Taobao Ring Order Review

I decided to see use Taobaoring to see how they were again. I used them a few times and then heard they were being slow so I tried other SS in the meantime. Now I’m trying them again. I did two separate orders and combined them.

Warning: image heavy

eBay Order – Acrylic Rings

I saw these on a /cgl/ eBay thread so I ordered them since they’re cheap.

Link to rings / Link to Shop
Price: 1.80 USD each
Shipping: Free

Taobao Trends Order Review

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Warning: image heavy

eBay Order – Crochet Shoes

I bought some purple shoes I saw on a /cgl/ eBay thread.

Link to shoes / Link to Shop
Price: 12.99 USD
Shipping: free

Celestial Delinquent Order Review

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Celestial Delinquent Order

I decided to order with Celestial Delinquent to try her SS out. She seems really nice so far. I’ll write a full review when all my items are here. She is really fast at responding to emails and it feels very personal to interact with her compared to other SS.

This is my order:

I wanted to try preordering an item that will be made in a few months time (jsk). AND I wanted to try using a spreadsheet SS instead of a webcart SS just to see how different it is (choice of SS). ANNNND I wanted to try ordering stuff that’s made to order (petticoat, blouse).

I’ve never done any of the above prior to this order so this is new and exciting.

The galaxy seifuku is for my friend. I already have one.

Taobaoring Order Review

Made an order with taobaoring for the third time. Here’s the breakdown. To see larger photos, click the thumbnails.

Oldish Bhiner Order Review

Details of my (and my friend’s) Bhiner order in this post: Click
tl;dr: I don’t like Bhiner. A lot of the items I wanted were out of stock so there is not much to review.

Warning: I like taking lots of pictures.

Stock images:

Taobao Resources

Here are links to a bunch of Taobao Resources.

Dictionaries/Search terms:
dictionary spreadsheet 1 organized in one page with categories
dictionary spreadsheet 2 categories listed on the bottom tabs

Various store links:
spreadsheet 1 (wigs, cosplay, clothing, a little loli)
spreadsheet 2 (extensive general categories)
spreadsheet 3 (extensive lolita indie brands list, other smaller categories)
livejournal EGL post (lolita indie brands, a little bit of other categories)

Other random taobao resources:
Taobao Frequently Asked Questions
Taobao Guide – extensive “how to” guide for Taobao
shopping services spreadsheet checklist of various SS, links to reviews, pros/cons
hello lace lolita taobao guide has some ratings of loli shops
beginner lolita taobao guide fairly detailed loli buying guide
translates text in images (doesn’t always work)
budgeting (wishlist) spreadsheet place to put your bookmarks, rough price estimations for ordering items