message with email@ link and your offer in the comments.

thanks.

blogshop newbie.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Seller 33

from Lollipop in wonderland

hi babe.
i wanna reply to that reader 149.
here it goes:-

Hi Reader 149,Hi Reader 149,
u may want to know that the picture we show in our blog is actually the REAL color of that dress.
it is purplish in color and not that blue as shown in "An Old Flame"
different cameras produces different colors and the lighting contributes to a picture's color intensity.
dun-lah comment till that we are that worthless.
it is sad u know. sniff.

btw, anyone can tweak a picture to make it looks nice without showing the actual color.
Example:-

Before Edit
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3250/tribalinfusionpurplein3.jpg

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3250/tribalinfusionpurplein3.jpg
After Edit
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8334/tribalinfusionpurpleediwu2.jpg






PS : no offence to An Old Flame (:

Reader 149 & Price Comparison

(edited 180109)

picture does make a difference
i honestly pity those blogshop owners who do not have the time/opportunity to take good photos of their clothings. because good pictures does play a REALLY REALLY big role.

not all owners have the time, the correct place, the suitable camera, the appealing background colour, the good poses.... to take good pictures.
and they are a "step behind" from those blogshops that takes good pictures even when their prices are way lower

here's an example :




super awesome picture. so much time were spent on getting the photoshoot done, setting up the new blogshop - got the info from reading the owner's blog. professional photographer, professional make up artist, taken in the studio perhaps. all these contribute to such an amazing shot. it makes readers want to buy that dress!

selling at RM57



Lollipop in Wonderland

lightings no good, lousy colour. the colour of the dress dont look appealing at all. looks like an old dress, can't quite see the designs on the dress. everything looks sooooo 'down'. even though they're selling the dress at RM7 cheaper, but they sure loose out on customers/readers coz of lousy pictures


selling at RM50

maybe u can say they charge more expensive because of nice pictures.
true also.
oh well.


[from FT : An Old Flame left a comment regarding the picture quality and so on. do take note]
just my 2 cents on pictures.

Seller 32

from Soul Chic


Dear Fashion Truth,

Response to request 13.

Below was our response to her, we did not mentioned that we cannot give her any discount. We just told her that is on reserved. Sometimes we might not update as quickly as we hope to as compare to replying our emails or we might have missed out something on the blog. We do apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Did try to restock for her, not that we didn't try, just that there isn't any left.

Cheers,
Soul Chic

Possible Substitutes 8


Possible Substitutes 7

Price Comparison 164

RM65

Reader 148

i am a blogshop owner too and i do agree with reader 145 that diary of an e always feature the same blogshop .
for example , ancient orchids , oh popsicles , velvet ribbon and so on.
she only review us 1 time which is abt 5-6 months ago.
this is fair if our items never catch her eyes ,
however i noticed that she featured some other blogshop which has the exactly same item with us
and more important is we came out with that particular item first.but we dont get reviewed!
this happened 3-4 times!! we are really disappointed and do feel angry sometime .

to me , ashopaholicdens is more partial in doing review , she review most of the blogshop that have new updates.

autumn closet and jovy's wardrobe to me are too expensive but they are both popular .
and do u remember rainbowmallows?? her stuff is expensive too , hav a lot of complains from buyer but her business is really good!
so i guess , customer just like to buy expensive stuff , so vendor , lets mark up higher to make ourself pupular!!

Reader 147

hello there, first of all i would like to say great job on that awesome blog!!! i wished i discovered yr blog earlier... i bought an overpriced accessory sigh!!! but anyway i'm not here to compain about that haha..

i'm interested in some pre-order clothes and bags, but i'm also wondering if the quality is good? so i was wondering can u feature some stories from readers that have bought pre-order stuffs? i wanna know if the quality and the price paid is worth it.. and also if the blogshop owner is friendly/nice/etc.. i'm afraid to deal with unfriendly and rude owners >.<

examples :
http://according2fashion.blogspot.com
http://addicted-2fashion.blogspot.com
http://www.wonder-bags.blogspot.com/



love yr blog and will keep supporting it.. keep it up yeah! =)

Reader 146

all simplyprettythings stuff can be found at lowyat.net at cheaper price =)
the supplier ID is ladies fashion
a big partial of
A Fashion Obsession stuff is from the same supplier =)
hope do help u gals in getting reasonable price item

