Taobao Love

Taobao (淘宝网) is the most popular online shopping site in China. It's a huge community of individual vendors and buyers that's been referred to as "the ebay of China". The blog mostly features women's fashion and accessories (but feel free to request other things)! I always link back to the store in the content source. ASKS I'VE ANSWERED I publish most of the asks I get so that others with the same questions can refer to them. BUT if there's a question you'd prefer to be answered privately, just let me know somewhere in your message and I'll definitely do that!

[taobaolove]

Hello! Do you know the name of the model on Dear Li Taobao? She is the main model, featured on the front page, too. Thank you!

The page says that her name is Langzi (琅子) and that she owns the store!

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These collars are made of rabbit fur (or so the sellers claim!). Real fur or not - still adorable!

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For the anon who asked for fawn fur collars, I only found a couple! This one is most likely not made of real fur, but I think it's really pretty.

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Do you think you could possibly find the dresses from your post (/post/24293594224) again? The dresses were soooo pretty but it doesn't look like the page for them exists anymore D':

For sure, here's an alternate seller! I'm glad you like those dresses, I think they're really beautiful too.

[taobaolove]

Taobaotrends.com Review

Hello All~ I am posting an agent review of the website, taobaotrends.com

I’ve been using them a little over a year now, and I really like them a lot! I’ve ordered a total of 8 orders from them,  each pricing around $20-$50. I don’t order a lot, usually just cloths and wigs.

Lemme start off with the pros.

PROS: Will tell you whether the item is out of stock, and what colors are avail, give you a tracking number, and pretty much will help you with anything! There are 2 customer service reps, Jessica and Colin. Both are chiense, and kind of don’t type english very well sometimes. But they will solve your problem. I haven’t had one problem with them over this year. 

CONS: Shipping sometimes.. Shipping is usually estimated on the weight of your items. Usually I pay $20 for shipping, one time I paid I think 40 or 60. As long as you ask them before paying for the weight, it shouldn’t be a problem.

The payments are set up into 2 seperate payments. First payment is for the items, second is for the shipping to your address. First you order the items through their website (the cart I should say.), then they process it. They you make a payment and then wait for it to arrive at their location. Then you pay for shipping, and then they ship it out. They give you a tracking number btw! Shipping doesn’t usually take that long.. Anywhere from 5-10days (depending on season, customs, shipping choice.) They have 3 shipping options, China Post, HK Post and EMS. EMS Shipping takes about 5-10 days, while China and HK takes about 7-21 days. I always pick EMS.

I’ve never had a problem with this website at all, and have enjoy each item I received.

Here is the link again, http://www.taobaotrends.com/index.php

Enjoy !

Thank you mei-doll for submitting this clear and detailed review! I hope this is helpful for any of you followers who are looking for a good agent.

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[taobaochan]

colour: black // brown price: 19.00元 

[taobaolove]

These are lovely. I'd also want black or brown!

[mimisaurus]

FOR TRADE: This lovely Infanta dress for any of your Taobao stuff! I’d love to have the following items for partial trade, but if you have any other offers, I’d love to consider them!

Measurements: Size M Bust - 88 cm Waist - 72 cm Length - 90cm

PM me for offers and details!

[taobaolove]

Thought some of you might be interested in this!

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How do I purchase products online? I'm from Australia

Hello, sorry for the late reply, this message totally slipped by me. Please see this post on buying things from taobao from outside China. If you're looking for a shopping service, one reader has recommended Taobao Spree!

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Do you know if sizing on taobao is true to size? Or do they run larger/smaller than normally? ^^;

Taobao sizes are usually smaller than US sizes, and can vary a lot between different clothes from different stores. I wouldn’t use S, M, L sizes as your point of reference. On almost all clothing on taobao, sellers will post the measurements of the garment (in cm) in its description. You should know your own measurements to see if the clothing will fit you - the most important one to look at is usually the bust 胸围, especially if you have larger breasts! Also, since the sellers take all the measurements themselves, give some wiggle room for human error.

If you are worried about clothing being too small, you could try searching for size L 大码 (or browsing within the plus sizes category here). I just discovered this last week and it’s been so much easier finding clothes that fit! I’m a size M in North America, but I usually have to go for L or XL in China, so the standards aren’t quite the same.

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What are some of the favorite things you've ordered from taobao? (links maybe? :D)

Okay time to show off my loot

Most of these I bought a while ago, so the items have expired, but I’ve provided links back to the store.

http://missjo.taobao.com

I REALLY LIKE these handmade earrings and ring I bought from Miss Jo (the bird broke off the ring so I’m kinda all sad about that, but I plan to superglue it back on)

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=6957677966

This sketchbook! I just love its cover design (illustrated by MENZ), and it’s got a little pocket in the back for loose sheets and stickers and stuff.

http://fttp.taobao.com/

This belt started peeling and falling apart after about 8 months, so I’ve gotten rid of it. But I got it for 6RMB (90 cents in USD) so I really can’t complain. I really loved the cutout pattern!

http://pf123.taobao.com/

I’ve bought a bunch of things from this vendor, but this dress is just my favorite! (mine is a different color, but the photo of that color has been taken down)

If any followers want to share your favorite things you’ve gotten off taobao, you’re welcome to submit too. Thank you for the awesome question, Anon!

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…has been updated! Check it out. :-)

It’s now arranged in alphabetical order and organized into regional categories. Shop links have also been checked, and stores have been removed or added. Links to Japanese and Taobao shopping services have been included as well. Stars indicate which stores to go to for the largest abundance of mori clothing.

Hopefully, it’ll be more user-friendly now. I’m thinking about adding more symbols in the future to indicate price range or if the store carries clothing for mori boys as well, as well as search terms in Chinese and Japanese.

[taobaolove]

The pages on taobao shopping are quite useful, even if you're not looking for mori stuff specifically!