FromJapan Shopping Service Review

http://www.fromjapan.co.jp

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I've been meaning to write this post for a while but I kept on procrastinating and wrote those other posts instead. I'm just not really that familiar with all of the features that this website offers but I'll probably never use them and I can still write about what I do know. 

So, I've been looking for a new shopping service after having tried out Japonica Market. You can find the review for it here. 
I've read about FromJapan before and it sounded interesting. They are cheaper than Japonica Market and I like the structure of the website. 

You will have to make an account first but then you're good to go. 

I go on Shopping instead of Auction and paste the link to the item into the box. 

You will get this next. I filled some of the stuff in to show you what it would look like. But I think that everything is explained quite well by the website. 
You will have to fill all of that out and then go on to the next page. 

On the next page they will show you how much the total is. It will include your maximum bid or the price of the item and 200¥  as a fee for their service. 
Then you can choose how you want to pay. 
1. You can pay with points. You get points with every order and you can invite friends to join the website. You will get about 300 points for that. Every point is worth a ¥. 
2. You can use your credit card or paypal. You will have some additional costs then but 5% aren't that bad and other shopping services charge you paypal fees as well.

You will have a list of the things you ordered when you go to your account. 
You can see the status on the right side but you will also get emails whenever the status changes. 
This is how many emails I got:

1. Confirmation that they received Charge 1 
2. Order has been processed
(3. Email that they got my note to keep leaflets, catalogs or shopping bags/ This is optional and you will have to send them a message to let them know. Otherwise they will throw all of that away. I like to keep everything that's being send with my order, but that's up to you.)
4. Items received at warehouse
5. Confirmation they received Shipping instructions
6. Confirmation packing the package was finished
7. Charge 2 has been sent
8. Charge 2 Payment has been received
9. Order has been shipped

I've ordered several items so I got some of these mails 2 or 3 times. 

You will have 30 days, after you Items have arrived at the warehouse, to fill in the shipping instructions. Some shopping services hold your items longer than 30 days but I think that should be enough. 
Once your stuff has been packed, you will have 3 days to pay the 2nd Charge. If you do not pay in these 3 days, you will have to pay a fee. 

These are the shipping instructions: 

You can choose what items you want to be in a package together, how it should be packed and what shipping method you want.
Although you already choose a shipping method here, you will have to choose it again later when you pay for Charge 2. 
That means you can still change it. 

This would be Charge 2:

Unlike Japonica Market, you can change the value on the invoice here. It might be interesting to some of you. 

As I mentioned above, you can still change your shipping method here. I picked FedEx at first but then changed my mind and went for EMS. It's cheaper and I never had problems with it before.

The last part is the overview of the total for Charge 2. You pay the overseas shipping, domestic shipping in Japan and the Bank transfer fee which has been used to pay for your things. On top of that you have the 5% Paypal fee. 
That's it for the ordering process. 

It didn't take that long for me to get the packages. My first order was delivered to my door but then second one got stuck at customs. I wish they would always deliver to my door. 

These were 2 orders. Everything was inside a separate plastic bag and packed carefully. The box was not damaged and there was enough paper inside to keep the mirror safe.

Pros:

 Cheapest Commission Fee

 Well-structured Website

 Many Status Updates

 Fast Replies

 Many Shipping Options to choose from/More than what other SS offer

 Points System

Buy from Auctions Sites like Mbok/Yahoo Auctions and Shoppies

 Fluent in English

 Packages safely packed

 You can change the value on the invoice

 Hold items for up to 30 days



Cos:

You need to make an account

 Website might be confusing for some?

 You have to pay an extra fee if you don't pay in time

 Only hold items for 30 days

I can't really think of many negative points. I only used it twice but it was a good experience each time. 

Also, I finally have both colors! Some of you might have seen this picture on Instagram a few months ago when I got this package. I'm so in love with this dress. 

