Punk Jewellery
11:20 AM
Hi Beauties!
So here is what I ordered:
1. The zipper anklet Rs. 425
2. Hollow ring Rs. 395
3. Metal wing Rs. 225 each
4. Plum stud Rs. 215 each
5. The blue earings came as a complimentary gift
Lets start off with the cipper anklet first.
The picture belos is the one that has been featured on the page.
Now do you want to see a magic trick? The lock at the end of the anklet that is supposed to tie the anklet works magically. Although the lever is supposed to open and close with my hands but it seems it stay open when once pushed. And how do you expect me to tie this thing?
Next is the picture of the hollow ring I saw on the page and ordered.
Looks exactly the same, doesn't it? Well it is, hence a good thing. But what's the catch? Scroll down.
And dare I ask, what is that stone stuck in my ring?
Lets move on to the plum studs now. They looking pretty, right? Are they?
Thats just not it!
The latest trend in jewellery I have seen is, punk jewellery, which is being offered on every other Facebook page. But the most variety I saw was on a Facebook page that had quite a good reputation and the products bought or received samples had been reviewed by some other bloggers as well, all factors contributing to my decision to buy from that page. How did my experience of Online shopping go this time? Read further to find out!
So here is what I ordered:
1. The zipper anklet Rs. 425
2. Hollow ring Rs. 395
3. Metal wing Rs. 225 each
4. Plum stud Rs. 215 each
5. The blue earings came as a complimentary gift
Lets start off with the cipper anklet first.
The picture belos is the one that has been featured on the page.
See the dangle at the end hanging fom the extension loop? Its missing from mine in the picture below. Probably broken. I wonder if the seller had seen it or not that the dangle is missing. Furthermore, the anklet is really small. It fits me in the very last extension loop. Now I am not a chubby person and have moderately sized legs. If this anklet fits me in the last loop I wonder what would a person with a broader body structure do! How would she tie such a small anklet.
Now do you want to see a magic trick? The lock at the end of the anklet that is supposed to tie the anklet works magically. Although the lever is supposed to open and close with my hands but it seems it stay open when once pushed. And how do you expect me to tie this thing?
Next is the picture of the hollow ring I saw on the page and ordered.
Looks exactly the same, doesn't it? Well it is, hence a good thing. But what's the catch? Scroll down.
The ring is too big on me. I am sure it would fit a male finger given its size. I tried it on my female colleagues' fingers as well and it was loose to all. Probably there should be a size variation to the ring.
And dare I ask, what is that stone stuck in my ring?
Lets move on to the plum studs now. They looking pretty, right? Are they?
Can you see the difference between the two? Both the flowery designs are different. One of the flower designs seems as if it got punched and smashed.
Thats just not it!
See how these studs are tight on my ears. They tend to bend my ears and hurt alot. Now I don't have chimpanzee ears, huge and flappy. I have moderate and proportionate ears, if they are tight on me I wonder how they will fit somebody else bigger than me.
Lastly the metal wings. They are so different than what they appear to be in the pictures.
See the circled in red area. In both the ear studs one has a wavy outer edge while the later one is plain and smooth.
Secondly both the studs have different designs. Thats just not it, the sizes of both the studs are also different. While one is slightly bigger the later one is small.
Another interesting thing about these studs is that one is a clip on while the other has a needle end to fit into the ear hole. I am sorry to say this but literally a person has to be bling not to spot these obviously visible and notable differences.
These fairy earings in blue are a complimentary gift. And honestly these are the only pieces in which I could not find any defect. However I would have appreciatied if the page owner had not gifted me these earings, rather sent me quality stuff for the price quoted by her and items matching the pictures put up by her on her page.
These pictures shot by me speak for themselves and I think are a proof enough of the substandard defected stuff I have been delivered. I tried contacting the page owner via sms like I did while placing the order, but this time I am not getting any replies from her. I asked her about product exchange policy or a refund policy but apparently she is mute now. There is a high chance that she might have not recieved my texts at all but I can't help wondering why the texts were reaching to her before I had recieved my order. Now that I have a complaint she is totally mute.
