Request 12

Hey FT, would like to know whether there are any other e-boutiques/blogshops selling this dress in any colour ?

Me being the indecisive me, I couldn't decide on a colour !

I saw the same one sold in Enchanting Hearts but it was sold out before i decided on a colour as well :(

Would definitely appreciate it if you could post this up! Thanks!

Please do email me at indecisive@live.com.my if anyone sees it in other shops ! Thanks a bunch !


Cheers!

Reader 121

hi fashion truth, i want to complain abt some blogshop owners taking a tremendously long time to reply. for goodness sake, you are running a business, albeit small scale don you think it is some responsibility? i know most of d owners are college students or uni students, but could they at least make time to check their emails at least once a day or in 2 days? my emails can go unreplied for at least 3-4 days, which is very frustrating.

it is even more frustrating when you are browsing and you fall in love with an item and excitedly email the blogshop owner, and check your email countless times a day anticipating a reply from the owner. then, the waiting begins. hours become longer hours, longer hours become days. this sucks you know? then 4 loooong days later you receive a harried email from them explaining some other faster person (oh, the irony) has already snapped up your dress or top or clutch that you wanted so badly and that you are unable to have it, after all the waiting you have done, not to mention the countless longing looks you have given the picture.

this is really frustrating. can you blogshop owners who are so busy until you cannot check your emails at least have the courtesy to leave your hp numbers in the shop, so anxious customers like me can sms in to reserve? at least we can sleep more soundly at night knowing that the dress you were wanting so badly is safely reserved for you.

few of the shops who took ages to reply were minipose, dlookinglass and afittingroomboutique, it is really frustrating.. please have a heart for those crazy shopaholics like me out there.

afittingroomboutique they only replied me in their chatbox, it was 3 days later that i, restless, went back to their shop to have another wistful look at my badly wanted dress, only to realize they had replied me in the chatbox but did not email me even though i left my email there.

those with prompt replies are kissandtell (though its gone a bit pricey these days), french kiss, dainty dresser, and shopaholixbar as well.

thanks for hearing me out. i apologize if i offended anyone out there, this was drafted while in a very annoyed, irritated and pissed mood.

price comparisons 79

left to right (1st pic to 3rd pic):

Rainbowmallows, RM50

November 4, 2008

http://rainbowmallows.blogspot.com/2008/11/trench-dress.html

Dainty Dresser - RM58

November 4, 2008

http://daintydresser.blogspot.com/2008/10/trench-coat.html

Fit-u-up, RM48
November 11, 2008




[from FT: just to let YOU know, who says we don't post up anything good about RM?
here we are doing it right now, simply because a reader sent us an email about this price comparisons along with many others. so your "analysis" or "feedback from customers" saying that FT is bias against RM, u're just wrong. peace out.]

Reader 65

hey there,
loved ur blog so much as it can make the customers express their feelings and for seller to improve their business.

i am both buyer and seller.
even though i sell clothes online, i still shop online.
and my favourite blog would be Dainty Dresser.
her clothes are in good quality, and her service is superb.
she's friendly and very nice...
but yeah, i admit that her price are slightly higher nowadays as her business is picking up.
hope she can reduce her prices a bit coz i see many similar clothes she's selling are selling at much lower prices at other blogshop.

but still, i still shop with her despite her prices.
maybe because her photos attracts me so much, and her kind and nice services.

xoxo

Stories from readers 52

I don't have much experience in blog shopping coz I normally buy from forums as they do COD more often than blog owners(i know they have tight schedules to go with). But I have been buyer to some blogshops and here's my lil experience(s):

Dainty Dresser - Very friendly and her photos to me are quite ok. Perhaps some might argue that the pictures are focusing too much on her face. But come to think of it, wouldn't we be attracted to people with smiles and bright face on pictures? If it's not the case, then there wouldn't be famous supermodels/stars gracing the advertisements of so many well known brands. As long as their services and prices are reasonable/acceptable, then that's what really matters(at least to me). As per the purchase, COD was done the next day after I confirmed it with her and she suited her time around my time(that's what I thought) and not only that, I was running late for 15 mins and she waited for me patiently.

Goddess City - She reserved the kimono dress for me and I thought of not getting it after bf commenting that it wouldn't fit me well. So, to cut story short, we got the deal done and did COD. I was running late for about half an hour because there was this accident on my way to Subang. She waited patiently without messaging me to hurry me. She even prepared the umbrella to walk to my car(she msged me to tell me that i need not to get down from the car since it was raining very heavily that day) to deliver the dress to me. Hand downs for this seller =) and owh, her photos are really amazing.