Anyway, that's it. Leave me a comment ^^

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Cream Biscuit Shopping Service Review + Web-limited Ribbon Rose Embossed Trunk Carry Reveal

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I'm back with another review and Fukubukuro reveal. ^^

I used Tokyo Pirates for the Liz LisaxMy Melody trunk but prior to knowing Jamie would be working this year on New Years, I asked other shopping services if they would be doing the Fukubukuros. 
I found this shopping service on Facebook in a Gyaru sales group where the girl was promoting her page. 
I think that, just like Tokyo Pirates, she is also mainly a shopping service for Lolitas and I probably saw her post in a Lolita sales group instead but she also shops for Gyarus and many other things which she has listed in her description. 

I contacted her a few months before the release of the Fukubukuros and after Jamie said that she doesn't know if she would do them. 
We talked about her getting the Fukubukuro for me and agreed to talk about it again when the Fukubukuros would be released. 
On 11th October she messaged me and told me about seeing a Liz Lisa Luckypack in the stores. That one was released for the anniversary of the brand and I like that she thought of me and told me about it. That's a plus for me. 

I contacted her again like 2 weeks before the Fukubukuros were released online and we talked about how much her commission fee would be and when she would go to the store, if it would be trunk that was released in-stores only again. 
She was very patient with me and all my questions and encouraged me to ask as much as I want. Sometimes you can feel like you are bothering the other person and ask too many or stupid questions but it was never the case with her! 

I sent her a deposit for the Fukubukuro in advance because I knew it would be released when I would be sleeping and I read that it was sold out pretty fast the past year. 
I think the people in Europe are lucky because they can send her the money as a gift and in Euro so there won't be any paypal or conversion fees. 

So, I actually couldn't sleep and was awake when the bags were released online on December 1st. I messaged her with the link to the one I wanted and she got it for me immediately. It was actually a few minutes before they should have been released and when she had to leave for school, so I'm surprised that she had the time to get it. 

It took over a month for her to get the trunk which was on the 10th January. She also offered to show me what's inside but I wanted to wait and see everything for myself. 
We talked about different shipping methods for a few days because we were both busy and couldn't talk much. I sent her the payment for shipping on the 15th January and she shipped it on the 20th January. 
It took a little less than 2 weeks until I got a letter from customs to go pick the package up. 

This was how much I paid:

27.432¥ (Fukubukuro + Taxes)
+4.500¥ (Commission fee)
+ 13.600¥ (International Shipping/ 7,5kg with EMS)


Pros:

❤︎ She replies within 24 hours
❤︎ Very friendly and pleasant to do business with
❤︎ Offers both EMS and Airmail
❤︎ Offers Online orders as well as in-store
❤︎ Good English
❤︎ Speaks french as well
❤︎ Reasonable Commission fee
❤︎ Remembered my request and told me about similar sales

Cons:

✘ Package did not include any bubble wrap at all, could be safer

As you can see, there was only the plastic around it but no bubble wrap and I don't like there being so much room in the package for the trunk to move around. That's the only negative thing about the shopping service.

My Liz Lisa bags *^* 

Jacket 

This was my first item. The jacket is very soft and I like the color. But I'm a little disappointed that this was the outer clothing piece and it wasn't an actual coat or something thicker.

Sweater

I didn't like this sweater at all. It's too big for me and it's also very thick. I hate it when my sweaters are too thick and the fabric at the top isn't something I would want on my clothes. 

2nd Sweater

I'm actually a little upset that this one is so short. It goes down to my ribs and doesn't even cover my stomach. I love the material, the color and the small ribbons on the sleeves but it's just too short on me. 

Cardigan

This is my favorite piece. I love cardigans and this one is very light and has the cute ribbons on the sleeves. 

Skirt

I've seen this skirt in other reveals and the girls always made the skirt look really good and put together nice outfits. However I don't like the shirt for myself. I don't like such a heavy fabric for my skirts and don't like how I look in them >< 

Jewelry

I love this cute bracelet. ;w;

I'm not really happy with this trunk. I only kept the bracelet and the Cardigan and already sold everything else. I was hoping for a heavier coat which I could wear in the winter and both sweaters did not suit my taste or body. 

I was scared about the content after a girl posted about old clothes being in this Fukubukuro but calmed down and just anticipated getting my trunk after talking to Berry. Thank you for that!

It's sad that the clothes did not suit my taste because I did see really nice clothes in other Fukubukuros but I did keep two things and I'm happy with them. 

I'd give it ✰✰ out of 5.

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