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
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From a reader...-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------for the post on 28th Oct btw Urban Closet and Rainbowmallows, Kiss and tell carry same item at cheaper price RM45 ;)http://kisssssandtell.blogspot.com/2008/10/candy-kimono.htmlKimono top: The Closette RM 39, Kissandtell RM 30http://theclosette.blogspot.com/2008/10/kimono-top.htmlhttp://kisssssandtell.blogspot.com/2008/10/sexy-top.htmlthere are more but I am lazy to find :pJust sharing something.. I love shopping, including online shopping, but I reckon that some of the online shop owner really overpriced their items. I went Time square and Sg Wang and I saw the exactly same item selling online, guess what, the price in the shop is CHEAPER than online shop, double or triple! A same dress selling online for Rm45-50 (may be higher price), but you can get it at RM 25 in a shop at time square! Considering the shop owner needs to pay rent, utilities etc (obviously higher cost), this shows that some of the online shop owner is cutting throat, as they have almost nil operating cost. below are the blogshop which I thk some of their clothes are overpriced:Rainbowmallows, The Closette, Velvet Ribbon, Pumpkin, Clothes For Fun, Phlox Studio, Bunny Noo, Oh! popsicles, Dainty Dresser. and one more thing, when the petrol price increased, most of the owener claim that its too costly for COD so they need to place COD charges. but now the petrol price has gone down, so, are they going to reduce the COD charges as well? ;)Girls love shopping, and who doesn't like to have good purchase?So dear owners, REASONABLE price please. ;)
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1 comment:
Hey dear...
I guess you aren't really that familiar in this business yet?
Boutiques and all, yes they do have expenses to pay for.. But have you ever wandered and compared the quantity of stocks boutiques buy compared to online blogshops?
Usually boutiques buy quantity in hundreds (i'm not just simply assuming. this i know as i have relatives who owns boutiques). Compared to an online blogshop, who buys only 1 to 2 pieces of the same design, how much difference in price would that be? (as in cost price my dear)
Let me give you an illustration:
when you send your work to Photostat, do you still pay the same price of 10cent per piece when you photostat over 100 of pieces? no right? well thats the same concept on how boutiques such as in sungai wang or timesquare are able to sell so low compared to online blogshops :) i'm sure the cost price for the clothes the online blogshops are paying is twice/tripple more ex compared to the cost price sg wang/times square is paying due to the quantity.
*well this is just ONE of the reasons why online shops may place their price higher. we have not count in expenses in the time and effort put into taking pictures and modeling the clothes, blogging about it, petrol and toll + the effort in finding the stocks etc.
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