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[elizabugz]

[strawberryteabunny]

I got the Dress-Up Berry socks and headdress! 🍓 so so happy to have something with crochet strawberries on it ໒꒰ྀི∗ɞ̴̶̷ ·̮ ɞ̴̶̷∗꒱ྀིა ⑅˚˖ ♥︎ anyone else planning to get something from this release?

[fireandiceland]

one thing you guys need to realise is that I always add the link to any merch or other official stuff from outside sources that I share here in the source of the post

[allthatsparkle]

The Modern Dilemma: Buying Engagement Rings Online vs. In-Store

In the age of digital convenience, the traditional experience of purchasing an engagement ring has evolved. With the rise of online retailers like Beverly Diamonds, couples now have the option to browse and buy engagement rings from the comfort of their own homes. But what are the benefits of purchasing online versus in a brick-and-mortar store?

Convenience: One of the most significant advantages of buying an engagement ring online is convenience. Instead of spending hours traveling from store to store, couples can browse through a vast selection of rings with just a few clicks. With Beverly Diamonds' intuitive website, finding the perfect ring is easier than ever, allowing couples to shop at their own pace and on their own schedule.

Variety: Online retailers like Beverly Diamonds offer a wide range of engagement ring styles, designs, and price points to suit every taste and budget. From classic solitaires to intricate halo settings, there's something for everyone. With detailed product descriptions, high-quality images, and customer reviews, couples can make informed decisions and find the ring that perfectly captures their love and style.

Transparency: Purchasing an engagement ring online provides greater transparency in terms of pricing and product information. Online retailers like Beverly Diamonds typically provide detailed information about diamond quality, metal types, and pricing, allowing couples to compare options and make educated choices. With no pressure from sales associates, couples can take their time to research and find the best value for their budget.

Cost Savings: Perhaps one of the most compelling reasons to buy an engagement ring online is the cost savings. Online retailers often have lower overhead costs compared to brick-and-mortar stores, allowing them to offer competitive prices and discounts. Beverly Diamonds, for example, offers significant savings on high-quality engagement rings without compromising on craftsmanship or quality. With flexible financing options and affordable pricing, couples can find the ring of their dreams at a price they can afford.

Personalization: Many online retailers, including Beverly Diamonds, offer customization options that allow couples to create a truly unique and personalized engagement ring. From choosing the perfect diamond to selecting the ideal setting and metal type, couples can tailor every aspect of their ring to reflect their love and individual style. With expert guidance and support from Beverly Diamonds' customer service team, creating a custom engagement ring has never been easier or more accessible.

In conclusion, while there are benefits to both buying engagement rings online and in-store, the convenience, variety, transparency, cost savings, and personalization options offered by online retailers like Beverly Diamonds make it an attractive option for modern couples. With a commitment to quality, craftsmanship, and customer satisfaction, Beverly Diamonds provides an exceptional online shopping experience that ensures every couple finds the perfect ring to celebrate their love and commitment.

[panicdeleter]

I so wish I had the spoons to go on a long ass ramble about the overwhelming systemic issues related to clothes for fat people. One of the notable issues is that drafting and patternmaking, for designers, for home sewists, for everyone, simply neglect fat people. The best avaliable resources are for home sewists altering commercial patterns. The suggestions for pattern cutters are to grade up from a size 8. This, obviously, works very poorly the farther you deviate up *or* down.

[nectarbitsin]

Role of Ecommerce Website Development Company for

Everyone present in this world is in a race. Some are chasing after money, some power, some fame and what not! However, to ace this race of life, one thing is very important: know-how and tricks. When you are running a business, the problem is not with opening it; the problem lies in the managing part. As it is already visible, the modern era is a whole different deal than the old times. The concept of going to local stores has diminished to a certain extent and what the online stores are prevailing and going. This has such a big change in the industry that it has become a necessity for all the stores to at least have an online stop.  

This has increased the need of hiring Ecommerce development services to ensure the smooth functioning of business as that is where most of the customer base lies. However, you need to know what multi vendor ecommerce development is.

What Is Ecommerce Web Development?

It is overall a process that involves planning, designing, development, and launching of an ecommerce site for the potential customers to shop online. Creating a user-friendly and easily understandable navigation with high security will boost the sales and the revenue generated in the business. 

Now since you know what ecommerce web development is, next comes what are the benefits of the same for you to recognize the importance of the Ecommerce development services. So, let's give it a look.

The First Impression: These days, online sites are all that are enough for the users to judge at first site. Effective use of Ecommerce shop tech will help them get a good impression and they are encouraged to surf the site a little bit more. 