French Kiss - I must say their photos are getting better and the customer service is quite execellent as well. The venom dress that I bought from them was a result of superb photography skills from em =D

Wussytoots - A very friendly seller as well and waited half an hour for me because I was running late(as you all know, i seem to have a big prob with my time management XD). Pictures wise, it's good enough for me(as per my pic needs).

I think I am a very blessed shopper coz I have not been into bad transactions with any other sellers both blog or non blog places. I find this blog is a really useful one coz it's all fair play in business and if someone couldn't take criticism that well or perhaps don't bother to 'upgrade' themselves then they should be aware the possible businesses that they will lose.

On the other hand, I hope buyers do come out to share REAL encounters instead of taking this chance to simply leaving unreal bad/negative comments on blogshops. Please do not abuse this privillage of sharing your experiences be it good or bad by creating stories to make certain blogshops look bad. I am not trying to imply that everyone is doing so. But I believe with such thing up, there will be people taking advantage of it.

thanks!

Stories from readers 47

hey.. here's my stories:

Also about photography!! :)

I TOTALLY DISAGREE on CANDY TREATS photography is excellent!.(as written by Reader

There's once I wanted to buy a dress from her, (checkered dress) ALL HER PHOTO is like PHOTOSHOP!!

Dark, Poor lighting, stretch (that's the point), is not good..

Okay, back to point!! Why do i said her pictures are all photoshop? as i compared the dress from DRESSING LAB, the colours are totally different..

I wanted to find back the picture, but she has deleted the post..

But as for now, the pictures has improved though. So keep it up, dont photoshop....

I DISAGREE on STOP.SHOP.SLURPE is LOUSY!!!

How dare u say she's lousy?

I DISAGREE on DAINTY DRESSER & TICTACTOE's photography is only focus on the face!!?

Their pretty and friendly looking face doesnt mean that they only wana focus on their face..

Dainty dresser has good photography because she always smiling and this attracts me.. very friendly looking :)

Tictactoe has good phtography because they know how to carry n bring different2 style to show us on how to wear the clothing... very cool :)

I disagree on CLOTHES FOR FUN's photography is excellent!!

As the previous reader (reader 40) said, her lips, I dono why, I felt that she's unfriendly posting her face on that way..

She looks like she was being forced or relunctant to take the pictures...

The face looks very unfriendly.. thats why u need smile like Dainty Dresser or Stop.stop.Slurpe or Boucing banana.

For me.. Blogshops with excellent photos:

Pumpkin(I think is a Pro Photographer), somehow for some reason i like shopaholic Unite, rainbowmallow, The closette, tictactoe28, Dressing lab, A model studio, Marshmallow, Bunny noo, Danity dresser, The envelopes (interesting!!), your mom's fashion and the like....

Stories from Readers 40

i really really like what Reader 39 wrote about.
suggesting good ways in taking photographs!

i would like to comment on certain blogshops which catches my eye and my thoughts on certain of them..

here goes!!

Ministry of Clothes

their photos are really clear and sharp.
i can easily judge the colour of the piece based on the pictures. as it's taken outdoor with natural lightings..


Dainty Dresser

love her pictures. consistent. and she's always smiling!! attracts buyers like me.
sharp clear nice pictures.


Ancient Orchids

alot of her photos are taken based on her reflection on the mirror.
i'm not a fan of her photos. coz she seems to pose in a very odd manner. it's like her body is slanted towards one angle. also, i can't see the bottom of the dress.


Vibrant Swirls

i understand not everyone is able to find another photographer to take their pictures. so the next alternative is, taking photo of yourself! Vibrant Swirls photos are pretty good.
the left one: can see the colour of the dress properly. sharp
the right one: obviously better la hahaha the model must have worn that dress to a function
but again, it's an outdoor shot and these shots usually turn out nicer


Kiss and tell


i dont know why she blur out the picture. it's so blur and i can hardly see the piece clearly!!
and i think she's a little petite. thus, not a very good model. gives people the wrong idea of the dress!
but now she's using mannequin, which.. not to my liking



D Looking Glass

lousy lighting!!
i can hardly see the real colours of the dress!
but pictures are clear

Clothesville

outdoor shots, with greenary as well!
nice. it's really colourful and the pictures are attractive.


too lazy to find more pictures!!
but as far as i remember,
i dont quite like the layout of Clothesbucket, alot of people like it but i find it very complicating. maybe it's because there are too many pictures for one item and the pictures are very big and not very organize (but more pictures are good too, probably the arrangement of the pictures need to be reconsidered)

Clothes For Fun - the model, i dont know why she pouts her mouth that way. a little bit distracting for me. otherwise, not bad!

