Did some online shopping today. I shopped at Rainbowcatz and Phoophie. At Phoophie I bought three things:
i) Honey Sweets tablet: I have been wanting this forever but never ordered it when I had funds.
ii) Junk sticker sheet: Another thing I have been eying for a while.
iii) Sea Paradise washcloth: I saw this and thought cute.
Shipping wasn't even that bad cost wise.
Next was my shopping at Rainbowcatz I realized how cute the bunny with sweets bag was, so I ordered that. I then made a second order for another bag, this time the yellow one with cats, I already own this one but I am getting a second one to give away (or keep). I found out something interesting, when I put both bags into the cart and proceeded to the checkout the shipping was $6.75. When I put one bag shipping was $1.55.
That will probably be it for online shopping for 2009, unless someone posts something amazing deal-wise on eBay or etsy.
Besides I am going to the mall on Wenesday.....and who knows what I will find :D.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
About favourites...
When ever I see something I like to buy but don't have the money at the time, I put it in my bookmarks list. I revisit these items every so often and sometimes purchase them if I have the funds at that moment. Usually when I buy something it is on first glance so this gives me an opportunity to think about something deeply.
I recently went through my list and found that one of the stickers sheets I wanted only had one left on eBay, I shouldn't have but I bought it.
It's sad, I have already planned out what I want to buy with my Christmas money, there are three prints I'd love. Two have been on my etsy fav list for months. My etsy list is a bit different, I favourite something before I buy it. Sometimes I will favourite something to have reference for it later.
I recently went through my list and found that one of the stickers sheets I wanted only had one left on eBay, I shouldn't have but I bought it.
It's sad, I have already planned out what I want to buy with my Christmas money, there are three prints I'd love. Two have been on my etsy fav list for months. My etsy list is a bit different, I favourite something before I buy it. Sometimes I will favourite something to have reference for it later.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
What would you do?
A couple weeks ago I asked one of my favourite web stores if they could get some stickers back in stock. I didn't hear anything about it for a few weeks until this past friday when I got an e-mail saying the stickers were in stock. I really had to hesitate as at that moment I did not have the funds to purchase these items. If it hadn't been for my boyfriend who gave me the money I would have e-mailed the store owner asking if a hold could be placed. I really had to make a choice between the stickers and these dice I really like. I bought the stickers along with some fabric as this person had gone out looking for these for me. Besides, I hadn't really seen them else where. I loved the personal aspect of this store, the fact that I got an e-mail really touched me. I know I will continue to buy there even though there is a minimum order.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
I think I am slowly pissing off this particular etsy seller, I want to get 24 of this certain cabochons. I messaged them asking about making a custom order of 12 or 24 but so far no response. So far I have bought 2 listings of 6 pieces each. I only have 2 more listings to go. One was posted and someone bought it before I could buy it. So I'm around just refreshing.
I'll probably check again tomorrow...
I'll probably check again tomorrow...
Waiting...
I finally decided since the etsy seller hasn't gotten back to me yet (even though they were uploading new things) I would buy the item, then if they put another one up I'll buy it. There are two reasons I did it this way. Firstly, is the fact that the seller says it is a custom item, so I have no idea how much they will get in. Secondly, is they offer free shipping on anything in their store.
Smile!!!
I just found everything I have been looking for in a cabochon, it's shaped like a smiling ice cream cone at a great price. It's why I buy the stickers I do, this is everything I wanted to make magnets. I messaged the seller asking about more quantities/prices. Hopefully they responded.
I kind of like when I stumble across things randomly.
What is amusing to me is that I was googling alphabet cookie cutters and came across a Canadian site that sells bakeware. They have quite a selection, two of the sets I do have. Thee are the mini tin cookie cutters, I have both the alphabet and number sets, I bought these at two different dollar stores or $1.00-$2.50. The price on this site the number set $10, the alphabet set $20. That's a huge difference.
I kind of like when I stumble across things randomly.
What is amusing to me is that I was googling alphabet cookie cutters and came across a Canadian site that sells bakeware. They have quite a selection, two of the sets I do have. Thee are the mini tin cookie cutters, I have both the alphabet and number sets, I bought these at two different dollar stores or $1.00-$2.50. The price on this site the number set $10, the alphabet set $20. That's a huge difference.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Alphabet!
It was quite a day today, I went to the city with my family and shopped for about four hours.
I got to go to all the Dollar stores I normally don’t get to go to.
From the first dollar store I got:
I) 2 packages of plastic alphabet cookie cutters
II) 2 packages of plastic number cookie cutters
The second store:
I) Three of these neat clay kits that come with the molds or cutters to make the shapes. I never knew the Dollar store sold stuff like this.
II) A package of modeling clay in 12 colours
III) Three packages of tiny stamps, one upper case alphabet, one lower case and the other the months of the year.
The third store:
I) 2 packages of magnetic alphabet magnets
II) 1 package of magnetic number magnets
III) 1 “toy” rolling pin that will be perfect for rolling clay out.
IV) 1 package of plastic alphabet cookie cutters for making clay magnets
All in all quite an expensive day, it was about 16 dollars altogether. Most of the stuff is going to be put away for when I move out.
I still need to purchase one more thing from the second dollar store that I didn’t think I would need, I’m planning on making some magnetic calendars with clay, so they had these cute rubber days of the week magnets that would be perfect.
I got to go to all the Dollar stores I normally don’t get to go to.
From the first dollar store I got:
I) 2 packages of plastic alphabet cookie cutters
II) 2 packages of plastic number cookie cutters
The second store:
I) Three of these neat clay kits that come with the molds or cutters to make the shapes. I never knew the Dollar store sold stuff like this.
II) A package of modeling clay in 12 colours
III) Three packages of tiny stamps, one upper case alphabet, one lower case and the other the months of the year.
