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[shadowblade8192]

yeah all of them share the same prices. the only reason theyd be different at different locations is if the price changed between when you went from store a to store b

SPLATOON 2 FOR £18 AT THE SEX. LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

[dungeonzine]

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[merakisphere]

Other 3D mandala makers hate me despise me for sharing this, but I see my craft as more than just the finished product. The process, and attention to detail are just as important in order to appreciate the beauty of this piece and all of its parts.

You’ll notice that although this seems like a very intricate bracelet, I do not use any fancy tools or techniques to assemble it all together. The simplicity of its assembly contrasts the complexity of its design, which is...actually quite poetic. 

Please consider browsing my Etsy Shop as I recently put in a lot of work to enhance my shop so that it is more organized, and easier to browse or customize your own personalized Fidget Bloom:

Quick Q&A: Do you ship worldwide? Yes What happens if my bracelet doesn’t fit? I will exchange it at no extra cost. What is the material? Tarnish resistant brass. I also use electroplated brass. Do you have any promotions? Yes, weekly sales, and discounts based on order size. How long does it take to make? Approximately 45 minutes. (from scratch) Got more questions? Ask me in the comments. :)

[nentofus]

okay to like / reblog / tag / save / whatever!

thought i should pop my personal prompt list for this year's OC-tober here! for ease of reading, the prompt list is as follows:

The Introduction Week 1. Newest OC 2. Your favourite OC 3. OC who gets the most love 4. OC who needs a little more love 5. Show some Pride 🏳️‍🌈 6. Your favourite ship (romantic, platonic, found family, any relationship!) 7. Draw over an IRL picture - Alternate option: OC you'd most want to meet IRL

Appearance Week 8. Extra appendages (like extra limbs, eyes, etc.) 9. New hairstyle / New outfit 10. Gloves or socks? 11. Swimsuit 12. Mascot costume / Cursed outfit 13. Crossdressing 14. Wearing something from your culture!

Aesthetics Week 15. Cyberpunk - Alternate option: Vapourwave 16. Cottagecore - Alternate option: Lolita 17. Galaxy - Alternate option: Ocean / Forest 18. Monochrome / Noir - Alternate option: Light academia / Dark academia 19. Neon / Eyestrain - Alternate option: 2000s scene kid / Hot Topic emo 20. Rockabilly / 50s - Alternate option: Ah Beng / Ah Lian (lol) 21. Your favourite aesthetic - Alternate option: Your least favourite aesthetic

Fun Week 22. Song redraw 23. Collab cafe item 24. Limited palette 25. Family Feud 26. Idol / Band subunit 27. Fake screenshot 28. Barbenheimer

The End Half-Week 29. Your OC with a canon character 30. Your comfort zone / comfort character 31. Halloween costume dressup - Alternate option: Guts & glory / Free day!

I'll be putting the explanations for a couple of these under a read-more so that those who aren't interested can skip the rest of my blathering! Feel free to ask questions if y'all like! My ask box + the replies on this post are always open :D

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General - I wanted to make another self-indulgent prompt list this year for OC-tober so I did :3 - If you do feel like following along, remember that your health, comfort and motivation come first! Do as much as you want or as little as you want, or feel free to mix up the order or skip the prompts you don't like! - The alternate options were added because 1. I'm indecisive and 2. If a certain prompt doesn't appeal to you, then there's another choice! - I always have OCs on the brain so if you want to mention/tag me in your posts please do! I'll be responding under my main blog @complementary-oxymorons due to the interaction limitations of side blogs + wanting to keep my art blog as my personal art archive.

About the prompts - I understand that some prompts can be a bit confusing so I'll try to preemptively explain some! - Day 7: Draw over an IRL picture - For some ideas, it could be like drawing your OCs on a picture of a beach as if they're there having fun! Or maybe you could draw little chibis of your OCs sitting on your shoulder / messing with your hand while you draw :D (please do be mindful about the risks that come with uploading IRL photos though!). If you're concerned about privacy but still want to involve your "IRL self" in the piece, a possibility is to fully re-draw / trace over the reference photo you took! - Day 10: Gloves or socks - Yeah this is just me finding an excuse to draw my OCs who wear gloves or draw them in some super cute socks / stockings. Which team are you on? - Day 20 alternate: Ah Beng / Ah Lian - I thought it'd be funny because someone put it on Aesthetics Wiki (link). To those who have ah beng in ur neighbourhood just put portable speaker escooter tattoo slipper can liao also if yall know the typical ah beng spotify songs can tell me pls ok xiexie i only know 小幸运 and heng ong huat - Day 22: Song redraw - Some ideas could be redrawing your OCs on album art, or adapting them into the visuals of a song as if they're covering it! (Like how vtubers do hehe) - Day 23: Collab cafe item - Create a food or drink item that represents your OC! Some IPs (anime, games, etc.) collaborate with IRL cafes to create a themed menu which runs for a limited time only. The items on the menu tend to be references to the IP and its characters (e.g. an orange-haired character in the game gets a menu item that's an orange soda with decorative sprinkles, or a character who loves curry gets a menu item that's a special curry dish, something like that). If you're still unsure, google stuff like "collab cafe"! - Day 25: Family Feud - Feel free to redraw your favourite Family Feud clip as your OCs because there are a lot of strong contenders kekdog - Day 28: Barbenheimer - Exactly what it is! Feel free to draw your OCs dressing up to go to either movie or something. - Day 31 alternate: Guts & glory - This one's for those who prefer a more bloody Halloween :D Feel free to gore it up in any way you like. Plush, candy, flower, extra visceral... get those guts some air!!!

[coolbeesbro]

Printify Shipping wtf 0/10

Ok so I've been using Printify to produce my stickers, pins and prints, and I only now just discovered that they charge shipping per each item and ship them separately? I hadn't noticed it till now because each order I've had before today was 1 item orders.

To explain it better, if I were to put through an order with 3 stickers, they would charge shipping for those stickers 3 times! That's absolutely ridiculous, and it's something they don't tell you until you're going to finalize an order. This is just a warning to other artists out there looking for a print on demand company, although they have a decent array of products, their shipping (for me at least) far outweighs the benefit.

I'm currently looking at VOGRACE to bulk buy stickers, posters and pins, so moving forward in my store, all prints will be in limited quantity once I work that out. I'm literally losing money instead of earning anything here, and I already didn't feel great about the price I was selling them at to earn $.50 per sticker or pin. All stickers, pins and prints have been taken down on Ko-Fi as of right now (any orders put through prior to this will still get sent out and I'll take the L on those, so don't worry about that). Clothing will stay the same since that's a different company (Gelato) that I've had no issues with thus far with bigger orders.

If you can avoid it, don't go through Printify, even if its bulk ordering for conventions and stuff. Printify's pricing for an 8"x11" print is $10.22 per poster (including shipping) so for 10 you're spending $102.18.

The test order through VOGRACE I just placed, including 30 posters (10 of 3 different sizes each and special holographic effects), 10 stickers (2 different finishes), and 6 buttons (2 different finishes) came to a total of $84.80, shipping which was $26.49 (United States), equaling a total of $110.57.

This isn't an advertisement for VOGRACE really, but purely fueled by spite because not only did Printify do me dirty financially, they did it while I'm still getting over a cold as well (though I'm certain they didn't account for that last part, I'm still grumpy about it).

Anyways, fuck Printify; I'm going back to a blanket cocoon and playing Cult Of The Lamb.

[oneroom-disco]

Hey Bebe! Dunno if you still check your tumblr but thought I'll try anyways. I remember you showed you bought FGO fan art books before on twitter (I think it was Tezca's, I don't recall if you bought others...), and was wondering if you got them through a proxy service? I think you're in the country same as me, and I was thinking of pre-ordering an FGO fanbook from C105, but I heard customs is a nightmare... So I was wondering which proxy service you used. Sorry if this question makes you uncomfortable! You can just ignore this question if it does.

hey sure I’ll be glad to answer it, I use two services:

AOCS - the easiest way for me, tora even has a page on advertising their service. As of now they waive domestic shipping fee to their warehouse so you could really save a lot. You can store your orders for up to 30 days, storage can be extended for another 30 days (total 60 days). The storage extension used to be free but starting Feb 2025 they’ll start charging for a fee. No details yet but it should be cheaper than paying for international shipping multiple times. Tho note that the max orders you can consolidate is up to 10 orders.

