greglhc 30 Report post Posted July 29, 2013 shiok. How long did u wait from putting in the order?I just submitted mine and transferred money just sharing the crazy excitement of....PEEKA SHIPMENT ARRIVAL NOTICE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2013 shiok. How long did u wait from putting in the order?I just submitted mine and transferred money Hi thereI created an order on June 27th for 24 products, 50+ items.Domestic shipping within the PRC for all products was completed on 15th July; if you ordered individual products, you spend more on per-item shipping but you wont have to wait for all to arrive 1time shipping.Received today, 29th July..Economy shipping was $277.503day shipping was $2932.007day shipping was $1711.00Given that my items were only worth 1500+/- SGD .. no way I would pay for express shipping... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Today was a very exciting day in the reno progress for many reasons. The bulk of the carpentry has been fabricated and are going through the final phases of on-site installations. This was when i got to put the hood at its rightful throne and have nice rectangles cut out in the kitchen cabinets for my domino-sized burner and induction cooker! Today was also the day ALL my taobao purchases arrived through Peeka! Strangely the courier service contacted me even before Peeka updated my order page! (I'm not complaining heh). I must say I wouldn't have even dreamt of buying stuff from taobao if not for the wealth of knowledge lurking around in these forum pages. thank you all whom i have kobped taobao links and knowledge from! Of course I didn't buy the fans nor the fridge from taobao; they were bought from jerome. Peeka did a great job with their re-packaging. everything was tightly bought and those that were fragile were either stuff with styofoam, cardboard, air capsules or have a wooden-crate enclosure all around. $277.50 delivery for all that effort? definitely worth the penny. the carpenters who were working on my stuff were the guys who helped me to receive the goods from the courier. strangely, they were able to sniff out the kitchen sink from the 15 boxes with no obvious labeling and set my to-be-undermount stainless steel sink in place. the stuff for my MBR toilet came in too! counter-top jomoo sink undamaged! rainshower looking sweet! stuff for my common toilet! the long waiting "shui long tou" tap that both my wife and I have been gushing over has finally arrived. its tongue-in-cheek because the chinese name for tap literally means the "head of a water dragon". and its so cute it looks like the dino from mario hehe... and there i was, sweating away and unwrapping each box not unlike an expectant kid during christmas. each box representing a surprise to be fulfilled and with each verification of undamaged goods; a growing ecstacy... while the carpenter was chipping way the detailing and paneling on the original fire-rated solid door, readying it for a new lease of life using a new laminates... Edited July 29, 2013 by NSW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) what was perhaps even more exciting was during my unboxing, a strange looking uncle walks in, did a few inspection-like rounds, then our eyes met... "you are home-owner ah?" HAHA turns out that he was the electrician. GREAT TIMING he had because I had JUST opened up the box containing all the LED downlights! Sweet! He and his team literally jumped into action... the flat flat LED downlights. the cutter used to make rotary cuts looks very interesting indeed hehe... the lights and wall-mounted fans were soon up in position too... the boss himself tended to the MBR lights... One of the most-pleased purchases from taobao, pendant lights for the walk-in corridor! they look even better than on the taobao pages. Must hand it to the wife who has an eye for spotting good stuff online hehe. I choose the "corn light" to go with the lamp shades as I was afraid that the illumination from other LED bulbs might not be uniformly radial enough. Looking good so far! i'd expect the progress per day in this phase to be drastic and yet spectacular! can't wait hehehe... Edited July 30, 2013 by NSW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greglhc 30 Report post Posted July 30, 2013 Taobao rocks! I bought the same kitchen mixer and MBR. Heh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zihui 7 Report post Posted July 30, 2013 Your purchases all look wonderful!!!!Thanks for the vote of confidence! Frankly speaking, I was thinking of whether I should buy my WC basins and rain showers from TB... I was worried about the cost of shipping & the condition of the items upon arrival but after seeing your purchases, I'm so much more confident! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Granitetop 1 Report post Posted July 30, 2013 Learnt a lot from your blog which documented with details. I like your illustrations from ur phone, they speaks a lot.We have quite a few similar purchases: the citygas dryer, Crestar fans and the TB sink mixer.A side note, I think Crestar showroom price is higher than the price I bought from royal fraco at jalan besar... a difference of $80 per aerolite series fan I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huiying 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2013 Hi,Do you have links of the items you bought from taobao? LED lights etc?Mind pm me ? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) Hi,Do you have links of the items you bought from taobao? LED lights etc?Mind pm me ? Thanks!Hm I will just list all here for convenience sake; good thing about peeka is that i can track back the links even after purchase is complete hehe...Pendant lights http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=25293440283Kitchen Sink http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=18699924608Sink drainer thingy http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=25888720802Kitchen mixer http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=8615299891Rain shower mixer http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=2459651739Counter-top basin http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=23253936246Wall-hung mini basin http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=25837128524Basin tap (back up for my dino one) http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=9025238305Dino basin tap http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=17317654149Tall tap for counter top http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=14273138171Eames bird chair http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=10846967772Eames chair http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.34.ARBHBj&id=9739575265replica coffee table http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=13263248050broom and map holder http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=16302318480water spray http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.171.25TTdE&id=20337107051exposed-inlet shower mixer http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=18742677460simple shower head http://detail.taobao.com/meal_detail.htm?meal_id=33872848tap for washing machine http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=7328772118 / http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=7560530446LED downlights http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=20465991110LED track spotlights http://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=10006481890LED E27 "corn light" http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=23723960330Panasonic ceiling light http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=3374100872Large and simple ceiling light http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=15751294757Alright! show-hand liao lol Edited July 30, 2013 by NSW Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2013 this evening i went over for yet another check and i was greeted with a "brand new" front door! quite a few of the IDs i previously discussed with, recommended simply changing the whole door to a PE veneer one. I am guessing it is much less work for them to replace rather than recondition. However, the existing door was a fire-rated solid door; it'd be a terrible waste to simply replace it. It is now looking spiffy with the new laminate heh. The doorstopper behind is a good touch from the door prematurely destroying the shoe cabinet but the current estimate is a bit too conversative... the mounted downlights from taobao are really working very well. i haven't bought the track for the track lights so that will have a while more... i then walked into the kitchen and HEY my hob is up! further inspection reveals that the toilet bowls and mixers were more or less in place! I popped over to the MBR toilet side and voila! rainshower! haha... and it flows! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProjectH 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2013 Thank u NSW for the tb links! Very useful! Ur hse is doing up v nicely! Good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2013 Thanks for the compliments; I am the technical guy with the dimensions and quotations etc; my wife makes the choices mainly and that's how elements can come together nicely. _____________________________________________________________Anyhow someone PM-ed me on how to buy stuff from taobao:Peeka.sg is a website/company/service providing ordering and shipping from taobao PRC to Singapore.Competitors include daigou65 etc.What you do is 1) Create a peeka account (free)2) Create a new order3) Find the taobao link for your product you want to buy on taobao4) Paste the link into "product" within the order (you can have multiple products within an order)5) They will grab the details off the page.6) Choose the correct domestic PRC shipping cost (should be guangzhou shenzhen)7) Choose also the model / quantity.8) Finalise your order with SG address9) Pay deposit (i used internet bank transfer).10) Wait / Respond to questions on your order page.11) Pay up 100% since all products arrive at their receiving centre in China12) Wait for loot!ORJust: http://buy4u.peeka.sg/faq and http://buy4u.peeka.sg/tour Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonsterBeng 0 Report post Posted August 5, 2013 the stuff for my MBR toilet came in too! counter-top jomoo sink undamaged! rainshower looking sweet! stuff for my common toilet! the long waiting "shui long tou" tap that both my wife and I have been gushing over has finally arrived. its tongue-in-cheek because the chinese name for tap literally means the "head of a water dragon". and its so cute it looks like the dino from mario hehe...This dino tap is indeed cute. *tempted*Did u only start buying from Taobao after your renovation started? Or u bought before the renovation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSW 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2013 I only got to know about taobao after my renovation started.. renotalk taught me a lot haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonsterBeng 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2013 I only got to know about taobao after my renovation started.. renotalk taught me a lot hahaIs the rain shower installed?? Got pics? Any comments? I'm eyeing on that one too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
