My giant winter wardrobe parcel
(11kg... hum. XD") finally found the way to my arms! :´D
It got caught by the customs, as I already mentioned
here... I must say: The processing was really fast after I sent them the documents they asked for. Of course I`ve got to pay fees
(just normal for 11kg of clothes and such. xD"), but the amount is pretty fair.
So kind of a good first experience with german customs here. =)
Anyways... I´m going to write a review now! =3
SHOPPING SERVICE: TaoBaoBuyingI already ordered with the help of TaoBaoBuying before, so I directly asked their shopping agent
popeye for help, since I already had some good experiences with him.
♥ REPLY ON MESSAGES (5/5)He does reply very fast, the max. waiting time for a reply was 2 days
(over the weekend). His english is really good, and I think he´s trying to write sentences very easy to comfort the customers with rather poor english. =)
well, that´s at least my feeling about it. xD♥ HANDLING PROBLEMS (5/5)If you once ordered from TaoBao, you will be aware that several problems might pop up - such as sold out items that are still listed at the shop, quality problems, sold out color ranges that are not listed... and so on.
Since my order was really GIANT due to a group order with my cousins, there were issues one after another. xD" Popeye and his buyers were really busy with connecting between the sellers and myself, and it was even harder for them since I replaced items or added new ones very often.
But they did a great job, by no means! I´ve been always informed very quickly, and popeye even offered me a payment plan!
Yessss, that´s why he´s my fav. shopping agent. :´D♥ FEES (5/5)TaoBaoBuying does take 10% of the items + shipping cost, which is just normal for a shopping service - I didn´t find a cheaper method yet. o.O
If you order from them, you have to make 2 payments. First one includes the items cost + 10% fees for TBB
(TaoBaoBuying).
The second payment is beeing calculated after all the items arrived at their warehouse, been packed and weight - to calculate the shipping cost. So the 2nd payment includes the shipping cost + 10% fee again.
♥ PACKING & SHIPPING (4/5)As usual for parcels from China, the box was all over taped.
(plz take a look at photos and infos below) It always makes me laugh, since this is so typical for chinese parcels. xDThey do offer shipping with EMS - which is really fast and good...
BUT... as when it comes to germany, packages that are beeing transportet via EMS China are OFTEN picked out by the german customs - so extra custom fees might appear, and the delivery time get´s extended of course. =/
UPS or DHL would be the better way of shipping to germany.
♥ 19/20 POINTS, TBB love ♥lol
ITEMSIt would be quite rediculous to write a review about every single item and shop, since it´s just too much.
So I´m only going to give you an idea about the quality of TaoBao items in general - I hope that´s okay. =)
If you´ve got further question about a special item, or if you want to know about the shops from which I´ve purchased them, feel free to ask me! ^^
So let´s get started! =D
♥ My 11kg baby ♥Just as I mentioned... taped all over. xD"It was kind of tricky to find a place to cut it open - however, the parcel arrived undamaged, and german customs did NOT open it! O__O"The inside...Everything was packed and wrapped carefully!TBB put the sensitive items (the accessory for example) in the middle of the parcel, to prevent it from beeing damaged - another plus for TBB! =)Another thing that´s just usual for parcels from China... the chemical smell that´s coming from the items. It doesn´t last for long time, fortunately. ^^"♥ Group photo of my items! :´D ♥Jesus Diamante Replica Bolero, fake fur collar, off-shoulder topThose items all have got great quality by no means!The bolero is very warm and a perfect fit, it does feature cute details such as ruffles, bows and elegant white pearls!The fake fur is very fluffy and warm, and look at those cuuuute pom-pom´s! :´DThe off-shoulder top is pure love! It features soft lace fabric, cute buttons and a pin, and the cut is very flattering!Lace off-shoulder top, basic white lace border skirt, golden velveteen skorts with lace borderNot so satisfied about the off-shoulder top. The color looked white on the shop´s page, but I got an eggshell-colored shirt. It´s also horribly see-through, so I´ve got to wear a tank top under it at least. =/The white skirt is a perfect basic, the lace fabric on the bottom ruffles is very nice!The velveteen skorts are gorgeous! *__* Super soft fabric, and high quality cotton lace in use! The inner lining is satin, feels really nice!Dusty pink neckholder layered top, fake fur embroidery vest, brown lacy bottom ruffles skorts, random accessoryAgain, great quality of all items! ^^However, the neckholder top doesn´t look very flattering on my big chest. I think I´ll pass it to my cousins - otherwise really gorgeous cut and quality, the white layers feature lace fabric!The vest is love at first sight! *__* I´ve always wanted such a vest, and I´m so happy that I got one now! The embroidery is flawless, such as the soft fake fur!The skorts material is kind of confusing me, I never felt something like this before. I don´t know what it is... but it feels really nice! xD" Gorgeous lace cut out on the bottom ruffles and perfect fit, will go super well with the other items I bought. x3Pink knit twinset, 2x white bow brooches, Jesus Diamante style roses haircomb, pink skirtOnce more, all of the items are wonderful quality!I´m wearing the twinset right now, kihihi. x3 Super soft knit in such a sweet color, and very cute cut! However, the bolero looks too big on me. I´ll wash it hot next time, so that it will run smaller. x3The skirt is really lovely and features lot´s of sweet details! Unfortunately it´s a bit tight on me... time to start exercising again. xD"Basic white poncho, brown millefleur top, random accessoryGuess what´s coming now... xD Yes, wonderful quality items again!The poncho has got a snowflake of pailettes on the front, but the photo