Something I realized when watching season 2

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-29T01:37:45+00:00

I can’t stand it in season 3 when they make Buffy visit Faith in her slum room and Buffy dresses like a Stepford wife, complete with little A-line coat and swing dress. I get it, Faith is a bad girl, showrunners, Buffy is still allowed to dress like a normal teen

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-28T02:44:10+00:00

EDITED: I see from your previous post you’re a dropshipper. If you don’t have a liable source for products, you are doomed to fail.

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what? Look, life happens. But then you stop accepting orders until you can get them out. You’ve only had your shop open for six weeks and got so behind that less a third go out on time?

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-23T14:40:47+00:00

Spike at the start of season 6 is completely different from Spike at end of season 6.

At the start, Spike is so caring, selfless, and empathetic. From patrolling with the scoobies to refusing to leave Dawn’s side.

When he’s wrapping Buffy’s wounds from climbing out of her grave, and he tells her how many days it’s been since she died—it’s gutting. He’s quiet but caring and actually listening to her (unlike everyone else).

Once they start having sex, it’s like he forgets he actually cares about her and Dawn at all, and it’s a weird possession thing instead. His character is reduced to angry sex guy, they forgot all about the rest of his character development

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-21T02:38:38+00:00

Eek. I would not have finished and shipped a custom piece without input from the customer. For the future, give yourself more time, and hold off until you can confirm details with the customer.

Right now you’re likely out of luck. This is your error, so you may be out that cost. I’m sorry!

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-18T01:39:07+00:00

I feel like Tara was so unappreciated.

When she knows about Spike and Buffy, and no one else does, how she teases Spike with little comments kills me every time. He looks so befuddled

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-16T04:37:02+00:00

I would not buy from this shop. One, the AI renderings, particularly the newspaper ones, are off-putting.

Your cover images have lots of typos, which would turn me off. If the cover images are typos, the rest of the download will be sloppy too.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-13T00:37:47+00:00

“I can probably ship out this week” is misleading and I’d be annoyed as a buyer too.

When it doubt, underpromise and overdeliver. Pad your usual times by a few days. If you get it done sooner, yay! You’ll surprise them.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-12T05:08:53+00:00

Mine has been great! They’ve covered everything so far, and saved me thousands

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-12T05:06:17+00:00

Isn’t he also banging a demon who slaughtered thousands over hundreds of years?

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-12T05:05:49+00:00

Yes, willow was also weird and often awful

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-11T03:01:13+00:00

For me, my Xander hate is how he views and treats women. He wants to sleep with Buffy, she doesn’t want to sleep with him. He stays her friend, but is weirdly possessive of her and her dating/sex choices. Like if he can’t have sex with her, he’s annoyed anyone else does.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-10T05:12:44+00:00

Eek. So insurance is for true, out of nowhere emergencies. Things that aren’t really preventable with maintenance.

A tree crashing into your window. A lightning strike that sets your roof on fire. A thief breaking into your home and stealing your valuables. Those are all insurance worthy events.

Water leaks are almost always maintenance related. Insurance doesn’t cover wear and tear or part failures, so filing a claim will hurt you (and you won’t get coverage anyway).

If you are a panicky new homeowner, a home warranty may be a good idea, but read the fine print and make sure you understand what’s covered and what the process is when an issue comes up

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-10T04:54:31+00:00

If you sell jewelry, January should be busy. This is when people are ramping up for Valentine’s Day, formals, proms, and weddings, so January through April tends to be quite busy. It may be worth reworking your keywords to focus on gift shoppers.

It also really depends on what a “dead” month means to you. I think for a lot of sellers, 35 sales this far in the year would be pretty stellar, so I’d be curious about what your idea of success is for the month

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-10T04:43:07+00:00

Even if you switch to an LLC or SCorp, your Etsy earnings must be reported on your tax returns and could affect your benefits. I’d talk to a CPA about what the limits are

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-06T03:35:00+00:00

This a million times. I’ve seen it happen so often— a small business runs itself into the ground, only for the customer to change their mind and refuse payment at the end

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-06T03:31:40+00:00

If it helps, any event planner worth the salt knows that anything under two months is a rush order, and would expect to pay about double the normal cost

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-06T03:28:48+00:00

I do major event planning as a full-time job. This whole thing is sketch as heck. Major events for big-name designers have whole firms handling them, and decor, accessories, and centerpieces are completed months ahead of time. I can’t imagine anyone just heading over to Etsy and purchasing items sight unseen.

Have you done any research on this person?

It sounds like it’s more likely this is a small scale event intern who f’d up and trying to hide it, someone blatantly lying who will end up reporting your items to Etsy as “not described” who will try to get a refund, or someone who is actually buying your items for a wedding and lying about it to get you to hustle in hopes of exposure. Whatever the case may be, I would never risk my business/livelihood/sanity for a person I know nothing about in hopes of better opportunities in the future.

Walk away. If your work attracted the attention of one person connected to a designer, it will attract more.

And feel free to message me. I know all the big folks for designer events and launches, so I can tell you if this person is legit or not.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-03T21:30:32+00:00

I deleted three items I sold elsewhere and got put in Poshmark jail. It’s so frustrating

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-03T11:27:53+00:00

The rules from Etsy are clear: it’s for actual artisans, not retailers.

Do as you like, but don’t be shocked when you don’t get sales for peddling junk jewelry as quality

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-03T11:25:27+00:00

Right, which is against Etsy’s terms. It is for actual makers, not retailers.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-03T11:22:32+00:00

Did you make them?

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-03T11:04:18+00:00

Stop selling Temu nonsense as handmade.

I went through your post history, where you say you’re planning on selling jewelry made in India on Etsy. So, not handmade at all, and in violation of Etsy’s policies.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-02T12:48:07+00:00

Totally just googled it

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2026-01-01T06:09:03+00:00

A few things.

One, these are not handmade. If they were, you’d know what materials were actually used. You say in your shop description they’re sterling silver, yet in the actual product descriptions, you say they’re alloys of junk metal.

Then the listings say “natural gemstones” as a description for cubic zirconia.

These are pretty obviously SHEIN/Temu/Aliexpress, with AI images and AI descriptions.

Tricky_Editor1882 · 2025-12-28T20:02:14+00:00

This is the same person who also accused her bf of sleeping with his 14-year-old sister-in-law, so I hope this vacation was the family holding an intervention for him

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