Monday 2 February 2015

What you see isn't always what you get..

I have been buying quite a bit of patchwork cotton of late.  Fat Quarter packs, that type of thing.

When I was buying beads I had no issues with buying them from China, and would recommend to others to do the same - never once had a dodgy product.

So when looking for Charm Packs  (packs of small pieces of fabric for patchwork etc...) I found this on eBay.



It looks great doesn't it?
 Nice and colourful, with plenty of options.
The bumph read ......
  • Brand new and high quality.
  • Can be great for wallet,card bag,key bag,bowknot hair accessories,dinner mat,cup mat and so on.
  • Perfect for DIY and other crafts.
  • Be used to decorate your dull or toys.
  • Material:Cotton.
  • Size:20cm x 20cm - 7.87inch x 7.87inch.
We don't offer color choice. Your order will be sent in colors at random.

Incidentally, what is a dull? and how do you decorate it?  Answers on a Fat Quarter please  :)


Cool, that's ok, I don't mind a random selection at all, I like surprises.

It was available in three pack sizes,  10 pieces for 99p  (10p each), 20 for £1.89 (10p each)  or 50 for £6.58 (13p each!!).
I was tempted with the 50 ;) , but seen as the postage was free I thought I will try the 10 for 99p lot first and see how it is.

Now, I know I shouldn't really be whining at loosing 99p, but I hate feeling robbed, so I am rather grumpy about it.

Look at this!


Pretty eh?  Actually I am presuming this is the back side as the other side does have some kind of pattern - well, some pieces do anyway, others are just plain black.  4 are plain black, 3 have a little patterning, 1 has a lot of patterning, 2 bits are completely missing as there were only 8 in the bag!


And grubby with dirty little stains all over it.  And, it's not even cotton, it's a shiny, polyester type nasty stuff.


So the moral of this story is do not buy from these people.....


And, always be prepared to be disappointed  ;)


8 comments:

  1. Oh Sue what a load of rubbish and what a rip off!

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  2. That's awful. It doesn't matter how much it costs,it's the principle of not getting what you ordered. They don't even show you that dreadful colourway in the picture! Thanks for letting us know. I shall watch out for these people.

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    1. I would have turned a blind eye at one bad piece, but this was ridiculous.

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  3. I should report that to ebay !!! And bad feedback too !!

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  4. Utter swindle. Well done for being a good citizen and reporting them.

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