/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Been nearly 2 months for half of this and 1 month for the other half.

These shoes. 3 months now and waiting for a response back from the email.

Since we've been in lockdown I've resorted to playing mobile app UFO catchers in Japan. This is just prizes from this month I'm waiting to have shipped.

>>10418656
Omg

>>10418656
Im so jealous of your life

Two months waiting on wunderwelt, h.naoto, & some socks & bloomers from metamorphose... Also pretty sure usps lost at least 2 of my packages from L.M too...

>>Pink has a duration of 67 days or less

AT least its giving me something to look forward too ; ;

Everything but the dresses and headbow should be on the way soon! The wardrobe rebuild is going well, thank God

>>10418656
just...buy them. this has to be way more expensive than just buying them.

>>10418664
>>10418665
Being unable to go anywhere does a number on my impulse control, not gonna lie.

>>10418687
Have you seen what prize figures go for right now? Just a quick check on eBay

Ram in Wonderland Antique Ver - $30
Bang Dream! Ran - $48
Rem Jumper Swimsuit - $40
Rem Summer Beach - $25
and the Hatsune Miku x Rascal one is so new it's not even on eBay yet.

Believe me, it's definitely less expensive to play for them. Most I've spent is around $25 on one figure and that's because it got wedged in the machine.

>>10418699
>buying on ebay
anon no!

>>10418706
Eh it's just what I use as a price guide when I resell. Plenty of Japanese sellers there I can gauge prices to offload a lot of the prizes I get. Otherwise I'd be drowning in giant rilakkuma.

>>10418656
So those games are legit and not just some kind of malware ad spam?

>>10418715
Definitely legit. I used to play Toreba before it got rigged all to shit so I switched to the one I'm on now. Only bad thing I can say is that my prizes haven't been shipped in two weeks since they've decided to switch from DHL back to EMS because international mail is opening back up.

Proof prizes, the switch was for scale because I'm shit at figuring out prize sizes going off the CM and couldn't believe the size of the pompompurin

>>10418719
ooh what app/site do you use? I understand if you don't wanna say tho

>>10418721
claw.jp or the mobile app is "Claw Machine Master" (has a picture of shibu inu plushie in a claw in the promo pics)

The mobile app is sort of annoying though, I suggest the desktop site. Just be prepared for shipping delays but they do give you 3 free play tickets a day. Also have to spend money to get a free delivery ticket but that's standard for any site imo

>>10418729
thank you! I've never played these before but I'll give it a try

>>10418731
No prob! Going off the app reviews a lot of the players are ex-Toreba people. If you're unfamiliar with how Japanese arcade machines work, definitely stick to the takoyaki or pinball categories first. Takoyaki is no-skill and pinball is super easy since you just drop a ball down a ramp and hope it rolls into the win. They do have free machines you can use to get used to the system as well.

>>10418637
Has anyone tried to ship anything out with surface mail since the pandemic began? Obviously it wouldn't arrive yet but I was wondering if packages were even sent out from the post office.

What would be the best way to ship to the US right now?

>>10418739
I had a package ship from Japan via EMS and it got to me in roughly a month at the height of the mail shutdown.

I have two packages from China (both SAL) that are from late April and early May and neither have left China but little AliExpress packets have gotten to me in a month.

Meanwhile I've had two DHL packages from Japan arrive to me the same week they were shipped.

DHL is going to be your best bet for speed but it'll cost as well.

>>10418739
I'm in the US. I just got my package that was shipped EMS from Japan from April 7th! Everything I've shipped DHL since have arrived in around a week or so.

For China, I've been opting to ship DHL which is also quick though slightly slower than Japan for some reason (a little over a week, which isn't bad).

2 months now. 6 weeks in Chicago Isc im afraid it's never going to come because Chicago isc has not been doing ANYTHING under control.

>>10418685
Very nice

>>10418734
thank you anon! I've installed a few others on my phone and have already won a little plush shark keychain. This is my new addiction lol

>>10419445
this is gorgeous, anon! I hope you get it soon

>>10419534
It's definitely an addiction. Only advice is don't go overboard until you've gotten your first prize shipment in so you know at the very least they actually do send you prizes.

>>10418656
More stuff added to the "God I hope EMS can ship soon" list

soon....

>>10423093
The giant derpy stuffed bear is really cute

>>10423107
They're.. pretty creepy looking though in the machines. And the size of a small child? I think they're about 3 feet tall.

Really fun to get though! They were easy to one-shot.
https://claw.jp/movie.php?h=s10.claw.jp&v=archive/20200622032310-19747485.mp4

For once I actually don't have any mail on the way to me. I purchased the Strawberry Doll MTO around a year ago and it finally got to my house about a week ago. I think soon I might go ham and order 10-20 kawaii and gothic enamel pins from indie designers...

>>10423155
Do it! Definitely a good way to support small businesses right now.

>>10423105
i know who you aaaare

>>10423408
Who cares

>>10423155
I loved the look of strawberry doll and considered the MTO but it looks like lots more people than usual are selling theirs since it arrived. It made me wonder if it’s not as cute in person. How did you find it now it’s arrived?

>>10423408
I always find posts like this weird and vaguely menacing. Like... good job? She hasn't posted anything strange or bad, so why do you need to point it out?

>>10423408
i mean alright? it's not like it's very difficult to figure out

I'll put this here since the penpal thread died. Australian Anon, if you see this I finally was able to reply to your letter.
I hope it arrives safely!
- Texas Anon

>>10423093
What are you going to do with the 4 bears?

