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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!
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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
After Edit
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8334/tribalinfusionpurpleediwu2.jpg
PS : no offence to An Old Flame (:
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.
After Edit
http://img232.imageshack.
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 :
selling at RM57
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.
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
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]
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
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
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!!
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! =)
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.
http://addicted-2fashion.
http://www.wonder-bags.
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
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
Request 14
Dear FT,
Im currently looking for blogs that sells this bag:
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.
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...
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.
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.
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