It's not difficult to fall in love with Taobao. Even the initial language barrier couldn't stop my addiction. On the contrary, I think I'm much better with Mandarin Chinese. If all else fails, a quick Google Translate visit should be suffice.
Two phrases describe Taobao perfectly - super cheap and a myriad of choices.
Being the biggest online marketplace in Asia where you can find anything and everything (no kidding there), it's really obvious how one can fall deeply and obsessively in love with the platform. I kid you not, I browse Taobao on a daily basis. No purpose and no goal, just browsing for the sake of finding gems.
Most people in Singapore already make online shopping a habit - it's convenient and you need not step out of your homes to shop! Just click, click, click and you will items delivered to you in a few days' to a few weeks' time.
I actually love Taobao more than blogshops because I can find similar items but for so much cheaper. Recently, my sister and my mom have been into Taobao as well. So, we always submit our orders together. Family bonding!
I always purchase my Taobao items through
65daigou. I chanced upon the website maybe more than 3 years ago and I have never looked back. Back then, even with a much smaller manpower, their service was already impeccable. Hence, when
65daigou contacted me to write a product and service review, I was more than willing to do so.
I used to opt for Sea shipping and my items would be delivered to me within 2 weeks, but these recent months, I chose Economy Air shipping instead because I wanted to get my things faster (around 1 week to get my stuff! Faster than some blogshops lor).
I have way too many purchases from Taobao and most of them have been featured on this blog. Let's rehash some of the old content.
Jewellery on Taobao is ridiculously cheap. Quality is amazing as well.
White vest is from Taobao. It's ZARA-inspired and looks exactly like the real thing. Of course, price is much cheaper than the real thing.
Vest and bag are from Taobao. I really love this bag to pieces. It has prints of many types of fishes and one single scuba-diver. It was definitely less than S$12. How to get such good quality and quirky bag at such a price in Singapore?
Wah, one of my favourite purchases ever. This leather jacket has served me too well. I bought it for less than S$15. Too ridiculous already this pricetag! Till now, the leather jacket still looks as good as new.
This crossbody bag that cost me less than S$5 but looks so exquisite. My aunt even asked if it was from Balenciaga!
Mango-inspired dress that was less than S$12. Flawless quality. Couldn't be happier when I received it.
Shirt and jeans also from Taobao. Aiyah my entire closet really almost 50% bought from Taobao. :D
Here comes my 4 most favourite purchases from Taobao.
First is this ZARA-inspired embroidered jacket. This has quite a story, bear with me haha.
So, I had wanted this jacket for the longest time, but it was retailing for more than S$150. No way was I going to spend that kind of money. Hence I waited for Great Singapore Sale to start and finally, I saw that it was going for S$49.90 in stores! CHIONG AH, I went to 4 different ZARA stores and nope, I had no such luck. The salesperson said it was out of stock. WAHLAO EH. I was so pissed off because I spent so much time searching for it!.
I went home, searched through Taobao.... AND I FOUND IT OMG STRAIGHT AWAY BUY.
It was one of the more pricey purchases. The total (plus express shipping) was about S$33 but eh still cheaper than the sale price! And the quality is simply faultless. Beautiful, beautiful, SO BEAUTIFUL.
I also bought some statement necklaces and I was shocked at the level of service by some of these Taobao sellers.
This first necklace was bought more than a year ago. I was in love with the Shourouk Apolonia Rainbow necklace but erm it's more than S$1000. Of course, I turned to Taobao and Taobao never disappoints. Found it for less than S$20! :D
I bought these two statement necklaces from the same seller on Taobao and I was praying that they looked just like stated on the product pages.
Not only were they exactly the same as the shop photos, they also came wrapped in thick styrofoam layers. The seller made sure to stack as many styrofoam laters as possible to ensure that the necklaces were not damaged in transit. Very thoughtful!
Super pretty necklaces. Sure to brighten any dull outfits!
I have been on Taobao through
65daigou and I will never stop doing that because I really am impressed with their level of service and promptness. Also, they are always improving - More collection points, better website, cheaper shipping fees.
They have also collaborated with some Taobao sellers. These sellers are now featured on the
65daigou website so you no longer need to go to Taobao to browse for items. If you are lazy to search for things and just want to know what's available, just go to the featured section and the hot category section! Or you can click
here.
65daigou is always expanding the number of collection points and timings. When I first started, I used to collect from their warehouse. But now, I have lost count of how many collection points they have. You can refer
here for the exact list. I always collect my parcels near Bukit Panjang Plaza. Super convenient because I always meet Kengyang there for dinners.
65daigou also knows that one thing that will definitely keep the customers staying is offering promotions and shipping discounts. They have frequent offers for free agent fees or shipping fee discounts. Follow them on their
facebook page so you are well-informed! For example, they just had a free agent fee promotion for purchases between 25 July to 30 July 2015!
And this just in guys...
65daigou just revised their shipping fees AGAIN. I love how they are constantly revising their fees to remain competitive in the market. Their shipping fees are now the LOWEST in the market!
This is with effect from 29 July 2015. Very excited about this. Just told my sister and Kengyang and the cart has been filled with many many items! :D
If your items are between 30.01 - 60kg and you opt for Sea shipping, it's now S$1.30/500g from the previous S$1.40/500g.
You can get your items faster at a cheaper rate. Why
65daigou like this? Now I'm more inclined to shop more!
If you don't have a
65daigou account, do register now! You won't regret this decision!
Have a great day ahead guys! :D