I'm currently waiting on 3 devilinspired orders, one from my-lolita-dress, one from taobao shopping service 42agent (dress pictured, comes with a kc), and then aliexpress & wish (just home goods). Also made an order on dream-holic last night. Oh and my order on ktown4u. Waiting eagerly for the release of the Irene & Seulgi album Monster :)

>>10423445
Christmas gifts probably. My parents have a massive dog that'd love one.. If I don't gift them all away I'll probably try to resell them if I can manage to find shipping supplies to fit them.

At this point I need to open up my own UFO catcher prize shop. It's gotten a bit out of hand.

>>10423465
That's really sweet of you anon. They remind me a lot of the big bears you can get in ikea.

>>10423420
NAYRT It's really cute in person!! Honestly I think a lot of the selling going on JP-side are from scalpers who got burned by the MTO and couldn't offload their stock

Has anyone ordered from wunderwelt to USA recently? How did it go?

>>10423782
What I really want to know is whether or not International ePacket is an option yet, because I’m a cheapskate.

>>10423465
>My parents have a massive dog that'd love one.
Wholesome. Wish I could see the dog with the big bear toy

>>10423782
Are you trying to use Yamato? I haven't had WW use it yet, but all my SS orders were shipped with Yamato and I highly recommend it. It gets passed to UPS once it reaches the states and took around 6 days each time for me.

>>10423783
All you have to do is look on Japan Post's website to get this information. They are still not accepting e-packet or EMS to the USA. I'm sure when it becomes available, people will be celebrating on every jfashion corner of the internet.

Also keep in mind that once it becomes available again, there is going to be a huge rush to ship things. I foresee Japan Post only accepting a limited number of packages a day in order to not flood the postal system. I would highly suggest you use an alternative shipping method now so your packages don't get delayed by months.

>>10423723
>>10423786
One year I won a realistic chicken leg plush and gave it to them on Christmas. If the mail thread is still around when my prizes arrive (1 month and counting for the oldest) then I'll take a pic.

>>10424161
>Things that spark joy

Waiting on my first taobao order, very excited!

>>10424096
How much is Yamato?

>>10418729
I got an account but I only get about 6 points everyday, no free play tickets, am I doing something wrong?
I too want to drown in giant bears

>>10424927
You have to purchase your first points package to be eligible for free play tickets, I believe.

Past that you'll get 3 tickets a day. To be eligible to ship any prizes you'll have to get one of the points packages that has the free delivery ship ticket in it and you can get one of those a week when you purchase a minimum 5,000 yen package if you're outside of Japan.

I just play so much that I don't think about it because I'm constantly getting free tickets and I get a delivery ticket every Wednesday because that's my routine.

>>10425212
Then again I could be wrong about needing to buy a points package first. If you're not getting free tickets and you've bought points, hit the Inquiry button and ask the staff. They get back to you pretty fast.

been around a month since i ordered this, just really want that baby bag

>>10426627
I got one of those bow rings from Cat Tea Party recently and it broke on the first wear :(

Hello fellow gulls. I am interested in buying from Japan, but most shipping isn't available for my country right now. I know Yamato is available, but I don't really want to use that since once it gets to my country ups receives it and then add more costs and at least here is quite expensive. I think dhl is also available and may be a better option, but I am not sure since I've used it only once and it was from China. It didn't add any extra costs.

So my question is, for those gulls that used dhl from Japan, did it add extra fees or no? I know it's quite expensive but it seems fast and if it doesn't have any extra fees, it may be the best choice for me. Thanks in advance.

>>10426816
I'm in the US. I haven't tried shipping via Yamato, but have used DHL more than a few times in the last months. DHL is super fast and I haven't had issues with customs yet even with huge orders (all under the 800 USD customs limit though).

What do you mean by extra costs? Like if it costs more? I guess you can consider if you really need the stuff from Japan during this time and decide whether it's worth potentially paying a bit more or not. Maybe someone else can chime in here. It's basically the only option we have now anyway (besides sea or Yamato)...

I find DHL has been pretty comparable to EMS for me so far. I pulled up a comparison of a past EMS package and a recent DHL package, both shipped by ZenMarket. Here's what the costs ended up being, and the volume + weight of both:

EMS: 40cm × 35cm × 24cm; weight 3660g. Cost: 7300yen
DHL: 40cm × 35cm × 22cm, weight 3990g. Cost: 6363yen

Not sure if the extra 2cm box size for EMS made the cost so much higher since DHL was also heavier, but hopefully it gives some idea. YMMV!

>>10426765
how did it break? just the bow coming off?

>>10427166
Yeah, it's easy to reglue but still annoying.

>>10427268
thats alright then, as long as its not snapping in half or anything

>>10427133
Oh! Thanks a lot for the info, what I meant by "extra costs" I meant charging extra fees when the package arrives to the destination country, like customs fees or delivery to your home. Sorry for being kinda vague, should've clarified that better.

I am not from the US, but I've noticed these private couriers works in a similar way here.

I have also compared between EMS and DHL for my country and the prices are really close, so if it doesn't add any extra costs when arriving to my country it seems like a very fair option. I think I will try to contact them, or check their webpage for more info.

Again, thank you so much for providing me your experience. Take care Anon!

>>10427457
Oh sorry, I thought you were in the US since you mentioned UPS! I guess customs fees probably will depend on your country most, since the US doesn't usually deal with customs fees for most purchases since our limit's quite high. I hope you can get the answer to your question (and best of luck with customs/delivery fees), anon!

Got in my raffle order of nekokumya and usakumya both in white!
While i was on the sight i ordered some socks and bloomers.

Just ordered this a couple of days ago.