One thing I like ordering on tora is there’s an one click button for preorder/purchase, esp useful when you need to fight others for really popular books (when umino chica’s oberon book PO was up the server died LMAO), so you could skip the confirmation screen and place order right away and save time

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Tenso - sometimes the artist might opt for melonbooks instead so I will need to ship to tenso first before getting them shipped to msia. This is what I used when ordering the tez artbook. You get a local jp address then you can start shopping. Note that recently visa/mastercard are no longer accepted on tora/melonbooks so I was using amex (if you buy on tora using aocs you can use visa/master via paypal).

You gotta pay domestic shipping for each melon order so it’s best if you could add them to cart together, tho if it’s a really popular book sometimes I’ll just place that order first (just did it for takolegs 🤪). I’m preordering a few more of takolegs’ older books (it’s only open tomorrow) so gonna try out that grouping function later to see how that works.

There’s few options for melon shipping: the cheaper mail delivery メール便 or courier 宅配便, depending on your order size/weight sometimes you can only go with 宅配便.

Once your orders arrived at tenso they will notify you, even tho they say you could store for 60 days but if you’re like me wanting to consolidate several orders it’s effectively only 30 days since the first parcel arrival date. I send my aniplex+ and pixiv booth orders to tenso too. Oh yeah started in Aug 2024 tenso starts collecting 10% SST for msian orders even tho supposedly books should be tax free 🙃 I never had to pay taxes for my aocs book orders

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there’s buyee but I don’t use it coz 1) I can navigate jp websites, 2) I think you gotta wait for buyee agent to get back to you? and stuff so by the time they do the item might be sold out already so I trust myself to buy popular stuff way quicker

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I haven’t had too much issues with customs so far (been using aocs since 2022), but once they opened my aocs parcel for inspection and ripped some of the books plastic wrapping and didn’t place them back properly so one of my book cover got bent URGH. The other one time I got randomly inspected again and they charged me for inspection at some ministry (srsly?), so I paid poslaju to act as agent (rm60+) then the parcel is released and delivered to me eventually.

also if you’re from msia, I wouldn’t recommend buying r18 books in case your parcel does get opened for inspection it will get confiscated. Iinm aocs straight up rejects tora r18 orders for msian customers coz they had too much troubles with customs in the past.

Btw the eta date on tora/melon is just for reference, in rare cases it happened to me where the tora preorder is way beyond its original eta date (like a month?) so I ended up have to ship my pending orders on aocs first since storage limit is up

um wow this ended up way longer than I tot, thanks for reading up to this point and happy hunting for those doujins!

[swiftcry]

Thrift Shops aren't the problem, convienance is.

Woke up last night remembering some post bitching about how thrift shops suck now because they are all full of crappy shein fast fashion garbage and for some reason placing the blame on the shop and saying it has something to do with them being for profit. Which is both illogical and blatantly dosen't understand how thrift shops work. I worked for Savers years ago; I wasn't a sorter but a floor associate. But they made sure we knew how the process worked because people would ask us questions. So lets say you donate a shirt; it gets checked over by the sorters to see if its good enough to go on the sales floor- that is if it has any tears, stains, etc. If it is good enough, it gets a price tag and goes out onto the floor. If it isn't good enough, it either goes in the trash or into the send out bin. Basically items that are not good enough for americans to buy but are still technically wearable get sent off to 3rd world countries as donations. Because in some places a pair of shoes, even a worn pair, is still a pair of shoes. High value items are tagged and at least at savers placed in a special area near the registers. I know that goodwill has like an auction site for their high value items- so they definately send theirs out. But like one time a bridal shop closed and we had like 30 wedding dress samples all in that spot. In order to have enough merchandise, because sometimes donations are slow, savers ships the sorters unsorted pallets of donations from elsewhere to go through. Admittedly I don't remember where those come from. Items usually took a couple days to a week to get from the donation bin to the sales floor.

What does this tell us? Well the obvious actually, everything in the store is donated for the most part by the local population. They aren't picking out the namebrand items and sending them who knows where- in order to make money savers needs to sell those just the same. What this means is that people are donating more fast fashion items then they are donating name brand items. Why? Convienance. Who buys fast fashion items? 2 types of people generally. 1. Poor people who cannot afford name brand clothing who will likely wear the items until they fall apart. 2. Moderately wealthy people who want to be fashionable in the short term or even only want to wear an item once and want the items fast and cheap. They cannot afford the real garments the clothing is based on or cannot be bothered to look for them since SHEIN seemingly has it all and for cheap the number two person is our problem. They buy an excess of cheap clothing bc it is so cheap and after wearing it once or twice donate it all.

in the past this type of person would have purchased long term use clothing from brick and mortar stores or name brand websites; they owned fewer outfits and what they donated was well made and either didn’t fit them or despite being used was well enough made it didn’t matter.

Which is where we get to the other ugly part of a shirts lifespan. So let’s say you buy a shirt on Amazon. You realize you don’t like it- so you return it. In the old days that might have required proving why you don’t want it or going through some hoops. Now it’s easy as a click of a button and you just have to go to your local kohls or staples who deal with everything for you. It’s become wildly convenient- so that where in the past it might have been so inconvenient that you donate the shirt instead. See I work at staples now. I see so many consumerist returns I want to go and live in the woods. Yesterday I had a woman return 10 nearly identical yellow skirts because she wants one of a particular shade. Those 10 skirts go back to the Amazon warehouse where they will be place in a palette and sold and auction; entirely skipping the thrift store level. That shirt you returned will never make it to the thrift shop.

and the name brand stores in order to compete with Amazon follow suit with easy returns- the parent company that owns old navy/banana republic/gap/fabletics literally made its own type of returns service called express returns in order to compete. Staples processes these too so I see them. So much perfectly good clothing gets returned with it. One woman told me she bought it just for a baby shower photo shoot thing and because it’s so easy to return it’s no big deal.

and I’m sure you’ve noticed that name brand items are also being cheaper and less good quality. In some cases that’s because they realized that people will buy crap so they can make crap. In other cases it’s in order to compete. Depends on the brand. fast fashion items notably usually can’t be returned or it’s a hassle but bc they are so cheap, a lot of people don’t care leading to them being in thrift shops.

The presense of fast fashion items in thrift shops is a symptom of a suffering economy that has been pushed to the edge by a “now now now” mindset. And it sucks ass.

[dietspam16]

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My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers

by Caity Weaver

07/18/14 08:05AM

What if I told you that mozzarella sticks never had to end? That for $10, you could eat for free (for $10) for the rest of your natural life? That there exists a spot in the space-time continuum in which it is always Friday? That there are free refills on all Slushes™ excluding Red Bull® branded items?

"Endless Appetizers" Mark Beginning of Our Collective National Suicide

Though famine still takes its toll on the unfortunates across the sea, the greatest nation in the…

Last Monday TGI Friday's unveiled a new promotion (available at many TGI Friday's locations, but none on the island of Manhattan) whereby customers can gorge themselves on unlimited appetizers—without fear of punishment, embarrassment, or ostracization—for a one-time payment of $10. The promotion is called "Endless Appetizers."

The day after "Endless Appetizers" was announced, I went to TGI Friday's in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sheepshead Bay. I wanted to challenge the hubris of a company co-opting the infinite for a marketing gimmick. I wanted to demand accountability from copywriters.

I wanted to call their bluff and eat appetizers until they kicked me out, to seek the limit of this supposedly limitless publicity stunt.

I soon learned the limit does not exist.

Prelude: The King's Gambit

In preparation for the depravity to come, I fast the night before, eating a only light meal of a bacon cheeseburger, four chicken McNuggets, and a small fries at midnight.

Ten hours later, my editor, Max Read, messages me to outline the conditions this exercise must meet:

I will not take advantage of the TGI Friday's wifi, read a book, or go to sleep.

I will stay at least six hours past the restaurant's 11 a.m. opening time.

I will consume mozzarella sticks with the voraciousness of bacteria feasting on the muscle tissue of a corpse. (This is not so much a condition as a given.)

He then proposes a bonus:

If you can stay till 1 a.m. I'll give you a week off.

In a separate conversation, my colleague Taylor offers to pay me $3 for every mozzarella stick I eat past the first 30.

The offer before me is now one week's vacation and theoretically infinite profit.

