#PopUp Parade

[starfirexuchiha]

My new updated Shuake shrine in all of its glory! ☕🥞

It's getting crowded now. I probably have to rearrange some more things and change the poses of some of the figures, so I'll make another pic soon with some close-ups! 🙏

[drawbauchery]

a beautiful perfect boy has been delivered to my door......

[yunoteru4ever]

Revealed at Anime Expo 2023:

Pop-Up Parade Yuno Gasai is HAPPENING!

Thank you to everybody who helped vote for her in last year’s poll!!! :D

[gundamonium]

Houshou Marine DESSSUUUUU~~~~~~~~~

[amarevia]

I preordered him in August and he finally came home on the last day of February! This figure is super cute and I love the attention to detail. He looks exactly like he does in the game. The photos don’t really do him justice. I love him. 💛

[kiviniik]

Got my Vash!!

[shi-ni-shi-ni-koroshi]

Requesting help for potential Soul Eater figures

(This is a small request post that I wanted to post now to make it requested asap)

Goodsmile is going to release a Maka pop up parade figure sometime this year or next year for 4800 yen. And it got a lot of attention. What I feel is, with this, we might actually get some more Soul Eater figures after this since everyone liked the post. But we might not get all 3 main chars., they might only make Maka again. So... I'd like to ask kindly, can you guys with Twitter accounts go to the post and comment that you want Kid and Black Star too? It would mean a lot to us fans, especially since most of us waited so long for more figures of them. 🙇 When demand is shown, it makes a whole difference. Us fans have the power to make it happen. I provided the post below.

[rajamitsu]

Unboxed my PopUp Parade Zagreus!

[luckyemo]

ATTENTION TO PEOPLE WHO PRE-ORDERED THE CHIHIRO FUJISAKI FIGURE FROM CRUNCHYROLL AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE ORDER TO SHIP

CRUNCHYROLL WILL NOT BE FULFILLING EXISTING PRE-ORDERS

I’m not sure how many people are affected by this, if it’s only people who ordered in a specific time frame, or people who pre-ordered and bought other items in the same order, or people from Canada, or another specific thing to my case, but if you or someone you know has been waiting for the Chihiro figure (or another pre-order figure/order made around Nov 2022-Jan 2023) from crunchyroll, do not wait for it to be sent out and instead send them an inquiry about it HERE (Select E-Commerce, Crunchyroll Store, then Where Is my item).

First I sent them an email asking for an update as they still hadn’t shipped my figure, the Chihiro figure wasn’t listed on their currently delayed list, the figure is currently listed as being in stock and ready to buy, and with no update from them I was starting to feel like I got scammed.

Here is their first reply (I sent my initial inquiry August 13, so 10 business days to reply):

Troy (Crunchyroll) Aug 25, 2023, 12:12 PM PDT Hi [name], I appreciate your patience and I do apologize for the long wait. We are currently experiencing a larger amount of requests than usual. Unfortunately, the recent store update created a few discrepancies that we're currently addressing, and your order could not be shipped. I would like to suggest that we cancel the unshipped order and issue a refund this way you may repurchase it. In the meantime please accept the following $10.00 coupon code due to this inconvenience: CX-NWVVH5ZVG429 Again, we apologize for the inconvenience. If there's anything else I can help with, please feel free to let me know! Troy Customer Service Team Crunchyroll

They are claiming that their warehouse move and store update has caused them to lose orders (I'm a computer scientist here to tell you this is something that couldn't happen accidentally, and at this point I could still view the order completed page from an incognito window with all the order info so it clearly was not lost), and instead of reaching out to people who pre-ordered they are waiting for people to cancel and re-order. They also do not include any specific numbers for the proposed refund, and as this order was split with one small item already sent to me I had no idea how they would handle the refund.

I sent them an email back explaining how ridiculous of a process that is, as well as when I ordered the figure I used a coupon that no longer exists, so they were suggesting I spend more money (and this is including using their $10 off coupon) to get something I pre-ordered even later. I explained that I want them to just send me the figure I already paid and waited for, but if that can’t be done I would only be comfortable in cancelling and re-ordering if I am properly refunded and can purchase the figure at the original price I paid for, stating the exact price points.

Their next reply:

Troy (Crunchyroll) Aug 29, 2023, 10:52 AM PDT Dear [name],  When we offered to reorder the item, we intended to honor the old price that you have paid initially for the item/order.  Please note that you won't be pushed back in the order queue, furthermore, you should be put higher in the queue since the order will be registered in the new system that we are currently operating with.  We do apologize for the inconvenience, but after our system migration, some old orders were affected and delayed. That is why we are offering different solutions/workarounds to make the fulfillment process faster for our customers.  Please let me know if you would like to proceed. In case you agree, we will gladly issue a full refund, and after you replace it we will honor the old price in case there will be a difference.  Looking forward to your reply!  Troy Customer Service Team Crunchyroll

Strange how things suddenly went from “could not be shipped” to just “delayed” and only now they are mentioning honouring the original sold price. Also strange how they are still not using any numbers, arguably the most important piece of information when discussing refunds. And I have no clue where the “that’s why we are offering different solutions/workarounds” is coming from because they weren't offering solutions, they waited until I reached out and was content with leaving me in the dark indefinitely while they took more orders for the figure they claim can’t be shipped out.

I expressed as much in my reply and restated how the refund should go down with exact numbers. I also stated that I still feel as if I’m being scammed and that if they can not guarantee a proper refund and a fair re-order price that I would rather seek a refund through my credit card company.