Send help. I don't even know where I'm going to put all this stuff! Cried from happiness when I snapped up the Teddy Motors cutsew. The TM striped jumpsuit (my DD) I missed a few weeks ago, but the cutsew dulls the pain a little bit.

Things with red dots are still at Wunderwelt's warehouse and I'm not sure when I'll have it shipped to me.

>>10433447

That tartan check shirring JSK is totally old school goals! Where'd you find it? I see them on fril now and then but never at a price low enough to feel like it's worth bothering SS.

>>10433455
I know, right? red tartan/white lace is always something I'm looking for but it's such an oldschool staple it's always a very overpriced combo (Looking at you, Wunderwelt.)

I found a quite old fril listing with absolutely awful listing photos for about ~10k yen? Maybe a tiny bit more? Extrapolating from the description and the photos themselves there wasn't really any damage, the seller was just bad at taking photos and presumably that's why nobody bought the dress. In any case it beats the 15k-20k listings I see popping up every now and again!

>>10433457

Nice catch anon! I got myself a tartan check JSK recently and have a couple OP patterns from OnS I plan to try out with tartan fabric to match the giant black and red tartan usakumya I'm waiting on from BABY Japan.

I wish I was more of a lonelita so I could share my stuff on mail threads without people I know possibly seeing it and recognizing me.

>>10433461
Oh that gorgeous Usakumya, I keep eyeing him off but he's very big (I'm very short) and also much more expensive than the regular kumya rucksacks... Maybe I'll splurge at some point.

I'm the same as you, but it's okay, my friends IRL know I come here and they're okay with it.

Pls EMS, come back. I ordered the shoes and socks the day before the US restrictions started, so they’ve been in Japan since April.

>>10433613
That bottom right shirt is great.

>>10426627
bought a couple things off my wishlist, also managed to finally find a sax JJ headbow! All the stuff on my other image still hasn't arrived though. I want to get the Dreamy Dollhouse barrette too but im waiting on confirmation from my SS

>>10433447
That usakumya bag though, can i ask the name of it??

>>10433672
Pretty sure it's from the Take A Walk With Usakumya-chan collection: https://lolibrary.org/items/btssb-take-a-walk-with-usakumya-chan-bag

>>10423093
Spoiler alert: EMS has not started back for the USA. I'm basically going off daily free tickets now because I refuse to spend any more money until I get my backlog of 109 prizes.

>>10440335
Can you not use any other shipping service? I keep telling everyone this, but you really, really don't want to be a part of the Japan Post rush when they start accepting packages to the USA again.

If you have no option, then I wish you luck.

>>10440342
it’s toreba i don’t think they’re offering anything else

>>10440335
tips for winning with free tickets lol please

>>10440342
I requested DHL but they had stopped working with them due to players complaining they had to pay customs. Since EMS is opening up to places they decided to switch back and said they'll ensure I get my prizes as soon as EMS is allowed. I've got prizes as late as mid-May waiting.

>>10440343
It's not Toreba, it's claw.jp which is in my opinion significantly less rigged because they're less greedy than Toreba. At least with this site I see workers actually helping players win when they've been playing a bit. I've almost whacked an employee in the head with a claw by accident because they suddenly appeared to help me.

If you're on claw.jp I have some tips:

1. you get 3 free tickets per day if you've bought points in the past 5 days (I thought it was 7 but I just had to ask about it when I didn't get mine since I'm not buying points now)

2. Right now you get 3 more tickets if you win your first prize of the day. My tip for this is go for the takoyaki (normal or bingo) or pinball category. Pinball is the easiest I think but I have better luck on takoyaki for some reason.

3. If you're doing points, wait for the 99p sales at night. Prizes are random so if you're not picky it's a good deal.

4. If you find a prize that's easy to grab with the western style 3-claw machine, play it as long as you can and just gift/resell the extras (see >>10423093 >>10423118 ). It'll make up for any money you spend on other machines where it's a bit trickier but the prize is something you want.

5. Be a machine vulture. This is how I got most of my prizes. I'll browse around and find machines that are in use and just hop in the queue. Several times now I've waited in queue 10-15 mins and an attendant was helping a player win and then the player would just get fed up and leave and I'd get the prize in one play. Helps with the takoyaki machines as well with other players filling them up and then leaving, then you just get lucky.
-c

>>10440354
Ran out of room before I got to my last tip that I can think of.

6. Machine 'cheat'. I keep several tabs open on claw.jp because they reuse their machines. For example: the pinball category has over a dozen prizes listed you can play for with costs between 98-200p.. but they're all the same machine.

When I was competing in their ranking cup last month I boosted my standing by playing a machine set-up I liked (ball rolling or B clips) and I'd play one of the 98p prizes (often Sanrio markers) and get it within 1 play of winning then switch to a 150p prize (Mt Fuji glasses or the Maru de Pan bread pouches) and win the prize because they shared the same machine.

Sorry for the lengthy ramblings but I'm a bit of a UFO catcher/claw machine otaku with nowhere else to talk about this.

Pkg from France - - > USA, sat for a good week in customs and just made it to NY today. Yes finally!

>>10440356
I'm... amazed. Please, if you consider yourself a claw machine otaku and have fun rambling about it, I wouldn't mind a 'how to get started' guide or any other info/experience you have collected so far. I don't know if I'll get into it anytime soon (just spent way too much on dresses, wigs and blouses that I'm still waiting for), but I'm saving all of this for the future for sure.

>>10440366
It's definitely fun to do, especially now that I'm saving money by not buying cosplays or going to conventions due to covid. Ironically I have a trip to Japan scheduled in the next few months where I'm literally two doors down from a massive Taito Station and probably won't be able to go now.

