Down the Indie Rabbit Hole

[rachelshine]

Poking around Haus of Gloi and it looks like most of the perfumes are in stock. Candy Bowl and samples....get your Ghost Puffs!

Ugggh, I want to get a whipped soap of Tobac but I still have 2 open orders with them from last week. MEEP

 

[musiclover8201]

Woot my NM Winchesters Gospels and I+ta sub came today!! And as I got ready for work couldn't resist wearing the Dean and Crowley inspired shades together.

 

[Amber McCarley]

AHHH! My mail came and I have been visited by the Notoriously Morbid fairy! *dies* Winchester Gospels are so pretty! I don't have time to swatch right now, but I snapped some photos for you all.

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As always, A+ packaging and my invoice had a cute hand written note as well <3


THE LOOT! Biggest NM order for me yet! Samples are: I Call it Mr Pointy, The Gambler, Hallelujah, My Log Saw Something, and Sometimes My Arms Bend Back (the last 2 were free samples)



Minis:
Left 3 top to bottom:

Lost in L.A., Walking on Sunshine, Look Upon Me (this was my freebie friday pick)

Right 4 top to bottom:
Sept COTM Gorgeous Ghouls, Wayward Son, Eye of the Tiger, and Sympathy for the Devil
GAH! So pretty!


and lastly my glass berries lip tint. Very sheer, but feels amazing. I love the coffin kissers already and you can never go wrong with any hint of color with them in my book. I am so in love. I think this is the only company where I actually regret not buying minis for everything. love love love. Now I cant wait for my VC this month.

This is only further awesome as I had my first College math test today and I am confident I aced it. I was going to celebrate by buying new pretties but when I realized this was coming today it was way more exciting than buying more new things (yay sticking to low buys! lol)

 

[mandithomas89]

Sorry, I haven't been on much but I have a few replies/comments (my Mom is here visiting!  So happy!  We've been drinking tea and binge-watching Call The Midwife and Bletchley Circle all week!  Also, my husband is off work on vaca for 2 weeks, and he's been sweet and charming and is taking up ALL OF MY TIME.  The dear.  By the end of next week I'll be very ready for him to go back to work!)

Neil Gaiman! He's my absolute favorite!  If you loved the silly sweetness of Good Omens, I recommend reading Stardust next.  If you liked the spooky parts, go for Neverwhere.  If you liked the way religion was flipped over, examined, shaken, and put back together, read American Gods.  I also recommend his short stories.  Just not at night when you're alone if you're easily freaked out, as I am.

Hello Waffle - I'm practically throwing tantrums over here waiting for the Catssic Literature (and I wish I could stop saying "Cat Sick Literature" in my head when I read that) to come out.  MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE!!!!  GIMME!!!

Last but not least - due to the amazing @@marigoldsue I have the Cachtice Lipcraft Gloss from Notoriously Morbid's Blood Countess collection, and I. Cannot. Stop. Wearing. It. over Urban Decay's Revolution lippie in Manic.  Manic is a deep, perfect matte wine color, and Cachtice is a beautiful metallic mix between wine and a deep pink.  So hard to describe, but the gloss is sheer enough to let the lipstick color peek through, but it's also so metallic that it shimmers even in low light.  I'm probably going to wear it every day til Christmas. Or New Year's. Or Valentine's.  

I read the little Amazon descriptions of all three of those and now I want to read all of them, although maybe American Gods and Stardust first. I will definitely scare myself with the creepy ones if I'm home alone. 

Catssic Literature sounds awesome! Does anyone know if there have been any sneak peaks or anything for that yet?

I have only gotten to try Day Job and Ms. Monroe and I love both! But I also got Peach is the New Blush, My First Time, and Whoa Dog!  

You all need to stop or I am going to get a big head over here...

Serioulsy though, both of those glosses are A M A Z I N G.  I have already purchased a personal back-up for the Cachtice and I never do that.

@, you were asking about where to purchase next.  If I was Secret Santa shopping for you, I would have to stalk a bit to remember what lip colors you like, but I am thinking my first purchase for you might be the NM gloss.  From my limited memory it seems like you would love this one.