Their final reply gave a surprising good end:

Troy (Crunchyroll) Aug 30, 2023, 9:18 AM PDT Thank you for the update!  I've just refunded the charge for the order, however, I did not cancel it. It can take 1-2 business days for PayPal or 3-5 business days for your credit card to process the refund. If you used the payment method Sezzle, refunds can take up to 5-10 business days to appear on your statement. In the meantime, I have asked the warehouse to send a replacement package. Please note that we usually do not provide such service, it was done as a one-time courtesy.  n case you do not receive a tracking number in the next 7 days, please get back to me so I can further assist you. Thank you for your patience. Looking forward to your reply!  Troy Customer Service Team Crunchyroll

I have been refunded the full amount (including the $7 of the small thing they already sent). I’m raising an eyebrow at the order being refunded but not cancelled and the replacement package they are sending, but I’m hoping it’s just the figure so I can have my girl and move on from this (but also like…………. They’re just going to send it for free after all this? doubt.jpeg, but also wtf else could it be). Either way I got my money back and the figure is available at other stores now so I can walk away happy.

If you need to reach out to Crunchyroll and need help wording any emails, send me an ask/dm and I’ll help you. I have every email I sent saved, except the initial inquiry sent through their form, but I remember what I said more or less, and don’t mind sharing them for others to use the wording (I didn’t include them here in this post bc they have a few typos and this post is long enough already lol)

[don-dake]

暫時性嘅幸福

(雖然上次嘅博客篇已經講過，錄緊呢種 「購買篇章」 其實都冇咩意思，幾無聊嘅…但係，���我目前嘅現實生活中，算係有一啲有趣味之事，的確只有咁多。冇辦法呀！我目前嘅生活就係噉無聊！但係，為咗練習多一啲中文同倉頡輸入法，就算幾無聊都好，都應該繼續錄博客篇，繼續練習落去！）

現實生活可以係一個好殘酷嘅地方。為咗可以忘記生活中唔開心之事，就算好清楚只係賺緊暫時性嘅撫慰罷了，每個人都會有佢哋自己嘅應付法。

而我其中使用嘅方法之一就係收集玩具。其實講到做一個玩具收藏家，我諗我都未算到 「大師」 階層地步。我都冇噉嘅打算喎！（笑）我只係耐耐一次，收集啲對自己有意義同記念價值嘅玩具罷了！

講到呢度，嚟介紹一下我屋企最新嘅成員吧！

PopUp Parade 雲母！

近日前終於到達！其實仲有七寶在內，只不過未攞佢出嚟罷了…對唔住嘞七寶！但係我想欣賞雲母多一陣，第日先攞你出嚟玩吧！（笑）

至於雲母，估唔到佢竟然會咁堅固，咁重喎！單單佢一隻，就已經有差唔多600克咁重，仲未計埋佢冚唪唥嘅包裝添！

今次係我第一次試買個PUP公仔返嚟，所以品質呢方面，有幾好幾壞都唔係好清楚。聽過幾位收藏家講過，生成出嚟嘅PUP公仔素質可以好唔話得埋嘅！決定買嗰陣，就準備要賭一鋪嘞。好彩，今次好似賭贏咗！

真係好滿意，好鍾意佢嘅所有喎！重量，質感，表情…特別係佢散發出嗰種安寧嘅氣氛。似嗰個第二次世界大戰，英國政府宣傳過嘅海報所講過，後來都變成當紅嘅迷因：「Keep Calm & Carry On」。只不過要改口話 「Keep Calm & Kirara On」 嘞！（笑）

犬夜叉好開心，只要佢唔好太過份亂咁舂，佢終於可以同一隻大隻嘅雲母一齊���練武功嘞！���係，恐怕會忽略到某一位 「天照大神」 喎！怪唔得佢而家嬲爆爆緊啦！（笑）「大神母」 呀，唔使咁氣沖沖喎…犬夜叉依然仲係你嘅朋友喎！你唔好咁霸道同幼稚啦！嚟同雲母做個朋友吧！（笑）

好鍾意雲母嘅🐾肉墊🐾喎！

新詞：

撫慰 (🇭🇰🇲🇴 fu² wai³, 🀄 ㄈㄨˇ•ㄨㄟˋ)，

階層 (🇭🇰🇲🇴 gaai¹ cang⁴, 🀄 ㄐㄧㄝ•ㄘㄥˊ)，

話得埋 (🇭🇰🇲🇴 waa⁶ dak¹ maai⁴)，

迷因 (🇭🇰🇲🇴 mai⁴ jan¹, 🀄 ㄇㄧˊ•ㄧㄣ)，

亂咁舂 (lyun⁶ gam³ zung¹)，

肉墊 (🇭🇰🇲🇴 juk⁶ zin³, 🀄 ㄖㄡˋ•ㄉㄧㄢˋ)

[acfan120]

I got my Agnès figure today :)

[starfirexuchiha]

It's been a long while but after going to a few conventions, my Shuake shrine has upgraded with more posters! They take up the whole display shelf now! 😊💞☕🥞

[justpendule]

It's the sales season in my country at the moment and I found these two 60€ figurines with a -70% discount so I bought them at 17€ instead. The GoodSmile Company's figurines are usually so expensive, I was really lucky!

[gundamonium]

New pop up parade pre order

https://gundamonium.com/products/pop-up-parade-takanashi-kiara

[pagesofkenna]

me days ago: i want to get some marcille/falin figures to match, but theres no falin merch yet :(

me: i'll get the marcille popup parade figure for now, in the hopes that someday they release a falin popup parade figure to match

goodsmile company, making my day and taking my money:

[verysilly-birds]

my jinshi nendoroid and maomao pop up are home!!