If you want to see a neat guide on little tricks (and get a laugh) I highly recommend this guy and his works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFgFhby7SdE

Did anyone else grab this collab?

I had to send to a US shopping service cos they don't ship overseas so I'm praying they wont cancel my order.

>>10442694
Wet and Wild isn’t exactly a great brand.. and the colors looked underwhelming so no. But I hope you like them!

>>10442697
I dont own anything from WnW but heard its average at best. In all honesty I'll probably chuck it in a drawer to hoard any never use anyways.

But it was so cute, Sanrio makeup collabs are my ultimate weakness!

Is anybody else accumulating stuff with Japonica? I would normally just submit any items I wanted in one order and stop there, but since they're unable to ship to the US and they're holding stuff indefinitely and for free, I've been submitting new orders every few days. I feel kind of bad but...

>>10442714
That's exactly how I ended up with a15kg order, anon

>>10442721
Yikes anon, how much did you end up paying in shipping?

>>10442732
I haven't - DHL quoted me over $400 so I'm going to wait for Japan Post to resume

>>10442742
>over $400
I think I just had a heart attack.
Yeah I don't mind waiting a year or whatever as long as it means I can save in shipping.

>>10442694
I grabbed it earlier today from w&w website, excited for it.

These are my orders that haven't arrived yet!! I'm super excited for all of them, but especially Mako!!

>>10442714
Meeeee

I’m doing my last order tonight, I’ve been trying to stalk CC for good deals but everything keeps selling out so I gave up

Nervous about the shipping quote for DHL though

Shit waiting to be shipped to my SS or waiting to be shipped to me. Not looking forward to the shipping costs, so might just wait it out, dunno. I keep adding things.

>>10442742
The last time I shipped something via DHL it cost around $200, and I managed to get charged with $100 in customs (for the first time ever). Granted, it was around $800 worth of goods but still.

Ufo anon thank you for the tips. I had a really wild run on trba when covid happened out of stress/anxiety and blew thru a shameful amount of money but ex japam shipping stopped so after I got all my prizes shipped for free I stopped playing. Now the prizes are showing up at my door (like 50+ prizes across 9 shipments) and im feeling the itch but really feel like trba is worse than before

>>10442828
My SS was even like "you might get hit with customs" which has never happened to me in the decade of importing stuff, so it was even more of a reason to wait to ship. Have no idea what the customs fee would be on a $2000+ order but I'm sure it wouldn't be pretty

Same anon as >>10418685 , I finally stopped adding stuff to my Japonica order lol

Now to wait for the last item to arrive and the shipping cost

I feel bad for Japonica, they must have so many items on hold. I’m pretty happy about the Lyrical Bunny ring and berets.

>>10449855

Did you get the JSK and ring from that one bundled mercari listing?

How long does seamail from normally take? I’ve had an order in transit since end of April and I’m worried it’s lost

>>10449911
From japan* baka

>>10449911
At least 3 months, sometimes more

Everything is stuck in some kind of limbo, either with Japonica or BABY. I bought both the rucksack and the mini version because I'm an indecisive bitch.

>>10450199
Please compare the kumya sizes when they arrive. I want to see how they look on a human body so I can decide which one to get, but people on social media only tag it as a rucksack, not as a mini or full-size.

Yeehaw

Ordered a nice size Taobao haul filled with blouses, shoes, accessories and a few main pieces back in April and a smaller one in June. Ordered through Spreenow and used UPS as service. It shipped out last Thursday but has not been scanned. Just says Shipment Ready for UPS. Never experienced that before so will see

With any luck, it’ll be here by the end of the week....

Planning something out with friends

>>10453355

I love seeing people with good taste post their mail.

>>10453356
thank you, anon

I want to make a tiny Japonica order but the note on their homepage about "not accepting first-time customers" is making me hesitate. I'm not a first-time customer by any means - I spent a fair amount of money with them last year - but I'm wondering if they'd rather not take on new orders at all right now, and if they did, would it be a while before they made the purchases? I appreciate that they typically snap things up very quickly where other services can be slower.

Anyone familiar with any other shopping services that'll buy from mercari, have a similar fee structure to JM and aren't bursting at the seams with four month's worth of held packages? I don't like DeJapan (won't underdeclare) or Buyee (high fees, won't underdeclare, shit packaging) and WRE seems to have exorbitantly high fees.

tl;dr can you all stop stockpiling your shit at Mr Tajima's office pls literally all I want is a LL dress and a toy unicorn >:(

>>10456392
If they accept your order, they'll buy it ASAP and business will proceed as usual - there's been no difference in waiting times or ordering since before the pandemic. The only difference has been at the end when they get all the items, they'll hold it indefinitely for you or ship it out DHL if you request it.

if your order is just those 2 things though, you could ask Tenshi, she's pretty quick and can ship it out with Yamato - small packages are about $25 shipped and takes a little less than a week to arrive, so not bad

>PS: no >:-)

>>10456399
Good to know! I've placed the order so fingers crossed, the worst they can do is refund it I guess. I'm in the UK so Airmail & EMS are operating as normal albeit delayed, and I don't think SAL will return from the war this year anyway

>>10426627
all of this order FINALLY arrived and i've never been so happy. I adore my heart bag
>>10433668
i got japed out of the JJ headbow because the seller never posted it, the search continues

>>10450210
seconding this, i'm more drawn to the mini but if the bigger one looks cuter in size i wanna know

>>10456392

They're taking on new orders just not from first time customers. I've placed multiple orders during the pandemic without any issue.

