Industrial Loft Concept - Bachelor Pad

[greglhc 30]

Some taobao keywords to help those who have difficulty searching for taobao stuff

复古怀旧艺术 - retro vintage design

铁艺 - iron/metal. If you pair this with "loft" you will get lights/furniture with strong metal elements

吊灯灯 - chandelier/pendant type lighting

海报 - posters for the wall

Some people ask why need to use an agent like peeka to buy stuff from taobao

1. You need a China credit card/bank account in order to purchase directly from taobao. Bank of China credit card issued from Singapore subsidiary does not count

2. You will need to arrange shipping from China to Singapore. A lot of hassle.

[vanessa 12]

Bedframe purchased this morning. very excited about it

Browsed it last night and went to see today. Was quite perfect in real life!

Like that it appears to be floating

Great choice! THis is the exact same bed (in king) i am eyeing if budget allows

[redder 2]

Hey Sarah, i think u are one of the most helpful Renotalker!

I shall try it out tonight and check out Peeka too! Thk u so much!

[oldskool 2]

hey thanks oldskool! it looks quite cool. I've seen it on taobao quite a few times. Tempted to get as a bedside table heh

Did you ask the price at Comfort?

hey greg for the 3 piece chest i remember vaguely they price to be a high 200.

[greglhc 30]

taobao stuff finally arrived at 8pm! Had stop my itchy hands from unboxing them

Painting going on over the next few days so I think better keep it in boxes in the meantime

Yeah there's hardly any light because most of my lighting is in those boxes haha

[MonsterBeng 0]

Incl agent fees, GST, shipping - about S$400. I just above 1 cubic metre worth of stuff. Generally I estimate the additional fees incl shipping, GST, agent handling fees - it's about 25-30% above the taobao price. So when you shop and see the price, add about that percentage to get the true cost of the item.

Honestly the savings I think the savings is quite substantial. For instance the stainless steel sink is about S$150 total cost. It's the China brand of the same Kraus sink that a lot of people bought on amazon. I think they paid closer to US$300.

Even the lamps. I saw the same pendant dining room lamp for $700 bucks here! And I paid about $90

Thanks for the info... bro.

[Makanology 29]

Hi Taobao accepts DBS/POSB cards now. Used that to buy and pay direct on TB a few times!

[greglhc 30]

no wonder so many taobao adverts around singapore heh

how do u arrange shipping from china to singapore?

Hi Taobao accepts DBS/POSB cards now. Used that to buy and pay direct on TB a few times!

[Makanology 29]

no wonder so many taobao adverts around singapore heh

how do u arrange shipping from china to singapore?

We used Amcon but it required alot of coordination with the sellers and Amcon, emails and live chat regularly!

[HanafiHansray 1]

Very informative stuffs on TB!! Gonna start to shop ard TB...

Cheers!

[NSW 0]

wow! grange road! the envy!

[sarah833 3]

Hey Sarah, i think u are one of the most helpful Renotalker!

I shall try it out tonight and check out Peeka too! Thk u so much!

hey Redder,

I have benefitted from this forum tremendously since I chanced upon it late last year after I bought the current resale flat, happy to share what I know who might be of interest to the folks here

[greglhc 30]

wow! grange road! the envy!

It's a nice location though I have suspicion that I overpaid a little

Like the unobstructed view. Hope remains unobstructed for some time heh

[greglhc 30]

http://idea78.taobao.com/?spm=a1z10.3.0.0.fpYfa3

Sharing a nice find on taobao. Vintagey treatment of common art/posters makes it very appealing

[greglhc 30]

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.w4004-298537028.9.9dYhT8&id=19209836842

Faux wine crate panels with all the famous 1st growths from bordeaux - wooden, 30cm x 17cm.

Might be interesting to DIY with.