Price Comparison 163


Gosh Boutique
RM59 (includes postage)

brianna3

Request 14

Dear FT,

Im currently looking for blogs that sells this bag:
i saw one site that sells it at only rm30. but unlucky me, they no longer provide preorder services. could you please help me out? really love the bag.but preferably to get it around that price though. thanks a bunch.=)

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Reader 145

i'm an avid reader of FT.
well, i have some stuff to say, it doesn't really have anything to do with online shopping sites, but reviewers

there are sooooo many reviewers out there. diary, a shopaholics den, shopping critique, style2 . these are the ones that i frequent. and i realized that the things they feature, are almost about the same! the same dress/top featured and be found featured in other reviewer sites as well! i remember sometime ago there's a reader that wrote to FT stating that Diary only feature few blogshops. i noticed there was some change after the reader posted up that comment, but now, it just seems like it's back to the old ways. the same old blogshop being featured.

i understand that these reviewers review only the things that catches their eye, but i really hope there are more variety when they feature. seeing the same old item being featured over and over again is no fun.

oh and i'm a seller too. we used to be featured by ashopaholicsden a lot. but now it seems to have been cut down, but quite a bit. we see our items that are sold at other shops being featured. err meaning, this dress A selling at our shop is also selling at SHOP B, and we came out with that particular dress first. and we dont get reviewed. it happens quite a lot of times already and sometimes it just gets a bit disappointing. stop shop splurge is never failed to be reviewed. heard that the owner of ashopaholicsden is also the model for SSS.

just voicing out my disappointment in reviewers these days. hope u all can review more items from various shops and not just the popular shops.

and autumn closet is soooo expensive. from what i see, their blogshop is really popular. maybe it's because of the page layout, how the photos turn out and yadaa yadaa. but their items are almost always RM10 higher than other blogshops.

Seller 31

from SimplyPrettyThings

Dear reader 143...

as you quote this from me...

"we cannot reserved the shorts for u until u banked in the money into our public bank acc. The details is at the website so do go there and get the acc no. U must bank in the money within 24 hours and after u banked in we will reserved for u."


If i'm not wrong, that is not the exact quote from me, no?
I hope you use 100% proof from the emails sent from me.

Btw, I always, always asked my customers to view my blog back for banking details and i've not received any complaints from them... And what more, most of them bank in the money on the day itself if they comfirm orders.
And truly, i hope customers would do this if they really want to get something.
I'm always happy if there's fast transactions. =)

And as for the shorts, i'm pretty sure i know who you are...
As stated on my blog, bolded in red, reservation is only for 24 hours and also my items are all on first come first serve basis. =)
I do hope buyers would read terms and conditions stated on blogs so that there won't be any miscommunication.
And lastly... I did not just say the word bye... I hope you don't exxagerate my words.

XOXO
minyi.

Reader 144 & Price Comparison 162

in addition to Price Comparison 162

http://thechocolatebuttons.blogspot.com/2009/01/knave-of-heart.html

the choc buttons only selling this ar RM40!!!
to think! those other blogs are selling so expensive!!!

and also, i would like to support reader no.143!!!
i agree that simplyprettythings is very rude! she always very
sombong to her customers, my sister told me about her and the way
she treated her when she wanted to order something! Very irresponsible,
rude and disgusting seller! All her stocks from Sg Wang one! I saw them,
and nearly all is half the price she is selling!
thanks FT for doing justice!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Reader 143

i usually view ashopaholic's den and diaryofane-shopaholic to see those clothes they review and through there i click on those online boutique webpage. as recently i'm looking forsome shorts and skirts..

i came across to this online boutique simplyprettythings...and they have nice shorts.. the one i'm looking for.therefore i send in my order without thinking twice.. They replied me but the way the replied me giving me a sense of arrogant.. the sentences that they said was

"we cannot reserved the shorts for u until u banked in the money into our public bank acc. The details is at the website so do go there and get the acc no. U must bank in the money within 24 hours and after u banked in we will reserved for u."


Is this the way to treat a customer? i mean other blog even if they posted the banking details, they will still msg us the banking detail once again and most of the online blog reserved the item for 48-72 hours which i find it reasonable.. Coincidence i couldn't bank in on that day so i messaged her and arranged COD for the next day.. and they say is ok. So we have confirm the COD.. that night itself, they replied me i'm so sorry that the shorts u order is no longer available.. bye... What is this mean?? We have agreed on the item and this is how u treat a customer????

if u continue treat your customer like this, i will assure u... soon, no one will rather buy item from u as the way u treat the customer is too much

Price Comparison 162

Price Comparison 161



Price Comparison 160


Just Bag It
RM100 (entitled RM10 discount)



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Reader 142 & Price Comparison 159

Dear Ft,

i was blogwalking when i saw something similiar to what i've confirmed to purchase. Yes, glad that i do my homework (survey and get the best deal. thats what the e-shopping for right? I can shop as long as i want, anywhere, anytime and of course--window shopping without having to drive and spending 30 mins to find the car park and paid few ringgit for it. heehee).

this bag caught my attention. To be frank, i love it because of the awesome deal, RM 28 after sales and the super duper cute and yet stylish!

Before sales is RM 39. After sales is RM 28. Posted on 1st Jan 09.
http://quadruple-queen.blogspot.com/2008/12/bags-mania.html

design 10


and to my suprise, i found this bag-exactly the same kind but double of the price. OMG. That's a killer price~ Please dont overcharge your customer like that. I dont like it. :(

Priced at RM 65. Posted on 29th Dec 08.
http://room8008.blogspot.com/2008/12/rib-my-bag.html


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My Findings:
1.Only 3 different days but the price different is RM 26 (before Quadruple-QUeen's discount).
After discount, the difference is RM37!!
2. Quadruple-Queen's offer postage only RM 4 for the bag, which is a great deal! For room8008, no postage information included for the bag.

My advise: do your homework before you shop your stuff online~ :) Dont pay too much for the stuff you cant see and touch. For seller out there too- i dont mind if difference is RM10-15. Thats more than enough to cover all your expenses. But not till it reach RM 25 and above. Way too ridiculous!

Sweet Regards,

Price Comparison 158




also seen at

Oh, Popsicles!
RM63


Reader 141 & Price Comparison 157

Hi there,

Good job for making this blog a platform for all to voice out their opinions.:)

I was just "window-shopping" online when i came upon this 2 bags brought all the way from the UK, and I did at one point wanted to get this bag
www.donotbleachme.blogspot.com




thank God I didn't. I just stumbled upon another blogshop selling the same kind of bag at a much cheaper price
www.zarfawardrobe.blogspot.com




Do Not Bleach is selling the bag for RM42 each and Zarfa Wardrobe is selling for RM25 each.

I don't mean to make any complains... but I just felt you people should know. :)

Thanks for posting this (if you did post it up). :)
Have a nice day ahead.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Reader 140

Hi Fashion truth,
Firstly, I'd like to thank you for creating and doing a wonderful job on the comparison on similar items and giving a chance to others to express themselves. I'm not sure whether i should write this in to you,but I didnt know who else to tell this to.
Actually my frustration is with those online stores which suddenly decide to sell shoes too and do not really give accurate info. I am not sure whether they have really done their stud and homework on the art of selling shoes for example checking on the sizes and also the height fo heels, and giving the accurate answers to customers.
i've encountered more than 3 shops which have given me wrong informations which in the end I can't wear the shoes
The first shop (Shop A) gave me wrong info on the size as well as in the height of the heels. The size although not accurate was ok, as my feet could enter it but had slight crampped feeling. But the info on the heels part was not bearable as it was actually nearly 4.5 inches and what informed was 3.2 inches.Although its not much of a difference but for people who are already tall, it does matter.
Second shop(Shop B) also gave wrong info on heels height. But am flexibel when it comes to the heels part as somehow it can be tolerable. But the ultimate was when this particular shop (Shop C) confirmed to me that the particular size stated on its blog is exactly the vincci size tht i am wearing. The shoes sizing looked a bit different than the usual ones i have seen on other blogs, but assuming shoe sizes did vary I still decided to check with them. When emailed, they said it perfectly would fit..no worries and confirmed that those were the exact vincci sizes. But guess what? When the shoes finally arrived , my feet couldn't even enter them. The best part is, just an apology and they are done.All these shops try to compesante is by saying, we woud find a buyer for you...and that would never ever happen. I was so terribly dissapointed.
My question is how could these shops be so careless and have the don't care attitude when it comes to shoe sizing?
Clothes are fine as it can be altered or something can be done. But shoes? I truly hope that they would check 101 times before stating blindly and confirming 100% to the customers on the shoes being exact vincci or nose sizes. Vincci and nose sizes are same and consistent all the time or at least at most times. So don't come and tell us customers that our we are mistaken on our own shoe sizes and we have mistakenly given the size. Our feet coul not have grown overnight,rite?
That is why we double check and yet these shop owners claim positively that they follow the standard sizes.
Well, they don't!
In my opinion the blogs have sizes which come close to original vincci or nose sizes:- (Mezzanine, Clothesbucket, Oh Popsicles, Autumn Closet, ByBinnie, Kiss & Tell)
To shoe blog owners:
Please do some study first and don't let us down, We customers so look forward towards buying and wearing them shoes as we have gone through the hassle of checking, inquring and confirming with you the seller. And we have so much trust and confidence in you, and when it arrives all the hopes and trusts are dashed when we can't wear them. Its a waste of time and money.
Lastly, Thanks to FT and the blogs I mentioned above!
Renee - A Truly dissapointed shoe lover.