Bless sales

What's your experience using SAL to ship from Japan to Canada? It seems that SAL costs half of what EMS would cost but Japan Post estimates that it would take 2 months. Is it worth it to save 100-200 dollars on shipping costs by waiting this long? Will it take substantially longer than 2 months? (obviously I know that covid is changing things but I'm okay with that) Is there a much bigger likelihood of a package getting lost this way? I have only used EMS before.

>>10458121
I meant surface mail rather than SAL, sorry.

Padding out my wardrobe a little.
I'm really looking forward to the Anniversary Museum Opera JSK!

>>10418673
whered you get the big cat bag?
if no link whats its name?

>>10433447

you could make a cohesive wardrobe out of that haul, very nice.

>>10458121
I use surface mail whenever it's available (Japan to UK.) Prior to covid it would take 2 months on the dot from the day it left Kawasaki Port to its arrival at UK customs, however at the moment it's closer to 2 1/2- 3 months.

I love it because it's cheap and I don't care about the wait. The parcels definitely do arrive looking slightly more battered than if they'd just been on a plane - not really an issue for clothing but I had a Swimmer jewellery box get damaged in transit this way, so I'd be cautious buying from places that are known to skimp on packaging (Tenso & Buyee spring to mind. Zenmarket is great however.)

I've never had anything go missing over the years, ranging from small items (used to order a lot of aerosol varnishes for BJDs before they became more freely available here) to big boxes of clothes/books/figures. Obviously that has no bearing on future probability but it's certainly a safe shipping method. Good to bear in mind that there are more "stops" on a surface mail journey so technically there are more opportunites for something to go astray, but it doesn't put me off.

Anyone else's mail taking much longer than normal?

I have a parcel going to US and it's been over a month (usually takes about two weeks).

Another one going from China to Canada and according to tracking it arrived at a distribution center and then has been sitting there since 12th.

I'm trying to open and inquiry for the US parcel (local post keeps asking me to fill in endless forms while I'm just trying to figure out where the parcel went...), is it the covid that's still messing with things or is one of the parcels lost or something?

>>10459205
Yes it is. Outside of that the US is a mess with their lack of usps funding stuff so I dont think it is lost. They are just under staffed.

I had a package from China that took me 3 months and just arrived last week.

>>10459205
Most of my overseas packages are taking minimum 3 weeks to arrive, and I live in a big city in the US so I'm used to EMS packages from China arriving in less than a week. I'm particularly worried about a big dress I have coming in since the tracking indicated it was opened multiple times!

currently wait on these and its agony

Mostly dolls.
>middie Blythe coming from HK via surface
>doll head from Aliexpress
>trying to get ixdoll to send me my order via speedpost from HK
Dammit I know its expensive but you wont ship surface and I dont see airmail opening up anytime soon

>>10459205
aren't they in the middle of replacing some sorting machines at the usps right now

>>10459213
>>10459219
>>10459286


Damn. Thanks, at least I know it's not just lost.

May all your parcels arrive safely as well.

>>10459286
They dismantled some but they are going to dismantle more after the election supposedly. There’s a bill trying to be put through for funding but I doubt it’ll get through senate.

>>10458664
Thanks for the information! I am only ordering clothing so that sounds good to me.

My last lolita purchase until the coffin lace jsk in black comes back in stock

My last purchase until the coffin lace jsk comes back in stock. Now i will post the pic.

Still waiting on two Taobao parcels and I finally had to admit defeat on getting anything out of Japan given the Japan Post shutdown.

>>10418637
Dreamy Horoscope was an impulse purchase, might sell it.

>>10459871
>until the coffin lace jsk comes back in stock
Wait what? Is it confirmed that it will be restocked?

>>10460008
No, they just are being hopeful

After this I think my wardrobe is pretty complete. I sorely needed the short sleeve cutsews/blouses and a bag, and some headpieces can't hurt. Elizabeth speaks for itself!

>>10460316
Great taste!

>>10453355
Does anyone else here have a habit of doodling the items you are anticipating in the mail as part of the waiting process?

>>10462487
It's not exactly the same but I doodle coords with the items I'm waiting on!

Everything I've ordered recently has been though DHL, so they are coming fast... just killing my wallet in the process.
Also, my mailman hasn't been around recently. Miss you man, hope you're doing okay.

>>10462521
i did doodle a coord for this one back when i ordered it, but I've been waiting on it such a long time since it's a corona special order that I went and doodled it again when it shipped out from SF, and this time I went for the print. usually i do neither a coord nor a print, just the item on its own.

I have a dress that's been sitting at distribution center near my house for nearly two weeks.The stuff I ordered over three months ago has still shown up. USPS is a mess right now.

I have 20 lbs of stuff sitting in my SS's warehouse. I wonder if they're judging my dumb ass

Hoping getting 3 of the badges is enough, but knowing my luck I'll probably end up having to look on yja for the one I want.

>>10462840

are you buying babby’s first lolita

>>10462850
Nope, already wear lolita and liked the dress and was wanting to get a new blouse.

>>10452853
Holy shit link to left cloak? That looks awesome!

>>10462850
Who the hell buys a new brand blouse for babby’s first coord in 2020?

>>10462908
.... me.

Waiting those. Hope something arrives soon.

Just started using Buyee, one of my items got successfully bought with no issue, but I'm getting concerned. I ordered clothing that were in stock when I bought them, then were placed as Sold after? Does this mean Buyee has already bought them or shit luck? I haven't had a message off them yet. Worried guys

>>10464985
You can check the shopping - orders section of your my page for status of the items. It’s possible they sold you before Buyee got to them, especially for Mercari,

>>10464985
Why would you choose the worst SS out of all the selection? They literally have 0 pros over their competitors and their feedback is full of shady shit.
But to answer your question, buyee automatically marks things as sold on their webpage as soon as you request them to buy it. They will take their sweet time to actually buy it.