Plate One: The King's Gambit Accepted

Due to traffic, I arrive at the Sheepshead Bay TGI Friday's about 20 minutes after its 11:00 a.m. opening.

Figuring that honesty is the best policy, and that, at some point, it will become extremely difficult to conceal from the waitstaff the fact I have been sitting in the restaurant for 14 hours slowly eating mozzarella sticks, I decide beforehand that I will be up front with the TGI Friday's employees about the nature of my undertaking, including potential rewards.

My waitress is a young woman named Gabby, who has straight black bangs and a long, low ponytail. Gabby tells me she has been off for a few days, and has only just heard the gospel of the TGI Friday's Endless Apps deal herself. I ask her if I can take advantage of the deal right then at that moment, and she reads aloud from a list of eligible items penciled on her order pad in round, swooping letters. I tell her I would like to order the unlimited mozzarella sticks. She tells me that, according to the restrictions of the promotion, I will only be permitted to receive unlimited quantities of one item, for example: barbecue boneless buffalo wings. I tell her I would like to order the unlimited mozzarella sticks.

11:34 a.m. My first plate arrives. The mozzarella sticks are golden, dense, and huge. Each one is greater than the width of two of my index fingers. As a frequent and enthusiastic consumer of mozzarella sticks, I estimate that these are about twice the standard size. They are softly cuboid, not cylindrical, for reasons I assume are obscure and related to the maximally efficient, foolproof method by which they are packaged, shipped, and cooked. They arrive in herds of six, lightly dusted with shavings of "Parmesan" and "Romano" and flakes of parsley. (Over the course of several orders, this coating will become increasingly patchy, as TGI Friday's and I stop standing on formality.) An order normally costs $7.50, which means I will have to eat at least two in order for TGI Friday's Endless Apps to qualify as a "good deal." Each plate of six contains 1,100 calories.

They taste like goddamn garbage.

I would prefer to stop eating after the first one. I seriously regret not getting the potato skins, which appear on the menu alongside the word "FAV" printed inside a white circle with scalloped edges. A key at the bottom of the appetizer page explains that the presence of this symbol indicates the potato skins are a "House Favorite." The spot next to the mozzarella sticks listing that could conceivably be occupied by a "FAV" badge is vacant.

I do not blame the waitstaff of TGI Friday's for the taste of the mozzarella sticks, which, for the entire length of my stay, will be marched to my booth piping hot and accompanied by an inch-deep cup (two, if I so request) of marinara sauce, as advertised.

Nor do I blame the kitchen staff that cooks the mozzarella sticks to what must be called, thanks to their menacing consistency across the span of the day, a kind of perfection, every time.

I blame the TGI Friday's test kitchen executive chef (a prepaid cellphone that Guy Fieri texts recipes to while high on whippets) for making the prototype of these sticks accidentally one full moon—for by accident is the only way such an item could ever have been deemed suitable for human consumption—and then never copping to the mistake.

12:00 p.m. I order my second plate.

Plate Two: The Bishop's Gambit

12:15 p.m. I have now, having agreed to pay $10 for what is ostensibly $15 worth of mozzarella sticks, gotten "a good deal." "UP FOR A GAME?" reads the label of the Heinz ketchup EZ squeeze bottle on my table. No thanks, I'm busy. Just kidding—I'll be here for 13 more hours. I turn the bottle over—Let the games begin!—and am disappointed to discover that the game in question will be played on my phone rather than the ketchup bottle itself, and that I have to download a free QR code reader app to access it. For what will probably not be the last time in my life, I follow the instructions on the back of my ketchup bottle to the letter. The app begins downloading. I'll come back to it.

12:38 p.m. So far today, the music volume inside TGI Friday's has fallen just short of deafening. My booth is situated almost directly underneath a Bose speaker, and I consider asking for a trade until I realize the room was designed by M. C. Escher, and there are no tables not under speakers.

A young woman under a speaker at a round table next to me places her hand on the shoulder of another woman, who could be her grandmother, and frowns as she talks. The older woman frowns too. They are both wearing printed jumpsuits (non-matching).

12:40 p.m. The app has finished downloading. For what will probably not be the last time in my life, I scan the QR code on the back of my ketchup bottle. The homepage of a tastefully ketchup-themed Trivial Pursuit™ mobile game springs to life on my iPhone. Underneath the Trivial Pursuit™ logo is a cartoon rendering of an apple with leaves that is most likely meant to represent a tomato except that it looks exactly like an apple with leaves. The homepage invites me to "Pour on the FUN," like it is ketchup. A small text disclaimer reveals that if I "play at least 3 rounds" I will be "eligible to receive a reward." The potential rewards keep piling up for me today.

12:41 p.m. Because in my regular life beyond the walls of this TGI Friday's I am more concerned with science and the secrets of philosophy than trivial pursuits, I don't do so hot. I correctly identify "What rhymes with hug me?" as a line from the 2013 single "Blurred Lines," but I have no idea what number Thomas Kinkade frequently incorporated into his paintings (5282).

12:47 p.m. Three rounds later, the "reward" is a coupon for ketchup which, in retrospect, makes sense. I should have realized.

12:58 p.m. I peel all the breading off a mozzarella stick.

The main dining room of the Sheepshead Bay TGI Friday's looks out over the Plumb Beach Channel, which flows into Rockaway Inlet, and, beyond that, into the Atlantic Ocean. Although it represents a relatively minor portion of Earth's hydrosphere, the water of the channel laps pleasantly at the boats tied to its dock and reflects the sun's light in sparkling waves. It is as nice as any scenic bay or rainbow gasoline puddle.

The charm of the spot is undercut by its precariousness. In November 2012, Hurricane Sandy filled the dining room with three feet of water; the restaurant only just reopened after being closed for over a year for repairs.

It is a stone's throw away from the Coney Island Wastewater Treatment Plant.

1:08 p.m. I keep discovering more mushed up pieces of breading and cheese slowly becoming coated in saliva under my tongue, which reminds me of the time I tried "oil pulling" for 30 seconds, at the direction of a friend.

1:14 p.m. A new waitress in my section is being trained by a more senior member of the waitstaff. "When you drop off food, it's protein first," her instructor explains to her, as they drop off two plates of food to the jump-suited women, protein first.

1:21 p.m. Without being asked, Gabby slides a glass of water to me, like she's handing off a cup to a marathoner.

1:30 p.m. I goddamn hate these fucking mozzarella sticks. The more of them I eat, the more I feel like I can taste every ingredient. Ingredients include: cardboard left in a hamster cage in the sun; acid.

1:35 p.m. For the first time, I heave.

1:40 p.m. Even if I ate 1000 sticks, TGI Friday's Endless Apps would be a bad deal, because they taste worse than eating nothing at all. TGI Friday's should pay me $10 to clear out as many of these mozzarella sticks for them as I can. TGI Friday's End This App(s).

1:42 p.m. Gabby catches me guzzling water like Joey Chestnut to get my hastily chewed mozzarella sticks down. "Haha!" she laughs from a couple tables away. "I'm coming to check on you!" While the water trick makes me feel like I'm about to throw up every time I swallow a bite of mozzarella stick, it does help to mask the taste. For this reason, I consider it superior to eating the mozzarella sticks normally.

1:45 p.m. I ask Gabby if she's had the mozzarella sticks, and what does she think of them? She tells me "They're good." Gabby and I are not yet good enough friends that we can be honest with one another.

1:47 p.m. By now there are people eating alone at multiple other tables. Behind me, a man in an emerald green t-shirt and matching athletic shorts sits two booths away from a woman in a black and white dress. Because they were seated facing one another, it looks as if they are dining together at a very long formal dining table.

2:10 p.m. Because I have the boundless self-confidence of a millennial, I believe in my heart, I can accomplish any goal. It is difficult, already, to imagine eating 1 more stick, but impossible to imagine I will not eat enough to get at least $3 from Taylor Berman.

2:15 p.m. Gabby walks by and catches me staring straight ahead into the distance. "How are you doing?" she asks. I laugh and tell her fine.

"You're going for that week, right?"

"I want to."

"Do it!"

"I've only been here for like three hours."

"It feels like forever, right?"

It does.

2:24 p.m. At the bathroom sink, a pretty woman in a chef's coat remarks upon the heat outside, where the rest of Sheepshead Bay is roasting just shy of 90 degrees. I tell her I've been in here a long time, so I'm actually freezing. She asks if I've been waiting a long time for my food, and offers to check on it. I tell her I'm just "eating slowly."