Nope. Never. You're amazing. And I'm thinking I need to find my Cachtice lip gloss this weekend! It's in one of the many boxes of beauty products which I'm hoping to unpack and organize this weekend. 

So...  Since we were just talking about Terry Pratchett today (yesterday?  Time has no meaning), I'll drop this here and note that tomorrow is the start of the pre-sale window.

http://www.pointlesscafe.com/2014/10/literary-lacquers-limited-edition.html

Love that color! I have yet to order anything from Literary Lacquers but I've been wanting to.

I feel bad that I got my VD package and you guys are all still waiting.  I think I had about 10 emails with her before I got it though.  I don't mind be annoying if it gets me things lol, so I wouldn't feel bad pestering the crap out of her since that seems to be what works.  She always seemed to respond quickly in the mornings (around 7-8) so that may be the best time to catch her.  I have been wearing a few of the shades and I do like them.  I got all neutrals, so nothing too exciting but I really like So Many Owls for blending darker colors.

To be honest, I'm so unexcited for these orders that I have barely put any effort into following up on this. I really need to though since I paid for these orders lol.

Ugggh, I want to get a whipped soap of Tobac but I still have 2 open orders with them from last week. MEEP

I mean, if they haven't shipped them out yet, maybe they could just add it on and you wouldn't have to pay shipping again...  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Woot my NM Winchesters Gospels and I+ta sub came today!! And as I got ready for work couldn't resist wearing the Dean and Crowley inspired shades together.

I'm not far enough in Supernatural that I know who Crowley is, but having just read Good Omens, that name is jumping out at me! 

 

[Kelly Silva]

Catssic Literature sounds awesome! Does anyone know if there have been any sneak peaks or anything for that yet?

To be honest, I'm so unexcited for these orders that I have barely put any effort into following up on this. I really need to though since I paid for these orders lol.

Catssic Literature has been tentatively moved to the 24th at the earliest. She is still trying to finish catching up on orders. Here is the sneak peek:

And I am already hounding Ashley about my VD order. My tracking didn't ever update. Emailed her last night and she said she would open a case and check back in the morning. No email today, so I emailed her again asking if she could just resend it. I will email her everyday if I have to, and I will start getting uppity if I have to. Better to start early so I have plenty of time for a Paypal case.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I don't understand the Victorian Disco thing. Even if there's an issue with the tracking numbers, where are the packages? Is the post office holding them hostage, or did she just not mail them?

ETA: Part of me wants to just cancel my order, because I'm really not in the mood to have to hound someone to get my order. But the other part of me REALLY wants my Harry Potter eye shadows. 

 

[Lolo22]

@ I also saw this one:

 

[Kelly Silva]

I don't understand the Victorian Disco thing. Even if there's an issue with the tracking numbers, where are the packages? Is the post office holding them hostage, or did she just not mail them?

ETA: Part of me wants to just cancel my order, because I'm really not in the mood to have to hound someone to get my order. But the other part of me REALLY wants my Harry Potter eye shadows. 

I think it's all an elaborate lie for how lazy she is and just doesn't take it to the post office. I am so ready to "get frank" with her, and let her know that I'm not fooled.

 

[mandithomas89]

Thanks guys!! Loving those sneak peeks. I want way too much stuff right now. I keep telling myself that the only thing I'm allowed to buy on my low buy are LE and seasonal stuff or really really good deals. So even though I'm on a low buy, I'm all BUY ALL THE THINGS for GDE this month lol.

My first VD order I have yet to receive I got an Order Complete email on 9/14... and it's now 10/10. Ridiculous. She told me she'd get it out to my new address by Friday 9/26 and I haven't received tracking or the package.

On 9/27 I got an Order Complete email and shipping notification for that later September order which is being sent to my old address (my fault, I was so concerned about the first order and wasn't expecting to see that one for ages I didn't bother to ask her to change the address on that one) and it has yet to update. Last Friday 10/3 I facebooked her to ask about the first order and she said she'd look it up and get back to me after she got off work and I still haven't heard back. Facebook is blocked at work and my phone is barely alive right now, so when I get home this evening, I'll definitely facebook her.

 

[BSquared]

I think it's all an elaborate lie for how lazy she is and just doesn't take it to the post office. I am so ready to "get frank" with her, and let her know that I'm not fooled.