doesn´t show it - sorry. =/ I especially love the hood and tassels, very cute basic!The top is lovely and made of good quality material, the lace on the small cut out features little hearts! So sweet! x3If you´re curious about the black and pink patch on the clothes... they´re cell phone deco patches for my cousins. xD"Cute bear hooded dress, yumetenbo black bow leggins, random accessoryGreat quality!I was a bit curious when I put on the pink dress first - it was looking like a sweater on the shop´s page, but now I got a loose dress - and I love it even more! xD The bottom features sweet lace again, the print is flawless and features CORRECT english writing! xDThe leggins are from TaoBao´s yumetenbo store, they feature a black bow on the foot part! Very nice item, and a great basic!Jesus Diamante replica - black fake fur coatSorry for the crappy photo, you know I suck as a photographer. xD"That´s the original coat:PURE LOVE, best piece of the parcel! *__*The fake fur is super fluffy, and the coat looks so flattering! There´s a waist-tie in the back that features high quality embroidery, the bottom part is really wide - perfect since I want to use it as a lolita coat, a poofy skirt can fit under this coat without any problems! x3Hot pink underbust skirt, black lacy earmuffs, denim skirt topping, black deep cut-out shirtI´m not so satisfied about everything on this photo...The underbust skirt is actually hot pink color, not red - sorry for the bad pic again. xD" The fabric is super soft, and the bottom features sweet chequered ruffles!The earmuffs are super fluffy and warm, and so biiiig! Looks really cute! xDThe denim over-skirt is really unique, I think. I´ll wear it over my lacy white basic skirt - but I have to fix some parts first, since some chains came off right after I put it on first time. Not so good quality here. =/The black shirt... it´s actually the backside! xD There´s a deep cut-out on the back, that is gathered by the 3 pink bows. The front features lot´s of glitzy gemstones that write "Barbie", and there´s another pink bow on it! This shirt is BIG LOVE! x3koakuma-kei styled clothes: off-shoulders white dress, light pink balloon-shape dress, yumetenbo garters, random accessoryPoor quality about the white dress, the rest is fine!The white off-shoulders top does feature lot´s of sexy details like lace on the sleeves, zipper on the bottom, and a sexy shape - but it´s so see-through and thin! Impossible to wear it without another basic underneath. =/The pink dress is simply perfect! Great quality fabric in use, and nice craftmanship! It fit´s so flattering!The garters are from yumetenbo´s TaoBao store again. =) The lacy part does sit on the waist, the garters itself are one-colored black.Another koakuma-kei set: Tube high collar dress, long sleeved dress, big pink bow and pearls belt, MARS style headbow, small bow hairclipsEverythings simply HOT and perfect! *__*The tube dress does feature a padded breast part and a gorgeous cut, I looove it!The bottom part of the long sleeved dress has got a balloon-shape, which sit´s so flattering on my hips! There´s also a row of lace on the bottom! :´D It´s really comfortable and sexy!The belt was custom made to my measurements, and it´s such GREAT quality!The WIGS... part 1! x3light brown hairbun, super curly dark brown full wig, dark blonde super curly halfwig, straight brown halfwigALL of the colors came out darker then pictured on the shops-page. But I´ll manage that problem, too. =)The hairbun is a bit loose, I`ll fix it with Got2B hairspray (this stuff is coming from hell... can even glue wig hair, dammit! xD")!The brown full wig features so many defined curls! However, the bangs are looking a bit weird on me... a bit Emo. o__O" I´ll fix it with some clips or maybe some sewing. xD"The blonde hair piece is gorgeous for hime-styles! *__* Absolutely LOVE this one! The hair feels very soft, and doesn´t have a lot of fake shine!The straight half-wig... well, it´s less hair then I thought. =/ I`m missing some volume here, will be hard to solve this problem.And now part 2! x3Assymetric light brown clip in bangs, soft curls brown full wig, blonde layered cut full wig, straight black china doll full wig with bangs, extra long brown full-wig with bangsThe bangs are super nice quality - just like my prisilia bangs. =)The next wig has got very soft curls and straight bangs - it´s my favorite full wig of those who came with this parcel! x3 However... it´s not as much volume as the shop photo showed. =/The blonde wig gave me a giant surprise, since it was looking totally different from the shops photo. xD" I don´t even know how to describe the cut of this wig... it´s just... weird. xD" The main cut is like a cute bob, but there are some thin strains of long blonde hair added as a bottom layer - I felt like a cosplayer when I wore this, especially because of the fake shine of the hair. Seriously, it´s looking rediculous - I laughed my ass off in front of the mirror, I never looked this horrible before. xD" I already got an idea how to solve this problem, and I think it´ll come out really cute in the end. I´ll show you some photos then, of course! x3Next one is a straight long wig with a "china doll" cut - means very thick straight cut bangs, and non layered long hair! It´s wonderful soft, and super cute!The last wig should be a extra long model, but obviously - it´s not. o.O It´s a bit layered, features straight cut bangs and nice quality. Can´t complain about it, except of the length. ^^FINAL RESULTof shopping clothes on TaoBao:Quality is mostly okay! You always get what you paid for, sometimes even more. ;DWhat makes shopping rather uncomfortable is all the problems that are coming up (like out of stock items and such, just as I mentioned in the beginning).Wow, so that was my winter wardrobe shopping haul. xD"Thanks for reading, I hope I didn´t bore the hell out of you. ;D
Oh, and one day after my TaoBao items arrived, my lovelyshoes parcel was delivered! So next review coming up sooooon! x3
It´s such a sweet, sweet life, isn´t it?