Time to reveal what Facebook page I am talking about. Its none other than Beauty unleashed. Yes girls, its beauty unleashed! Can you believe this? Now there must be many who might have recieved quality stuff from her with no issues. This post above is my personal experience of ordering from her for the very first time and it did not go well at all. I would like to mention here that sending samples to bloggers to review them to get more business just because people trust blogger's words is no way to conduct business. I wonder if I had mentioned before that I am a blogger would this have affected the quality of products? Well I think its my duty towards my readers to make them aware of the unethical practices of a few page owners which make people loose their trust in online shopping. I had a similar bad experience with another facebook page like Splurge and its no more on Facebook today and people who gave money to them are screaming and venting not knowing what to do now. I think there should be some sort of regulation and monitoring body over these online businesses too so that people do not get ripped like this. What do you say?
Thanks for staying with me till the end and reading the whole post. I don't know what sort of hate comments are in store for me after this post but I shall let these pictures say my story. If you want to read more about my bad online shopping experiences you can read the posts by clicking on the following links
1. Splurge
2. Stay Stylish
Stay healthy and beautiful. Take care!
16 comments
Oh God :( I am never gonna buy any thing from facebook ever . I can't trust anyone after reading these reviews.
ReplyDeletesad to see what you got.
ReplyDeleteThat's disturbing.I am so sorry for you.
ReplyDeleteI just hauled once from an FB page (Dhanak) but that too after reading Sara Hassan's haul post. I had a wonderful shopping experience with her but one isn't always lucky. I am gonna be extra careful. Your post will be a help to many other girls out there.
I have shopped from Dhanak and she is very good
DeleteOh thats really sad :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for the warning about these pages <3
xo
i never order unless i see the real thing!
ReplyDeleteHi Myra,
ReplyDeleteWe are sorry that you had such an experience but we would like to clear things out first.
We do not promise quality of jewellery because we are not making these things. We import and send them to you and we are just an intermediary here. We are charging as low as possible, you must have seen many people charging loads for the same items.
Also, we never give a ring size of which we are not sure so it is upto customer whether they want to go for a ring knowing that the size is ambiguous and might be loose or tight. Its a risk that you take with online shopping. All those that are adjustable, we always mention which particular rings are adjustable.
As for anklet, we ordered three of these and one of them confirmed the size from us in inches before going for it. We always entertain such queries because we want our customers to go satisfied from us.
Coming to the metal wings.......we will definitely replace those for you as this has been mistake on our part.....we should have checked before sending the pair.
Having said that, we never got a text from you regarding a refund or replacement and if you do not get a response from us through our cell, you can always email us or post or message on our page. Rest assured, we did not get your text. We believe in being honest in our dealings and we value our customers as without your satisfaction we will not go too far.
As for the gift, we send one to every fifth customer.
Please reply to our email so that we can arrange a replacement or a refund for you.
Thank you for your response. Believe me I highly appreciate that you responded. I being a customer, am putting my trust in you that the items will be delivered exactly the same what they appear to be in the pictures. and this is how it is always. i mean if you just say it that you can not guarantee the quality of items I am sure no body will take such a grave risk. Sorry to say but this is pretty lame. It happens no where that you show a quality thing and deliver something utterly of low standards. While buying you never disclosed it to me that the quality of products will vary.
DeleteMyra, if we had received your message we would have got back to you the very same hour because we respond to complains faster than we respond to order queries.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we have a note called "jewellery order" where all details regarding quality, pictures, ring sizes etc are mentioned. We will also add this to our page's details so that there are no misunderstandings in future. Just like we can't give guarantee of a makeup product having good quality, we cannot give guarantee for jewellery either as it is not something we are making. However, we can give you guarantee for our clothes as we make them ourselves.
In any case, you will get a refund or replacement whatever you like
Hatred comments ? Lady you joking or what ?? Im glad you dared to took step,share your experiences and saved lots of girls against those scam pages and owners who are just here to grab peoples hard earned and well-saved money and then disappeared like anything ... Once again you atleast saved me as I was about to shop with her. Thanks for sharing girl :-) You have all bloggers support xx
ReplyDeleteYou saved me once again :) x
ReplyDeleteI am Speechless no comments, this is purely dishonesty and i am shocked why ppl do this for getting business although its against Islam :( v sad
ReplyDeleteThank you girls for all your support. I am very grateful to you all for your love and support.
ReplyDeletewow the pictures do speak for themselves!
ReplyDeleteWow! You go girl! Appreciate your honesty, I have never shopped from a facebook page for fear of this, it is better to do it from an online biz like just4girls.pk.
ReplyDeleteYes but there are some things that are not available on Just4girls :(
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