2:26 p.m. I spot my first person drinking alcohol somewhere other than the bar.

2:30 p.m. I turn off my phone to see if I can rely upon my internal clock to tell me when a half hour has passed.

2:31 p.m.? Extended fantasy sequence.

2:35 p.m.? Is it possible that man was not meant to ingest infinite quantities of mozzarella sticks?

2:40 p.m.? It occurs to me that I have a real knack for private reverie. Would this skill prove useful in any jobs? Maybe a lighthouse keeper? Manning an information booth at a national park so remote it hosts fewer than a half dozen visitors per year? Nun?

2:45 p.m.? I accidentally catch sight of the time on my way to the bathroom and realize 45 minutes have passed since I first decided to test my internal clock 15 minutes ago. The correct time is 3:15.

3:17 p.m. Gabby and I have moved beyond words; now she just chuckles when she sees me. She brings me a third plate of mozzarella sticks.

Plate Three: The Bryan Counter-Gambit

3:20 p.m. Four hours deep, I feel relaxed, sleepy, and confident I could live in this TGI Friday's for the rest of my life, provided I did not have to eat any mozzarella sticks. Maybe I'll come back tomorrow, order the potato skins, and eat for free for $10 using the "unlimited" loophole until I die of an old heart at 31.

3:32 p.m. Paranoia seeps in. I send a text message to Max to ask if the offer of a free week's vacation is "a trick somehow," since Gawker Media has no formal vacation policy. He responds, "Nope." I write back, "If it's a trick, I will be your enemy for life." He says "Would never trick you." It's definitely a trick.

3:38 p.m. TGI Friday's is the most crowded it has been all day—a little over 50 percent full, with most of the seats at the bar occupied. The servers cluster in front of a computer and converse frantically about who is available to cover which areas of the floor. Gabby seems stressed, but not as stressed as the young woman in a TGI Friday's uniform who yells her name from across the room.

3:45 p.m. I don't like Kings of Leon OR The White Stripes! I like everyone else, though. I chew a stick of Orbit Sweet Mint to mask the taste of the mozzarella garbage in my mouth while I wait for my next order of mozzarella sticks to arrive.

3:50 p.m. Chaos. "Excuse me! Excuse me!" yells one of a pair of old women eating at a booth in front of me. "How about some service?" She repeats this call to service, and then again, and then again, a total of four times. Sometimes she calls out to employees who happen to be walking by, other times she shouts it to no one in particular. Finally, a man in a black shirt, black trousers, and red tie stops at her table, apologizing profusely. He takes her drink order, and she is calm.

3:53 p.m. The man in the red tie returns with drinks. The women tells him she would like barbecue ribs and "on a separate bill," a cheeseburger to go. Later, when her ribs arrive, she will request tartar sauce, and be informed that this is not a condiment that is available in TGI Friday's vast kitchen stores.

4:05 p.m. Somehow, suddenly, the entire surface of my table is wet, which is great because it gives me something to do. Mopping up the mess with crumpled, limp napkins, I feel like a rat taking pride in my humble trash home.

4:11 p.m. Goddammit.

My fourth order of mozzarella sticks arrives.

Plate Four: Unpinning the Queen Pawn

4:17 p.m. I discover that grinding sea salt over the mozzarella sticks makes them more palatable.

4:18 p.m. I over-salt the sticks.

4:25 p.m. Gabby tells me: "I told my manager [about your plan] and she was like…" Gabby stops talking and bulges her eyes. I ask Gabby if she would attempt the same challenge and she says tells me she would. I ask what appetizer she would choose and she falls silent for several seconds before saying "Knowing me? Probably the chicken." Gabby tells me she is rooting for me and that I will win my week of vacation.

I am the martyr of this TGI Friday's.

4:36 p.m. I realize that my shoulders have, of their own volition, begun slipping up and down to the tune of "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet. I am now an active participant in the casual fun TGI Friday's atmosphere.

4:41 p.m. During its closure due to Hurricane Sandy, the interior of the Sheepshead Bay TGI Friday's was completely renovated (though, as the company slogan set into the ceramic tiles above the new open kitchen in giant white block letters explains, the dining room was and remains suspended in a permanent state of Friday). Behind me, mounted on a brick wall and resting atop a long beam of weathered wood, a black and white photo of the New York City skyline is printed on a series of overlapping vertical planks. The cushy black leather seats in my small booth are just wide enough to accommodate one person each. The one in which I am sitting faces a row of big, clean floor-to-ceiling windows, which offer an unobstructed view of the channel.

As bad as or worse than the smell of the cheese on my fingers is the sweet, heavy scent of marinara sauce that hangs in the booth as the miniature plastic tubs of sauce cool.

4:43 p.m. I can't tell if the frosted colored lamps hanging in clusters in front of the window (yellow, green, red; blue, red, white) are blowing in an air conditioned breeze or if it's just my eyes twitching from all the salt I have consumed. It doesn't seem important enough to ask anyone about.

4:50 p.m. It occurs to me that I will be able to make a wish at 11:11. I start looking forward to 11:11.

4:51 p.m. I unfurl my paper napkin to write out the alphabet on it and am excited to discover it is actually two paper napkins wadded together. I begin writing the alphabet on both the napkins in various cursive and print scripts a bunch of times.

4:59 p.m. I finish writing the alphabet on both napkins. There's room for more abecedaries, but I feel self-conscious that a server other than Gabby—who would understand—will catch me scribbling them out and think I am insane.

5:00 p.m. Or that I have a beautiful mind!

5:07 p.m. The third Coldplay song of the day plays. ("Paradise.") I reflect on the months leading up to the conscious uncoupling of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow, specifically imagining the moment each night right before they turned out the lights in their bedroom, and how it might have changed over time as their relationship chilled. Maybe they didn't even go to bed at the same time, though.

5:17 p.m. A rib falls on the floor.

5:20 p.m. With the end of her shift fast approaching, Gabby is working about 10 tables—a process that entails a good deal of walking-just-short-of-a-run in zig-zag patterns that double over themselves as she crosses and recrosses our section of the dining room. She is still smiling. She has stopped laughing.

5:37 p.m. I receive a text message from a friend and am so excited I drop my phone in marinara sauce as I scramble to pick it up. The average beats per minute of the songs tumbling out of the Bose speakers has increased palpably.

5:54 p.m. A child a few tables over lets out a piercing, wordless scream, and then another one. Stillness; movement; silence; noise. I thank God this moment is not further despoiled by my having mozzarella sticks during it.

6:00 p.m. Gabby and I begin the delicate and confusing process that is closing out her part of the check without jeopardizing my Endless Appetizers. She tells me that the next jailer to keep me locked in a mozzarella prison of my own perverse design will be a woman named Marisa. I ask Gabby if she likes Marisa and she tells me she does; also, multiple times, that Marisa is an Italian-American. Perhaps Gabby is implying to me that Marisa will approve of my choice of app: i bastoncini di mozzarella, as they are called in her ancestral home.

6:01 p.m. Gabby shakes my hand and she and I agree it was nice to meet one another. Before she departs, she tells me the next seven hours will "fly by," which is probably the first time anyone has ever said that about seven hours.

6:05 p.m. On my third trip to the bathroom, I run into the pretty woman in a chef's coat for a third time. She and I establish a bit. The rough idea of the bit is: I keep following her into the bathroom because I love her. On my way out of the bathroom, I tell her I will see her later.

6:20 p.m. A girl who looks to be about four years old walks into the dining room wearing bright orange lipstick, and the hostess gives her crayons. She is my only rival for command of this TGI Friday's.

6:25 p.m. I write my name on a paper napkin ring I have saved for this purpose and scribble it out. I repeat this process several more times.

6:27 p.m. I turn this...

6:31 p.m. ...into this:

6:43 p.m. Glamor descends upon TGI Friday's. The people arriving now for dinner seem more markedly more attractive and dressed up than those who came earlier in the day. I am probably the worst dressed customer currently eating mozzarella sticks in this establishment. I am wearing blue corduroys, a faded white t-shirt advising those who read it Not to Mess with Texas (a place I have never been), and a brown cardigan. My unwashed hair is fastened into a droopy bun. Over this I have added a blue headscarf, for flair.