Expands The Reach: There are many customers to whom getting access to offline stores is different, maybe because of their distance or time. For them especially, it will help them expand their reach towards other potential clients. 

Understanding Your Customers: At this platform, it becomes easier to understand the needs and wants of the consumer. 

Standing Out in The Crowd: Using Ecommerce shop tech you can easily stay ahead in the competition. If the resources are used aptly it can bring great results. This is also why Multi vendor ecommerce development companies are preferred for the same. 

Finally, we can get to the point why exactly it is important to use the Ecommerce stackand the role of Ecommerce Website Development Company. So, let's go through it.

Role of Ecommerce Website Development Company for Your Business:

Increase the Market Reach: As you know that the correct way of branding the sites makes the customer base increase to no extent. Hiring a company will help the process be more efficient and widespread. 

Convenience: Hiring a company for the same will take off any extra burden and let the task be handled by the professionals. That is anyways more preferable as it brings out better results in a short period of time. 

Search Engine Optimization: This point is indirectly related to all the other points. The company will optimize the profile in order to ensure proper branding which in turn will raise your site above in the ranks and give more recognition in the crowd. 

Conclusion:

Changes are something that is taking place continuously. Since years, evolution has been taking place and it is of utmost importance to get used to it to succeed in anything you are doing. Adoption is an important factor. Delegating your task to an Ecommerce Website Development Company is a part of that change. It will help bring a positive impact on both your company’s growth and your rank. No more struggling in the field of branding while you can still outsource them for your business. Check them out and be careful when you hire one for yourself.

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[hiraethwa]

ִ ۫ ּ ֗ – lost and found.

pairing: miya osamu x reader a/n: my ushijima fic procrastination/trying to get the creative juices flowing attempt word count: 700

miya osamu has few regrets in life. one of them was breaking things off with you when things got rough. that was a few years ago back in high school when he was immature and too caught up with trying not to be left behind by atsumu. 

his last words to you then were “i don’t have time for us right now.” he thought he had time on his side after volleyball, after high school, at the next stage of life, but he realizes now that it was childish of him to think that he would have more time in the future. 

with onigiri miya being a success in the city far away from your childhood home of hyogo, he is kept busy with the day to day operations of the shop. not that it would have mattered, since your family moved away from hyogo when he returned from nationals, and he has not seen or heard from you since. 

the eleven digits are still stored under your name in his phone, transferred from his old flip phone he used in high school, even though he had it memorized by heart. he had stared at the numbers for an unhealthy amount of time, unable to bring himself to dial it. 

it wouldn’t have mattered, he told himself, what was the point of barging into your life again when he was the one who ended things? no, he did not have the right to do so. heck, you could have moved out of the country for all he knows.

except he does know, he just can’t remember it. it was a few days before winter break. he vaguely recalls you calling and telling him something about moving in hysteria when he was busy with practice or some other thing that felt insignificant now that he thought about it, but he had brushed you off and told you that he will talk to you later about it. 

and then like the worst boyfriend in the world, he forgot all about it. in fact, he had gone and broken up with you before the team left for tokyo like the inconsiderate asshole he is.

if only he could recall where you told him your family was moving to. 

he taps into his call log, staring at the most recent entry dated last night. atsumu had gotten him drunk after yet another amazing win by the msby jackals, and like the lovesick fool he is, osamu had fucking dialed your number when he went to the bathroom. 

the call had gone through, each ring a steady succession after another, instead of the rapid beeps that signaled an out of service number. to his eternal horror, someone had picked up, his muddied brain registering the change when the ring tone he had been listening to stopped. that was enough to snap him out of his drunken daze and press the red button in a hurry.

but that piece of information did nothing to give him any answers. it could have been you, if you were still in japan and kept your old number. it could have been someone else who is using your number now. and he still didn’t know where you were. 

osamu groans, resting his head against the counter and closing his eyes briefly. it was late at night near closing time, and the person he was waiting for to show up at such an hour would be his horrible twin brother who was running late.

the ring from the doorbell has him perking his head up. finally. “i’ve been waiting ages for ya, ya scrub–” but the insults die in the back of his throat as he realizes it is not atsumu staring back at him with wide eyes.

the customer stands frozen in shock at his words, her form-fitting dress with intricate lace detailing, possibly tailor made, seemingly out of place at his casual establishment. her face is obscured by a mask, and osamu thinks that he may have frightened this poor lady, and is about to blurt out an apology when he meets her eyes. 

he would recognize that pair of eyes anywhere, he’s seen them in his dreams so many times he lost count since that fateful day in hyogo.

“y/n” he breathes.

