Post by penny on Jul 16, 2014 2:12:03 GMT
Ordering and shipping was always a big topic at 2Ps, and there were lots of quiet hints about where international peas were ordering their products... Now that we can mention shops, thought it would be nice to hear where everyone is finding products they love and what sort of prices they're finding... Such a taboo topic! 
I didn't shop a lot online so I stuck with 2Ps, Etsy for washi tapes, and Studio Calico for paperclips a couple of times... After 2Ps announced their closing I placed a 'hail mary' order there, and then (in some sort of desperate online frenzy), placed an order at A Cherry On Top a few days later... I spent SO much more than I ever have - going to blame it on my LSS closing, then 2Ps... Thought for a while there I might have to use stuff from my stash - the horror!
So as a bit of a review/comparison (no affiliation with any shop), this is what my orders were like (I'm in Canada btw):
2Ps: ordered July 1, shipped July 2, arrived July 15
ACOT: ordered July 5, shipped July 7, arrived July 10
2Ps: $246 product, $68 shipping through USPS, $45 for taxes/handling on delivery, total = $359 spent for $246 of product (145% of product only cost when all said and done)
ACOT: $325 product, $80 shipping through FedEX, $39 for taxes/handling on delivery, total = $444 spent for $325 of product (136% of product only cost when all said and done)
Both orders arrived accurately and well packed, but since 2Ps is closing, not sure that matters... ACOT packed everything into a FedEx box and it was very compact... Nothing could slide or bounce around... All the paper corners were sharp - they packed the paper in ziplock bags, and then taped the bags to a piece of cardboard for stability... All the embellishments came in smaller ziplock bags too... Flat embellishments together, bulkier ones in another bag... You could tell they put thought into how to pack things... The site was easy to navigate, they have a huge selection, you can collect points just by finding and clicking on cherries, and you get points for ordering, leaving reviews, referring friends, etc...
These were SUPER HUGE orders for me, not the norm at all... I can't be ordering any time again soon, but considering that my ACOT order was almost fully double the weight of my 2Ps order, I'm liking the shipping better there already...
Any other international shoppers want to share where they find good deals?
I didn't shop a lot online so I stuck with 2Ps, Etsy for washi tapes, and Studio Calico for paperclips a couple of times... After 2Ps announced their closing I placed a 'hail mary' order there, and then (in some sort of desperate online frenzy), placed an order at A Cherry On Top a few days later... I spent SO much more than I ever have - going to blame it on my LSS closing, then 2Ps... Thought for a while there I might have to use stuff from my stash - the horror!
So as a bit of a review/comparison (no affiliation with any shop), this is what my orders were like (I'm in Canada btw):
2Ps: ordered July 1, shipped July 2, arrived July 15
ACOT: ordered July 5, shipped July 7, arrived July 10
2Ps: $246 product, $68 shipping through USPS, $45 for taxes/handling on delivery, total = $359 spent for $246 of product (145% of product only cost when all said and done)
ACOT: $325 product, $80 shipping through FedEX, $39 for taxes/handling on delivery, total = $444 spent for $325 of product (136% of product only cost when all said and done)
Both orders arrived accurately and well packed, but since 2Ps is closing, not sure that matters... ACOT packed everything into a FedEx box and it was very compact... Nothing could slide or bounce around... All the paper corners were sharp - they packed the paper in ziplock bags, and then taped the bags to a piece of cardboard for stability... All the embellishments came in smaller ziplock bags too... Flat embellishments together, bulkier ones in another bag... You could tell they put thought into how to pack things... The site was easy to navigate, they have a huge selection, you can collect points just by finding and clicking on cherries, and you get points for ordering, leaving reviews, referring friends, etc...
These were SUPER HUGE orders for me, not the norm at all... I can't be ordering any time again soon, but considering that my ACOT order was almost fully double the weight of my 2Ps order, I'm liking the shipping better there already...
Any other international shoppers want to share where they find good deals?