The third store:
I) 2 packages of magnetic alphabet magnets
II) 1 package of magnetic number magnets
III) 1 “toy” rolling pin that will be perfect for rolling clay out.
IV) 1 package of plastic alphabet cookie cutters for making clay magnets
All in all quite an expensive day, it was about 16 dollars altogether. Most of the stuff is going to be put away for when I move out.
I still need to purchase one more thing from the second dollar store that I didn’t think I would need, I’m planning on making some magnetic calendars with clay, so they had these cute rubber days of the week magnets that would be perfect.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Chapters.ca confuses me sometimes
One of the places I order hard to find items is from chapters.ca.
Chapters.ca site sells:
Chapters.ca site sells:
- DVDS
- Books
- CDS
- Have a used section from independent sellers
- Many different titles, some I can only find there
- Free shipping with tracking
- Able to pay via credit card or gift card
Saturday, October 3, 2009
What happened to all the keyboard stickers on etsy?
There used to be a ton on the site now there is very little selection, I found one that I really like, which has smiling food. All the others are not me. eBay really doesn't have that great of a selection either.
I really have slowed down on buying stuff online, not much is really appealing to me and plus I don't have that much readily available funds for shopping online. I've been buying a lot from chapters.ca as my dad is getting me to purchase Christmas presents.
There used to be a ton on the site now there is very little selection, I found one that I really like, which has smiling food. All the others are not me. eBay really doesn't have that great of a selection either.
I really have slowed down on buying stuff online, not much is really appealing to me and plus I don't have that much readily available funds for shopping online. I've been buying a lot from chapters.ca as my dad is getting me to purchase Christmas presents.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
My list got smaller...
I found some stickers I wanted to buy on one of my favourite online stores. I only wanted to buy so much as I had a little to spend, I put the things I wanted into the cart, sign in and get a message saying that there is a minimum order of $10.00. My order did not qualify as it was just 8 something.
Only two out of the six orders I have made with this particular site have been over 10.00 most have been under 10.
I'm kind of sad as I liked the convince of being able to make a small order of one thing rather then waiting to make a bigger order, as usually there is only thing I want from the site. If there is a bunch of stuff I'd like I don't like to wait as sometimes items don't stay there long.
With this new regulation I don't think I'll be ordering there even though I wanted those stickers. They were even cheaper then where I usually buy my stickers from.
Only two out of the six orders I have made with this particular site have been over 10.00 most have been under 10.
I'm kind of sad as I liked the convince of being able to make a small order of one thing rather then waiting to make a bigger order, as usually there is only thing I want from the site. If there is a bunch of stuff I'd like I don't like to wait as sometimes items don't stay there long.
With this new regulation I don't think I'll be ordering there even though I wanted those stickers. They were even cheaper then where I usually buy my stickers from.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
You never know where you are going to find something...
I am going to make a bag for my upcoming school party and was searching casually for fabric, at that point I didn't even have the pattern picked out. I found this awesome Hansel and Gretal fabric from one of my favourite kawaii stores, janetstore. I should just have enough for the bags outside. I didn't even know she sold fabric.
I'm only waiting on three etsy orders, then I am all caught up. Then I have two orders from janetstore, the fabric I talked about and then this Cram Cream strawberry bag.
I'm only waiting on three etsy orders, then I am all caught up. Then I have two orders from janetstore, the fabric I talked about and then this Cram Cream strawberry bag.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Concerns...
This may be a bit boring but this is what this blog is intended for...
Still waiting for a bunch of stuff from etsy, this includes the following (from oldest to newest)
i) Another Japankawaiiya order: some dress up doll stickers, black air dry clay and yet another set of dress up doll stickers.
ii) Occupation girl dress up stickers
iii) Rare earth magnets..Lots of them!
iv) Icecream sticker sheet
v) Smiley food stickers
vi) Tin with smiley foods *I saw a picture of this tin a year ago and missed the deadline to order, I've never seen one since. I was browsing the person I bought the icecream sheet from and noticed they had bought that tin in may, when I got to the item page there was links to another one, so I ordered that. I'm so happy to finally get this memo tin*
vii) Happy food Sticker sack, Breakfast Food sticker sack and Alice and Friends sticker sack.
viii) Baby Crown play flower shop and Miracle Girls play fast food
ix) Crux Sweets Smile Sticker Sack *I find the picture for this when I was looking up stuff online, I couldn't find anyone on eBay, ecrater or LJ. So I decided to type the full name into etsy under supplies, after five pages I was ready to give up, then near the last page it was there. After quickly glancing over the sellers policies and the feedback I bought it*
x) Fairytale dolls letter set
xi) 2 Alice in Wonderland zipper pouches
xii) Jack and the Bean Stalk Zipper pouch
xiii) THIS PURSE *OMG..I love the fabric for this purse so when I saw it I just had to have it. It's almost the same size as my current purse*
xiv) Sticker Dress up Doll set *I've already missed this set once, so I found another person who was selling it. It's sooooooo cute*
xv) White Alice in Wonderland fabric *One of my favourite fabrics and after browsing I realized how sweet the white is, so I went all over etsy to figure out who had the better deal. It turned out the person I bought it from had the best deal*
xvi) Q-Lia favourites sticker sack *I saw this after I paid for another order from her, I asked the seller if they had any more. The response that she was getting more in, she messaged me today asking if i wanted a reserve listing for it*
From other sites I'm not waiting on much...the only real big thing I am waiting for is some Sailor Moon fabric from eBay, I decided to buy the yellow fabric as well. My plan is to make two bags if possible.