6:45 p.m. Marisa, if she is indeed here, has not yet swung by my table. I keep trying to catch servers' eyes but fail so many times it stretches the probability of chance. I have had no contact with a member of the waitstaff since Gabby left 45 minutes ago. I wonder if I have been cut off from the mozzarella sticks.

6:57 p.m. I am still being ignored. I don't care. This is a standoff. I don't even WANT mozzarella sticks.

6:59 p.m. The sticks are inevitable, though. Like death, they will find me.

7:02 p.m. I turn it back into this:

7:10 p.m. A woman at a table of four in the corner of the room says "I have to stop buying yogurts!" Why?

7:11 p.m. What if I just quit Gawker and work at TGI Friday's now? What if I already have? What is the nature of the Endless Apps bargain? Did I listen closely enough to Gabby? Did I sign a contract?

7:13 p.m. A man having dinner at the table next to me is eating mozzarella sticks. He looks like he loves 'em! He is wearing wire rim glasses, jean shorts, and a #25 Yankees jersey.

7:15 p.m. What if I've been a ghost the whole time?

7:21 p.m. What if I've been a dream the whole time? What if I haven't even gotten to TGI Friday's yet because I'm still asleep the night before, and now I've wasted my whole REM cycle in this boring dream?

7:23 p.m. I order more mozzarella sticks. :(

Entr'acte: Forking the King and Rook

7:26 p.m. Marisa, who is very pleasant, helpful and attentive, apologizes for the gap in service (attributed, vaguely, to "some confusion," but what is less confusing than endless mozzarella sticks?), and alerts me to the presence of drama on the horizon: Because my first check has been closed out, she might have to put in a new order of unlimited mozzarella sticks to open a second one.

I tell her that this would mean the first order of mozzarella sticks was not truly unlimited, but rather had a hard cap I reached at the closing of the first check. She is sympathetic. Then I tell her what Gabby told me to say, should this moment arrive, which is valar morghulis ("The managers know about it.") Marisa leaves to consult a manager.

Is this it? Have I reached the limit, the aporia of endless apps? Is Marisa my savior—or my greatest foe?

7:41 p.m. Marisa returns with my fifth order of mozzarella sticks. We decide that she will charge me for one more Diet Coke (cost: $2.80) in order to open a new check. A little unorthodox, but that is life for we, the first settlers of the Endless Apps frontier.

Plate Five: Check

7:44 p.m. No. 28 of the 30 mozzarella sticks I have received so far still has a tiny piece of plastic wrap on it, which will absolutely not negatively affect the taste.

7:49 p.m. When I get cold standing outside in winter, I imagine I'm in a stuffy attic on a hot summer afternoon, and think about how I would give anything to feel cool—a tactic that can make me feel better for up to a second. Now I try to imagine a situation in which I would feel happy and excited to receive these mozzarella sticks. The only thing that comes to mind is: wandering in desert after multiple foodless days.

7:53 p.m. A small crowd of waiters swarms a nearby table to perform the TGI Friday's Happy Birthday song, which is just the regular Happy Birthday song with a ton more clapping. At the end of the song, there is a chorus of whoops.

8:12 p.m. Every table in my line of sight is occupied, save for one. In contrast to lunch, I am the only person dining alone. I am also (to my knowledge) the only person who has been here since 11:20 a.m. eating unlimited mozzarella sticks.

Fewer than five hours left. Not even though time to watch the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on Blu-ray.

I watch the light change from inside this TGI Friday's.

8:14 p.m. Rooting around in my purse for anything that is not a mozzarella stick, I find the wrappers of two saltwater taffys given to me by my coworker Nitasha and text her about them. She advises me to wrap them around one of the sticks "and tell yourself it's candy," like a 19th-century London orphan with access to unlimited mozzarella sticks.

8:20 p.m. A man I have never seen before approaches my table, smiles, and says "Oh, you're back. Welcome." He is wearing black pants and a black top. I tell him "Thanks!"

8:29 p.m. On my left, a family of five is wrapped around a wide, curved booth eating dinner. As best I can tell from periodic looks over, no fewer than three-fifths of the members are looking at their cell phones at a given time.

Marisa asks if I want to put in another order of mozzarella sticks "or not yet?" I tell her I would like to, which is a lie.

8:42 p.m. A sixth plate of mozzarella sticks is delivered to my table. Everyone sees this terrible thing happening and no one is doing anything to stop it.

Plate Six: Queen Sacrifice

8:58 p.m. A different man I have never seen before comes up and and asks if everything's OK.

What can I even tell him?

9:02 p.m. I lose a lot of time in the gaps between thoughts. I'm not thinking of anything in particular, but I look down at my cell's clock and four minutes have passed. You ever get freaked out by the fact you can't stop time?

9:06 p.m. Even though they don't have plastic on them, the sixth order of mozzarella sticks is by far the worst. They look like I feel: flat, and greasy, and congealed. I eat one so that I can win $3 from Taylor, and then take single bites of two more without thinking about it. When I realize what I have done, it makes me so sad.

9:08 p.m. A total body inventory sounds like something that will take a long time, so I decide to take one.

My mouth feels dry, like I've spent the past 10 hours snacking on cotton balls instead of mozzarella sticks that taste a little bit worse than cotton balls.

I would describe my awareness of the feeling of my tongue in my mouth as "VERY HEIGHTENED," which doesn't seem great since normally I can only assume it's there based on past experiences.

The back of my throat is a little sore.

My chest feels normal, because the cheese has not yet worked its way to my arteries.

My neck hurts a little bit, which has been happening a lot lately—does anyone know what that is?

I don't feel nauseated, but I also do not feel any trace of an appetite.

My stomach is physically protruding over the band of my corduroys.

My left knee, which is against the wall of the booth, hurts from being bent all day but my right knee, which I occasionally stretch outside in front of me, does not.

9:17 p.m. Earlier I said these mozzarella sticks taste like garbage. I would like to amend that statement. They taste worse than garbage. I would prefer to eat garbage, because then there would be the chance I would get to eat a bite of something good someone started to eat but couldn't finish, or paper.

The water outside TGI Friday's is black now.

9:23 p.m. I keep thinking I hear people say "Caity." I write down in my notebook that I am "definitely hallucinating."

I put my head near the table to write more and the scent of old marinara and burnt rubber fills my nostrils. I sit back up.

9:36 p.m. A waiter tries to give me another table's Boneless Buffalo Wings. Do not tempt me, Satan.

9:38 p.m. I read the menu cover to cover, except the dessert section, which I save as a treat for later. The highlights:

A drink called the "Diddy Up" (180 cal), which is made with Ciroc vodka and Red Bull

A bottle of Dom Pérignon (120 - 180 cal) runs for $199.

You can add a grilled lobster tail (210 cal) to any Jack Daniel's® steak for $7.00, or a half a rack of ribs (460 cal) for $6.00.

A subsection titled "Sizzling" that consists of four items (three of them chicken) that arrive sizzling

"Sizzling Chicken and Cheese" (1110 cal)

9:41 p.m. A male waiter tells the couple sitting in the booth adjacent to mine that, although they are taking part in the Unlimited Appetizers promotion, they cannot have a third plate of boneless buffalo wings to go. "There's all these rules and regulations," he explains. Are there?

9:55 p.m. I remember about 11:11 again. I get excited again!

9:58 p.m. I try to count the 60 seconds until 9:59, but I come in a little slow (about two seconds off).

10:00 p.m. Ever since I was a kid, I have calmed my nerves by measuring large increments of time in episodes of Saturday Night Live, which run 90 minutes and will therefore always work out to be less than the number of hours left to accomplish a particular task. At 10 p.m. I have three hours left, which is only two SNLs back to back.

10:08 p.m. I take a Snapchat of myself in TGI Friday's and send it to my friend Alex to see if Snapchat is broken. Because I haven't received any Snapchats all day, so…

10:23 p.m. The power in TGI Friday's goes off for one second. One waitress squeals "It's the ghost!"

I am the ghost.

10:29 p.m. I can smell something sizzling nearby.

10:32 p.m. I receive a text from a colleague informing me that someone in the Financial District found a mouse in their Chopt wrap. Know what I didn't find a mouse in today? 31 mozzarella sticks.