Dressing Lab - she bends her body too much! but it's ok, apart from that.

The Closette - too much cleavage!! kinda sends the wrong message across

Rainbowmallows - her photos quite bright.

Candy treats - her photos abit distorted. stretched a bit. there may be some errors when uploading or transfering/compressing the photos...

Goddess City - photos super attractive! the way they model, its like the model is some successful business lady.

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First of all, thumbs up for your blog. It really is an eye opener for us, buyers. I've had my experiences with sellers whom I thought are genuinely good and that they are selling their items at reasonable prices until I found out other blogshops were selling the same items at MUCH LOWER prices :(

I used to love tictactoe28, but not anymore when I found out what a ___ they are. They wouldn't even allow a discount of RM3-5, claiming that it was hard work to look for the bags. But guess what? clothesforfun brought in the same bag and selling them at RM15 LESS than the price of tictactoe. Doesn't clothesforfun need to hunt for the bags too? Is it not hard work for her too? *roll eyes* You can imagine how much tictactoe is ripping us off.

RM85 (tictactoe): http://tictactoe28.blogspot.com/2008/08/in-love-with-bags.html
RM70 (clothesforfun): http://clothesforfun.blogspot.com/2008/09/quilt-essential-fashionista.html

There are also a few boutiques which are selling this same dress. But I forgot the other boutiques' name. I particularly remember this eshop because she is selling the dress at a very low price, and quality looks good, just the same as the other blogshops. I saw one boutique (long time ago) which sold this dress at RM55 O.O
RM29 (atenderwhisper): http://atenderwhisper.blogspot.com/2008/09/autumn-leaves.html

Apparently atenderwhisper is a sister blog of crazysundaycloset, and I must say they are really friendly. She actually help me kept a dress for almost a month, until I got my pay *blush*

I also love daintydresser and dressinglab, but I don't buy from them anymore seeing that they have raised their prices so much now that they are doing well. They offered better price last time *sigh*

Princessboutique? One word. NOT POLITE at all.

Rainbowmallows? I think she's actually quite a nice girl.

Attires'attic: I am disappointed with her as she did not give a correct description and measurement to me. She claimed the model to be tall, hence the dress look short. but will definitely be longer on me (after I gave her my height measurement). But guess what? When I tried it on, I can see my butt peeping out. Instead of wearing it as a dress, I can only wear it as a top now.

Cottoncandy: I bought a pair of shoes from her and I met up with her friend to pass me the shoes. The shoes have a defect and she claimed there was none when she checked. it was so obvious >/ If it was by postage, I can understand if she blame it on delivery damage. But I COD with her friend. How can she explain that?

ancient orchids: She was actually a very nice person to deal with until lately when I found that she can be rude. I guess her business is picking up so she doesn't have to really be nice to her customers anymore. I bought A LOT of srazy Sunday Closet, Dainty Dresser, Dressing Lab, Princess Boutique, Rainbowmallows, Dressing Attic, Cotton Candy, Ancient Orchid stuffs from her and there was one time when I asked for free postage (seeing that I've bought so many items previously). And she replied back rudely and I was so disappointed, though in the end she agreed to give me free pos express postage.

There are a few more which I have had my fair share of experience, be they good or bad. One word of advice for those whose business is picking up: we, customers, do notice the huge jump of prices. so please don't think of us as stupid that you can rip us off once you finally have a loyal fan base. coz sooner or later you will lose your fan base when they find another blogshop offering them better prices :)

*signing off*

Stories from Readers 33

Hi all! I recently found out about online shopping and at first I was quite hesitant as I thought about the risks that I would be taking. However, looking at all the nice clothes on the blogs was something I couldn't resist. Started shopping I did and it has been a great experience so far, I have had buys where I regretted as it didn't turn out as I expected but my good experiences far exceeded the bad ones. =)

From my experience, I think that Goddess City has very good service, she replied my emails promptly and when I inquired about the sizes she helped me out a lot and even advised me on which would be better for me =) I was really impressed by her service. We did COD and I was running late, I reached about 20 minutes late (I know its my fault, I felt really bad) but she didn't complain at all! Not a single word.. She was really understanding and friendly. Appreciated it a lot. =D

I also think Tic Tac Toe has good service, she was easy to deal with and very friendly when I inquired. We confirmed COD immediately and when I got it from her she was friendly and nice. I loved my purchase! Definitely left a happy customer =)

I think Dainty Dresser has excellent service as well =) The item I purchased from her was slightly pricier compared to other blogshops who sold almost similar items, but I knew that the quality was excellent and it was worth my money. I didn't hesitate and placed my order, COD was arranged for the next day and she was punctual and friendly =)

I also decided to try and purchase something from a relatively small and unknown blog, Violetpots, recently. I felt that their prices were really reasonable and they had pretty stuff. So I inquired and was really impressed by their promptness and friendlyness. This time I opted for postage as I wanted to post it to my friend's house as a surprise present. =) They were really helpful and posted out the item on the day I made my payment, they provided me with the tracking number right away through sms and even helped me track it. When they knew that it had reached my friend's place, they texted me right away and confirmed it with me. It was really nice of them =D Needless to say, my friend was very happy with her present.

So there it is, my good experiences! =)) I will definitely purchase more items in the future from these blogshops (whether big or small), I really am impressed by their excellent service. So I hope all of you will have yours too! =)

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I totally agree with fashion truth. The purpose of this blog is for both sellers and buyers to share their stories: good and bad. And this blog also serves as a purpose that buyers can get the best bargain. Believe it or not, we human love getting the best bargains, regardless you are a buyer or owner. It's human nature.

And by putting up price comparison, I don't think it is forcing blogshops to lower their price or to make them lose business. I mean, c'mon. You guys should know better when you have decided to get into the business world. All these things are normal. If you take business and economics, you will know what I mean. No need to get upset and bitchy about it, then go blame the whole world for pulling you down. People will only get disgusted of your actions, and not pity you. There is always ups and downs, and it all depends on your ability to make it a win-win situation.

And for sellers, I do know and understand that you might feel unappreciated or stuff like that. But please, for goodness sake, stop telling us buyers how hard you work, get your stocks, how much you burn on fuels, how much time taken. I believe when you first make the decision to open a blogshops, that's the basic things you know you will have to go through, and there will no easy jobs for you. I'm sure you are very clear of all these, and did all these willingly. We buyers did not force you. So please do not whine and make comments that buyers do not appreciate your hardwork, yada daya yaya dada. And please PLEASE, do not ask us to put ourselves in your shoes; and that is asking us to go open a blogshop ourselves. This is just so ridiculous and childish. Not everyone is interested in business ok.

I myself have shopped online a few times, and I think overall I did have a good experience so far. When I first got involved in online shopping, I wasn't sure how it goes and how far I can trust the blogshops. It's a risk that we all buyers have to take. If you don't dare, fine. Nobody will judge you for that. But if you decided to take the risk, please do not condemn and criticize till the extend that you wanna destroy that blogshops. There are no rights and wrongs. Yes, human do make mistakes. You can share your bad experience, but don't over do it. Even if you got something which is way expensive and you realise after that that the other blogshop is selling it way cheaper, don't go condemn the blogshop. Realise that you haven't been doing enough research yourself. The owner did not force you to buy, you buy on your freewill. It is just plain childish to venge all your frustrations and anger on just one party.

So far, my online shopping experience have been fun. The owners are friendly and very helpful. They all have patiently answered all the enquiries that I had. And their services have been excellent. I think these blogshops (Dainty Dresser, A Fashion Story, Fashion Attic and etc.) deserve cheers, and I would definitely shop with them in the future. All my items are received in good condition, and I love each and every of the items I have purchased. The only one time I dreaded was when my item did not reached me. Turns out that the owner had wrote the wrong address. Thank God that the post office have been really helpful and patient with me. And the owner, she did her part on helping me to track back my item too. Like I said, humans made mistakes. As long as one is willing to learn from mistakes.

People tends to only see the bad sides but neglect the good sides. When the experience is good, they just act as if it's a must and neglect it. But once it gone bad, they condemn and criticise about it, and forget about all the good times they had. What I'm trying to say is, do not forget the good times! Share them out, instead of just keeping them and sharing the bad ones. You will scare and freak the newbies when all they see are only bad testimonials!

Different people has different values, different ways of thinking and seeing things. You can disagree about things, but bear in mind that each human is different.

To fashion truth, I thank you for all the efforts that you have put in to make online shopping much more pleasant. I really appreciate your existence and you have my support. =)

To all you shoppers out there, happy shopping!

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Hello! Came across your blog through Diaryofane-shopaholic and thought I'd write in about the GOOD (or rather, what is good in my opinion) e-boutiques that provide wonderful services at reasonable (although maybe not the lowest) prices since everyone seems to be concentrating on the bad stuff that happens when online shopping! : /

First, just wanna say that I am a frequent online shopper and have bought items from many e-boutiques. And to be honest, the majority of the time, I have dealt with nice, efficient and understanding e-boutique owners. Of course I have had my fair share of rude and inefficient owners but this is very rare.