Still waiting for a bunch of stuff from etsy, this includes the following (from oldest to newest)
i) Another Japankawaiiya order: some dress up doll stickers, black air dry clay and yet another set of dress up doll stickers.
ii) Occupation girl dress up stickers
iii) Rare earth magnets..Lots of them!
iv) Icecream sticker sheet
v) Smiley food stickers
vi) Tin with smiley foods *I saw a picture of this tin a year ago and missed the deadline to order, I've never seen one since. I was browsing the person I bought the icecream sheet from and noticed they had bought that tin in may, when I got to the item page there was links to another one, so I ordered that. I'm so happy to finally get this memo tin*
vii) Happy food Sticker sack, Breakfast Food sticker sack and Alice and Friends sticker sack.
viii) Baby Crown play flower shop and Miracle Girls play fast food
ix) Crux Sweets Smile Sticker Sack *I find the picture for this when I was looking up stuff online, I couldn't find anyone on eBay, ecrater or LJ. So I decided to type the full name into etsy under supplies, after five pages I was ready to give up, then near the last page it was there. After quickly glancing over the sellers policies and the feedback I bought it*
x) Fairytale dolls letter set
xi) 2 Alice in Wonderland zipper pouches
xii) Jack and the Bean Stalk Zipper pouch
xiii) THIS PURSE *OMG..I love the fabric for this purse so when I saw it I just had to have it. It's almost the same size as my current purse*
xiv) Sticker Dress up Doll set *I've already missed this set once, so I found another person who was selling it. It's sooooooo cute*
xv) White Alice in Wonderland fabric *One of my favourite fabrics and after browsing I realized how sweet the white is, so I went all over etsy to figure out who had the better deal. It turned out the person I bought it from had the best deal*
xvi) Q-Lia favourites sticker sack *I saw this after I paid for another order from her, I asked the seller if they had any more. The response that she was getting more in, she messaged me today asking if i wanted a reserve listing for it*
From other sites I'm not waiting on much...the only real big thing I am waiting for is some Sailor Moon fabric from eBay, I decided to buy the yellow fabric as well. My plan is to make two bags if possible.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Small advice...
This is the story of this letterset.
I saw it on etsy a few days, thought it was cute, then decided I wanted it two days later. Before this purchase I sent a message to the seller asking what make of letter set it is and if it is a newer release. If it is a newer release, I'd just hold out and see if I could get it from someone else.
They didn't respond, so I thought hey it only has been one day, so I held tight. I did some research on google, I found nothing about this particular make. So I bought it.
I know the seller has been on etsy as they keep on putting up new listings.
I was talking to Mike about it and he told me, 'you purchased from someone who didn't even communicate with you'.
Ummm...yeah -_-.
Still waiting on a ton of items in the mail (14 orders on etsy at the moment...might be closer to 18 though), then still some other things on the side.
I saw it on etsy a few days, thought it was cute, then decided I wanted it two days later. Before this purchase I sent a message to the seller asking what make of letter set it is and if it is a newer release. If it is a newer release, I'd just hold out and see if I could get it from someone else.
They didn't respond, so I thought hey it only has been one day, so I held tight. I did some research on google, I found nothing about this particular make. So I bought it.
I know the seller has been on etsy as they keep on putting up new listings.
I was talking to Mike about it and he told me, 'you purchased from someone who didn't even communicate with you'.
Ummm...yeah -_-.
Still waiting on a ton of items in the mail (14 orders on etsy at the moment...might be closer to 18 though), then still some other things on the side.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Stores!
I found one of my favourite places to buy kawaii items that are newly released for "wholesale" prices. I wanted this one letter set on etsy, I thought it was expensive, it's the going rate for letter sets. I went to this one store I like looking in and they had it in the new arrivals, even with more expensive shipping it was cheaper then the one I was looking at. They had 15 when I bought mine and they are already down to 4.
http://www.janetstore.url.tw/product_info.php/products_id/22558
Going back to my last entry, I'm not buying anything starting today! There were a few things that came up....
I'm getting impatient waiting to hear from sellers on etsy, then again it only has been a day and it is the weekend.
http://www.janetstore.url.tw/product_info.php/products_id/22558
Going back to my last entry, I'm not buying anything starting today! There were a few things that came up....
I'm getting impatient waiting to hear from sellers on etsy, then again it only has been a day and it is the weekend.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Taking a break...
Not ordering anything until I get everything in that I have ordered recently, I've recently went on a small spending spree on etsy buying supplies for Christmas presents (as well as some items for myself). I'm waiting for way too many from etsy (8 orders, WTF!?!), only one from eBay and a few from LJ. There's also a few from ecrater stores.
I have to go pick up a package from the mail later today, I think I know what it is ^^.
Left my camera at Mike's house so I can't take pictures of stuff I got when I was away.
I have to go pick up a package from the mail later today, I think I know what it is ^^.
Left my camera at Mike's house so I can't take pictures of stuff I got when I was away.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Mission accomplished...I think
I've been looking to make sure this one sticker set was still on etsy everytime I go on the computer, so I finally broke down and bought it. I also bought two other items to make the shipping worth it.
So I know have all the primary colours for clay and all the stickers I'll need for a long time ;).
EDIT: Wow...fastest shipping ever....not even an hour after purchase I got a PM saying it has been shipped out.
So I know have all the primary colours for clay and all the stickers I'll need for a long time ;).
EDIT: Wow...fastest shipping ever....not even an hour after purchase I got a PM saying it has been shipped out.
Oh my!
I got paid for a few things I sold and usually when I have money in my paypal account there is something I'd love to buy. I can't find anything at the moment, there are a few things on etsy but when it comes to the total with shipping it is way over what I want to pay. The items I'd like to buy are a sticker sheet and some black clay. I just don't want to pay 12 dollars for two items when I paid less for five items from the same seller.
Another seller had the black clay at free shipping but if I bought the stickers from the one seller and the clay from the other it actually would cost more.
I'll have to think about this....