>>10465013
What SS would you recommend?

Extremely excited for the Mary Magdalene revival. I hope the brooches are worth it, the artist had some extremely nice designs.

>>10465550
This is just your dream cart, right? I don’t see anything up for sale or reservation on MM.

>>10465550
source on the mushroom bracelet?

>>10465652
It's all secondhand. I meant I love MM in general.

>>10466108
https://minne.com/@mystic?keywords=&page=2&per_page=20&sort=position

>>10466115
oh oh oh! those are adorable! nayrt but thanks for the link to the shop! I would appreciate reviews of their items when you receive them!

>>10433447
Anon can I ask what brand the ivory "maxi pad" headdress from Wunderwelt is? I've been looking for one just like this for AGES

>>10462487
can you please draw more Usakumya art anon! I love it!

>>10464400
Anon that figurine is cute but I don't recognize it-- what's that from? Show/game/book wise

>>10465550
Nice haul.
I have some Mystic pins, they are very nice definitely worth it. I think you'll be happy with them.

>>10466372
It's MAM Maxicimam!

>>10466375
I was only copying the official art, but I have the slippers pre-ordered so if I doodle those then I'll post it!

>>10466376
It is Coco from the manga “Witch Hat Atelier”

>>10466523
>Missed out on this release
Feels bad

>$200 for shipping
im a clown

i realized how sick i am of not wearing the cute mori/natural-esque clothes i want to wear so i just raided CC. i want to be a comfy grandma fairy dammit

>>10468724

I had them hit me with that too. If it's any comfort they all look light so they may give you a discount in the end - they did for me.

>>10467607
Well it sold out instantly both times so don’t feel too bad

>>10460316
Cute and cohesive! Nice haul!

>>10468724
Your comfy haul makes me feel like a tightass. Maybe I should trade in for some sweaters and cotton skirts...

Been accumulating things for months. The top half is taobao, bottom half is stuff off Japanese sites.

>>10469449
I also bought that bear ring and necklace, can’t wait to wear them! Sauce on the cat (?) ring?

>>10469455
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=615923762992
It's on preorder and comes in a ring and necklace. I just ordered the ring but the necklace was super cute too.

>>10464400
Link to the dress on the right ?

Tracking information for order 1 have last been updated over a month ago. Order 2 will be shipped out in the next few days. It's just a lot of small starter stuff, wish I had more money to spend right now and get another dress

>>10418637
2 meters of leather straps and a wig, the last things I need to finish my cosplay

Waiting for an AP dress for three weeks from Australia and it's now "cleared for international departure". That's nice.. but i thought it left awhile ago

Giant $500 blouse and accessories order from closetchild is due Monday and I’m so excited

>>10472166
Victoria is still in full lockdown so mail is super delayed in Aus

>>10472593
Fuck

>>10418637
I just got a Superbuy shipment today, but I was out and couldn’t sign for it. And now I have to wait until Monday TTTT

>arrived at office of outward exchange August 5th
No updates since...... it's lost, isn't it gulls? WW was no help, they told me to wait 2 more weeks.

>>10474109
It's either stuck in customs or the shipping method doesn't update once it gets to your country.

Just paid my shipping invoice, woo

It’s nice to get one of my DDs and replace a salo I sold off years ago

>>10470026
cute tea cups. have you tried tea with salted cheese? oolong milk tea with salted cheese was my fav when I worked at a boba place

>>10475511
irrelevant

>>10418673
It's been 88 days and you're probably dead and eaten by your cats.
But in the off chance that you're still around, link to the black coat with bunny ears?

Still my leather straps. Soon, I'll be done my cosplay

These but in white marble

>tfw I took an item out of my cart to stay in the lower shipping bracket, but they sent me a bonus invoice for the higher bracket anyway

>>10453355 still waiting on those kumya slippers, but everything else arrived and then some.

>>10475517
I was going to call you rude but then I noticed it was that deranged namefag.
Keep up the good work.

>>10476059
that’s rude

>>10476117
Shut the fuck up, soup

>>10476207
don’t be so grumpy anon. are you hungry? you should learn from my boy 50 cent on what to do when you’re hungry so that you don’t get grumpy

>>10475593
Where?

>MMM
Currently stuck in wunderwelt purgatory. I'm excited to make the gothic side of my wardrobe more wearable for everyday this winter or add some MMM to oldschool items. It was great pickup so many lovely lace things during the sale and then 'free shipping' promo. I'll give it another month but then I might request Yamato shipping and be done with it

>Meta
Found the velveteen princess JSK along with a bonnet from the same era and a BTSSB red velveteen headbow to mix and match. Teddy Gobelin is a long standing wishlist item!

Other cheap fillers to mix and match. I cannot wait, gulls!

>>10476034
everything from cc arrived fast and fits great. really happy about that coat!

>>10475593
Great taste, anon. I’ve been eyeing these for years but they don’t match my normie nor jfash wardrobes so I’ll have to admire them from afar. Happy for you though!

I have some things with Japonica that I'm thinking about shipping DHL that are, at absolute max, about 6/7kg... but one of them is a parasol. How fucked am I on shipping gulls? Would it be worth the effort to have it shipped in its own parcel, either now or when EMS resumes?

>>10477684
Amazing taste anon!!

just waiting on these right now. haven't ordered anything else recently because i'm moving.