So here is (in my opinion) the e-boutiques that I have dealt with that provide quality service!

Clothesbucket
Anyone that has dealt with her will agree that she is an EXCELLENT seller! Nice, efficient, patient and understanding. I have bought from her many many times and each time, I am happy with my purchases! She is honest with the descriptions and quality of her items and there have been occasions when I buy something that doesn't fit and she gladly exchanges it for me at no extra charge. Also, all her items come nicely folded (and I suspect she even irons them because they are always in PRISTINE condition!) in a clear plastic bag. Her prices are average and tend to be on the high side but frankly, I'd rather pay the RM5-7 extra and deal with her hassle free and without having to worry if my clothes will be in good condition.

Xoxo.Chic
This seller is really one of the friendliest sellers I have ever encountered! Dealing with her was such a joy! And when I met up with her for COD, she was the sweetest girl ever and we even chatted for a bit! Plus, she gave me a discount! (I bought more than one item though!) Her prices are average. Not cheap but not cut throat expensive but like I said, I don't mind paying a little more for good service! And to prove my point further, because they won't be able to do COD due to their exams, they are providing FREE POSTAGE! How's that for good service?

PhatCulture
EXTREMELY efficient (met up the next day for COD after I ordered!) very nice and accomodating. Both times that I have bought from her, she arranged the COD to be convenient for me. The second time we COD-ed, I couldn't make it the first 2 or 3 times and she was very patient and unlike some owners tend to do, she didn't threaten to let go of my items if we didn't meet in 3 days. Instead, we found a time that was convenient for both of us to meet and she didn't charge me for COD the second time around. :)

Other e-boutiques that also provide EXCELLENT EXCELLENT service are Dainty Dresser, Dressing Lab, Bucklebuckle, Doublewoot, Clothesforfun, Devilishbunnies, Round bean and Kissntell.

I would like to say something about ALL of these boutiques but it would be very repetitive because they ALL provide very very good service. :) I have NEVER had a bad experience with any of these boutique owners and reccomend them to you 110%!

At the end of the day, it is the relationship you establish between the e-boutique owner and yourself. Some of these e-boutiques that I have mentioned have reserved items for me for weeks (!!) because they know I won't back out and they trust me. Also, I am polite to them! Please remember that they are people to! Do not abuse them just because you think you are giving them business! Plus, I am a regular customer. I have been buying from Dressing Lab since they first opened! :)

And also, it's what you are willing to pay for. Sure, some of these e-boutique prices may be higher than others but you're also paying for a service! Sites like Dressing Lab, Dainty Dresser and Bucklebuckle obviously

sacrifice alot of time and effort to model the clothes, take pictures from every angle so you can see the item properly etc. Some of the cheaper sites don't necessarily take the time and effort to do this.

Lastly, be fair to boutique owners when you ask for a discount if you feel the item is too expensive. Don't expect like RM10 off! It's not fair! They are running a business! And also, I believe it is not ethical to ask for a discount if you are only buying ONE item! It is different if you buy maybe 3 or 4 items. Then I think asking for a discount is fair. Agree?

To all the e-boutique owners, keep up the good work! Online shopping is tons of fun! To all the shoppers, be careful who you deal with! Remember! Online shopping is supposed to be LESS stressful!

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From a reader...

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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.html

Kimono top: The Closette RM 39, Kissandtell RM 30
http://theclosette.blogspot.com/2008/10/kimono-top.html
http://kisssssandtell.blogspot.com/2008/10/sexy-top.html

there are more but I am lazy to find :p

Just 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. ;)

from a reader....

left to right:
D Looking Glass
RM49

Dainty Dresser
RM52

from a reader....

hey there,
dunno whether this items are the same.
but it does look the same to me.
the black one is from daintydresser.blogspot.com, which the selling price is rm38, but she gave me discount rm3.
the peach one is from crazywardrobe.blogspot.com, which the selling price is rm48!!!

hope this helps yah!

from a reader...



left to right:
Tic Tac Toe
RM62

Bunny Noo
RM65



left to right:

Velvet Ribbon
RM49

Clothes Bucket
RM35




left to right:

Devilish Bunnies
RM50

DAinty Dresser
RM55

from a reader....




Cool Sisters Closet (item 55)
Rm50

*it is noted that cool sisters closet is based on bidding and the base price is RM50,
the minimum bid increase is RM5.

Phlox Studio
RM65

Dainty Dresser
RM48