So I'm just going to keep the cash in my account for now, it makes for a nice rainy day fund :).
I'm currently at my grandparents so I have no idea what has arrived in the mail. I hope there is at least one package when I arrive back home.
WOOT! First post of August!
Another seller had the black clay at free shipping but if I bought the stickers from the one seller and the clay from the other it actually would cost more.
I'll have to think about this....
So I'm just going to keep the cash in my account for now, it makes for a nice rainy day fund :).
I'm currently at my grandparents so I have no idea what has arrived in the mail. I hope there is at least one package when I arrive back home.
WOOT! First post of August!
Friday, July 31, 2009
<3
My huge order from Japan shipped so I am happy, my other small order of one item shipped as well. I also got my refund for combined shipping, so I now have some "mad money" in my paypal account, well I got paid for some cards I sold as well.
I promise to save this money until I find something I really really want.
I'm bored so browsing eBay.
I promise to save this money until I find something I really really want.
I'm bored so browsing eBay.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
I splurged...BIG TIME
I usually wouldn't do this, I was actually going to save the money that is in my paypal account but I found some stickers I wanted a lot on etsy. I'd already made a purchase from the same seller so I guess I am waiting for a combined shipping refund if it is possible. I made three seperate purchases from this particular seller. THe first order contained four packages of air dry clay, the colours being red, blue, white and yellow and a sticker set that I had in my favourites list. The second order I made was after I decided to search the store to see if there was any more of the sticker sets, they had two, so I bought those two along with a green package of clay. The third order only contained one item, another sticker set.
So in closing I am getting, 5 packages of clay and 4 sets of stickers.
The odd thing about the clay is they were the cheapest on etsy. They cost 2.95 a package plus shipping. Another seller has more colours but charges 3.20 plus more for shipping and combined shipping. The seller I bought from it is 3.50 for the first item, then .85 for the next item. Other sellers have it as 1-2 extra for additional items.
I'm also waiting for a shipping quote on something else. I'm not buying online for a while >_<.
So in closing I am getting, 5 packages of clay and 4 sets of stickers.
The odd thing about the clay is they were the cheapest on etsy. They cost 2.95 a package plus shipping. Another seller has more colours but charges 3.20 plus more for shipping and combined shipping. The seller I bought from it is 3.50 for the first item, then .85 for the next item. Other sellers have it as 1-2 extra for additional items.
I'm also waiting for a shipping quote on something else. I'm not buying online for a while >_<.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I fail at saving.....
First of all I've gotten five packages in the mail so far, pictures of everything will be up soon. I've been lazy on these.
I'm waiting for a few things, a sticker set, my saint tail manga set, the second board for the sailor moon figure set.....and a new item, my big etsy order. I've never made an order this big, it was five items, four of them were clay to make my Christmas presents for my relatives this year. The other item was this sticker set I was eying. I wasn't going to purchase but I decided to do it as I needed clay for the project. There's probably some items I'm forgetting as well.
I'm waiting for a few things, a sticker set, my saint tail manga set, the second board for the sailor moon figure set.....and a new item, my big etsy order. I've never made an order this big, it was five items, four of them were clay to make my Christmas presents for my relatives this year. The other item was this sticker set I was eying. I wasn't going to purchase but I decided to do it as I needed clay for the project. There's probably some items I'm forgetting as well.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wall of text...lol!
Someone posted on garagesalejapan asking about the Clamp no Kiseki special mail away pieces, I responded wondering how much they wanted to pay. The reason I asked is they stated in their post that eBay was too expensive for them, I've checked eBay and there is comlete two sets on there, one that is 380 plus shipping the other is about 500. In all honesty, my Clamp no Kiseki set was EXPENSIVE...I paid 225 plus shipping for the chess pieces then about 300 for the box with special mail away figures. That was two paychecks at the time but well worth it, keep in mind that was two years ago when these were a bit more plentiful. I see the sets once in a while now on eBay
I asked the poster ' Just as a general interest how much are you looking to find them for'
Their response was: i would pay at least $60 for the board and art book holder and probably $70 for the figures holder. if you had any of them i would totally give you a good offer in them :)
Ummm...good luck finding them for that price. I know I have seen people get lucky on the sets but never not that low. I have never seen the box + special kings go for under 100. Yeah I know the box is made out of cardboard but people know it can be quite rare. I've always wanted to make a real wooden box for my chess set with all the features of the cardboard one. I might look into getting that made one day.
This is my personal collection site showing my set: http://www.freewebs.com/patriciascollections/clampnokiseki.htm
I know I have a convention coming up but there are a couple things I have to take care of before I go, or even after. I have been actively searching for items from the Delicious Sweet line from Kamio. I currently own two items from the line, a pencil case and a wash cloth. Everytime I ran into the sticker sack, memo pad I didn’t have the funding. There seems to be a lot of interest in these items. I found a seller on ecrater selling two of the items on my list, the pencil and the sticker sack for actually responsible prices. The only problem is I noticed it was a new seller. I messaged her and she e-mailed me back super quickly saying that she had feedback on eBay. We e-mailed each other back and forth and the transaction came into a snag as ecrater does not allow combined shipping it just combines the total amount of shipping. So I will be getting a total for shipping later today as she checked on the postal website and got told 10.00 for basic shipping to Canada which I don’t belive, nor does she. I just paid the invoice which had awesomely low shipping..it was about two dollars. I found the memo pad for a decent price, there are some problems though, the seller has everything in the shop on hold and only ships to the USA. I’ll just keep a look out for it, I only need two items to make it a complete set, the pink dangly pencil and the memo pad. There are a few for sale but 8.00 for a used one or about 21 shipped for a new one.