10:45 p.m. I start to read the dessert section of the menu. It is titled "YOUR JUST DESSERTS," which I choose to interpret as a misprint of an exclamation intended to belittle the desserts. I learn you can top your Tennessee Whiskey Cake (which is already served with "butterscotch Jack Daniel's® whiskey sauce") with Baileys (70 cal) "for an additional charge." But what is the additional charge? The menu does not reveal. This is a TGI Friday's, but it is also a house of mysteries.

10:51 p.m. A further note on the menu:

Some sections feature italicized red text under their titles, offering a brief general characterization of the items to come, as well as providing clarifying information regarding the number of accompanying sides, prices for optional substitutions, etc.

HOWEVER, under the item "Oreo® Madness," the red italicized text lists no price information, but instead offers a warning of this item's potential mental side effects to prospective customers:

TGI Friday's is a house of madness with many doors.

11:00 p.m. Another birthday.

11:11 p.m. I make a wish.

11:19 p.m. People are still arriving at TGIF at 11 p.m. on a Tuesday night. That's their business.

11:26 p.m. Another birthday.

11:38 p.m. I order my seventh and final plate of mozzarella sticks, reasoning that it will take me at least an hour and a half to eat one of them.

Plate Seven: Checkmate

11:45 p.m. In the bathroom, I once again run into the pretty woman in the black chef's coat, changed now into her civilian clothes (a long dress). She tells me I'm still there. I tell her she is too.

12:00 a.m. I email a picture of myself to the Gawker tips line to remind everyone that I exist and I am still at TGI Friday's. [The email address is tips@gawker.com; it is generally used for news and gossip tips but in certain circumstances we will accept self-portraits of TGI Friday's customers — Ed.] "I played Trivial Pursuit with this ketchup bottle TWELVE HOURS AGO," I explain in the body of the email. "I HAD TO DOWNLOAD AN APP."

12:03 a.m. In a side room, a large party that includes multiple children under 10 continues to receive multiple platters of mozzarella sticks. There are other dishes too, I think, but, just as dogs have trouble telling red from green, so has it become difficult for me to differentiate between mozzarella sticks and caring about anything other than mozzarella sticks. Life is a like a box of of mozzarella sticks. You never know what you're gonna get, but you can predict with 100 percent accuracy that it will be a mozzarella stick.

12:07 a.m. I tell Marisa I will not be ordering anymore mozzarella sticks tonight. She brings me a bill for my soda, and I tip her over 1000%.

12:10 a.m. All the tables in my section of the restaurant are empty except mine, the large one occupied by the family in the party room, and a round booth where servers roll silverware into napkins and refill sugar trays. As they work, they argue over which of them is lazy.

12:24 a.m. A group of four employees exchange hushed, heated words over one employee's alleged brusqueness of tone. The accused employee apologizes, with apparent sincerity. The offended employee accepts the apology, with no sincerity apparent.

12:38 a.m. At a table in the middle of the room, a diner who has been drinking waves around a knife from his flatware set. Then he sets it down. His party pays and leaves.

12:45 a.m. I make my final trip to the women's restroom, where more employees have shed their black shirts and trousers for jean shorts and long, colorful sundresses. Before the lights go dark in TGI Friday's, all the lights come on in TGI Friday's, as overheads illuminate the dining room for cleaning.

12:48 a.m. A family who boarded a flight from LaGuardia at the same time that I entered the restaurant this morning could now be ensconced comfortably at their hotel in Caracas. Perhaps for a late dinner they will walk to the Tolón Fashion Mall en la Calle Nicolás Copérnico—the location of one of Venezuela's six TGI Friday's.

1:00 a.m. TGI'm Not at that Goddamn Friday's Anymore.

Finale: The Immortal Game

1:21 a.m. I arrive home and throw up a little bit, but not as much as I expected.

FINAL TALLY

Number of plates of mozzarella sticks that potentially could have been ordered: ∞

Number of plates of mozzarella sticks actually ordered: 7

Number of mozzarella sticks that potentially could have been eaten: ∞

Number of of mozzarella sticks actually eaten: 32

U.S. dollars paid to Caity Weaver from Taylor Berman for every stick over 30 eaten, at a rate of $3/stick: 6

Days off earned unless tricked: 5

Additional rewards earned: Ketchup

[Art by Tara Jacoby / Images by Caity Weaver]

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The UAE’s climate can be challenging for your skin, with its intense heat and humidity. Our skincare solutions are formulated to withstand these conditions, providing the right balance of hydration and protection. Whether you need lightweight moisturizers or effective sun protection, our products are designed to help your skin thrive in the UAE environment.

3. Comprehensive Product Range

Explore our diverse range of skincare products, each designed to cater to different skin types and concerns:

Collagen Face Moisturizer: This luxurious moisturizer is infused with collagen to help firm and plump the skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Ideal for daily use, it leaves your skin feeling smooth and youthful.

Aloe Vera & Hyaluronic Acid Liquid Face Moisturizer: Combining the soothing properties of aloe vera with the hydrating benefits of hyaluronic acid, this lightweight moisturizer provides intense hydration and refreshment for your skin throughout the day.

Ubtan Body Lotion: Our Ubtan Body Lotion is designed to nourish and revitalize your skin. Suitable for all skin types, including dry and oily, this lotion is available as a pack of two, ensuring you always have this essential skincare item on hand.

Ubtan Face Wash: Effectively cleanse your skin with our Ubtan Face Wash, available in a convenient pack of two. It removes impurities and leaves your face feeling fresh and rejuvenated.

Vitamin C Face Wash: Brighten and refresh your complexion with our Vitamin C Face Wash, also available in a pack of two. Vitamin C is known for its skin-brightening properties and helps to even out skin tone.

10-in-1 Hair Oil: This versatile hair oil provides multiple benefits, including nourishment, repair, and shine. It’s an excellent addition to your hair care routine, ensuring your locks look and feel their best.

Anti-Aging Retinol Face Oil (30 ml): This powerful face oil is formulated with retinol to combat signs of aging, reduce wrinkles, and promote a youthful glow. The 30 ml size is perfect for incorporating into your nightly skincare routine for visible anti-aging results.

4. Easy Online Shopping Experience

Shopping for premium skincare has never been more convenient. Our website, www.earthgoglow.com, offers a seamless browsing experience, allowing you to explore our full range of products, read detailed descriptions, and make informed choices. Our secure checkout process ensures that your personal and payment information is protected, giving you peace of mind while shopping online.

5. Exclusive Offer: Free Shipping on Orders Above AED 50

Take advantage of our special offer: free shipping on all orders over AED 50. This exclusive deal makes it easy to stock up on your favorite skincare products or try something new without worrying about additional shipping costs.

The Benefits of Shopping at Earth Go Glow

1. Quality Assurance

We are committed to delivering products of the highest quality. Our skincare solutions are developed using premium ingredients and undergo rigorous testing to ensure they meet our stringent standards. You can trust that our products are both effective and safe for your skin.

2. Customer Satisfaction

Our focus on customer satisfaction is reflected in the positive feedback we receive from our clients. We are dedicated to providing exceptional service and support, and our customer care team is always available to assist with any questions or concerns.

3. UAE-Based Convenience

Being a UAE-based company, we understand the specific needs of our customers and the challenges posed by the local climate. Our products are designed to meet these needs, ensuring you receive skincare solutions that work well in the UAE environment.

4. Eco-Friendly Practices

We are committed to sustainability and eco-friendly practices. Our packaging is designed to minimize environmental impact, and we continuously seek ways to reduce our carbon footprint. By choosing Earth Go Glow, you are supporting a brand that values environmental responsibility.

How to Take Advantage of Our Special Offer

1. Visit Our Website

Head over to www.earthgoglow.com to explore our comprehensive range of skincare products. Browse through our offerings, read detailed product descriptions, and find the perfect items to suit your needs.

2. Add Products to Your Cart

Select your desired products and add them to your cart. Ensure that your total exceeds AED 50 to qualify for free shipping. This is a great opportunity to try new products or replenish your skincare essentials.

3. Proceed to Checkout

When you’re ready to complete your purchase, proceed to the checkout page. Enter your shipping details and payment information to finalize your order. Our secure checkout process ensures a smooth and safe transaction.

4. Enjoy Free Shipping

After completing your order, enjoy the convenience of free shipping on all purchases over AED 50. We will process and ship your order promptly, so you can start enjoying your new skincare products right away.

