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

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Reader 95

Dear Fashion Truth,
Awesome site love, it's been very entertaining reading up on what each and everyone has to say. :) I have a lot of shopping experiences online myself seeing that ive been online shopping for over a year already from blogshops to eBay and so on. However, i shall reserve my stories for another time. And being a blog reviewer myself (http://dirtystiletto.blogspot.com), i have quite a number of customers who have shared with me their shopping experiences, in this case, buying shoes online.
What i would like to bring up here is regarding that 'famous size quoting' which many blogshops who are selling shoes like to use: "VINCCI sizing". Yes, Vincci has been made famous by the amount of blogshops referring to their shoe sizes. However, i would like to clarify that VINCCi sizing is NOT ACCURATE. I know for a fact that i have shopped for shoes online and i have customer's tales regarding inaccurate sizing.
My blog receives alot of requests to re-sell their shoes which they have bought online due to the wrong size. By 'wrong size' here i mean that the seller states that a pair of shoe is a VINCCi size 5. And the buyer who wears size 5 vincci shoes assumes that it is the exact same size. However, when she received her shoes, she realized that the size 5 shoe can't fit a Vincci size 5. It could fit a Vincci size 4 and a NOSE size 3 (NOSE has slightly bigger cutting). So she had to re-sell the item in the end.

So this here proves that VINCCI sizing is not accurate. Not that it's the blogshsop owners fault, manufacturers sometimes tailor a shoe to VINCCI's exact measurements, but sometimes they do run out. Even VINCCI themselves have differing shoe sizes. Im a VINCCI size 4 but i am able to fit size 3 and 5 for certain shoes in their store. It's no ones fault, it's probably due to the manufacturing system in the factory which made the shoes (i doubt they use high end technologies in the likes of Gucci and Jimmy Choo factories) XD
I would like to urge sellers to give insole measurements instead. The measurements which are taken from the inside of the shoe from the tip to the back. This is to ensure that your customers are able to measure their own feet and check before they pick a size to buy. It's really heartbreaking for them to have to re-sell them again, seriously. I once bought an awesome pair of Vintage Kate Spade Triby heels from eBay and the sizing was not accurate. Such a shame. I gave it to my cousin instead. :(
And to buyers, shop wisely as well. If the sellers did not provide insole measurements, please request for those measurements so that you do not end up with shoes that are too loose or too tight. After all, you want to make sure your money is spent well on a nicely fitted piece of foot candy right? ;)
There are blogshops who do provide insole measurements too. I once bought a pair of Erins from Lacquer & Lace, and they gave me the proper measurements before i confirm my order. :) Which is how i ended up with a very lovely pair of ankle boots. Shops like Mezzanine Time, Clothes Bucket & Shoessaholic do provide additional info like "sizes are smaller by 1, so if you're a size 35, take size 34". How informative is that? :) The seller from Tasty Cherry Chapstick & Oh! Popsicles were very nice to me too, they even asked me to try on the shoes for size on the spot just in case. So these are some of the things you can provide your customers with because buying shoes is different from buying a piece of clothing. Shoe sizes should be dead accurate, not too loose or too tight.
With all that said, good luck and happy shopping ladies. Great finds are everywhere, just as long as you know how to shop smart, and most importantly, know your size.
xoxo
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