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[bootleg-nessie]

Things that will happen in the future (based on my own experiences with time travel):

***FAQs at the end***

*All of these observations are copied directly from my notes in roughly the order I took them in

*Don’t ask about the interchanging use of past/present/future tense, you know how that stuff is with time travel

Women just started all growing three boobs instead of two. Scientists baffled

Genetically engineered catboys (no literally)

The great pyramid of Giza has been converted into a Bass Pro Shop

The entire state of Rhode Island was bought by some rich tech CEO who promptly dug a 500 foot wide trench around the entire state so that it could in fact be an island. It was soon converted into the world’s largest parking lot

Pollution has gotten so bad that fresh oxygen is now delivered straight to most homes via a subscription service

Basic necessities such as food, water, and housing are now provided for free by the government, but only for the top 1% of wealth holders

Insulin now costs twice as much as rent. “Get fucked,” say pharma companies

92.6% of new electronic appliances now have smartphone integration and require a monthly subscription to use

Most billionaires have real estate on earth’s moon

As an ongoing film experiment, Taika Waititi successfully convinced a Nebraska man that he’s been raptured and is now in heaven. He actually got Truman Show’d and now millions of viewers tune in every week to watch God (played by John DiMaggio) manipulate Robert into confronting his own views, battle cognitive dissonance, and face the realization that he might not have been as good of a person on Earth as he thought he was

Carrots have gone extinct, as have highland cows

Species of extinct animals and plants now are being posthumously renamed after the billionaires and elites most directly responsible for killing then off

Researchers discovered a sentient colony of fungus off the coast of Chile, it prefers to go by Fleebo and appears to have a incredibly complex intelligence far greater than any other observed organic being

Nobody knows where Ireland went. It literally just disappeared off the face of the earth one day and nobody bothered to question it. The story couldn’t compete in the news cycle with the recent news about a company in China that made the first real life pokemon. An entire civilization of people gone and I’m the only one who seems to remember it or even care

Fleebo and its offspring have annexed Madagascar and are threatening any retaliation with nuclear warfare and “making The Last of Us a reality.” Nobody knows if Fleebo actually has the capabilities to do this, but after the Lovecraft incident we’re all TOO goddam scared to fuck around and find out

Large snails have replaced cats and dogs as the most common household pet. Snail culture has largely taken over the world, especially Japan

The president of the United States is now decided with an oiled up twerking competition. Most people were hesitant at first but this has produced vastly more competent leaders so now everyone just kinda goes along with it

With the cost of living crisis only worsening with time, selling tattoo space on your body to advertisers has become common as people struggle to afford rent and pay their bills

North and South Korea have reunited into “Korea 2.0”

Germany has split up into East and West Germany again

Belgium and France have been annexed by West Germany and renamed “Wester Germany” and “Westest Germany” respectively

The entirety of Florida is now underwater. Most of Kansas is too for some reason that scientists refuse to explain because they’ve “sworn an oath to the eldritch gods” and that “much worse things would happen” if they did

The melting ice caps in Antarctica unveiled a lost civilization of intelligent creatures descended from a species of lungfish, predating human civilization by millions of years. They planned on hibernating for another 10-15 million years to observe the course of evolution on Earth and are very very angry at humans for waking them up prematurely and ruining all of that with global warming

The politically correct term for lungfish people is “Dipnoid” but most people refer to them by a variety of slurs, such as “finwalker” and “kelp muncher” (not that they even eat kelp)

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch has now increased to nearly half the size of what was formerly known as Canada and has been colonized entirely by pirates (the flag is actually pretty cool). The pirate nation has the 17th largest economy in the world and is projected to surpass the United States in GDP

Africa is about 2% smaller. Nobody knows why. Most people point to Fleebo, who denies having any involvement

All human-Dipnoid interaction was promptly banned by most world governments, except for the GPGPRP (Great Pacific Garbage Patch Republic of Pirates), whom the Dipnoids rely upon extensively for trade

Scientists have used DNA from fossils to recreate other species of humans. We now live alongside them like we did for thousands of years before everyone besides Homo sapiens went extinct. Racism is at an all time high

Class C and above robots are now legally recognized by most progressive countries as people

The United States government has been exposed for secretly funneling billions of dollars into the GPGPRP and using it to fund terrorist operations all over the world.

