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Welcome!

Hi, I'm Angie, an avid Taobao shopper with years of experience purchasing Taobao items for myself, my friends and customers from all over the world. Most people use my service to purchase items related to Lolita fashion, Ladies fashion, Ball-jointed dolls, cosplay and anime, but I can help you buy just about anything from Taobao! You can learn more about the various shopping services I offer and how it all works through the navigation menu at the top.

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Shipping Rates to more countries + Chinese New Year holidays

1/20/2015

I've updated the shipping rates and options for more countries. You can check them out here!

Chinese New Year falls on the 19th of February, but some stores, notably those who do made-to-order Cosplay items and Lolita clothing, have stopped accepting orders. If you wish or order such items, please place your order or submit your enquiry as soon as possible. More shops will start closing nearer to the 19th when they prepare to go home.

I will provide more concrete information on off-days when I have the schedules from my contacts in China and Taiwan. In the meantime, here are the estimated rest periods when ordering, manufacturing and shipping will be affected / delayed:

National holiday in China:
18 to 24 February

National holiday in Taiwan:
18 to 23 February

Some sellers may extend their holiday. Some sellers start their holiday earlier. Please bear in mind there may be backlogs after the holidays.

I will be on intermittent hiatus from 18 to 22 February to celebrate the festival.

Changes to currency exchange rate

1/6/2015

In view that the SGD has recently been falling steeply in value against the RMB, I am now using the currency comversion rate of 1 SGD : 4.2 RMB for all services involving the conversion of currency between the SGD and RMB.

This means that calculation method for international shopping service for example, is now:
Payable amount = (Item Price + Domestic shipping fee) RMB / 4.2 x 115%
[Based on exchange rate of 1 SGD : 4.2 RMB. 15% = shopping service fee + cross-border transaction fees. Exchange rate includes handling fees and bank transfer fees]

This change will take effect for all new orders and remainder payments for preorders made from 10 January 2015 00:00 onwards (Singapore time). I apologise for this late notice!

There is no change to shipping fees for the moment.

ETA: The excel form has been updated to reflect the new rates. You're encouraged to download it if you're holding on to the old one. But if you don't wish to, I'll update it for you the next time you place an order.

All services back to normal + updated shipping

12/19/2014

All services are back to normal! Thanks for your patience.

Additionally, the international shipping fees have been updated. Depending on the method and country, some may see a small increase while others may see a small decrease. All the shipping methods are available are arranged by country, so that should make comparisons much easier for you. A few new shipping methods have also been added for some countries.

Access the updated write-up for terms and conditions for shipping here, and the available shipping methods and their costs here.

Back from vacation!

12/1/2014

Hi all, I am back from vacation and will be responding to all your emails soon. Please bear with me for about a week of possible delays before my service gets back to normal. Have to deal with the jetlag, piled up work, packing and everything ^^;

Reminder from my earlier post on the schedule for the remainder of my semi-hiatus:
(Please note that this applies to all shopping services, including the Taiwan-based and Japan-based services. The following will be my schedule for handling orders and shipment instructions, subject to changes.)

The following dates are all in Singapore time. (GMT +8)

The schedule is different for different customers:

a) Businesses (Customers who purchase stock for their businesses/shops)

1 December to 7 December: I will process orders and shipment instructions that were placed during the blackout period. For new orders placed during this period, depending on how much backlog I have, I may take around 5 working days to get back to you.

b) All other customers

1 December to 7 December: I will process orders and shipment instructions that were placed during the blackout period. For new orders placed during this period, depending on how much backlog I have, I may take around 7 working days to get back to you.

Rare items / urgent preorder
As usual, I will give special priority for rare items going out of stock or preorders that are ending soon. You may send me a separate email about it with "Urgent" in the subject or first line of the email. I will process it first.

Thank you for your patience!

Not accepting large orders (more than 5 items) until end of hiatus - non-business customers

11/3/2014

Apologies for the short notice, but I received a few large orders recently and now I am swarmed.

For large orders placed now, bear in mind that I can only deal with it after my hiatus.
If there are some items that are more urgent or will take a longer time to be released, I'd suggest you submit an order for those first.

Semi-hiatus from 7 November to 7 December. Please find the details here:
http://www.celestial-delinquent.com/home/hiatus-from-10-november-to-7-december-2014

Reminder about November - December hiatus + Products with magnets & batteries

9/30/2014

I am on semi-hiatus from 7 November to 7 December. Please find the details here:
http://www.celestial-delinquent.com/home/hiatus-from-10-november-to-7-december-2014

Please be reminded that products containing magnets and batteries cannot be shipped by any of the regular shipping methods listed on my website. A much more costly Sensitive shipping route will have to be used. (Rates available on request). For an idea, shipping to the USA costs 49 SGD for the first 500g, followed by 14 SGD for every subsequent 500g. For rates for other countries, you may leave a comment or email me to ask.

Some items contain magnets and inbuilt batteries and we won't realise it until the items are subject to inspection by special equipment at the postal services / courier. If you suspect something contains magnets / batteries, and are not willing to pay more for shipping, please don't order it, or at least let me know so I can clarify with the seller before purchasing.

2 weeks hiatus for Taiwan-based Shopping Services

8/26/2014

My contact in Taiwan is on hiatus from 1 September to 14 September. No orders or shipping requests may be placed for Taiwan (includes Ruten, direct mail order, Lazyyy.com and all other Taiwan websites) during this period. Also expect a backlog and slower replies in the week after 14 September.

Statuses of orders in progress (e.g. whether they have reached) can only be known after she comes back.

Apologies for the inconvenience!

Services Back to Normal + Upcoming disruptions

8/18/2014

All services are back to normal, thanks for your patience and understanding!
However, I am still down with the flu and trying to get lots of rest to recover as soon as possible, so there still might be some slight delays in replies, especially for large orders. Sorry!

Please take note of 2 upcoming periods that will pose disruptions to my shopping service.

China's National Day: It falls on 1 October. Generally, in the week before 1 October and a week from 1 October, many sellers will be away for holidays, and couriers and other related services will not be working. In some extreme cases, sellers and factory staff will go for holiday as early as mid September (they need time to get back to their home town) and resume work only from mid-October.

For made-to-order items, expect production periods to be delayed. Example, an item with a waiting time of 1 month may have its waiting time extended to 2 months or more. Cosplayers and Lolitas who need to purchase such items and have them by October / November are strongly encouraged to start placing your orders from now to avoid the National Day holiday crunch.

I am on semi-hiatus from 7 November to 7 December. Please find the details here:
http://www.celestial-delinquent.com/home/hiatus-from-10-november-to-7-december-2014

Sorry for my slow replies

8/9/2014

I'm back from my hiatus but I fell sick with the flu, so I sincerely apologise that I'm not able to reply to emails in a timely moment! I will do it as soon as I can, so please be patient, I'll try not to let anyone wait longer than 5 days.

Sorry for the inconvenience!

CWT 37 Event Pick-Up Service

7/16/2014

This service is only available to customers who have used my shopping service before.
As I am on semi-hiatus, I would not have time to engage customers properly during this period. Hence I would prefer not to take orders from new customers who might not understand my working style or how CWT events work, in case misunderstandings arise.

Deadline for submission of order is 25 July, and deadline for payment is 28 July.
There is a cap of 25 items (books, doujin items) per customer.

Please refer to this page for details like fees and accepted items and how to contact me.

There is an excel order form for this event, please contact me to ask me for the form to submit your order. Thanks!