Spree-ing

Some things you only need to try it once...

A friend introduced me to a quick and easy way of shopping without stepping out of the house, without taking a train, squeezing with the crowd... and sadly, also without trying it in the fitting room. That's online spree-ing. It's a form of online shopping where someone organises a mass purchase, consolidates everyone's orders and then does the shopping. She in turn collects a fee and of course earns from the bulk purchase discount or the "slightly worse" exchange rate for her effort.

So... I was tempted. Of course (right?), since I'm also a woman. My first online shopping (clothes) started when a friend decided to buy Victoria Secrets online. She needed to reach a certain quota to get the free shipping by Vpost, so I joined in. The dress arrived and turned out pretty OK, but I thought it was a little big (since it's American size). It didn't worth to be sent back as I'd have to fork out the shipping fee, so I decided to keep it since it wasn't too far off. Ahhh, it reminds me that I have also shopped online with Pea on ASOS and it actually turned out very pleasant, still loving those shoes I bought (not sure about buying clothes tho'!).

Out of curiosity and temptation, I decided to try out a local spree community in LiveJournal. It was end August, and guess what?? It's already October and the stuff I ordered have only just arrived in Singapore! I haven't gotten them but should reach me by next week. To be honest, it turned out quite badly. Firstly, I ended up having to pay much more than I thought (topping up more for shipping fee, handling fee and postage). Secondly, I didn't get to try the item (the last item I got through tagging along a friend's spree was again a little loose). Thirdly, the item I wanted ended up OOS (Out of Stock) and I was utterly disappointed, having to wait for weeks and only to have that little bubble burst.

So I conclude that I'll be better off shopping in the shops, in the street, squeezing among the crowd, being physically there to try the clothes, and of course be happy with the price I'm paying...

No more spree-ing for me, thank you Lord!