AlisaWu 4 Report post Posted July 16, 2013 you might want to try hoyoyo if you can read chinese..open an account with taobao (you can use your credit card or register for an alipay account to make payment) and get the seller to ship to hoyoyo's warehouse in china..this process will likely take a day or 2, it's really not easy seeing as the customer service only speaks and types in chinese..but it's very useful as after that, you can use taobao with hoyoyo for big items like transformer (i got mine for only $50 incl shipping for my keurig), luggage bags and such..hoyoyo charges by weight and not size, whereas 65daigou goes by whichever is higher.. and even if it's a weighty item, hoyoyo still has better rates if you are getting above 1kg of stuffs..however, if i'm shipping below 1kg, then i'll use 65daigou,..as for peeka, i find that their rates are quite steep, as if i can't read chinese, i will still go for 65daigou..and for big big big items, you can use amcon express.. can't remember their rates, but is way cheaper then hoyoyo but if i'm not wrong, they charge by the cubic meter... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2013 you might want to try hoyoyo if you can read chinese..open an account with taobao (you can use your credit card or register for an alipay account to make payment) and get the seller to ship to hoyoyo's warehouse in china..this process will likely take a day or 2, it's really not easy seeing as the customer service only speaks and types in chinese..but it's very useful as after that, you can use taobao with hoyoyo for big items like transformer (i got mine for only $50 incl shipping for my keurig), luggage bags and such..hoyoyo charges by weight and not size, whereas 65daigou goes by whichever is higher.. and even if it's a weighty item, hoyoyo still has better rates if you are getting above 1kg of stuffs..however, if i'm shipping below 1kg, then i'll use 65daigou,..as for peeka, i find that their rates are quite steep, as if i can't read chinese, i will still go for 65daigou..and for big big big items, you can use amcon express.. can't remember their rates, but is way cheaper then hoyoyo but if i'm not wrong, they charge by the cubic meter...Thanks Alisa for the advice, im fine with chinese, both read and write...i got a lights that i urgently ship in using 65daigou, the shipping cost me a bomb..lolx... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2013 Happy~~~first Taobao loots gonna reach by 2nd Aug...by then gonna start 2nd round of shopping....heehee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2013 Reno gonna start tomorrow morning.First thing they gonna do is dismantling all the ugly timber skirting from HDB and perhaps electrical work, relocation and add new points at kitchen and bedroom, constructing the shower curbs, kitchen, fridge and washing machine base Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easter 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2013 nice light ya, went around shops to find, don't have much design we like if have the price is quite ridiculous, hahataobao really let you find treasures Bought another light from TB for our dining area...coz really canot find what we like in SG..simple and got style Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2013 nice light ya, went around shops to find, don't have much design we like if have the price is quite ridiculous, hahataobao really let you find treasures Yalor...hope the light come in good condition. Thuis 1 consider abit exp, missed the promo price...hahhaa...ended around S$50 after + shipping Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2013 Sharing my amended shoe cabinet cum divider...joint design by myself & hubby....dont like the initial "ngong ngong" design...lolx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easter 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2013 Yalor...hope the light come in good condition. Thuis 1 consider abit exp, missed the promo price...hahhaa...ended around S$50 after + shipping$50 also consider cheap too average hanging lights like this I think at least $100-$200 plus hehSharing my amended shoe cabinet cum divider...joint design by myself & hubby....dont like the initial "ngong ngong" design...lolxwow, your hubby and you have design blood nice! the wooden divider concept quite cool, I think saw in one of the members t-blog too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 18, 2013 Hahahaha...thankiu thankiu...but must see the end product also..workmanship no prob coz he did my sis house... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2013 Reno work started...yippee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Makanology 29 Report post Posted July 19, 2013 Yippee for you! Congrats!Reno work started...yippee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2013 Thx makanology~~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonMunSeng 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2013 Hello, I have a friend staying the same project as you! I think I might be getting my keys soon, can I have the contact of your ID and quotation? Thanks so much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2013 Hello, I have a friend staying the same project as you! I think I might be getting my keys soon, can I have the contact of your ID and quotation? Thanks so much.Hihi,sure...i will PM you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honeykitty 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2013 Reno started on last Friday (19/7), had a tele-con with my ID to go through some of the details i marked down in some areas.Had a fast & furious spot check on the workers on Sat (20/7) late afternoon, suprisingly they are still working. Very fast progress. within 1.5 days, they had remove all my HDB timber skirting, 2 shower curbs, kitchen/fridge/washing machine base done....One worker is cutting the tiles for the skirting and another worker cleaning the cement patches on all areas that new tiling is laid.KungFu Uncle cutting tilesKitchen Base/ Shower Curb (common toilet, forgot to take the MBR toilet)This week will be AC piping by GC, painting, gas piping, and measurement work for shower screen glass and grille and window for SY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites