Reader 195

Hello,

I was at the A Fair Weekend bazaar yesterday (28th,Saturday) at Soho KL and i find it to be very poorly publicized. Compared to other bazaars, this bazaar has more aunties and older ladies shopping rather than young girls. It was pretty empty too for such a wide, open space.

But anyways, i had a good time shopping. Bunny Noo was there and she was really friendly and cheerful, alot of smiles from her. :) I can imagine why most online shoppers only say nice stuff about her, she's very nice in person too. And i also met The Bouncing Bananas and Piperlips who were situated together. (Is Michelle Lim the same girl from both blogshops? or is she just a model?) They were all very friendly too, and they seem to have alot of fun. Very rowdy and loud girls, but in a good way. I wouldn't mind hanging out with them at all!

Lush Serendipity was there too, if im not mistaken just a few shops away from Bouncing Bananas. She didnt smile much when i was browsing through her items, but she was quite polite when answering questions. Her items were all very pretty, but i thought they were quite pricey.

These were mainly my observations, the few blogshops which actually caught my attention. The rest were all okay, nothing displeasing. But this bazaar seriously needs to work on publicizing their event. I dont think rentals are cheap for a place like that. Probably the only peple making lotsa money are the organizers themselves, no offense. Maybe on Sunday there are more people, who knows.

Alternatives 109

The Bouncing Bananas - RM20

My Vintage Garden - RM39

Alternatives 104

Vibrant Swirls - RM49

The Bouncing Bananas - RM55

Seller 37

from Bouncing Bananas

Hello hello FT,

I always believe that buyers should provide their body size infos and also voice out any concerns regarding size fittings, do not hestitate to ask sellers more questions. And as sellers, we should not only give accurate measurements but as a form of courtesy, offer our assistance. No doubt we are our own bosses and we can do whatever we like, but that doesnt mean we cant follow some examples from those mall assistants. (the helpful ones like from Topshop, not the pestering ones from Elements) And i learnt that the hard way, after a few bad fall outs with past customers. The bottomline is simple, be courteous always, even if the buyers give you shit sometimes.

Referring to the BUST ISSUE from Reader 161, yes it's really important for bustier girls when it comes to buying clothes. Usually my bustier customers would take a size or two bigger (especially for buttoned BF shirts or v-neck dresses).
After all those negative stories that have been published lately, i will be sharing one of my more positive experiences for judging bust sizes:


"A customer texted me regarding our BF-shirt batch (in OCT 2008) asking for the size fitting for two different designs; A (Morning After Boyfie) and B (Checkered Boyfie). She told me she was a Size UK8, and i immediately told her that both would fit her as my partner is a UK8 and she was able to wear both designs A & B.

She agreed to get both. But later on, she texted me again asking for my partner's cup size.
I didnt feel comfortable disclosing such private information which was not my own and so i told her that i didnt know. (After all, i really didnt know and didnt really find it nice to ask)
She then confessed that she's 'quite busty' and that she's not sure if she can fit into them.

I assured her that judging from the give of the fabric, she's able to fit both.
She replied by asking me to wear a D-cup bra and try both on. (lol)

Of course, that was one of the weirdest request i ever got from a customer but then, it actually made sense.
So i loaned my mother's D-cup maternity bra and put it on,stuffed it full with tissue and cotton.
And surprisingly, Design A sort of popped at the bust area while Design B was still well fitted.
Putting on a bra 2 times my size taught me something after all.

I thanked her for her brilliant idea of course, and she generously bought both colors of Design B. She called me after receiving the package and told me it fitted her nicely. :)"


So bust sizes do make a difference when it comes to fitting in certain clothes. This is something that all sellers should take note of, and perhaps use this method for estimation in future.
Just by doing this, it will be helpful in avoiding anymore scenarios like what happened between Reader 153 & buyer.

Reader 157

in reference to *click*

i think that sellers should generally be aware of the concerns of the buyers. we have to see what sort of problems the buyers are facing, what are their main concern about the item.

for example, if the customer is concern about the bust size of the item, the seller should answer the question accurately. providing pit-to-pit measurements may not be sufficient as the type of materials play a big role too. the seller is the one selling the clothes and the customer cannot feel and touch the material and judge it for themselves. some material are stretchable, some material are not stretchable, some material are flowy, some are not flowy. i do think that these do contribute to what bust size the item can fit.

therefore i suggest, blogshop owners simply tell the bust size of the model. i know that some of the "stats" of the model are displayed on the blog itself, but to be accurate, state the cup size as well. dont have to display all these info on the blogpage, simply provide these information to the customers when ask for it, or when u sense the need for the customers to know this information.

and also, another example, if the customer is concern about whether a big size person can fit, whether a broad shoulder person can fit nicely, sellers can simply state their opinion, provide more information about the material, but lastly leave the purchasing decision to the buyer, and not push and persuade them to buy. providing accurate information is very much needed.

i agree with the "non refundable" policy. but both sellers and buyers have to play a role. the buyers have to ask enough questions, and the sellers should provide accurate answers. and sellers should also be sensitive enough to provide information EVEN when they were not asked. not all buyers know what sort of question to ask.

anyway, lastly, wanna give credit to online shops that i've shopped at before and have a nice experience. i learnt alot from shopping with these shops, coz not only do they provide top-notch services, but also provide information that i can trust before purchasing that top/dress. they are : Cool Sisters Closet, Vibrant Swirls and Bouncing Bananas.