The second thing I will have to pay for is this neat dress up doll sticker sheet I found on etsy. I asked the seller to put it on reserve as I know I am getting money this week. My plan is to scan in all the pieces, then make printable magnetic sheets.
I got one thing in this week…part one of my family’s chapters order. The odd part is I thought it would be the manga I ordered as Chapters sent me two e-mails saying that all the in stock dvds were temporarily out of stock for two weeks. So I get this heavy box today from Chapters, go downstairs to get the scissors and was surprised as the first thing was a DVD boxset, followed by all the in stock DVDs we ordered. I do have a tracking number for the manga so I’m hoping that maybe they mixed up or that they sent the package without giving me the tracking number.
I changed my address on paypal, thinking that is a part of the problems, I am having on slow shipping. It doesn’t make sense though, I’ll see if anything changes.
I asked the poster ' Just as a general interest how much are you looking to find them for'
Their response was: i would pay at least $60 for the board and art book holder and probably $70 for the figures holder. if you had any of them i would totally give you a good offer in them :)
Ummm...good luck finding them for that price. I know I have seen people get lucky on the sets but never not that low. I have never seen the box + special kings go for under 100. Yeah I know the box is made out of cardboard but people know it can be quite rare. I've always wanted to make a real wooden box for my chess set with all the features of the cardboard one. I might look into getting that made one day.
This is my personal collection site showing my set: http://www.freewebs.com/patriciascollections/clampnokiseki.htm
I know I have a convention coming up but there are a couple things I have to take care of before I go, or even after. I have been actively searching for items from the Delicious Sweet line from Kamio. I currently own two items from the line, a pencil case and a wash cloth. Everytime I ran into the sticker sack, memo pad I didn’t have the funding. There seems to be a lot of interest in these items. I found a seller on ecrater selling two of the items on my list, the pencil and the sticker sack for actually responsible prices. The only problem is I noticed it was a new seller. I messaged her and she e-mailed me back super quickly saying that she had feedback on eBay. We e-mailed each other back and forth and the transaction came into a snag as ecrater does not allow combined shipping it just combines the total amount of shipping. So I will be getting a total for shipping later today as she checked on the postal website and got told 10.00 for basic shipping to Canada which I don’t belive, nor does she. I just paid the invoice which had awesomely low shipping..it was about two dollars. I found the memo pad for a decent price, there are some problems though, the seller has everything in the shop on hold and only ships to the USA. I’ll just keep a look out for it, I only need two items to make it a complete set, the pink dangly pencil and the memo pad. There are a few for sale but 8.00 for a used one or about 21 shipped for a new one.
The second thing I will have to pay for is this neat dress up doll sticker sheet I found on etsy. I asked the seller to put it on reserve as I know I am getting money this week. My plan is to scan in all the pieces, then make printable magnetic sheets.
I got one thing in this week…part one of my family’s chapters order. The odd part is I thought it would be the manga I ordered as Chapters sent me two e-mails saying that all the in stock dvds were temporarily out of stock for two weeks. So I get this heavy box today from Chapters, go downstairs to get the scissors and was surprised as the first thing was a DVD boxset, followed by all the in stock DVDs we ordered. I do have a tracking number for the manga so I’m hoping that maybe they mixed up or that they sent the package without giving me the tracking number.
I changed my address on paypal, thinking that is a part of the problems, I am having on slow shipping. It doesn’t make sense though, I’ll see if anything changes.
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
They add up!!!!
I always seem to find more online stores to order from...I found another called shopkawaii, there is a bag which will be prefect for school that I might buy.
There always seem to be so many places to try to buy from. There is this one store I found the top items of my kawaii wish list at, the odd part is they don't have any feedback. So I messaged the seller asking if she/he had feedback anywhere. I really hope I can get those items and even though the value is under 10 dollars I don't want to risk getting screwed.
There always seem to be so many places to try to buy from. There is this one store I found the top items of my kawaii wish list at, the odd part is they don't have any feedback. So I messaged the seller asking if she/he had feedback anywhere. I really hope I can get those items and even though the value is under 10 dollars I don't want to risk getting screwed.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Update #4
I have received four of the packages I was waiting for. I haven't gotten the package that should have been here already though >_<.
Pictures will be up after I take them.
This is what I got:
-Pokemon marbles
-CCS coasters
-Ditto and Articuno stamps
- Sailor Moon fabric
Pictures will be up after I take them.
This is what I got:
-Pokemon marbles
-CCS coasters
-Ditto and Articuno stamps
- Sailor Moon fabric
Saturday, July 11, 2009
No mail this past week
Nothing at all...one would think one of my packages would have shown up by now.
I honestly think some random person is taking my mail but I just think it is slow mail.
I ordered a couple more things this past week:
- Pokemon stamps of Ditto and Articuno
- Sailor Moon doll to wear the Crisis outfit that has been packed away in a box for a year.
- CCS keychain for my bag for college
- Food Bento Dividers to make magnets
- Mamotte Lollipop pencil- one of my favourite mangas to buy items from but there isn't many items from it.
I found a store I'd love to make a huge order from, I must raise the funds ASAP!!!
I honestly think some random person is taking my mail but I just think it is slow mail.
I ordered a couple more things this past week:
- Pokemon stamps of Ditto and Articuno
- Sailor Moon doll to wear the Crisis outfit that has been packed away in a box for a year.
- CCS keychain for my bag for college
- Food Bento Dividers to make magnets
- Mamotte Lollipop pencil- one of my favourite mangas to buy items from but there isn't many items from it.
I found a store I'd love to make a huge order from, I must raise the funds ASAP!!!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Update #3
I haven't updated this in a long time so thus I am unsure of what I am waiting for in the mail. I really wanted to keep this blog as a way of keeping track of what I am waiting for.
