RATTUS wrote:Saintal wrote:RATTUS wrote:
yeah i live in norway so i completely understand the prices can be high, but lolita is a niche and expensive style, but you can do it on a budget anyways.
even if you have no money to spare, never buy on sites like wish, aliexpress or ebay. save up, save up, save up.
you can even get nice brand pieces for really low on lacemarket if you look everyday, but the bidding is a little crazy.
and if you want the cheapest, but great quality, you can find alot of good stuff on taobao for super cheap!! just google taobao lolita brands and theres alot of masterlists. for the shipping, i mostly use chinese lolita updates on facebook, and she usually marks down the price as much as she possibly can on the package when sending it out so the taxes wont get too high. last time i ordered from her i ordered stuff for 1800kr and she marked it down to 300 ish kr
tysm for the advice !! i've heard it's tricky to buy from taobao for some reason ?? like something about how u pay? have u experienced something tricky?
yepyepyep, taobao is a chinese site so its hard to get around on there, but if you use mesterlists with different words and google translate it isnt that hard. and if you want to order directly on the site you have to message them usually.
also if you use shopping services you have to pay twice or three times. i think its for them to buy the items and have them shippeds to them and then you have to pay when theyre shipping it out to you. and if its a øre order you have to pay a small amount first and then the rest when they get the items. idk, i just let them handle it and i just pay 😩
i will attempt to explore it again soon !! thanks for the advice 🙏