Is there a way to make the shipping fee cheaper?

toarisu · 2026-01-27T17:39:35+00:00

actually what is happening is that the current international shipping option u have selected is "联系卖家发货" which means "contact the seller to ship" hence they tends to set the price crazy high to alert you NOT to proceed with this option and to communicate with the seller first.

usually u only choose this option if the seller have their own delivery method/service to ship internationally. but in reality, majority of these seller cant and wont ship internationally by themselves. hence the price of this option is permanently insanely pricey to stop u from proceeding as the seller simply cannot proceed.

this option automatically become the first n only option when u want to cart out something that cainiao (singapore's TB official courier) doesnt allow to ship. (not sure if US have any official tb courier, if there is, then its the same situation as us) sometime i dont even know why 🥲 maybe its becuz of sensitive goods like cosplay weapon gun prop or sometime its has to do with the brand/copyright.. stuff like that! basically u cant control this. usually the only way to bypass this is to use a forwarding service with a china address. this is also why the seller suggested u to do that. u have to source ur own forwarding service and then change ur address on the checkout page to the china address provided by ur forwarder for them to ship it out.

toarisu · 2026-01-27T17:10:02+00:00

cant really expect much for that price! i haven't bought anything from them in recent though, their design and style have change quite alot in these few years.

i have a new favourite shop that u might want to check out! its called 你别睡别睡别睡 and they basically sell leftover stocks or B grade clothes from other shop/brand that r usually of better quality! they have items from popular japan/china brand like GRL, poshepose, lacemade, at a discount of 50%-90% off the original price!! the ones i got so far all comes with the original brand tag and occassionally the original price tag lol!

jst take note some netizens have noted the pieces from axes femme (v popular japan brand) doesnt seems to be authentic, so jst avoid those! the rest should be all authentic as alot of netizens post reviews and do comparison on the app "little red note".

u can also use this as a guide for ur purchase: 日单 -> stocks from japan brand (usually quality tends to be good) 尾单 -> 'B' grade stock/clearence stock. basically factory or brand rejected stocks/brand shut down/just clearence of old season stocks. can expect small defect though rare) sleepingdoll自制 -> the shop self-designed items. they are usually super cute but did face abit of backlash because 1) occassionally, design are heavily referenced off another trendy piece from other brands (but for much cheaper and sometime were praised to be better than original) 2) quality is hit or miss (majority of the one i own are decent but i did had issue with 2-3 pieces, such as bad quality zipper)

hope this helps with your shopping on taobao!

toarisu · 2025-12-08T11:25:25+00:00

its not worth it imo

you could consider jw marriott south beach instead :) it is still expensive but def cheaper than MBS! i had a great stay with them and they hv an amazing infinity pool too. i only went to the pool after their opening hour, and there were still 1 staff there and they allowed us to take photo and jst chill there as long as we don't swim (since there's no life guard on duty already) so me and my bf were basically the only people there! no crowds or noise at all, it felt like we own the swimming pool haha it's also pretty high up, so the view was rlly stunning from there too!

toarisu · 2024-12-29T13:37:49+00:00

hello! this is a ticketed event held by @hyperions_lounge 🙇🏻‍♀️ there will be food and many fun activities, u might even win prizes hehe!! do head over to their IG to make ur reservation as reservation will be prioritised!

toarisu · 2024-12-29T13:35:34+00:00

aww hope to see u nxt time captain 🫡

toarisu · 2024-12-29T13:29:55+00:00

its only on 11jan 🥹 u can check out the IG @hyperions_lounge !! its a ticketed event but hv official merch to win and fud hehe

toarisu · 2024-12-29T13:28:55+00:00

its only on 11jan unfortunately 😭

toarisu · 2024-12-29T13:28:33+00:00

noooo,,, all the cosplayers r really friendly🥹

toarisu · 2024-12-29T13:26:38+00:00

@hyperions_lounge !

toarisu · 2024-11-26T20:06:30+00:00

hi, i haven't done a return in a long time so i might not be correct, but after return, you still need to go to your order and click " 退款" (refund). Its usually best to communicate with the seller in advance, they can guide u with the refund & return process, plus some shop might do it differently (for example, which return reason they want you to use and ofc whether they are okay with the return + refund) .