Price Comparison 156

Uber Love by Miss Lyana
RM16


**also seen at Oh, Popsicles!
RM23


"correct me if I am wrong but ain't it cheaper when it is being posted up later? I have read it somewhere that blogs are more expensive because they brought in things earlier than the later ones. In this case miss POPSICLES is on the 10th so ? ? ? ponders... " - reader

Price Comparison 155

Price Comparison 154


Seller 30

from Ministry of Clothes

Hi FT!

We just came across Reader 125's comment about blogshops who are trying to be environmentally friendly. We quote," the seller dont have enough plastic bags/ paper bags and thought of the easy way out by saying they wanna be "environmental friendly "

There really is no truth in that statement because plastic bags only cost RM12 for 300 pieces and 300 plastic bags is enough to last you for months =.=" Why go through all that trouble to save RM12? =.="

MOC has never had an environmental friendly policy but we do think that shops that are trying to be eco friendly should not be flamed and thought as cheap because they really are trying to do their bit for the environment.


Thank you :)

Much love,

Ministry of Clothes

Price Comparison 153

Just Bag It
RM50

iXora
RM35

Friday, January 9, 2009

Seller 29

from A Hugs & Kisses -

Dear everyone/Hugs & Kisses customers,

We are sorry and embarassed. But most of all, we are deeply sorry.

Regarding on this matter below/above, we apologize for the wrong doings, in posting the "Blacklisted Box". Actually, We ve went through (alot) the same matter (Backout buyers) before, over and over again, why can't they learn from it? Or do we (the seller) have to face it and endure it? Is that the best way to solve tis matter ? Do you think the seller will keep silent and just throw away the pain inside? If it's a continous matter, then why not do anything and make a change? Or "unfortunate" us, have to bear it / handle it... for over and over again? It's a heartbreaking. My suggestion is, both seller and buyer should understand each other and at least cooperate professionally, not just disappear / vanish suddenly.. Perhaps, I suggest the buyer to inform the seller about the cancellation order. At least we will know right? A Part of being a seller, myself - I admit I do online blogshopping too. Yes, I am a buyer too.. Yes, for my side, I will always inform the seller if I cancel my order. And they will be ok with it (Well, at least they know, right? It's a good thing for us, to not wait.. n wait.. pending - )v Am I correct? Correct me if I'm wrong ya. It's just my opinion *.*

For posting the "Blacklisted Box" and say names to the backout customers, well dearies, We are very sorry for that.. :( But people will do stupid things when they are angry and annoyed. Ppl make mistakes, and they learn from it, perhaps.. yes, more things to learn. But mistake, makes us a better person if we don't repeat it. But learn from it. Let it be as a lesson.

Right? A lesson for both seller and buyer.

Words cannot express how truly sorry we are for the anxiety, frustration and inconvenience that we caused. This is especially saddening because Hugs & Kisses was founded on the promise of bringing the best clothes, and making the experience of e-shopping happier and easier for everyone who chooses to shop with us, especially for those who thirsts for fashion. We know we failed to deliver the best "perfect" service, we are very sorry for that.

We are committed to you, our valued customers, and are taking immediate corrective steps to regain your confidence in us. We have cleared out the blacklisted box :) & I hope everyone will still enjoy shopping with us in the future. We are confident, as a result of these actions, that Hugs & Kisses will emerge as a more reliable and even more customer responsive e-shop than ever before.

You girls deserved better (a lot better) from us. Nothing is more important than regaining your trust and all of us here hope you will give us the opportunity to welcome you to shop with us again soon and provide you the positive Hugs & Kisses Experience you have come to expect from us.


Regards,
Hugs & Kisses
www.ahugsnkisses.blogspot.com