Lately I found out a lots of blogshop that is selling cloth diapers and mostly are selling those china made. Although they are China made, but I see and read quite a lots of good review from other moms about them. I would like to try one, but since my cloth diapering journey is about to end, may be I'll wait when I'm expecting again next time.
Anyway, as a new WAHM, more or less I know in what terms if an estore is allowed or approved by a manufacturer to sell cloth diapers. What I meant here is those imported and well known cloth diapers. And recently I discovered one that sell very well known CD brand via blog shop. Hmm, call me "kepoh" or busybody, when I first saw her shop selling this particular well known of CD, I am curious. From what I know and experienced last time before my estore was launch, when I tried to apply an wholesale account with the CD manufacturer, mostly dont approved as they need to see and make sure my estore is up and active. So in this case, I'm seriously curious and wondering if this lady get her stock from the original manufacturer because the CD brand she carrying is some what my favourite CD too but not what I'm selling lah.
So what I did was, I approached to the manufacturer itself by asking if any blogshop is their authorised retailer, as before this lady stated that they are the authorised retailer of this particular brand of CD also stated the brand is special order from them. Later I get the reply from the manufacturer that NO blog shop is authorised. Then the manufacturer asked me who is having their products via blogshop, so since she is the owner, I think she gets the right to know who are selling their products right? Besides, I think there is no harm for them to understand the situations.
**(wrong info)
So I guess the owner had approached to this lady and referring I'm the one who told her about their blogshop.
I've got to know that the manufacturer dint tell this lady that I'm the one who approached to her. SO how she know? I did make an open discussion on a forum about "estore (dot come) VS blogsop". ANd honestly I'm not talking or referring to her, but somehow she terasa and came approacehd to me. Anyway, the owner says the lady is only selling her PERSONAL COLLECTIONS and not getting their products by wholesale from anyone. So right away this lady sent me an email and saying that how disappointed and upset she is and bla bla bla. She said I'm trying to create a big fuss. Now, as a CD consumer I think I have the rights to know if her products are obtained from the manufacturer itself or not as I want to make sure they are covered with warranty. And as a online store owner, business wise, I think my awareness with other store is nothing wrong. Besides of curiosity, this lady offer lower price compare to others who is selling the same brand even it's not much of different.
Also, since this lady told the owner that she is selling her own collection, then why she have to state in her shop that the CD is special order by her? Isnt that indirectly telling her customers that she is the retailer of that particular brand of CD? After the owner had approached to her, she have deleted that "special order" at her shop. And in my personal view, I think when you are selling your own collection of diapers, it should be considered as SECOND (my personal view lah), not from the condition but the price. And that's why most cloth diapering mother will sell their brand new diapers in cheaper price instead the original one. Also I think this lady should have stated in her shop that she is selling her own CD collection, I mean buyers have the rights to know the real condition of the diapers that they are going to buy either it's brand new from the manufacturer or brand new from your own collection. And I think most buyers will want to know that, at least I do. So in this case, I think she is not being honest with her business.
Later I found out that she created 2 non exist person (may be exist but not themselves) acting it's her customers by leaving a message in her personal blog's shoutbox showing that her customer service is good. The message is something like this "I've received my CD today in good condition, TQ". So how did I know? Well, in the shoutbox, if you have one, you can see that there are a simbol - "#" that shows your IP address. So when I read her shoutbox, and I clicked on the 2 persons' (as it's her customers) IP address, it's actually the same (different date). When I clicked on her IP address, came out it's the same too! I guess she dint know about this. So isnt it VERY obvious that she is not being honest with what she is doing?? I mean, if your CD business is good, you dont have to ACT like it is. Cause eventually people will know about it, right? So right now she had make her blog private and she have deleted her shoutbox. And before she make it private, she created a post that mentioned I'm envy and jealous of her and trying to make her life uneasy by back stabbing her. Envy and jealous? Do I have to? Back stabbed?? I did not. All I did is approached to the manufacturer of the CD she is retailing to get clarification if blog shop is authorised retailer. And I dint even mentioned about her shop at the very first place, but only after the owner asked.
So now, have I did wrong?? I think I didnt, but I did what I should as a CD user. But if you want to say I'm busy body, may be I am.
Additional :
Thanks to some of you that explain the IP address thingy to me. Okay, may be her customers is at the same area or is her colleague, (why she have to delete her shoutbox anyway?). I apologize if I miss understand this point. But frankly, I'm plain angry that I did nothing wrong but this lady says I'm jeleous of her, and back stabbed her, I barely know her okay. I only did what I should as a CD user and a CD retailer, THAT'S IT.
Labels: cloth diapers, everything under the sun, my estore
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