casperlai 1 Report post Posted June 21, 2017 Hey forumers, Does anyone know where I can find "better" looking flower pots in Singapore? I've visited quite a few nurseries but none of them have good selections. I am looking at something like this: https://world.taobao.com/item/549041864061.htm#detail EzBuy is refusing to ship for me as they deem the item is too fragile and risky to be shipped from overseas. Also looked in IKEA and couldn't find anything similar. Most places do sell metal iron rod kinda stand but I'd like a wooden stand. Would be grateful for any tips! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matchalatte 16 Report post Posted June 22, 2017 all the nice ones are from taobao! are you using ezbuy's prime. if not there are so many other forwarders you can use. what about taobao's official forwarder like 4px? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casperlai 1 Report post Posted June 23, 2017 17 hours ago, matchalatte said: all the nice ones are from taobao! are you using ezbuy's prime. if not there are so many other forwarders you can use. what about taobao's official forwarder like 4px? That's what I realised too after going to a few nurseries. Yes I am using EzBuy Prime. I asked for a quotation from SGShop to ship the pot I shared on my first post; all come up to $100+. So $60+ for the pot and $40+ for shipping. Too steep, I feel! Do you have indoor plant pots in your home? Did you also buy from Taobao? Which forwarder did you use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matchalatte 16 Report post Posted June 23, 2017 2 hours ago, casperlai said: That's what I realised too after going to a few nurseries. Yes I am using EzBuy Prime. I asked for a quotation from SGShop to ship the pot I shared on my first post; all come up to $100+. So $60+ for the pot and $40+ for shipping. Too steep, I feel! Do you have indoor plant pots in your home? Did you also buy from Taobao? Which forwarder did you use? thats insane. if something is too heavy its not worth it to go by weight/vol shipping. i will be using a forwarder that charges by cubic meter aka. container shipping but i havent decided which one to use yet. i will be getting some planter boxes from taobao for my new home, like these : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casperlai 1 Report post Posted June 24, 2017 22 hours ago, matchalatte said: thats insane. if something is too heavy its not worth it to go by weight/vol shipping. i will be using a forwarder that charges by cubic meter aka. container shipping but i havent decided which one to use yet. i will be getting some planter boxes from taobao for my new home, like these : Haha I shortlisted the hexagonal pot and stand as well. I don't have any big items left to buy; does it make sense to ship by container? I'm not sure how it works but I'm under the impression that unless I have big items like furniture then it may not be worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matchalatte 16 Report post Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, casperlai said: Haha I shortlisted the hexagonal pot and stand as well. I don't have any big items left to buy; does it make sense to ship by container? I'm not sure how it works but I'm under the impression that unless I have big items like furniture then it may not be worth it. yeah, i guess the only option you have now is to "tompang" someone. i can help you but it wont be so soon, most likely buying my furniture in sept. if you're not in a hurry then its ok! usually 1 cubic meter is about $150, you can estimate how much shipping you'll be paying lol Edited June 24, 2017 by matchalatte Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casperlai 1 Report post Posted June 27, 2017 On 6/24/2017 at 9:30 PM, matchalatte said: yeah, i guess the only option you have now is to "tompang" someone. i can help you but it wont be so soon, most likely buying my furniture in sept. if you're not in a hurry then its ok! usually 1 cubic meter is about $150, you can estimate how much shipping you'll be paying lol I decided to take the risk and ship with EzBuy. Told the seller to reinforce the packaging with wooden crates; hopefully that will help! Just found out they increased the home delivery charges. Furious! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casperlai 1 Report post Posted July 17, 2017 @matchalatte Got my pot couple of weeks ago. Thankfully it came in one piece Do you happen to know where I can get dried wheat stalk (or similar) for decor? It's for taller vases. Thought of lavender too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matchalatte 16 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 10 hours ago, casperlai said: @matchalatte Got my pot couple of weeks ago. Thankfully it came in one piece Do you happen to know where I can get dried wheat stalk (or similar) for decor? It's for taller vases. Thought of lavender too. oh cool, looks really nice! actually bigger than i thought. what are dried wheat stalks? like these? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
casperlai 1 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, matchalatte said: oh cool, looks really nice! actually bigger than i thought. what are dried wheat stalks? like these? Ah yes these! Will look for it on EzBuy then. The pot is actually smaller than I thought but it turned out to be the right size. Bigger plants can be quite expensive! Wanted to get monsterra at first but it's quite pricey. Probably just gonna get a few artificial stalk. https://ezbuy.sg/product/20000003618762.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matchalatte 16 Report post Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, casperlai said: Ah yes these! Will look for it on EzBuy then. The pot is actually smaller than I thought but it turned out to be the right size. Bigger plants can be quite expensive! Wanted to get monsterra at first but it's quite pricey. Probably just gonna get a few artificial stalk. https://ezbuy.sg/product/20000003618762.html omg i love monstera! those modern plants are really pretty, the travelers palm or banana/plantain leaves are not bad too. but yes the lifesize ones will come up to abt SG $100+, guess will have to bite the bullet and buy, because if buy in sg will be even more ex right? haha. cactuses also nice. btw far east flora selling real monstera, quite cheap only $8+ a pot but its not the deliciosa variety. https://www.fareastfloragarden.com/monstera-obliqua-in-hg-3029-pot.html Edited July 18, 2017 by matchalatte Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zac Ahmad 1 Report post Posted July 26, 2018 The pots in the comments look super nice, and very helpful in my future decision making! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bernis 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2022 Plants have to be planted in something. I personally prefer grey planter . And I always order them online. They have a great selection. And the quality is great. The prices are completely affordable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
