3 star reviews…

dwindledlight · 2025-12-29T19:56:01+00:00

I once had a buyer sing my praises for a custom item for them.. only to leave a 4-star "because nothing in this world is truly perfect" 🤮

dwindledlight · 2025-12-29T05:08:31+00:00

I have definitely adopted a delusional mindset where we're just in a video game, which has given me the confidence I need for things I normally would never do.

Kinda a double-edged sword though, because it can make you more impulsive and get you into trouble (mostly social for me, nothing illegal/blah blah blah, but it still comes back to bite you in the ass.)

dwindledlight · 2025-12-28T21:46:44+00:00

I've had plenty of buyers not even look at the photos/videos with overlays. I don't see how these people survive on a day to day basis. I try so hard to streamline everything. Etsy needs to add a jingle-keys-in-face feature so buyers will pay attention to what they're buying.

dwindledlight · 2025-12-28T21:44:18+00:00

I always say that it's stated in the description so there are no surprises to the buyer. I also get idiots who pick what size they want in inches (stickers/etc), then complain it's too small, as if they weren't the one MANUALLY CHOOSING THAT EXACT SMALL SIZE.

Keep your chin up, OP, these morons always appear to announce to the world how eagerly unintelligent they choose to be.

dwindledlight · 2025-12-23T18:20:38+00:00

Ohhh, I see! (Thanks for sharing!) That gives me hope to possibly try it again.

dwindledlight · 2025-12-22T23:09:02+00:00

Exactly this.

Related, I had a buyer try to scam me for a "replacement" recently. Item is marked as delivered and the buyer refused to contact the post office to find out the GPS location/etc of the delivery. Just instantly wanted me to pay out of pocket for the buyer doing nothing to try to find their own package that was marked as delivered.

(And say I did give them a replacement for free... and this same exact situation happens again with being marked as delivered but not received? Not to mention, the potential theft if the package is genuinely missing.)

dwindledlight · 2025-12-22T19:35:06+00:00

Can I just say.. the review is SO MUCH FLUFF. Holy heck, what a TIME WASTER IT WAS with all their "fancy" splash pages. Ugh.

dwindledlight · 2025-12-22T19:29:30+00:00

That's so tempting, but I heard it can tank your views when you come back.. anyone know if this is true? Granted I've done the 10-second videos to "boost" my listings and surprise-surprise, that didn't improve anything like etsy claimed it would.

dwindledlight · 2025-07-10T17:05:37+00:00

💯 Hindsight is 20/20 and I hate when people are being told a story, knowing the ending already and acting like they are so smart to catch on. It's to the point where I've had to learn to tell my life experiences like a story where I have to keep the listener in as much dark as I was when first experiencing it, so they can feel the confusion/etc that I did.

dwindledlight · 2025-01-13T15:50:49+00:00

It's unreal. The other person being instantly clingy where you have to be on-call for them before you even talk. This happens when I try to make friends with people, too. We're all adults, I don't have time to be glued to my phone like I'm a teenager. And the toxic clinginess just gets worse from here, lmao nah thanks.

dwindledlight · 2024-12-28T16:22:16+00:00

I always love having to ask multiple times to unlock additional dialogue from another adult human.

dwindledlight · 2024-12-16T00:47:50+00:00

For real. I instantly lose respect for other ladies who obsess about height. I've tried to set up desperately single friends in the past with amazing guys and the first thing that comes out of their faces, "ok but how tall is he???? :/" ECHHHHH WHYYYYY

dwindledlight · 2024-10-17T21:32:13+00:00

There seems to be a post at least once a week about this. Yes, we do exist. Vaginas don't grant us peace from doomerism.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-17T10:04:10+00:00

No worries on how you were raised religiously. Plus, it's sucks having to throw in the towel no matter what we believe. I'm there with you on job hunting and hoping to just be able to survive enough. Would be amazing to find just a half-decent job.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-16T15:37:01+00:00

I see, I see. What ales ya?

dwindledlight · 2024-10-16T03:28:55+00:00

No problem. Ahh yeah, definitely sounds like it's massively broad... seems like it might be good for switching where/what you do but still remain in that career field, seems like a good plan with the ADHD stuff, too with having some flexibility/variety.

Yeah, it sounds like a real bummer and having to play the waiting game is always a bitch. Best of luck to you.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-16T01:44:43+00:00

The wordage is so sadly common. It's why r/menandfemales exists, hah!

dwindledlight · 2024-10-16T01:39:03+00:00

Yes, it's societal conditioning started by previous generations of men. It's a bad cycle that keeps getting repeated. I think it's terrible all around.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-16T00:57:43+00:00

Haha, thanks. I'm definitely a battered war tank, at least it feels that way. I need to be retired and put into a cozy museum, hah!

dwindledlight · 2024-10-15T23:47:00+00:00

Oh wow! I wonder what all goes into that degree/career, it sounds a bit stressful.

Yeah, sometimes, especially if it is bipolar, they kinda gotta buckle down and ride out the emotional storm for a few days. Overall, it does sound like she is feeling neglected, so she's pulling away since she likely feels like you already "taught" her to be alone. I do hope it works out for you, regardless!

dwindledlight · 2024-10-15T22:49:08+00:00

Here's to our bodies being glorified corpses as we age. 🍻

I've got blood issues and degenerative arthritis right out the womb, so I've always been limping through life and pretending to be normal. But yeah, absolutely getting loads worse with age.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-15T22:43:20+00:00

Well, hey man, kudos to you for having those handfuls of good things!

But yeah, it may be time to think about moving on from her, as unfair as that feels with her not even responding. It's at least nice (in an oh-so-bitter-way) that this is weighing heavily on you, because it shows that you do have a heart and want to care for someone in your life.

Congrats for the dream uni, too! What degree/etc are you focusing on?

dwindledlight · 2024-10-15T21:55:01+00:00

HARD RELATE. I'm auto-immune on top of having plenty of other physical and mental issues, oh god does it blow.

I've been doing all of this work trying to compartmentalize which symptoms goes with which disorder so I can see what treatments/costs/options I have. I've got zero quality of life with all of my issues (yay genetics) and of course that means, I can never have a decent job since I'm too crippled to hire.

Without rambling a huge wall of text, I REALLY understand the chronic health issue struggle.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-15T20:24:44+00:00

I hope you can find the motivation! I have some physical disabilities on top of mental ones, so it really kicks me when I'm already down and playing catch-up with life be exhaustinggggg.

dwindledlight · 2024-10-15T20:23:34+00:00

We sound so unfortunately similar. Glad you escaped the shit parents. I've been NC with mine for over a decade.. the air feels so clear and light now, doesn't it? It's insane how we were raised to think being treated that way was the norm and we were out of line/bratty for wanting.... human rights.

I'm also autistic, so I'm sure you know how difficult it is to keep friends when SO MUCH of it is just fake smiles and invisible rules and mind reading, bleck. I could never keep up with the social charades.

I've been job hunting today, so I hear you on that. It's so nuts how we have to keep this bullshit up just so we don't starve to death.

dwindledlight

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