MY EXPERIENCE WITH ONLINE SHOP

In this millennial era, where anything is available online, people would rather shop online than buy the stuff that they want at the actual store. One of the main reason is because people don’t have the time to go to the store because of their demanding working hours or would prefer to use that time to do something more important, or, in my case, I just hate human interaction ;P. I mean, online shopping is as simple as picking up your phone.

Of course there are pro and con when it comes to shop online.

I have never really encountered the con (this bad) until recently.

At first, I don’t wanna make a big deal out of it and it’s not like I’m new to this. This is happening to any of us and it’s not like my post about this gonna stop all of the online shop scammers out there. You would think that this is nothing and I’m just being extra. But you know what? The hell with that. I need to share this so that I can move on and stop thinking about it anymore. So here is my-not-so-fun story about online shopping.

I was looking for a phone case, a cute ones. The phone I’m currently using is Xiaomi Redmi 3S. Unless your phone is either iPhone or Samsung you can forget about having cute phone cases. It’s really hard to find one that fit with my aesthetic. Until one day, I came across this Instagram account called pinkpastelcase—that sell custom made phone cases. Their designs are so aesthetic and looks legit. So I hit them up and tell them which design that I want, transfer the money and confirmed my payment. You know the drill.

One week has passed since I confirmed my payment and no further follow up from the seller whether my phone cases being made or the estimation time when they’re ready to ship my order. So I asked them on their LINE account.

No response.

A month later, still no response. So I DM them on Instagram.

Surprise surprise I just got hit and run by a scammer.

What makes me angry was not because they took my money [okay, I’m lowkey mad], but because their lack of response. Even when I emailed or commented on their Instagram, as I’m writing this, I still got no response while their account still active posting new pictures, probably to scam their next customer.

This incident makes me more cautious when it comes to online shopping. Especially the ones that sell their products on Instagram. I become more “Impatient” when the seller didn’t respond immediately  after I paid my order or when it took so long for them to send my order. I’m fully aware it can be annoying from the seller point of view, but I just can’t help it.  They made me like this.

So be careful guys. Especially my Indonesian readers, please take note, to never order anything from pinkpastelcase.

Until next time.

Virna’s Update: What Happened in 2016?

I hope you all are having a fantastic holiday!

Can’t believe it’s another new year.

New Year. New resolutions… or in my case, not-that-new-of-resolutions-but-lets-call-it-new -anyway 😛

Nothing much happened for me in 2016. Well, first, I graduated from Uni and somehow I managed to got a job afterward. Not so shabby. But still, it’s not the job I love. But who does really? Most people I know doesn’t really love their job. At the end of the day, we have to put food on the table to live.

Second, I rediscovered my love for Korean Drama again. Since it’s been quiet in Kristen Stewart Fandom, I need a place to use my fangirl energy hahaha. I’ve seen 9 Korean Dramas in 2016 after being hiatus from it.

You must be wondering why was I in a hiatus in the first place?

Well, back then when I was in HS, internet was a scarce thing [I know, I know, it’s so hard to believe], it’s so difficult for me to keep track of my favs’s news about their drama/movie. I literally have to buy this magazines for all Korean stars if I want to keep up to date and it cost like Rp. 50.000 back then. That amount might be nothing now, but at that time it was everything. I can buy a lots of things with that amount of money. So I decided to leave the Korean fandom. And by the time I got easy access to Internet, I was already in too deep in Twilight/Kristen Stewart Fandom hahaha … so yeah, that’s the reason why I was in a hiatus. I blame [more like grateful] Descendants of the Sun for breaking my hiatus. Hahaha.

So if you were confused as to why I suddenly posted something about Korean Drama…now you know. My friend, Maya, even gave me a list of all Korean Dramas I need to watch in 2017 xD gotta love that bitch.

And the last two things I wanna tell you guys is of course about my cats. My friend recently just adopted one of my cat [since I have too many and I ran out of space also money], Olaf. Here he is in his new home

I hope you are happy in your new home. And please don’t hate me. Your new owner will love you [if not more] as much as I do :). Be a good boy, okay? I love you, Olaf.

Before I go to the last thing, I wanna tell a little backstory. So few months ago, my cat, Ulit, went missing. I must say I overreacted, because she’s back after two/three days later. Cat wander around the neighborhood all the time. IT’S A CAT FFS. But the thing is, I live in a neighborhood where most of the people here hates cats. They wont hesitate to poisoned your cat and left it on your doorstep, just because they don’t like your cat walking around at their garden. Either that or stole it and sell it {since my cat is a Persia mixed Angora breed]. And recently, she went missing again. It’s been nine days since she left home. I really miss her stupid face so much 😦

I miss you, Ulit.

Whew, I didn’t want to start this new year with sadness. My hope is if indeed someone took her, they will take care of her better than I do. It’s the hardest thing to do to let you go, Ulit. Anyway, if you are interested about what I have read in 2016, you can read it here.

By the time this post is up, I’m on a vacation with my family in Batam.

Happy Holiday!

 

A/N: All of gifs belong to the rightful owner.  None of them are mine.

MOVIE SUNDAY: The Handmaiden

The Handmaiden wastold from three different part. First one, a con-man disguised as “Count Fujiwara” hires Sook-Hee as a handmaiden for a Lady named Hideko. Sook-Hee’s job is to make Hideko falls in love with Count Fujiwara. One thing lead to another they fell in love with each other instead.

There were some girl-on-girl action that was so intense to the point I got a little bit uncomfortable because it feels too real for me, like I was invading their intimate moments or something.

The twist and turns in this movie had me shook a little bit but on the other hand I saw this coming. Overall, it was a good movie. Although, I just can’t imagine watching this in a movie theater.

Caturday: Ulit & Viella’s Photo Session :D

Bioderma Travel Kits

 

Watsons is having a 35%  discount for Bioderma Travel Kits. There are Hydration Travel Kit and Sensitive Skin Travel Kit. Of course like a true Bioderma sucker that I am, I bought the Sensitive Skin ones. Besides I don’t have money to buy both, their Sensibio H20 Micellar Water is what works better for my skin. I’ll tell you why  in another post.

The other reason why I bought for the Sensitive Skin was because I got a lot more products (that I haven’t try before) with the same price. So no brainer.

Inside the Sensitive Skin Travel Kit:

• Sensibio H20 Micellar Water 100ml
• Sensibio Tonique 10ml
• Hydrabio Serum 5ml
• Sensibio Light 15ml
• Photoderm MAX SPF 100 5ml

Everyone and their mother knows that Bioderma products are a bit pricey. So make sure you wont pass up this opportunity.

But now even better,

because Bioderma Indonesia will send you a free product by joining MyBioderma!

HOW?

Easy, just take a picture of your receipts and include your User_ID  >  Upload the picture  >  wait for validation email and you’ll get 1 purchase  >  collect 6 purchases and you could choose your free Bioderma Product!

Go to http://www.mybioderma.co.id/ for more information. This is Indonesia only. I’m so sorry for my international reader 🙂