From my last update what has arrived is:
Pokemon 10 postcard set- I saw this late at night on garagesalejapan and knew I wanted them. The art on them is adorable and really rather random. The seller agreed to hold them for me, which was quite nice. I will be getting more things to frame
Pokemon stamps- I really like buying on pkmncollectors as I get to see items I never knew existed. This person had the complete set of 150 stamps for sale so I picked out a few that I wanted. I hesitated on commenting so I missed out on Articuno but there is always next time. I'm getting: Moltres, Zapdos, Clefairy and Wigglytuff. I am going to use them to make Christmas ornanments.
I am still waiting on:
Disney Cuties fabric half yard- I spotted the same seller that I bought the first piece of fabric from selling her last half yard of a different cuties pattern. So I bought that. I don't know what I am going to do with half a yard but I know I'll find some use for it.
Kuroitenshi13's art prints- I have the frames all ready to go ^^.
Two eBay purchases- One is a CCS coaster set and the other is Sailor Moon fabric
Yami no Matseui setti- I had this on hold for a month and I just paid for it, I can't wait to get these.
Pokemon marbles- I am getting six of them, I'm going to try to incorporate them into some Christmas crafts.
CCS movie keychains- I was looking up CCS items on google and saw these in a big merch list. I'd never seen them before but I dully noted that I would like to get them one day. Two weeks later I was browsing my friends list late at night and a post on garagesalejapan was near the top, it was just put up so I looked to see what was in it. The keychains were in that post so I requested what shipping would be and then bought them. I'm not going to use them on a bag but for Christmas decorations on a mini tree. I'm glad I asked when I did as this person asked for them a day after me.
I think that is it at this moment.
From my last update what has arrived is:
Pokemon 10 postcard set- I saw this late at night on garagesalejapan and knew I wanted them. The art on them is adorable and really rather random. The seller agreed to hold them for me, which was quite nice. I will be getting more things to frame
Pokemon stamps- I really like buying on pkmncollectors as I get to see items I never knew existed. This person had the complete set of 150 stamps for sale so I picked out a few that I wanted. I hesitated on commenting so I missed out on Articuno but there is always next time. I'm getting: Moltres, Zapdos, Clefairy and Wigglytuff. I am going to use them to make Christmas ornanments.
I am still waiting on:
Disney Cuties fabric half yard- I spotted the same seller that I bought the first piece of fabric from selling her last half yard of a different cuties pattern. So I bought that. I don't know what I am going to do with half a yard but I know I'll find some use for it.
Kuroitenshi13's art prints- I have the frames all ready to go ^^.
Two eBay purchases- One is a CCS coaster set and the other is Sailor Moon fabric
Yami no Matseui setti- I had this on hold for a month and I just paid for it, I can't wait to get these.
Pokemon marbles- I am getting six of them, I'm going to try to incorporate them into some Christmas crafts.
CCS movie keychains- I was looking up CCS items on google and saw these in a big merch list. I'd never seen them before but I dully noted that I would like to get them one day. Two weeks later I was browsing my friends list late at night and a post on garagesalejapan was near the top, it was just put up so I looked to see what was in it. The keychains were in that post so I requested what shipping would be and then bought them. I'm not going to use them on a bag but for Christmas decorations on a mini tree. I'm glad I asked when I did as this person asked for them a day after me.
I think that is it at this moment.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Update #2
Things on the way to me:
Pokemon 10 postcard set- I saw this late at night on garagesalejapan and knew I wanted them. The art on them is adorable and really rather random. The seller agreed to hold them for me, which was quite nice. I will be getting more things to frame
Pokemon stamps- I really like buying on pkmncollectors as I get to see items I never knew existed. This person had the complete set of 150 stamps for sale so I picked out a few that I wanted. I hesitated on commenting so I missed out on Articuno but there is always next time. I'm getting: Moltres, Zapdos, Clefairy and Wigglytuff. I am going to use them to make Christmas ornanments.
Disney Cuties- I spotted the same seller that I bought the first piece of fabric from selling her last half yard of a different cuties pattern. So I bought that. I don't know what I am going to do with half a yard but I know I'll find some use for it.
Kuroitenshi13's art prints- I have the frames all ready to go ^^.
Pokemon 10 postcard set- I saw this late at night on garagesalejapan and knew I wanted them. The art on them is adorable and really rather random. The seller agreed to hold them for me, which was quite nice. I will be getting more things to frame
Pokemon stamps- I really like buying on pkmncollectors as I get to see items I never knew existed. This person had the complete set of 150 stamps for sale so I picked out a few that I wanted. I hesitated on commenting so I missed out on Articuno but there is always next time. I'm getting: Moltres, Zapdos, Clefairy and Wigglytuff. I am going to use them to make Christmas ornanments.
Disney Cuties- I spotted the same seller that I bought the first piece of fabric from selling her last half yard of a different cuties pattern. So I bought that. I don't know what I am going to do with half a yard but I know I'll find some use for it.
Kuroitenshi13's art prints- I have the frames all ready to go ^^.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Two packages in the mail today!
1) Sailor Moon Manga cover post cards
These are absolutely fantastic, I can't believe I was debating to buy them or not. I love the art work on them. Go to this gallery to view all the images. There were orginally 18 in the set but the seller only had 16, it is alright as they were images I kind of liked. I now have to find about 20 + frames to frame all the post cards (including Mike's Slayers one), I also am looking into some sort of background paper so it doesn't show the backing of the frame. These got to me very quickly, less then a week to Canada ^_^.
2) Rainbowcatz order.
