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Website buying hints on misleading low prices post number 263a by Angela Lansbury, author, traveller, fashionista

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 I saw a a tee shirt I liked on Etsy.  There was a half price offer on Etsy. Reduced from about 12 to 6, dollars or pounds, it doesn't matter. the important thing is that when I went to checkout I was asked to choose the size. the smallest size was for a baby. When I went to choose my adult size, the price was double the full price which had been shown on Etsy. You need to watch the top price offered as well as the lowest. the system tells you the lowest price for all sizes.  The result was that I was disenchanted with that item, that seller, that website, and shopping online for the day.  I had wasted 20 minutes of my time and not found anything at my price which was 10 to 15 dollars for a a tee shirt or blouse or shirt and 20 for a dress. Ebay and Etsy This is how it seems to work currently on ebay and etsy in 2024 January. For a long time I was puzzled on Ebay, which was my favourite site. I thought that certain sellers had set out to lure me in and mislead me by ...

559 Dress of the day: Wrap, red with white spots

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  Dress of the day, 559 wrap dress. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Clothes shop in Farrer park MRT station, underneath exit H, along the corridor to below City Square Wall. The dresses are all 24.90 Sing dollars. That is 14.91 pounds sterling. 18.40 US dollars. according to https://www.curvert.com/ A reasonable price. I took a picture and showed it to my husband. He said, "Yes, it's nice - but you have so many dresses!' " The shop was called Sayon. They sell only children's clothes online. I had another post showing one of their lacy dresses. Useful Websites https://www.citysquaremall.com.sg/ https://www.curvert.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sayon.singapore/posts/shop-online-at-wwwsayoncomsg/1059095897490776/