5. Stay Connected

Follow us on social media to stay updated on the latest promotions, new product launches, and skincare tips. Join our community and be the first to know about exclusive offers and updates.

Final Thoughts

At Earth Go Glow, we are dedicated to offering the best skincare products in the UAE. Our commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, and eco-friendly practices sets us apart as the top choice for premium skincare solutions. With our special offer of free shipping on orders above AED 50, there’s never been a better time to shop for your favorite skincare essentials.

Visit www.earthgoglow.com today to explore our product range and experience the difference of exceptional skincare. Treat your skin to the care it deserves and enjoy the convenience of online shopping with free shipping.

For any questions or assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to our customer support team. We’re here to help you achieve your skincare goals and ensure a delightful shopping experience.

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What is Dropshipping?

It is a technique used for order fulfilment processes to sell products or items without possessing inventory or a warehouse. Besides, when drop shippers receive any order then they send customers’ information, product order number, shipping address, and other related data to the third party. They further handle packaging, labelling, and shipping of those orders to customers.

Also, note that the primary difference between traditional retail fulfilment and dropshipping is a warehouse. It means the latter (drop shippers) do not have to own or handle inventory or warehouse to sell products.

Dropshipping - A Complete Guide

Wondering if you can start your business with perks and freedom? Well, Dropshipping is the perfect answer for that.

In this comprehensive guide, you will learn in detail about dropshipping, its working, supply chain, processing, business mode, benefits, disadvantages, legality, profitability, and the right approaches. Let’s study.

How Exactly Does This Work?

Suppose, you find a product for $10 on a supplier's website. The next step is that you list the same product at $30 on your website. Further, customers will reach your website via seeing promotional ads, Facebook posts, blogs, or more. They will explore your website place an order and make the payment to you.

Then further your work comes into action. You need to place an order with your supplier by utilizing customer information. Further, the product will be directly shipped to your customer and generate a profit of $20.

So, unlike traditional business, you are not handling any such business aspects such as production, packaging, labelling, and shipping. Instead, you don’t even have any hands on the products. But still, you are selling those products and generating profit. That’s how dropshipping works.

This is how you generate profit for each item you sell on your website. However, make sure you keep the product cost in accordance with market value. Also, overpricing will only waste your time and efforts.

 Fulfilment: Understanding The Supply Chain                                

Supply Chain is a lavish term employed for the method of shipping the products or items from manufacturers to customers.

Dropshipping supply chains have three main aspects. It includes manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.

As the name suggests, manufacturers create or produce products. And, sell them in bulk to wholesalers and retailers. Note that, manufacturers do not directly sell products to customers.

The Dropshipping Process

Here are the simple steps that are involved in drop shipping process:

Select the product to sell on your eCommerce website

Find and Locate a genuine supplier for your business.

Promote your products on social media channels.

The customer places the order and pays for the product.

Dropshippers place orders with their suppliers.

Suppliers ship the product to customers.

Once customers receive the product they follow up with the sale.

Benefits

1. Lower Startup Cost

The most amazing aspect of dropshipping is that you don't require huge cash flow to put resources into stock forthrightly. However, all you need is the right business strategy that would help you to invest capital in the right sources.

2. Scalability

It is quite accessible for drop shippers to scale instantly because they don’t have to handle order fulfilment, which relies upon location and other aspects.

3. Easy Process

Dropshipping is quite a simple and easy process to start with. You don’t have to deal with certain aspects of dropshipping business.

4. Broad Products

When you are in a dropshipping business, you are not restricted to a limited number of products or items. Instead, you are open to a wider range of product opportunities. Also, you can research the trending products and sell them on your website that suppliers have in stock at no additional cost.

How Does the Dropshipping Process Work?

Dropshipping, sometimes referred to as retail arbitrage on platforms like Amazon in the UK and the USA, is a straightforward fulfillment business model. This method has been in use since the early days of the Internet. The dropshipping process involves the following steps:

A customer places an order in your online store.

You forward the order and shipment details to your dropshipping supplier.

Your dropshipping supplier prepares your customer's order.

Your dropshipping supplier ships the order directly to your customer.

One thing to note is this is different from the Fulfilment by Amazon 

 (FBA) model. In FBA, you have to send your inventory to Amazon's warehouses and they handle storage and shipping.

In dropshipping, you never handle the inventory yourself, which typically requires less upfront investment but gives you less control over the fulfilment process.

What Are the Advantages of Dropshipping?

Dropshipping offers several compelling benefits:

Low startup costs - Since you don't need to purchase inventory upfront, you can start a dropshipping business with very little capital.

No inventory management - You don't need to worry about storing, packing, or shipping products. Your supplier handles all of that for you.

Wide product selection - You can offer a diverse range of products in your store without the risk of unsold inventory.

Flexible location - You can run your dropshipping business from anywhere with an internet connection.

Easy to scale - As your business grows, you can easily add new products and suppliers without increasing your workload.

These advantages make dropshipping an attractive model for both new and established entrepreneurs. It allows you to test new product ideas with minimal risk and grow your business at your own pace.

How Do You Choose the Right Products to Sell?

The hard part for dropshipping beginners is to figure out what kind of products to sell. Simply buying cheap from China and reselling high-priced items from Amazon won't work anymore. You need incredible branding, marketing, and white labeling.

These days, anyone can find those same products on Amazon for the same cost or less, and receive them in just a few days instead of waiting 7+ days from a dropshipping store.

Rebranding cheap Chinese products can often cost more than the revenue they generate. The same applies if you stock up on a large inventory and fail to sell enough to achieve a return on investment (ROI).

To succeed in dropshipping, your product needs to be unique and distinct. Compare yourself to your competition. If you don't stand out, you need to be able to spot why that is and fix it.

Niche down. Find a problem that you can solve and then sell your product as the solution. Ask yourself:

What product do I want to sell?

Is there enough demand for the product?

Will it be easier to market that product?

Will that product turn a profit?

You can get a lot of ideas of products to sell on Shopify’s blog. You can also check Google Trends and see what products could be trending online.

After that, do the same research for your competitors. You need to find out:

Who they are

What they do

What they sell

How they present themselves

Who they target

Their branding strategy

Their marketing strategy

Their communication strategy

and so on.

This way, you will gain valuable insights into lessons they learned and can avoid costly mistakes, ultimately saving you time and money.

[ninjasports]

Master Ninja System - Padded Obstacle Package

Padded Obstacle Package by Resilite

The Master Ninja System offers a fun and challenging obstacle course to help students stay engaged in the gym. Your students will feel like a real ninja warrior after conquering the Master Ninja System - then rearrange the obstacles for a brand new challenge! 

All of the obstacles included in the Master Ninja System are crafted with high-quality foam cores and are covered with heavy-duty 18-oz. double-coated vinyl fabric (available in your choice of 14 different colors).

Each Master Ninja System component features Hook-and-Loop tabs to securely fasten to Carpet-Bonded Foam. The Double-Sided Slanted Steps, Ninja Blocks, and the Ninja Stacked Vert Wall feature non-slip surfaces.

The Master Ninja System includes:

(2) Speed Bumps

(1) Set of Four Two-Sided Slanted Steps

(1) Set of Three Ninja Blocks

(1) Small Ninja Block

(1) Medium Ninja Block

(1) Large Ninja Block

(1) Two-Piece Ninja Trapezoid

(1) Ninja Bridge

(1) Ninja Stacked Vert Wall

(1) 24" Landing Mat

Available in your choice of 14 vinyl colors on all pieces of The Master Ninja System. However, one color only with online purchases. To mix colors, please contact the Ninja Sports Manufacturing office at 440-552-4237.

Caution: Resilite Ninja products are designed to be used in conjunction with Carpet-Bonded Foam (CBF). The Hook fastener on the bottom of each unit is intended to attach securely to the carpeted surface of the CBF. Use caution as older CBF surfaces can be worn or compressed to the point that it will not allow he Hook attachment to securely hold the unit in place. ALWAYS CHECK TO ENSURE THE HOOK ATTACHMENT IS SECURELY ATTACHED TO CARPET BEFORE USE; DO NOT USE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IF UNIT CAN BE DISLODGED FROM CARPET-BONDED FOAM.

SHIPPING: Due to the size of these items, they must ship motor freight. There are many variables when shipping via motor freight, so please contact our office for further information so we may calculate actual freight costs.