I love everything I got in the order. I bought a Delicious Sweet wash cloth, which will be framed. I was worried it was going to come folded but it came flat, which was excellent. The other thing I ordered was a Cram Cream bag, which has black cats and strawberries. I am using it as my main bag to hold the three other bags that have D&D stuff, this is the two little bags that have all my dice and the other bag with my white board markers in them. I really like the material the bag it is made out of it, it's a plastic like material. I'm very pleased with the order and will definitely order from the Rainbowatz site again. The items I bought were as described (in new condition) and I was informed when I the items I ordered were shipped out. I am already thinking of the items I like to buy for a second order. I'll probably try to keep it small, probably only a couple of things.



In closing I am very pleased with what I got in the mail.
These are absolutely fantastic, I can't believe I was debating to buy them or not. I love the art work on them. Go to this gallery to view all the images. There were orginally 18 in the set but the seller only had 16, it is alright as they were images I kind of liked. I now have to find about 20 + frames to frame all the post cards (including Mike's Slayers one), I also am looking into some sort of background paper so it doesn't show the backing of the frame. These got to me very quickly, less then a week to Canada ^_^.
2) Rainbowcatz order.
I love everything I got in the order. I bought a Delicious Sweet wash cloth, which will be framed. I was worried it was going to come folded but it came flat, which was excellent. The other thing I ordered was a Cram Cream bag, which has black cats and strawberries. I am using it as my main bag to hold the three other bags that have D&D stuff, this is the two little bags that have all my dice and the other bag with my white board markers in them. I really like the material the bag it is made out of it, it's a plastic like material. I'm very pleased with the order and will definitely order from the Rainbowatz site again. The items I bought were as described (in new condition) and I was informed when I the items I ordered were shipped out. I am already thinking of the items I like to buy for a second order. I'll probably try to keep it small, probably only a couple of things.



In closing I am very pleased with what I got in the mail.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Stuff that came in the mail for the past week and a bit
My eraser making set came today:
I am using it to make magnets for family for Christmas. I bought this off a seller on etsy. There seems to be a larger variety of these out there, another one that I'd like to pick up is the doughnuts one.
Another etsy purchase was these bags, which I will use for dice bags. I find myself constantly looking at bags I can use for dice bags, I think right now I have five. I just have to get some more dice to fill them up, My only complaint with the bags is they close with ribbon. Still adorable though:
I bought a Pokemon Sinnoh starter keychain from a seller on pkmncollectors, I really like it a lot, it has a great spot on my bag:
I got three yards of Disney Cuties fabric to make pillows for Mike's parents for Christmas:
I got Mike for his birthday the Slayers lineart post card collection, I am giving him two for each special occasion.
These are the ones I am giving him for his birthday:
And these are what I am still waiting on:
- Two Sailor Moon art prints from a friend on LJ, one is a small poster of Eternal Moon Myu and the other is a small half page print with the princess and the prince.
- A small kawaii order from Rainbowcatz website. I bought another small drawstring bag and a washcloth. I am going to use the drawstring bag for another dice bag (I love having variety) and the washcloth I am probably going to frame. The washcloth is from one of my favourite kawaii lines, Delicous Sweets, I was quite pleased to find other items other then the pencil case. There is is a sticker sack, pencil and a memo pad I would love to buy. This is a kawaii store in Canada which means cheaper shipping for me. The shipping for my items were $1.55 and I only had bought $4.00 worth of items.
- Sailor Moon manga cover cost cards. This was a OMG never have seen this buy. There is two missing from the set but this will make beautiful art work for my future home.
I am using it to make magnets for family for Christmas. I bought this off a seller on etsy. There seems to be a larger variety of these out there, another one that I'd like to pick up is the doughnuts one.
Another etsy purchase was these bags, which I will use for dice bags. I find myself constantly looking at bags I can use for dice bags, I think right now I have five. I just have to get some more dice to fill them up, My only complaint with the bags is they close with ribbon. Still adorable though:
I bought a Pokemon Sinnoh starter keychain from a seller on pkmncollectors, I really like it a lot, it has a great spot on my bag:
I got three yards of Disney Cuties fabric to make pillows for Mike's parents for Christmas:
I got Mike for his birthday the Slayers lineart post card collection, I am giving him two for each special occasion.
These are the ones I am giving him for his birthday:
And these are what I am still waiting on:
- Two Sailor Moon art prints from a friend on LJ, one is a small poster of Eternal Moon Myu and the other is a small half page print with the princess and the prince.
- A small kawaii order from Rainbowcatz website. I bought another small drawstring bag and a washcloth. I am going to use the drawstring bag for another dice bag (I love having variety) and the washcloth I am probably going to frame. The washcloth is from one of my favourite kawaii lines, Delicous Sweets, I was quite pleased to find other items other then the pencil case. There is is a sticker sack, pencil and a memo pad I would love to buy. This is a kawaii store in Canada which means cheaper shipping for me. The shipping for my items were $1.55 and I only had bought $4.00 worth of items.
- Sailor Moon manga cover cost cards. This was a OMG never have seen this buy. There is two missing from the set but this will make beautiful art work for my future home.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Blog a go!
I have decided what this blog will be. It will be my blog to keep track of my online purchases as well as my reviews and pictures. I love buying online despite some of it's major flaws, like people scamming. It also gives me an area to bitch about selling pratices I see.
I have been buying online only for two years and have been scammed only twice. Both times I should have made a paypal despite. The first time it happened was when I didn't have my own paypal account, I was using my boyfriend's. I'd give him the money for whatever I wanted and he would tell the seller my address. I posted a WTB on a Livejournal community called otaku_wishlist asking for a copy of Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland manga. This one person responded saying they indeed had a copy, I looked at their feedback and it was all postive, so I told my boyfriend to send the money. After three weeks I had not received my book, I asked the seller if they had sent it, I got no response. Since I was so new to online buying and that everything had gone well with everything else I had bought, I held out that it would be coming in the mail. It never came, even though it was a small amount of 10 dollars, it still was a lot to me. I really wanted that book.