I’m really frustrated about how long my taobao order of blouses and basics is taking to come in? It was supposed to be delivered around the 14th but it’s only entered the country on the 20th (EU) and it hasn’t updated since then.
I ordered shoes off aliexpress in July and they arrived in under two weeks and got an order from Japan in just about a week too the same month.
I’m not in any rush but it’s still disappointing and even frustrating how long it’s taking. Hopefully my proxy order from Japan won’t take as long as this taobao order, it’s my first purchase from Y!AJ and I’m really excited for it.
Anybody else in the EU having to wait for what seems forever too?

>>10478401
My ebay packages from china take 3-5 days to arrive at my country but take 3-5 months for customs to stop being pieces of shit and release it for delivery.
I hate mail in my country so god damned much.

Here's a haul I've been saving up for quite a while now, altough the TaoBao haul came 2 months before the Indie brand haul. I've left out some things that are not cgl related. Taobao stuff is still in Japan's international package center, while the the brown dress on the bottom is still being sewn. Le Carrousel is an indie brand based in Brazil, where I am also patiently waiting my packages.
Sorry for the shit image, had to make it fit the 4mb file size limit.

Here's a haul I've been saving up for quite a while now, altough the TaoBao haul came 2 months before the Indie brand haul. I've left out some things that are not cgl related. Taobao stuff is still in Japan's international package center, while the the brown dress on the bottom is still being sewn. Le Carrousel is an indie brand based in Brazil, where I am also patiently waiting my packages.
Sorry for the shit image, had to make it fit the 4mb file size limit.

This stuff is now on its way to me! Should be here within a week or so.

>>10478401
feel this, I'm in the US and have two packages w no updates from New York since the 16th

>>10480532
Would you mind sharing the sauce for the bunny wristcuffs and pom pom ring, please and thank you? They're so cute

>>10426765
Ive had mine for about 3 months with no issues, just try to reglue it

>>10480649
Here you go anon!
Wristcuffs https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=615893501870
Pom pom ring https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=565924725583

Top gerls type axeocy.com

Anyone else have stuff in shipping hell right now? I have four packages all shipped from Japan around the 20th that have not left the country yet.

>>10482140
Which service are you using? I had a fedex package shipped on the 28th that arrived yesterday.

>>10482148
EMS (not American). I haven’t had wait times this long since the start of the pandemic.

>>10482140
I find that packages are delayed a week atm, but if it is a larger package it may take longer. I have been making smaller packages to deal with that

>>10482140
I'm confused about how random shipping is as well, I've ordered things from China and Switzerland which arrived in a week during the pandemic (when they were supposed to take a month), but my package from Korea has been stuck there since the 25th. I'm using ems too, so maybe it's just them

Been waiting a while for these but im super excited!

>>10482192
Wow, great haul, anon!

>>10482201
thanks!

>>10482173
They are medium-large packages I'd say. But who knows, sometimes they throw a single dress in a huge box. It'll be two weeks tomorrow for the first of the packages.

>>10482183
Last time I had stuff shipped from Japan I had one package go through Kansai and the other go through Tokyo. The Kansai package was days faster, so it can even vary within the country.

This time they are all from Tokyo but from two senders (Tenso and an SS).

>>10482192
This is an amazing haul anon, love your style. Sauce for that brown blouse and those tights on the bottom right? They look amazing.
>>10482140
Not sure if it counts, but my taobao SS sent packages to Japan as an intermediary (don't know why, maybe it's because Brazil is dying and they can't send it directly) and it still hasn't left the country either. They're not big packages either, medium at best. Heaviest thing in one of the boxes is a pair of shoes.

>>10482140
I was just gonna moan about this. I've had one stuck since 8 Sept. And 3 stuck since 14 Sept. All different postage methods including EMS.

Just sitting at the outbound sorting center.

>>10477875
I've been on the fence on getting these, if you don't mind could you post about the quality once they arrive to you?

Bets on when EMS to US opens?

>>10482981
January is my bet after the holiday package rush ends. There is no way they're going to open it before that. I initially bet late August in my head but no dice. A wide bet would be late february but everytime my guess passes I add 6 months a la march -> september -> march

Posting to help others estimate timeframes. It was one AP dress marked at 300 gbp shipped EMS from Nagoya.

>>10482981
Feels like it's been gone forever. I finally just had to paypal claim all my shit because it was going on 5+ months with no shipment.

>>10482247
I’m >>10482140 and 3/4 of my packages finally departed the outward office of exchange so hopefully soon for you too. The last package is the largest and shipped a little later.

Here’s hoping I don’t also get fucked over by customs wait times. It’s varied a lot for me.

I didn't know this millenoirs blouse came in navy, but once I did I bought it.

Is anyone else having issues with packages not moving or being scanned at all? I am now at 4 packages stuck at the shipping information being created for days.
One is fedex 3 are USPS.

>>10482192
Fuck ur xmas/winter coords are gonna SLAP i’m so jealous amazin haul

https://japantoday.com/category/national/mail-delivery-robot-makes-test-run-on-tokyo-road-amid-pandemic

I mean I guess theyre trying new things?? We just need 1000x of them to clear the backup

>>10482140
Hm, yes. I ordered some things from Belarus -not lolita, at the end of sept and one in oct, and the october package is already in the states, but both september packages are still showing as at outbound. Interesting.

oops i went ham today

The green checked stuff just got here in the last two weeks. Most items are a pile up of months worth of orders and a few recently ordered things.
Now also keeping an eye out for items I want to pair up with the MRC jsk.

The green checked stuff just got here in the last two weeks. Most items are a pile up of months worth of orders and a few recently ordered things. Needing to keep an eye out for items I want to pair up with the MRC jsk.