IF you choose to order online, all freight orders have a standard shipping fee. If your location deems shipping cost more than the fee included in your payment online, we will notify you via email within 24 hours and include a payable invoice for the remainder of the shipping cost. If you do not want to pay the additional shipping cost then you will have the opportunity at that point to cancel your order.

For any questions about shipping, contact our office at: Email: team_ninjas@customdesigncrafts.com Phone: 440-552-4237

Agreement:

Custom Design Crafts, is not responsible for injuries the purchaser may incur due to misuse, improper installation, or falls that may happen while performing the required exercise. Upon purchasing this product the purchaser agree to not hold Custom Design Crafts, its Employees, affiliates or its owners responsible for damages. 

About Resilite Products:

Ninja Sports Manufacturing is an official distributor of Resilite Products.

At Resilite, we take pride in handcrafting each and every one of our mats. Unlike mass-produced mats created by machines, our skilled team puts their heart and soul into meticulously making each mat with the utmost care and attention to detail. We believe that this personal touch results in a product that is truly one-of-a-kind, carrying a sense of authenticity and craftsmanship.

All of our mats (other than our in-stock products) are made-to-order. For our folding mats, landing mats, and other sewn/vinyl products, our current lead times are 6-10 weeks. Our home-use wrestling mats are 8-10 weeks, while our larger wrestling mats are anywhere from 26-30 weeks, depending on the product.

[mariacallous]

The days of buying ultracheap stuff on TikTok Shop may be winding down.

Starting today, the fees TikTok charges sellers increase from 2 percent to 6 percent of the price of each order. They will creep up to 8 percent in July. The changes may mark a crucial moment for people who shop on TikTok and for the platform itself, potentially forcing up prices and testing shopper’s loyalty to the social app’s ecommerce play.

TikTok Shop launched in the US in September with strikingly low prices compared to other online stores, thanks to its subsidies to sellers and shoppers. Influencers and entrepreneurs embraced the opportunity: TikTok saw a surge of sellers that outpaced growth in vendors at competitors like Shopify and Amazon, according to a March report from SimilarWeb, which tracks web traffic. But from the beginning TikTok Shop has hosted deals that appear too good to be true, such as deeply discounted—and possibly counterfeit—snail mucin skin care products and Stanley tumblers, as well as jewelry, socks, and other odds and ends for less than $1.

After a successful holiday shopping season, TikTok Shop’s fee increases see the platform trying to prove it can become a sustainable, habit-forming mainstay in ecommerce. “The true test for [TikTok Shop’s] longevity and its sustainability will be as these incentives start to roll back,” says Jasmine Enberg, principal analyst for social media at Insider Intelligence, a market research firm. “A lot of the sellers that have found success on TikTok Shop are smaller businesses that really benefited from the incentives.” If TikTok Shop continues to increase its fees, those sellers may struggle, Enberg predicts. TikTok did not provide a comment on the fee changes for this story.

TikTok Shop’s seller fees are still lower than many fees for Amazon sellers, which vary by type of product. The lowest are 5 percent, for low-cost apparel, but they generally range between 8 and 20 percent for jewelry and fine art. But TikTok Shop is a different beast than the everything store. While many people turn to Amazon to search for necessities, on TikTok Shop buyers often find products they didn’t know they wanted through influencers and algorithmic discovery—more similar to Temu or Shein.

TikTok sellers face the additional challenge of needing their pitches to stand out from the parade of loud, viral video content the app services up. Influencers and brands selling through TikTok Shop have to convince people scrolling for entertainment to stop and shop. People are often “in the app to do something completely different,” says Michael Yamartino, an ecommerce expert and CEO of Route, a platform that helps brands ship orders.

Sellers that respond to higher fees by raising prices may discover that they’ve lost a key ingredient needed for success in TikTok’s ecommerce model. To get TikTok users’ attention and items into their virtual carts, “you have to be loud,” Yamartino says. “You have to be shockingly cheap, shockingly engaging, and super on trend.”

TikTok Shop does still offer subsidies to sellers. Shoppers don’t pay shipping on orders of $20 or more. Last week, TikTok was advertising a Spring Sale in the app’s Shop tab, offering discounts up to 30 percent (a combination of TikTok subsidies and sellers slashing prices) and free shipping on some items. Among them: a Duolingo owl head covering, 10 pairs of socks for $3.80, and a set of stuffed capybara plush dolls.

TikTok’s fee changes could be most challenging for small-time or individual sellers that embraced its shopping platform, some hawking cheap or questionable items. The flood of random, kitschy and trendy products has eclipsed some more established retailers and bigger brands.

Paul Jauregui, who cofounded BK Beauty with his wife Lisa, says their company has seen massive success since they started also selling their products on TikTok Shop, selling more than 168,000 makeup brushes and cosmetics on the app. It’s the sort of product primed for TikTok, where beauty content is huge and influencers can easily showcase makeup tools. “When you hit this trend, you’re just carried on this wave that takes you very high quickly,” Jauregui says.

Jauregui still believes in the power of TikTok. For now, BK Beauty will likely absorb some of the additional costs, but the fee changes may affect how the company advertises on the platform or engages in TikTok Shop’s flash sales, he says. “The subsidies have started to fade. We’re still leaning in.”

[just6f]

GET 12% OFF ON YOUR COUNTRYBALL TOYS. TIME TO SPEND LESS!!! You know you're lucky when you stumble upon a crazy-good deal. And we're happy to let you know that you can get incredible Countryball Toys with a 12% discount! You can find a fit-for-you product for just $12.95, meaning your $1.76 will stay with you if you just ADD TO CART right now. Furthermore, our store promises you: 100% order satisfaction 100% buying safety and security An easy return policy FEATURES OF COUNTRYBALL TOYS Material: Cotton Filling: Pp cotton Dimensions: 10/30/40/50cm Gender: Unisex Features: Movie & tv As you can see, the goods in our Plush & Stuffed Animals category have exceptional consumer properties due to the careful approach to their production, because in manufacturing, we use only the best materials and tools. If you want to learn about other features of this product, you’re more than welcome to ask any questions: our experienced support managers are always ready to help you. PRODUCT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS What about quality? Do you produce this item according to all the manufacturing requirements? All the products you see in our store, including the Countryball Toys live up to all the necessary manufacturing requirements since we strive to offer the highest quality. I would probably want to look at some more variations. How can I do this? You are welcome to choose from the variations shown on the product page, but make sure to double check what type of Countryball Toys you're ordering before confirming it. Will I have to pay extra fees when buying your Plush Polandball Hand Warmer Pillow? The final price of your Countryball Toys includes all the possible fees and taxes, so you’ll see it on the checkout page. How much does it cost? Glad you liked it! It costs $12.95. Is it the very product I’m looking for? Considering its value for money, it’s safe to say it’s one of the best offers on the market. So, why not seize this opportunity? If I don’t find the Plush Polandball Hand Warmer Pillow suitable, can I get a refund? If you are not happy with your Countryball Toys, feel free to contact our support service, so we could solve your problem. ORDERING & STORE POLICIES When I order online, the product sometimes arrives damaged. Are you sure my Plush Polandball Hand Warmer Pillow will survive the transportation? We pay close attention to the choice of packaging materials and the methods of securing the item(s) within the package. As a result, your order will have a top class protection during the transportation. Can I buy multiple items from you? There's no limit on that, so you have an opportunity to include as many products as you wish in your order. Something went wrong and I’ve chosen the wrong Height and Color. So what should I do to change the details or cancel the order? You just need to let our support team know about the problem, so that they could change or cancel your order. How to buy it? Click on the ADD TO CART button and fill in the form on the checkout page. You will be asked to specify your name, address, payment method, etc. Click on complete order button and proceed with the payment. After that, we will send you an email confirming your order and start packing your product for shipping. You got my attention. However, is your store reliable? We use secure payment methods for all our transactions and guarantee full refunds if your product gets damaged or lost during shipment. Besides, we have a lot of trusting and loyal customers - feel free to check out their feedback. I like the Plush Polandball Hand Warmer Pillow, but do you have the authorization to sell this product? When selling the Plush Polandball Hand Warmer Pillow along with the rest of our products, we follow all the required rules and laws, so you have nothing to worry about. https://just6f.com/countryball-toys-plush-polandball-hand-warmer-pillow/?feed_id=6926&_unique_id=65e452232c580