The second time happened in 2008, once again it was on a WTB post I made. I never received the item I bought. I kept on seeing the seller buying stuff from other people. I thought it would be alright to buy from this person as someone had bought something from them and they had received it. I had made some money from selling some unwanted items from my collection and that is how I paid for the item I was supposed to get.
There was a time I was very close to filing a dispute. I had bought an expensive-ish item on eBay, I paid right after the auction, waited three weeks and had no communication with the seller at all. I sent the seller a message saying that I wished to know when it had been shipped out so I could know when to expect it in the mail. A week later there was a notice in the mail saying I had to pick up something at the post office. I knew that everything I had ordered was small, so those would be in the mail box. I received a huge box at the post office, my item had just been thrown in, with no protection. I still left this person postive feedback but marked them down severely on their communication.
Those were the only three bad times when buying. I don't care if shipping takes a long time as long as the seller informs me and doesn't suddenly dissaper.
These are the things I am waiting for:
- 2 small drawstring bags with anime characters, going to use them for dice bags. They come filled with candy ^_^.
- An eraser making kit bought from JapanKawaiYa on Etsy. Makes A hamburger, fries and soda eraser. Going to use it to make magnets for family for Christmas. Will probably buy more clay to make more.
- Two Sailor Moon art prints from a friend on LJ, one is a small poster of Eternal Moon Myu and the other is a small half page print with the princess and the prince.
- A small kawaii order from Rainbowcatz website. I bought another small drawstring bag and a washcloth. I am going to use the drawstring bag for another dice bag (I love having variety) and the washcloth I am probably going to frame. The washcloth is from one of my favourite kawaii lines, Delicous Sweets, I was quite pleased to find other items other then the pencil case. There is is a sticker sack, pencil and a memo pad I would love to buy. This is a kawaii store in Canada which means cheaper shipping for me. The shipping for my items were $1.55 and I only had bought $4.00 worth of items.
- Sailor Moon manga cover cost cards. This was a OMG never have seen this buy. There is two missing from the set but this will make beautiful art work for my future home.
What I have received so far this week:
- Fabric to make pillows for my boyfriend's parent's Christmas presents.
- Pokemon Center Sinnoh Starter metal keychain for my bag for college.
- Boyfriend's present- Slayers lineart postcards.
I think if I hadn't gotten my own paypal account, I'd still be relying on my boyfriend which would hinder what I could buy online. I also have an eBay and Etsy account, both of those accounts are just over a year old. My newest buying account is on Chasethechuckwagon account, I signed up just to buy one game I had been looking for.
I have been buying online only for two years and have been scammed only twice. Both times I should have made a paypal despite. The first time it happened was when I didn't have my own paypal account, I was using my boyfriend's. I'd give him the money for whatever I wanted and he would tell the seller my address. I posted a WTB on a Livejournal community called otaku_wishlist asking for a copy of Miyuki-Chan in Wonderland manga. This one person responded saying they indeed had a copy, I looked at their feedback and it was all postive, so I told my boyfriend to send the money. After three weeks I had not received my book, I asked the seller if they had sent it, I got no response. Since I was so new to online buying and that everything had gone well with everything else I had bought, I held out that it would be coming in the mail. It never came, even though it was a small amount of 10 dollars, it still was a lot to me. I really wanted that book.
The second time happened in 2008, once again it was on a WTB post I made. I never received the item I bought. I kept on seeing the seller buying stuff from other people. I thought it would be alright to buy from this person as someone had bought something from them and they had received it. I had made some money from selling some unwanted items from my collection and that is how I paid for the item I was supposed to get.
There was a time I was very close to filing a dispute. I had bought an expensive-ish item on eBay, I paid right after the auction, waited three weeks and had no communication with the seller at all. I sent the seller a message saying that I wished to know when it had been shipped out so I could know when to expect it in the mail. A week later there was a notice in the mail saying I had to pick up something at the post office. I knew that everything I had ordered was small, so those would be in the mail box. I received a huge box at the post office, my item had just been thrown in, with no protection. I still left this person postive feedback but marked them down severely on their communication.
Those were the only three bad times when buying. I don't care if shipping takes a long time as long as the seller informs me and doesn't suddenly dissaper.
These are the things I am waiting for:
- 2 small drawstring bags with anime characters, going to use them for dice bags. They come filled with candy ^_^.
- An eraser making kit bought from JapanKawaiYa on Etsy. Makes A hamburger, fries and soda eraser. Going to use it to make magnets for family for Christmas. Will probably buy more clay to make more.
- Two Sailor Moon art prints from a friend on LJ, one is a small poster of Eternal Moon Myu and the other is a small half page print with the princess and the prince.
- A small kawaii order from Rainbowcatz website. I bought another small drawstring bag and a washcloth. I am going to use the drawstring bag for another dice bag (I love having variety) and the washcloth I am probably going to frame. The washcloth is from one of my favourite kawaii lines, Delicous Sweets, I was quite pleased to find other items other then the pencil case. There is is a sticker sack, pencil and a memo pad I would love to buy. This is a kawaii store in Canada which means cheaper shipping for me. The shipping for my items were $1.55 and I only had bought $4.00 worth of items.
- Sailor Moon manga cover cost cards. This was a OMG never have seen this buy. There is two missing from the set but this will make beautiful art work for my future home.
What I have received so far this week:
- Fabric to make pillows for my boyfriend's parent's Christmas presents.
- Pokemon Center Sinnoh Starter metal keychain for my bag for college.
- Boyfriend's present- Slayers lineart postcards.
I think if I hadn't gotten my own paypal account, I'd still be relying on my boyfriend which would hinder what I could buy online. I also have an eBay and Etsy account, both of those accounts are just over a year old. My newest buying account is on Chasethechuckwagon account, I signed up just to buy one game I had been looking for.
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