A new major religion revolving around Dave Grohl has skyrocketed in popularity. Grohilsm is now the world’s largest religion, second only to Fleeboism

Scientists discovered a new continent in the Pacific Ocean, and then promptly lost it again. Most people are convinced this was just an elaborate practical joke, but scientists “swear it definitely happened”

For a brief period of about 30 years, everything in George Orwell’s 1984 happened almost exactly as written in the book. Literally 1984

It was revealed that Jeff Epstein didn’t kill himself. He actually faked his death and spent the next few years in a drug-fueled episode of psychosis making sock puppets in a cave in Italy and then molesting said sock puppets until he died from a sock puppet related illness

Bigfoot was discovered off the coast of Georgia doing cocaine with a congregation of alligators. When questioned, he said he normally lives in Montana and was only there on vacation. He is now a celebrity, and has been featured in a number of tv shows and films, two of which he won an Oscar for. Last I checked, he was a washed up actor living in Hollywood with a reanimated Neanderthal woman

The GPGPRP raided most of England’s museums with the object of “doing exactly what they did for the last few centuries” England was understandably furious, but the rest of the world found it rather amusing

England declared war on the GPGPRP, which it promptly lost after hackers brought down the entire country’s military overnight. Much like in the 21st century, England is the world’s laughing stock

The entirety of Luxembourg relocated itself to the moon

Russia attempted to take over most of Eurasia. In retaliation to the full global effort to stop them, they launched nukes at the world’s 600 most populous cities outside of its current territory. Most of the warheads were stopped in time, but a few major metropolitan areas got hit pretty badly, including Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Mexico City, and Istanbul. Japan was understandably super pissed that Hiroshima and Nagasaki got nuked for a second time

In the wake of the nuclear holocaust, Canada assumed control over what was formerly Russia and assimilated many of its citizens and leaders into its own society and government. Under the new rule of formerly Russian leaders, Canada became a puppet state for the second coming of Russia. It annexed much of the United States, Mongolia, China, and a handful of other countries, becoming “the world’s first megacountry.” Crungolaska now controls a majority of the northern hemisphere

As part of a practical joke by Adam Sandler, Tom Hanks was actually marooned on a desert island like in Castaway. He lasted less than a week before he died. When I left this era of the future, Adam Sandler was serving a lifetime sentence in prison for murder

Fringe groups of crows with above-average intelligence have started popping up around the world. So far they have been observed forming small communities, crafting relatively complex tools, using rudimentary speech, performing rituals, and creating music

Aliens visited earth and had a formal meeting with many of our world leaders, but decided to leave us alone for a few thousand more years because humanity is “not yet mature enough to handle the responsibilities of interstellar travel.” They have incentivized us with a the blueprints for an Alcubierre Drive and a means to produce the exotic matter to fuel it once they deem us as being ready

The original colony of settlers on Mars has declared independence, officially becoming the first country not on Earth

We sent Tom Cruise back to space but this time we just left him there

The tether for the space elevator broke. The town known as Vatorville, famous for being the location of the takeoff point of the elevator shuttle on Earth, was completely decimated as tens of thousands of miles of steel cable came crashing back down. There were no survivors

Most people in first and second world countries have mandatory microchip implants that serve as a personal ID

Last Thursdayism has been largely denounced by quantum physicists. Current theories now revolve around “Next Thursdayism,” the belief that the entire universe was created in the future and that we all exist as a memory in the past

Synthetic organ farms for transplants and research have become a massive industry worth billions of dollars. However, there is still a huge black market for organically grown human organs, as they’re much cheaper to acquire and aren’t taxed at the exorbitant rates that lab-grown organs are

China dug a hole all the way to the center of the Earth. Turns out it’s hollow and there are people living inside. Who knew?

A university reconstructed the entire city of Rome as it was in its early days during the Roman Empire. It’s actually pretty historically accurate, except for the fact that there’s a lot less sex because it’s run by a bunch of sweaty history nerds

After Rome 2 resulted in the creation of a cult revolving around the Roman god of the dead that gained traction as a minor religion, Pluto was officially reinstated as a planet by NASA when cultists picketed their headquarters every day for nearly 3 years straight. “Fine, we’ll give these fucking virgins what they want so they’ll finally shut the hell up,” said NASA’s administrator in chief

In a display of the biotechnical prowess of Disney’s Imagineers, all the animatronics in Disney’s Hall of Presidents were replaced with clones of the originals, which went about exactly as well as you’d expect. After reports of the presidents hurling a series of racial slurs and other obscenities at the first black family to enter surfaced, the project was shut down almost immediately after it had opened. Minority admission to Magic Kingdom plummeted to 2.3% of its numbers from the previous year, making it the second whitest place on earth after a taylor swift concert

Plastic now makes up about 3% of every organism on earth by weight

Public officials are now required by law to take shrooms before running for office

Trees are considered a rare and highly sought after commodity, and are usually only owned by public institutions and the rich (the vast majority of oxygen farms use algae to produce oxygen)

FAQs:

FAQ: What time period(s) did you go to?