THIS. Like I'm sorry....my order shows cancelled for a month. I email you say you'll get it changed. Nothing for 2 weeks, I email again, it magically updates to "completed" in literally less than 5 minutes. Like you just happened to remember my order that well?
Then I never get a tracking number. But I "should have". At this point, I am 100% positive she has not sent out, or even packed, my order, she said she'd look into it and get back to me but I am so over this at this point.

 

[Lolo22]

Try [email protected] if you aren't getting responses. That is where she would respond to me from. They say 'sent from my iPhone' so they are probley harder for her to ignore. Danny probably monitors the regular email account...lol.

 

[Kelly Silva]

My other problem is she is very obviously spending a lot of money on indies, and she says so in the IMAM subreddit. So it makes me wonder if she is taking orders and people's money, using it to buy makeup for herself, and then hoping people won't follow up on their orders. I mean, I have no right to tell her how she should/n't spend her own money, but that's what it looks like to me, and it's not ok. I've already got an email drafted up because it is now the 20th business day, and I will not take her crap.

 

[chibimorph]

@@Kelly Silva How many times have you contacted her already? It might be time to start another "Has anyone else received their Victorian Disco order yet?" type thread on IMAM.

 

[Kelly Silva]

@@Kelly Silva How many times have you contacted her already? It might be time to start another "Has anyone else received their Victorian Disco order yet?" type thread on IMAM.

Once last night and she replied, then today and no reply yet. It's not as many times as some of the others here, but I want to nip it in the bud as early as I can especially since I've gone through half my time for a Paypal case already.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Hello Waffle's The Bunny Trio is up:

It's cute! I'll probably just wait & order it with the Catssic Literature collection though. 

 

[Amber McCarley]

Another VDC update: (July 27th order, nearly 3 months later.....)
She told me that my package was lost and that she would repack it and send it out Thursday.
Thursday I message her and ask if its still going out

She promptly says yes and that she will have shipping info that night...

Its Friday....no shipping info. No email. Nothing.
I just sent her a message that says
"so....shipping info?"

I am seriously an ultra forgiving person and I have been trying to be nice about it all with her but this is just...so infuriating...

 

[tacehtpuekam]

I haven't even inquired about my own order yet, but just hearing all of these stories is seriously infuriating.  <_<

Even if I end up getting my order soon, I'll never recommend this company to anyone. 

ETA: I just e-mailed and I was nice, but my next e-mail will NOT be nice if I get a ridiculous excuse as a response. 

 

[Anne Questra Sutkoff]

So...  Since we were just talking about Terry Pratchett today (yesterday?  Time has no meaning), I'll drop this here and note that tomorrow is the start of the pre-sale window.

http://www.pointlesscafe.com/2014/10/literary-lacquers-limited-edition.html

Thanks for posting this!  I love that it's also a fundraiser.  I'm not a huge polish person, but that's a gorgeous color and I need all the Terry Pratchett everything.

 

[Kelly Silva]

I want to share a little ebay scam story with you all, to help you understand how important contacting her is: For my birthday, my bf wanted to buy me this video game controller that was not available in the states yet, so he exported it from Japan from a seller on ebay. It arrived just in time, everything looked right, until we opened it, and it was a case of tissues that had the same shape and size as the controller would have. He immediately filed an ebay claim against the seller, as it was obviously a scam. The store, that only sells video game accessories, states that it was a packing mistake and quickly refunds his money. You cannot file a claim with a store after receiving a refund. So very obviously this ebay seller was profiting on the people who didn't bother doing anything. As I told the bf today, this is exactly the same scam VD seems to be pulling, except you don't even get tissues. Seriously, those tissues have come in so handy.

 

[chibimorph]

I just sent an email to Victorian Disco this morning (for my September 27 order), so I don't feel like I have enough "credibility" to make that complaint thread on IMAM just yet. IMAM is the best/cruelest way to complain, but this is kind of ridiculous since her facebook posts make it seem like everything is under control.

In happier news, I just got shipping info for my Shiro order (I'm happy that it's shipped because all of the talk about people ordering the Halloween set in full-size was making me second-guess my own order decisions /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )