Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[meaganola]

I hate posting company issues publicly on Facebook, but, ugh, Victorian Disco’s lack of response made me do it.  Oh, and now she’s immediately responded that she didn’t get my messages and will go look for them now — and that my sub should have gone out “awhile ago.”  Should and did are two different things.  I’m going to be really interested in seeing what (if anything) lands in my mailbox.

Shiro:  I sold a bunch of stuff on eBay (that I have to pack up tonight to get in the mail tomorrow!), so I *was* going to order the mini complete Halloween set plus some derps and lip stuff, but then a couple of the derps (wetch and vumper) I wanted sold out before I could order.  Then I decided I could hold out on the Halloween stuff since it’s guaranteed availability until the end of the month next week (payday!).  I ended up going with I Am Groot. (since I still had it in my cart from last night and the system let me check out with it), Sweater Weather, zompey, and blapk cot.  I have a derpy blapk cot.  IT WAS REQUIRED AND DESTINED.

The rest of this week will probably be seeing me order more GDE, GCC, *and* NM.  SO RELIEVED I already have a VC subscription so at least I don't have to fight *that* mob.

(And in Hello Waffle news, I've decided I will be ordering the entire Alternate Universe collection for my birthday.  What's their typical TAT?  That is, if I want it in mid-January, when should I place the order?)

 

[Shalott]

I ordered from Shiro, too. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> First time! I'm not a Nightmare Before Christmas fan, but I do love all things Disney, so I picked up mini jars of Lock Shock and Barrel, Pumpkin King, Ragdoll and Zero. Then, since it wouldn't be right to order from Shiro for the first time and not get a Nic Cage gloss, I picked up Nic Cage Churning Butter One Crisp Thanksgiving Morn. Those tubes though, lol, I about died.

 

[chibimorph]

@@meaganola During non-busy times, I think TAT is around 1 week. But during busy times... her last sale was August 29 and she's still working on orders. However, Christine has said that she doesn't want to do a lot of sales anymore - but she'll do surprise flash sales and weekly or occasional GWPs in order to keep her TAT down. And I think Hello Waffle's anniversary is in January... so if you're okay with waiting, you might be able to get a good deal or GWP then? Or there might be something (sale or GWP) in November/December that you can take advantage of.

 

[meaganola]

@@chibimorph I'm not worried about getting a good deal, just the timing.  I guess I'll just cross my fingers and see how things go.

And in other news, I just placed an order with Paintbox Soapworks!  My first etsy order!  Sadly, it's not for me.  This time. 

 

[Lolo22]

I decided to hell with budgets/low buys this month. I'm definetly grabbing the cocoa pink holiday sampler + a few shampoos that I've been wanting. And NM subs go up tomorrow, right?

Eta: here's the fall favorites set! Love it!



And HoG order is scheduled for delivery today!! Hot damn I'm gonna smell like a pumpkin princess this fall

 

[Allison H]

Enabler alert: If you spend $6 on any one item (such as coffee, fast food, ice cream out etc) forgo it one time and boom, you paid for makeup!

Sorry I know low buys are serious and this does not help. So think of all the money you are saving by being a fiscally responsible adult! Good luck on the no buy!

ETA: Today marks the start of my birthday month so I will be spending all month long! (I may have started a little early!) I love October! Fall, sweaters, pumpkin smelly things to eat/drink and smell like, boots, changing trees. Too bad it is 80 and scheduled to only get warmer. (Not complaining I know I am lucky, I just miss fall in the Midwest).

Happy birth month!

I feel ya on the lack of seasons (wherever you live), this is my first year living in a city that has no changing seasons, which is a bummer since fall and winter are my two favorite seasons. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

The above statement must be why I'm purchasing so many fall/winter scents. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

...off to enjoy a 100 degree day!

 

[Allison H]

I decided to hell with budgets/low buys this month. I'm definetly grabbing the cocoa pink holiday sampler + a few shampoos that I've been wanting. And NM subs go up tomorrow, right?

Eta: here's the fall favorites set! Love it!

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And HoG order is scheduled for delivery today!! Hot damn I'm gonna smell like a pumpkin princess this fall /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Haha! Out of 35 scents chosen NONE of those scents were on my purchase list! It's like its meant to be... Also, CP is located where my best friend lives... It's all good signs in my book... /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm not 100% sure on the NM VC, but my monthly sub is charged on the 7th of every month.

 

[chibimorph]

So... I also ordered from Shiro last night (the derps were selling out so fast!). I ended up getting Zero (full-size), Oogie Boogie (full-size), Ragdoll (mini), This is Halloween gloss (full-size), Frogsbreath (tinted lip balm), Wormswort (tinted lip balm), jakel antin, and spellitan (I'm pretty sure I grabbed one of the last 5). One of my friends also wanted some stuff from Shiro so I just added the stuff she wanted to my order and we made free shipping /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[meaganola]

Ooh, NM is doing a one-day Resurrection of previous stuff on Halloween! I am now shifting my ooh-buy-all-the-stuff plan from Christmas shopping season to October next year. It's too late to do that for this year, but I can start on it for next year.

 

[Lolo22]

Ok, I may have lost my damn mind but I just placed a decent order with Cocoa Pink:

SKU3235 Fall Favorites Set $21.99   1 $21.99
 
SKU358v455 Princess Poo Shampoo
Scent: Cinderella’s Carriage
$7.50   1 $7.50
 
SKU358v455 Princess Poo Shampoo
Scent: Coconut Pecan Bundt Cake
$7.50   1 $7.50
 
SKU67 Squeaky Clarifying Shampoo
Scent: Mad Hatter Cookies Noel
$6.50   1 $6.50
 
SKU16371 Dram Perfume Vial
Scent: Honey Cinnamon Rolls *
Type: Oil Based
$3.50   1 $3.50
 
SKU35 Dry Oil Spray
Scent: Sandman
$5.00   1 $5.00
 
SKU16371 Dram Perfume Vial
Scent: Venetian Waltz
Type: Oil Based
$3.50   1 $3.50
 
Shipping is pretty hefty (only priority) so I wanted to make it count.  I am officially not allowed to buy any more bath/body products for myself for the rest of the year!  Funny thing, I copied all the scent options/descriptions into a Word document so I could edit it and keep the list of things I want later, and it was 14 PAGES LONG!  My favorites ended up 2 pages, so not bad. 
 
