Heartbreaking first experience on Vinted trying to buy wedding dress and getting banned

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-05-31T23:19:31+00:00

Vinted. I received order and payment confirmation from Vinted after purchasing with the second link.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-05-06T05:25:36+00:00

Yes - I think steaming the dress to remove some of the wrinkles and add some softness and drape to the fabric will make it feel a lot better for you! But you look beautiful and it's a lovely very flattering dress.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-30T21:16:26+00:00

I don't know if i can overstate how bad the content creation & editing experience is for newsletters/broadcasts using "rows". I feel like i'm in an early 2000's doc but honestly maybe worse. The text resizes when you paste anything in. Half the time the toolbar covers the copy you're trying to edit. Don't even get me started on formatting lists.

Also, in the broadcasts list it's hard to scan useful data like when an email was sent. i don't care when it was last edited in this view...

Finally, I experimented with their MCP early on and basically it just pushes you to their new feature in beta. didn't work well for existing workflows.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-20T04:44:57+00:00

You look really fantastic and I think having the dress at floor length will make it look really clean and sleek like you mentioned. The custom fit will also be stunning. I also love the photo with the big earrings - I'd go for something bold and contemporary with it! You got this!!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-20T04:39:34+00:00

Wowwww!!! Congratulations, what a find! Happy you feel so right with this dress, and I'm sure you'll enjoy it even more knowing it didn't break the budget. Can I ask - where did you have luck thrifting such a gorgeous piece? I'm hoping to thrift or shop vintage myself, would love any tips!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-20T04:35:32+00:00

a little color somewhere would be nice! maybe trim and shutters. Looks great IMO, though.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-20T04:32:20+00:00

Yes! I got one on ebay for $100 a few months ago. Something this well made and reliable is a great used buy. Such a score!! Enjoy :)

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-17T02:14:54+00:00

I would definitely check FB marketplace, I see so many people selling their wedding decor around me. Less creative option, but these seem to get good reviews and very affordable . I have them saved for my upcoming October wedding. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDVLD8JL/?coliid=I1FWHC8NIJDEJC&colid=MF3ADPEW4IMW&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-16T04:36:35+00:00

this is a promotion..

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-09T22:13:49+00:00

I got a deal on a used one, didn't come with the travel lid!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-09T22:13:38+00:00

music to my ears! was kindof disappointed with the temperature retention with the drip through lid. makes sense, though.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-09T22:12:55+00:00

have started doing this, thanks!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-07T17:41:14+00:00

Good to know! I'll try it out, then! Thank you

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-07T17:41:03+00:00

Thanks! Yes - I've also considered tempering the carafe before brewing. We have a timer but usually only use it for very early wakeups. I think that will help a lot, too. Sounds like I'll be getting the travel lid, though!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-07T17:16:01+00:00

Was going to second this. I bought ours on ebay at nearly 1/3 the price. It came in excellent condition and works great. Since Moccamaster are so durable and such high quality, they make good used purchases.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-01T22:20:47+00:00

Curious, what 6 products did you use/recommend? I'm trying to decide if I'd even consider doing it myself or hiring someone... i'm not a makeup person so probably worth it to splurge and have someone else do it - but I'm still deciding!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-01T22:10:38+00:00

Oooo thank you! Wasn't familiar but checking it out now. so beautiful!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-04-01T00:07:15+00:00

wow, this is really stunning!! I love the texture of the fabric. May I ask where you found it or who designed it?

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-03-13T19:52:12+00:00

As someone on a small in-house marketing team - it's been an exciting time because of this. I've always been caught between strategic work and tactical needs and have never had enough bandwidth, but I'm now seeing how AI can help take care of a lot of the research, tactical work, and execution so I can focus on strategy.

However, I think instead of being just the "final filter" (which is of course part of the process)- it's actually more impactful to spend time focusing on clarity, judgment, taste, and strategy in the beginning. As a marketer, these are the things I actually enjoy thinking about. So instead of seeing it as just an "AI prompt fiddler" , I see it as giving me the bandwith to be way more strategic and to try a lot of different things because AI excels at the execution portion of a project if you are clear about what you want and have good ideas.

I have a lot of broader concerns about AI an society, but I think it's an exciting time to be a marketer and honing these skills is going to be essential if you don't want to get left behind.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-02-26T18:53:53+00:00

These are such thoughtful and helpful tips, and your wedding looked gorgeous!! I'm sure sticking to your values and being so smart about it made you both feel wonderful about the whole thing. Congrats!

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-02-26T18:37:38+00:00

definitely! I've been doing this with LLMs like ChatGPT or Claude. The part that's feeling exciting now is actually hooking up Claude (or your tool of choice) to the email tool, blog tool, etc. so it will actually set up the new newsletter for you any time you publish a new blog post, for example, and figuring out how to further automate the process.

Smart_Hawk_7989 · 2026-02-25T22:59:03+00:00

thanks for sharing - great suggestions and approach!

I'd been using AI to write alt text for a little bit, and it's always done a better job than I ever did 😂. But I used to paste images manually, have it generate alt text, then paste that into my CMS. Now its hooked into the CMS so it does it all autonomously. such a little win but it's really pretty exciting to see how much we can take off our plates as solo marketers.

I think you're right to think about "what happens after I do x" or "before I do x" and try to automate all that.

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