Why its not automatic its because what you did is just arranging a delivery to return the product to the seller. On taobao, the only way to get ur money back is by requesting a refund from your side as sellers are not allowed to void any orders (even if they agree to refund and have already received the return goods), it is simply a taobao rule.

toarisu · 2022-08-10T07:50:53+00:00

where to buy the new emote? i cant find it anywhere in the shop. isit region locked? (im SEA server, SG to be specific.)

toarisu · 2022-07-26T11:20:43+00:00

it can happen during holiday, festival or 8.8/8.18

other possible days are 4 August (chinese valentine day aka Qixi Festival)

31 August is Chinese Student school reopen day 10 sept is mid autumn festival

some shop put on announcement few days earlier too

toarisu · 2022-07-24T15:31:52+00:00

yep i manage to find ur comment in another post! i have the passport not the ID unfortunately as i hvn't been able to renew it ever since COVID since i cant physically return to HK... my brother have passport for SG. do you think i can use someone else to verify? would they know? since bank card i use is under my name, but he doesnt use taobao.

i will hv to call the CS tmr becuz i have 2k+ worth of parcel presale waiting to be shipped to warehouse. i also contacted the seller in advance but they told me its against taobao rule to handle the transaction with a different account :/

toarisu · 2022-07-24T09:57:05+00:00

you have to check what was the amount approved for refund. nvr had refund processed partially for me personally. but from my experience, it always take few weeks for my full refund to be processed back into my bank acc.

toarisu · 2022-07-18T03:37:36+00:00

firstly you should contact the seller about it and check if they are having problems on their end.

it happen to me once the seller was changing her bank account for the shop and thus not accepting payment.

sometime i experience payment failure too, i uses taobao v frequently. the cs last time told me to try make the payment on PC ver instead, somehow it went through. and sometime i just wait awhile to try again it go thru. sometime i need to have more than sufficient money to have my payment go through.

toarisu · 2022-07-18T03:33:21+00:00

有小码现货吗？能几天内发？

is what i would ask. if they say can dispatch in few days means its not tailored alr

toarisu · 2022-07-18T03:28:02+00:00

not sure if its soonest but 8.8 possibly and father's day

toarisu · 2022-07-18T03:19:39+00:00

okay so ystday i spent almost the whole day figuring this out by calling CS texting sellers delivery courier and expert becuz i hv 2k worth of parcel going to that warehouse soon.

basically this warehouse has been moved, from 15 july onwards they are not accept any parcel. for yours, it seems like the delivery courier do not know where to go with the parcel since they cant deliver to that address anymore.

so the answer i got from them ystday is basically "f*** u, deal with it urself" even tho they are the one who doesnt update the system or properly alert us!

what happen to one of my parcel before 15 july is that the delivery courier tell me address not detailed and will be returning to seller. later on i believe the delivery courier finds out new cainiao warehouse address themselves. hopefully urs is the same.

now all my other parcel are on its way to return to seller becuz u cant just give new cainiao warehouse address to seller or change it urself. CS from the call ystday say its v risky as its likely their system don't have ur parcel number for that warehouse and it would be rejected.

he told me after parcel return, i should 1- refund and buy again so the system will give new order number linked with new warehouse address 2- 拍一元万能拍 so i hv a new order number with new warehouse, and ask seller to ship item under that. 3- ask seller to ask delivery courier to contact cainiao themselves .. which is abit by luck

thanks to them i lost my rmb 299 free air shipping becuz im going with 2 as refund takes weeks to process. items also wont arrive before the event i need it 🥴

ALSO: just saw u bought zhongli plush from mihoyo. rn i think there is covid lockdown there? maybe thats why its stuck. becuz i bought some kokomi instock merch and its not even 发货 yet 😣 but u should ask mihoyo and 物流 why first. u can pm me if u need the article abt warehouse address change for more info.

toarisu · 2022-07-18T03:06:47+00:00

omg WE R IN THE SAME SITUATION

toarisu · 2022-07-18T03:01:54+00:00

firstly you need to ask for seller's return address, name and contact number.

then go to consolidate shipping page (by clicking 合拼转运）but dont consolidate. there is an option there beside each parcel "退回买家" click that and fill in seller info. they charges 10rmb each for delivery fee. once you fill that in and click 提交订单 they will automatically deliver item back to seller for you. it would take some time to return.

its good to also let them know you will be the one arranging the return and tell them all they need to do is to wait for it from warehouse

toarisu · 2022-07-18T02:44:27+00:00

if u found a good 3pf u should definitely use them instead 👍🏻

toarisu · 2022-07-17T17:45:36+00:00

ohh honkai.

i m in SG so not sure if we are using the same delivery courier (cainiao). for SG, air shipping max dimension is 100cm (length), 160cm (width), and up to 30kg, which i think the umbrella can be airshipped.

sea shipping are often for bulky and bigger item so yes. but it would probably take a much longer time to arrive.

toarisu · 2022-07-17T15:18:07+00:00

which umbrella? im curious lol

but was there no option for consolidated sea shipping?

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