So I've been thinking..and I think this year will be an indie Christmas for all my girl family members.  So far they are all really interested in the stuff I've gotten or talked about and they will be really fun to shop for /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Allison H]

So, I perhaps went a bit overboard with CocoaPink, but everything sounded so wonderful. I think I'm trying most of her products...I tried to spread the love.

Spoiler

 

[Lolo22]

@@Allison H Awesome choices!!! You will have to let me know what you think of Mexican Hot Cocoa, Bonfire Pumpkins and Country Kitchen, those are on my list for next time.  I didn't realize you get a discount if you do 6 perfume vials, that's a really great way to try a bunch of scents! 

So exciting that by the end of the week I'll have HoG and CP goodies /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think I might leave early today just to get home to my ghost puffs and s'mores  :smilehappyyes:

In other rant-y news:

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Now Ashley from VD says "if it doesn't [update] I'll try and get my money back and refund you"

Um what? Your money? I paid for my own shipping. 8 mailing days and it's not in my state yet, means it wasn't shipped, I'm not an idiot.  Mind you, this is the 3rd time she has now told me she would refund me and has not. I told her this morning that if it still hasn't updated and I don't have a refund in the next 24 hours I will file a Paypal dispute.

Has anyone here at all had their tracking move from label created??

 

[BSquared]

@@Allison H Awesome choices!!! You will have to let me know what you think of Mexican Hot Cocoa, Bonfire Pumpkins and Country Kitchen, those are on my list for next time.  I didn't realize you get a discount if you do 6 perfume vials, that's a really great way to try a bunch of scents! 

So exciting that by the end of the week I'll have HoG and CP goodies /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I think I might leave early today just to get home to my ghost puffs and s'mores  :smilehappyyes:

In other rant-y news:

Spoiler

Now Ashley from VD says "if it doesn't [update] I'll try and get my money back and refund you"

Um what? Your money? I paid for my own shipping. 8 mailing days and it's not in my state yet, means it wasn't shipped, I'm not an idiot.  Mind you, this is the 3rd time she has now told me she would refund me and has not. I told her this morning that if it still hasn't updated and I don't have a refund in the next 24 hours I will file a Paypal dispute.

Has anyone here at all had their tracking move from label created??

I still have no tracking # and no package.

Edit: Out of curiousity...for people that got a tracking #....does your order status say "completed" or "shipped"?

 

[CurlyTails]

I got a Hello Waffle shipping email! I forgot what I ordered, so a surprise is on its way to me!

 

[marigoldsue]

@@Lolo22 and @AlilsonH I am cursing the two of you at the moment.  I have a cart filled at Cocoa Pink.  Just can't decide if I am pulling the trigger.  Who am I kidding?  You know I will.  But October is taking a much bigger bite out of my wallet than I thought it was going to.  These Halloween releases are killing me.  Just placed the first f what will be 5 GDE orders this month.  That impulse Shiro palette yesterday.  And tomorrow is the pre-order for NM, then their Halloween one day of discontinued previous years colors.  The upcoming Hello Waffle Catssic Literature collection.  I am sure I am missing something in my planning list too.  I didn't think this month would hit me that hard.  I don't even like Halloween really.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I just got a shipping email for my Victorian Disco order from September 15th. Unexpected.

 

[Kelly Silva]

I just got a shipping email for my Victorian Disco order from September 15th. Unexpected.

Check again, I got the "Your order is complete" email, but it didn't ship

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Check again, I got the "Your order is complete" email, but it didn't ship

ah yep thats what it says. That makes more sense /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[chibimorph]

I also got an Order Complete email from Victorian Disco (earlier than what I was expecting, but we'll see when it actually ships/if I actually end up receiving it this month).

 

[Lolo22]

@@Lolo22 and @AlilsonH I am cursing the two of you at the moment.  I have a cart filled at Cocoa Pink.  Just can't decide if I am pulling the trigger.  Who am I kidding?  You know I will.  But October is taking a much bigger bite out of my wallet than I thought it was going to.  These Halloween releases are killing me.  Just placed the first f what will be 5 GDE orders this month.  That impulse Shiro palette yesterday.  And tomorrow is the pre-order for NM, then their Halloween one day of discontinued previous years colors.  The upcoming Hello Waffle Catssic Literature collection.  I am sure I am missing something in my planning list too.  I didn't think this month would hit me that hard.  I don't even like Halloween really.

Hang tight and stay strong, because your Black Violet order just shipped (and refunded some shipping-check your email)!!  

I'm new to CP so I don't know this for sure, but it seems like there's a lot of stock in the sampler set.  The last one is still available for sale too.  Other than that, there's no special deals for ordering so you can always think about it for a bit, if you want.  I'm not sure if she ever does promos or anything like that.  I looked around at blog posts and it seems she frequently refunds shipping overages and also includes pretty nice sized samples, which is cool.  I'm thinking there will be more holiday scents added later though, but that's just an assumption?

I'm not really into Halloween things either and so far I don't plan to purchase any of the releases/spoilers I've seen, so I guess that was my justification for spending $150+ on indie body products in the last week lol!  I will probably just sit back and watch everyone's hauls coming in this month  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />