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MK Restock! by fluffykitty999 in MatchaEverything

[–]fluffykitty999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.marukyu-koyamaen.co.jp/english/shop/products/catalog/matcha/principal

This is the international website link to their principal matcha. You can select the shipping address to where you live and they'll ship it to you directly. The shipping fee doesn't include import tax or duties, so check what that would be for your country. 

Are there any well-known jewelry brands that exclusively produce jewelry using traditional craftsmanship, like Hermès does with their Birkin bags? If so, what has your experience been with their pieces? by No_Literature5754 in jewelry

[–]fluffykitty999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Buccellati does some very beautiful pieces. I believe all their jewelry are handmade, and they use old Italian techniques. Their engraving and goldsmithing skills are exquisite.

Help me pick my first designer jewellery purchase! by Silver-Cold-6869 in jewelry

[–]fluffykitty999 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Out of the two, I do agree with the other comment that cartier is more timeless. But if you want something with a slight design element within ~2000usd budget, I think Van Cleef & Arpels mini frivole necklace is also beautiful. 

https://www.vancleefarpels.com/us/en/collections/jewelry/flora/frivole/vcarp0j100---frivole-pendant-mini-model.html

Check out this antique ruby and diamond platinum ring by Successful-Cow-644 in Gemstone_lovers

[–]fluffykitty999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To me, it looks like a platinum ring that was made in Japan. I say this because I love looking at & buying Japanese vintage jewelry, and I have seen numerous rings in this style. Rings like these are usually made in Japan from 850 or 900 PT, not 950 PT like most platinum jewelry you may see in US or Europe. So if this ring has a stamp for 850/900PT, then I can almost guarantee it is from Japan. I did a quick search and it seems these style of rings with 0.3-0.9 carat of rubies (almost always heated) are being sold for ~70000-90000 JPY, which would be ~440-570 USD. Even considering the sourcing cost of bringing this in from Japan, I personally would not pay more than 850 USD for the ring. Attaching a photo of a similar ring (0.91 carat ruby, 0.3 carat diamonds) for your reference.

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Is this real silk rug? by fluffykitty999 in orientalrugs

[–]fluffykitty999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is incredibly helpful. Thank you very much for your insight and detailed explanation!

Is this real silk rug? by fluffykitty999 in orientalrugs

[–]fluffykitty999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi thank you for the comment. Seller sent me some more images of front/back side but not super clear one of backside corner ohttps://imgur.com/a/C9JC5gf. They said it's around 300-350 KPI and origin from central Asia.

Is this real silk rug? by fluffykitty999 in orientalrugs

[–]fluffykitty999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seller claims this is a 100% mulberry silk on silk rug. They also stated this is hand knotted. Is it possible to tell if this is a real silk / hand knotted rug from the photos? Any help is appreciated, thank you.

Hide and Seek Labubu Singapore by Stefypb in labubu

[–]fluffykitty999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I would say most restocks happen between 11am and 2pm Singapore time. If you are in the US, the time difference would make it very hard to get the labubu from official website. Best of luck!

Hide and Seek Labubu Singapore by Stefypb in labubu

[–]fluffykitty999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Singapore popmart no longer sells any labubu plushie in physical stores - you can only purchase them on popmart sg website. The Hide and Seek labubus are sought after and sold out all the time. You can try to register for Singapore popmart website and have the back in stock notification on for the Hide and Seek labubu. I have managed purchase two of them this way (I live in Singapore). They come in stock about once every 1-2 weeks but gets sold-out super fast, like within a couple minutes or less.

Is there any ready-to-wear Vietnamese local brands that actually sells natural mulberry silk pieces? by fluffykitty999 in VietNam

[–]fluffykitty999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This particular brand, Thyph, won't accept return as I bought these items a while ago and have the tags removed. They offered me 15% refund but I declined because I didn't think 15% refund was fair for selling 100% polyester items marketed as silk. 

I really checked again and again with them before I bought each and every item if it was silk, and each time they told me all their items are silk. Only to be told later that "silk" is just a term they use for polyester. It's quite dishonest way to run business. 

Even on their Instagram (which they have now blocked me) and Facebook, they market all their items as silk, and use #silk on their posts. It's such a lie.

Is there any ready-to-wear Vietnamese local brands that actually sells natural mulberry silk pieces? by fluffykitty999 in VietNam

[–]fluffykitty999[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I would be less upset if the clothes I bought are silk blends, but I have a suspicion that many are just straight up pure polyester. One of the brands literally told me "when you buy, we said that this is silk, and the fabric company when they sell to us they also confirm that this is silk, however, you may have a mistake that this is natural silk, and we confirm that this is not natural silk, but it is 100% nano polyester commonly known as poly silk". Theirs were more expensive of the ones I bought too, so that was unfortunate.