The chef hat I got thinking I could wear it with my Honey Cake jsk and bag and make a big whisk to carry around for a Halloween costume, but still not sure if I'm in the mood to dress up for Halloween.

gulls, how fucked am I?
I shipped out my FJ order on the 3rd not realizing EMS hadn't resumed to my country yet.
it's been sitting in the outbound office for nearly 2 weeks.
Is there an end in sight or am I going to be waiting past christmas

>>10487618
I've been waiting for my SAL order since March so...

more mori inspired basics, i'm excited to try something from pink house too. supposed to come today!

>>10468772
they ended up refunding almost 50 bones so it ended up not too crazy!

>>10468971
cute haul, jelly of your kumyas! honestly i'm just tired of rolling around the house in pjs during the pandemic, so i want things that are cute and comfy

Some additions to my casual wardrobe + Promenade Plantee. My goal is to be comfy. The Btssb dress is also my first direct order with them in 6 years. Let's hope it'll be worth it.

>>10487751
I also like this, looks super comfy.

>>10468724
Oh well. Can't wait for my shipping invoice haha

>>10488211
source on those comfy knit hoodies? Cute haul anon

>>10488746
They are Axes Femme and thank you anon!

>>10488211
Can I ask where those lace camisoles are from? They're really pretty!
That brown dress is also gorgeous, and nice to see someone who got Promenade Plantee, hope it's just as nice in person.

Still waiting on the Neon Star Diner MTO, not even a shipping notification yet. Kind of getting worried desu since it seems everyone else has gotten theirs. I'm so excited for the Little Witch blouse, I really need more blouses and I think it'll look awesome with Fancy Hospital. Got super lucky stumbling on some stuff I've been looking for, too. Absolutely stoked!

>>10488769
Damn anon where did you find the AP jewelry?

>>10488773
Stalking Xianyu daily lol. If you're after the fancy soda set, it's still relatively available on there in every colorway. Milky Planet is a little harder. The Wonder Cookie and dream ribbon ones are mercari/fril.

>>10488777

I really want to use xianyu to look for a DD but am deathly afraid of all the replicas and scamming people bring up. What SS will let you buy from xianyu?

>>10488792
I use Bhiner! They're great about communicating with the sellers for you. If you'd like any tips, drop me an email and I'll help you search. Scams are easy to avoid if you know what you're looking for. I'd help here but it's going to draw the bitter people out and derail.

I bought something international for the first time and the tracking didn't work, so I was terrified. Was just about to email the seller but then BAM package arrives on porch: 1) way quicker than I expected 2) packed safely. I'm so happy.

>>10488757
the camisoles are also Axes Femme

Anybody receive EMS packages lately? I'm wondering if there are still residual delays from the weeklong Chinese holiday. I have two superbuy hauls that have been stuck at the airport for a week and a half now. Plus Bhiner only decided to actually mail out my first haul with them after I asked them about it a week after getting a tracking number so that'll be 3 stuck at the airport soon. I just want my wigs and purses, man >:(

>>10494150

I have a gaming chair stuck at the Shanghai airport according to aliexpress, been quite a while and was originally estimated to arrive Oct 8-25. Not sure if it's a holiday related delay.

Two coveted dresses in one week plus an Apple Watch, can’t wait for everything to arrive!

Is it possible for Ali ir a company to claim they sent an item airmail but actually send it seamail? Have an order placed on Sept. 20th that still hasn't arrived and I'm just super confused since everything else smaller I bought around the same time arrived over 2 weeks ago.

First haul in a loooong time

How long does it take WW to send an invoice for Yamato International shipping? I requested this shipping method in my order notes.

Hopefully soon. The IW OP just shipped but the VM OP should be here soon,,,,, ish?

>>10496165
Congrats!

>>10498826
Great finds, anon!

>>10498826
That VM op looks unsettlingly similar to that shoddy Bodyline op with the velour bib. Are there any photos of the VM one worn? I bought the bodyline one and was really disappointed with the cut, so it would be nice to see a better-executed version.

>>10503054
nayrt and i don't own either dress, but i'm pretty sure the VM dress is significantly nicer than the bodyline on every conceivable level.

canada post needs to hurry the heck up with this!

>>10503067
I have one VM piece and it's insanely gorgeous. There's no chance even the nicest Bodyline dress could compare to a VM piece on any level desu

>>10423459
Sorry for dumb question, is ordering off devilinspired directly worth it? Are the items marked up?

>>10504561
nayrt
imo it depends on what you're buying! There is a markup but depending on what you buy it's not that much more than a regular SS. The main plus of devilinspired (and similar taobao reseller sites) is that you can browse in English and order a huge variety of brands/products easily.

Like if you want to buy a big haul of Christmas stuff:
https://www.devilinspired.com/Christmas-Lolita

It's like regular online shopping, vs going on taobao and searching through multiple different brand pages to find their Christmas releases, then telling your SS you want 13 items from 7 different brands.

>>10504578
Thanks Anon. Appreciate it!

Has the German international post always been this slow, or is it just the pandemic? Been waiting weeks for my package to leave the country.

>I forgot to buy wrist cuffs and a blouse but now I'm broke

>>10504715
Lol your image name. Still a great haul!

>>10504715
Where is that ring from?
Cute haul btw

>>10504811
Nayrt but the jewelry is likely cats tea party from taobao or lolitacollective also sells cats tea party jewelry pieces.

here's the mail it never fails

>>10504811
What >>10504850 said! I got my jewelry from cats tea party via LC Thanks!

>>10504803
I need to make a check list, desu but thank you!