A: I have no fucking clue. The world stopped using the Gregorian calendar in 2063 after a gamma ray burst hit the sun. The GRB led to stellar ablation, which changed the length of a year on Earth. The sun would continue to lose mass at an accelerated rate for several more years, with the length of the year changing slightly from year to year. The world adopted a variety of different calendars which kept being updated frequently and were often super confusing and contradictory. I traveled to about a dozen different points in time, which based on my best estimates spanned within a few millennia of the current date.

FAQ: How did you obtain a time machine?

A: I think it was the 17th or 18th of June, 2055? That night, a large sci-fi looking box thingy roughly the size of a VW Bus appeared a few hundred yards away in the open field in front of my house. I tried to take a picture of the box, but for some reason the closer I got, the more the image on my camera started to become fuzzy, and by the time I got close enough to take a decent picture, the camera had stopped working altogether. I pulled open a door to reveal a corpse inside that was charred beyond recognition, who appeared to have suffocated and/or burned to death during a fire that damaged most of the interior. I also noticed a number of strange tumors and growths on the body. I pressed a random button on the remains of what I believed to be a control panel, expecting nothing to happen, but the door closed automatically and I suddenly lost consciousness. When I came to, I exited the box, expecting to still be in the field in front of my house, but instead found myself a ways outside of a small snowy village that based on my best estimates, was somewhere in northern Asia around 2-3 thousand years ago. The villagers started coming after me with spears, so I quickly ran back to the box and pressed another button, hoping it would return me to from whence I came. This time, the people I found (who were thankfully much nicer and spoke a dialect of English that I could mostly understand) told me that it was the year 506 of the PGRB-Δ4 calendar (the calendar that the United Territories was using at the time). I repeated this maybe a dozen more times trying to get home until I landed in 2023, which as far as I could tell, was the closest I had gotten back to my original time so far. It was at this point that I decided to stay and seek medical attention, as I was rather concerned about some nasty new growths on my arms and legs similar to that which I had seen on the corpse.

FAQ: Where is the time machine now?

A: No idea. It disappeared a few days after I landed in 2023. My best guess is that some poor sap found it and ended up sometime else.

(I never ask for likes/reblogs but I literally spent fucking WEEKS on this one so if you liked it pls show me some love <3)

[yeonjune]

Hello. This is BIGHIT MUSIC.

We would like to inform you about the release of TOMORROW X TOGETHER YEONJUN’s mixtape “YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM.”

“YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM” is YEONJUN’s first musical piece produced in his own unique style and aims to have fun with MOAs. It is hip-hop in genre, and its electro sound adds to its charm.

The track will be available for pre-release before the official release to celebrate YEONJUN’s promotional activity on his first mixtape. We ask for your interest and support.

<”GGUM” Track Release> Release Date: 6 PM, Thursday, September 19, 2024 (KST)

<”YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM” Album Release> Pre-Order Date: From 11 AM Tuesday, September 13, 2024 (KST) Release Date: South Korea: 6PM, , Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Japan: 6PM, Tuesday, October 29, 2024 *Overseas shipping will be available through Weverse Global Shop and other vendors that offer the service.

We ask for your enthusiastic support and love for “YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM.”

Thank you.

[drarryspecificrecsdaily]

2024.09.19

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. happily ever holiday by @moonriverfox [M, 14k]

Harry finds himself at an island resort called Happily Ever Holiday. There, he comes across a certain git he hasn't seen in years.

2. Little Fluff of Fur by LizzyChen95 [G, 8k] *typo

Draco was hit by a curse. He turned into a white fluffy cat. He cursed his luck that of all people it was Harry who found him, and take him home. Meanwhile Harry had no idea that his beloved cat was Draco Malfoy.

3. This isn't the Window to your Soul (Even if you think it is) by @emeraldvssilver [?, 15k]

Draco has been allowed to attend Hogwarts for his last year, all he has to do is keep his head down and carry out his Prefect duties without turning the entire school against him. An easy task. Until one night he runs into Harry Potter sitting on a windowsill in the middle of a dark corridor. And keeps running into him, night after night.

4. Want You Bad by @youhavemyswordandmybow [E, 10k]

Harry isn't gay. He just wants Malfoy bad. He also wants to spoil him. A little bit. (A lot)

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Fest/Exchange

1. close enough by Anonymous [M, 2k]

Harry can't escape Draco's gravitational pull, not even when Draco is in self-imposed exile to France after the war. It would be easier if they both didn't go to the Gryffindor-Slytherin reunions, held every year in a seedy magical karaoke bar. It would be easier if Harry thought Draco might stay. ★ HD Hurt-Comfort Fest 2024 | @hd-hurtcomfort-fest

2. Gems by Anonymous [M, 20k]

Harry Potter was done with the war. He packed all his stuff, said his goodbyes to his friends, and left for the muggle world... in Japan. It was a last minute decision, just like opening a coffee shop was. Good thing he found a last-minute supplier. Then, one fateful morning, everything went crazy and it had something to do with Draco Malfoy. ★ Drarry Let’s Play Fest 2024 | @drarry-lets-play

3. Run, Rabbit, Run by Anonymous [E, 46k]

Harry finds an injured rabbit in the Forbidden Forest. ★ Unleashed! Fest 2024 | @unleashed-fest

4. S.P.U.N.K. by Anonymous [M, 4k]

When Harry volunteers to be a counselor at Hermione's new summer camp for kids affected by the war, he finds he likes it a lot more than he thought. He also finds that Draco Malfoy, who is working there as part of his community service, doesn't suck at it, either. He also finds that Malfoy is quite nice to look at in short-shorts and no shirt. ★ HD Hurt-Comfort Fest 2024 | @hd-hurtcomfort-fest

[aquamarine-oceanfront]

System Service Co. will have an Amazing Digital Circus-themed display at the 2024 Amusement Expo tomorrow in Japan!

The tweet linked above also says they plan to distribute some "clear cards" as giveaway prizes & that there will be "special voice broadcasts" (a common fixture of official Japanese TADC events, like their pop-up shops and café).

Here's a closer look at the new prizes in that claw machine:

Most of these seem new - I've been keeping tabs on Japanese TADC merch and I haven't seen most of these (like the swearing Pomni). The Jax plushie definitely looks similar to ones InfoLens has previously released in the country, but it might be a new version using a similar expression/body? I'm not quite sure.

[majimasleftasscheek]

alright since RGG seems bent on putting merch behind things like UFO catcher shit, here's my crappy how to use a proxy guide lol

gonna be using buyee as an example but most proxies are more or less the same so it's your choice on what to use. I look at fee prices and customer service reviews to decide on my proxies. sorry if it's wordy! but I think I cover the most important bits for general use.

so on the landing page you got all the goobly gook but what you'll mainly be looking at is the stuff in the red box. all the shops are listed there - the ones I mainly use are yahoo! japan auctions and mercari. the other shops are more like regular shopping sites. pretty much all proxies use the same sites as they're just a directory for wherever you wanna shop.

auctions are self explanatory - you bid on things till the time runs out or some auctions offer an immediate buyout price.

mercari is largely a secondhand seller marketplace but you can find companies on there as well.

when I search for stuff, I prefer putting in the actual terms for better accuracy over auto translating. so here I put in ryu ga gotoku (龍が如く). on buyee, I have rgg and dead souls as saved searches so I can just click on them to easily autofill the search bar which is handy.

items will populate and you'll see prices in yen and for me, usd. these are the *listing prices, not the *final price. since I'm using a proxy, there will be additional fees per item I get. also, the currency exchange rate occasionally changes so if something goes up or down in price, that be why.

💥 pls also note prohibited items that proxies cannot ship internationally such as items with flammable fluid which can include perfumes, lighters, etc. other things like alcohol, which may be okay for like 99% of countries is not okay, for example, in the US lol unless you go thru customs paperwork n shit. *ebay is usually where you want to go for prohibited items as those sellers *will go thru the process of filing the proper forms to send such items.

💥 pls be aware of scalpers! I tend to browse multiple pages and multiple listings of the same item to see what the prices typically fall around. if it looks too cheap, be aware of an item's description. if it looks too expensive, it probably is.

let's use this bad boy as an example. the main things you wanna look at on any item is the condition and the photos to be *sure* you are happy with what you're getting. if you see the same photos across listings, be a lil wary. you can see estimated shipping times and the seller's general ratings. always read item explanations if there is one in case the seller makes any notes of defects or other things.

you can add to shopping cart to keep browsing or you can go to the order page to immediately purchase.

so proxies typically have different plans you can choose when you buy items and that adds towards the fees. these can include inspections, insurance, etc of items when they arrive at the proxy warehouse (see your proxy's FAQ for plan descriptions). it's up to you what you deem worth choosing, if at all. for most things, I just go with whatever costs me 0 lol - especially if it's a cheaper item that I really don't feel needs to be inspected or insured, like a plushie or keychain. regardless of plan, you'll have to pay some proxy service fee (here the "buyee service fee"). in the top right, you'll see the total cost of everything. once you're happy, then you pick your form of payment. I usually go with paypal.

you can go to your page and see typical stuff like orders, settings, and the like. there's often specific tabs for certain sites like auctions so you can go there for anything you purchase in that way. the cart is anything you've added but haven't bought.

the orders tab is for anything bought and you may see the status of its shipping to the proxy warehouse which I'll get to in the next bit.

package information is everything that has arrived to the warehouse so here you can see I have 12 items currently waiting to be shipped to me.

user information, pretty basic but do MAKE SURE your addresses and things are 100% correct. it would really suck nuts if you pay out the ass for international shipping and it gets sent to the wrong place.

on the orders tab, you can see the status of the item. it contains important bits like date ordered and order # (I've blotted out mine). order received is *you* paying for the order. order completed is *buyee* paying for the order. shipped means the seller has shipped to buyee's warehouse address and arrived at warehouse is self explanatory.

*sometimes, a seller may cancel an order after you've paid for it and you will be refunded. this is often due to the seller unable to actually send the item for whatever reason or they don't sell to proxies. nothing you can really do about it but I've only had it happen a couple of times in dozens of purchases.

back to the package information tab, here you can see all the packages that have arrived at the warehouse waiting for shipment. proxies will store packages for free for a certain number of days - buyee being 30 while I've seen other go to 45 days, etc. after that time is up, you will be charged for storage per day so be aware of that!

here you can consolidate packages which means putting everything into one shipment instead of going individually. you can see estimated costs of shipping per item which, if you did each item individually, that would be mad expensive. when you consolidate, things can still be pretty pricey but imo better to pay idk 150 bucks in shipping for 10 items instead of 300 bucks for all 10 individually.

💥 shipping is calculated by weight so be aware of that when you buy items - however baseline costs will be the same for lighter items regardless of how much they weigh. baseline costs for me is around 15-30 bucks regardless of what I get. for example, I have a teeny tiny keychain in storage and several figures. the shipping for that keychain is the same cost as the figures so it's only sensible to lump them into one package cuz I ain't paying out the ass to ship 1 keychain lol.

you are free to consolidate what you want and how. if you wanna consolidate some packages to ship now and you wanna do others later, you are free to. just keep in mind your budget and storage time!

proxies also offer services to protectively wrap your packages. if you're concerned about damage, then choose that option when you consolidate. I don't often do it unless what I'm buying can break otherwise all my packages have arrived relatively unharmed.

💥 proxies will consolidate things AS IS so if you have a buncha figures that don't have their boxes, the proxy will put them in a shipping box just as they are, however they received them from the seller. so if the seller only bubble wrapped the figure, it will be sent to you just like that, no additional protection unless you pay for that option.

*consolidation can take some days and you'll be informed when items are ready to ship. at that point, you pay the shipping and that's it! you can choose what type of shipping you wanna go with (such as DHL, EMS, sea mail (if it's available), etc at differing prices and arrival times. pick what's best for you. *note, sea mail is often the cheapest but the slowest (like several months arrival time) and not available to every country (plus you'd want protective packaging for this just in case cuz boat rides be bumpy)

here are some examples of shipping costs for a single one of my items. some of these options will disappear when I consolidate cuz shipping a lil figure is very different from shipping a larger box full of multiple things.

💥 be sure to read EVERYTHING and make sure you know what options you're choosing to make sure it fits your budget and expectations of arrival time.

one more thing proxies can do is order from a number of sites that aren't on the main page. for buyee, you want to go to the other sites information tab and then click "purchase request for other sites."

here you can input the information of whatever site you want to see if the proxy can purchase it for you. this is how I buy things on ebten like the jpn only preorders. if the proxy cannot buy the requested item, they'll let you know.

if they can go thru with the order, they will confirm your payment and it goes thru the same process as any other order.

[hetalianhistorian]

New Hetalia "Harvest Festival" illustrations and merchandise!!

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Another collab from Animate has been released! From August 16th to September 1st, the "Harvest Festival" goods are now available for preorder online!! It will be set to release on October 18th, 2024.

Goods List:

Domiteria Keychain - ¥495 yen each

A4 Clear File - ¥495 yen each

Tin Badge - ¥495 yen each(however, it is ¥3,520 yen for each box set)

Desk Pad - ¥550 yen each (however, it is ¥4,400 yen for each box set)

Acrylic Clip - ¥550 yen each

Acrylic Stand - ¥1,650 yen each

B2 Tapestry - ¥3,300 yen each

During the preorder period, for every ¥1,100 yen spent, you will receive one randomly selected postcard! You can purchase here through the Animate shop!! Note: Not all stores ship internationally. A proxy or forwarding service may have to be utilized. Please keep this in mind and do your own research when buying Hetalia goods from Japan!

[tomorrowxtogether]

[NOTICE] TOMORROW X TOGETHER “YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM” Release Information

We would like to inform you about the release of TOMORROW X TOGETHER YEONJUN’s mixtape “YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM.”

“YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM” is YEONJUN’s first musical piece produced in his own unique style and aims to have fun with MOAs. It is hip-hop in genre, and its electro sound adds to its charm.

The track will be available for pre-release before the official release to celebrate YEONJUN’s promotional activity on his first mixtape. We ask for your interest and support.

<”GGUM” Track Release> Release Date: 6 PM, Thursday, September 19, 2024 (KST)

<”YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM” Album Release> Pre-Order Date: From 11 AM, Friday, September 13, 2024 (KST) Release Date: South Korea: 6PM, , Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Japan: 6PM, Tuesday, October 29, 2024 *Overseas shipping will be available through Weverse Global Shop and other vendors that offer the service.

We ask for your enthusiastic support and love for “YEONJUN’s Mixtape: GGUM.”

Thank you.

[jmdbjk]

Cannot wait...

Still a month away from watching these two be their adorable goober selves together:

I keep telling everyone around me I'm going to be insufferable for a while, with Jimin and Muse coming soon and then these two together, week after week ... makes me giddy. Sorry, not sorry.

We'll get teasers. I'm going to squee over all of those as well. Again, sorry, but not very sorry at all actually.

All of it takes me back to when I realized JK's 2022 Vlog was going to be centered around camping. Honestly? I was a little surprised. He has never come across as the outdoorsy type to me. But he'd never had the chance to express much of what interests him outside of BTS and outside of what we saw on various content through the years either!

This series of vlogs helped us see each member doing things they chose to do on their own and helped kick off the "solo" era in 2022.

Jungkook's delight in stopping at Korea's version of Buc-ee's and buying gas station food and eating to his heart's content was oddly satisfying. Maybe because I take great pleasure in doing such simple things too, after all, the best part of a road trip is stopping to buy snacks along the way, am I right? The service area where they stopped is called the Gapyeong Service area on the Seoul-Yangyang Expressway (60). These places are like a food court/mini mall. Just like Buc-ee's.

I am already laughing at the thought of he and Jimin stopping at a grocery store to buy deli pizza in Connecticut... IT'S GOING TO BE WOEFULLY SUBSTANDARD I FEAR!

In his 2022 vlog, Jungkook helped set up the camper he slept in and cooked and sat around the campfire drinking. And we know in past Bon Voyage seasons and other content, they've pitched tents and slept outdoors. All of these things he must have immensely enjoyed if we might be seeing them again soon with Jimin.

Then there's the recent story going around about someone spotting he and Jimin returning their rental car in Japan and learning Jungkook was driving... Jungkook got to drive on the "wrong" side of the road in Japan! He put that international driver's license to use finally!

From the preview clip the other day, it appears Jungkook also got to practice his motorcycle handling skills. Handling a Harley Davidson is a bit trickier than handling a smaller motorcycle. Those things are heavy. And it's a little different when you have a passenger sitting behind you. The two Harley helmets we saw sitting on the edge of his sofa last year... yep, he's had practice.

TMI: I was today year's old when I learned that motorcycles are banned on major roadways in Korea.

Are we going to see how Jimin scraped his knuckles while snorkeling on Jeju?

And that nekkid-in-bed live when Jungkook was begging him to come over and Jimin told him to look at the photo he sent... did Jimin get a black eye from being elbowed when they were sleeping?

And as I was running through my blog posts, I realized all of these things I previously said last year:

Me wondering if their trip to Japan was unstructured and spur of the moment...

I wondered if Closer Than This was a pre-release to an upcoming album...

I'm thankful to Tae for bringing JK along with his Wooga friends to that ski resort back in 2022. We can't know if JK had ever snowboarded before that but it appears he loved it enough to want to stick around long after they left him there. And now he had the chance to do it again with Jimin! I know they had so much fun together. At the beginning of this year, I pointed out some fun facts about Sapporo...

Skiing? Snowboarding? All of the above?

And save this for future reference, it's the onsen resort image we heard about and I mentioned in a weekly Bangtan report this past February....

Maybe none of the above will be accurate, but thinking about how much fun they had anyway has me very excited for August 8.