The first company is Alice's Collection, also known as ACBJD. Ordering through the site was fairly easy, but my own personal pet peeve is when ACBJD require you to make an account in order to checkout. However, I can see the benefits of having an account, as the account allows me to see past orders and keep track of them. If I remember correctly, you can make payments with Paypal. They allow you to pay with card or with your account. They sent me the confirmation email promptly and informed me that the tracking will be issued 4-5 days later. About 7 days later I received the email, I don't consider it a problem because you can only give as best as an estimate as possible. The wait time was a bit unpleasant with shipping, but it's not an issue with the company, but rather the shipping company they use which is DHL, I believe that when a package ships out if China, they have to inspect the package and it's held until it's approved. I believe it took a little over a week to arrive, I did not have to sign anything or pay anything for customs, but that could be due to the fact that I live in the US. When the products arrived, I was not disappointed at their quality, it was as the photo shown in my opinion. Here are the photos below.
This was how the package was packed. I don't know why I didnt take photos of the items before tryinh themon but the wig was folded flat in a plastic bag, and the eyes were just wrapped in some bubble wrap.
Man, Yuri looks so different now, like he looks so much more cuter, here he reminds me of an old style J-Pop star.
The second company is JunkySpot. To be honest, I was really excited to order from them only because it seemed like a fun experience, and because so many people have ordered from them before and got some kind of freebie. I had gotten a shipping confirmation the day of ordering, which was a nice surprise. Shipping wasn't too long, just a few days. Shipping was slightly delayed for two days, but that was only because of bad weather. When I received the items, the web photos were an accurate representation of the products in my opinion. The parabox eyes were a lot nicer than I expected. Glib on the other hand, while okay quality, they are not eyes I would recommend only because of problems I've experience with them and please remember that the quality of the product reflects Glib and NOT JunkySpot. One of the issues I've noticed is that Glib eyes are prone to cracking due to handling. The cornea isn't round, instead it comes to a soft point, which has effected the fit in Yuri. The color and reflection of light isn't the greatest due to the lighting, but by them selves, the eyes reflect rather nicely. JunkySpot also includes freebies with their orders which is nice because I like free anything free. For some reason I can't find the photos for either TTYA or JunkySpot, but I will take photos of the items when I can get the time.
And last but not least, TTYA. If there is one company that I would buy from over and over again, it would have to be TTYA. Their clothes are great quality, the stitching is wonderful and detailed, and worth the price. The package was well done, In all honesty I don't remember how long it took to ship, but it didn't feel like a long time. Through their etsy shop, they use registered mail, which you do have to sign for when it arrives or pick it up from the post office if you live in the US. The Happy Box was either purely luck of it was just that great of a deal, because I was able to get one t-shirt, one hoodie, a nice pair of jeans, and one bomber jacket which was honestly the nicest surprise I've gotten when it comes to random merchandise. And for some odd reason the pants are the same length as Yuri's Migidoll body, and then I tried them on, and the pants fit. Like they actually fit which I was surprised about, but the legs on that body are incredibly thick, so much so that in certain areas, the pants started to stretch out and I didn't want to damage them and make sure they aren't stretched out for the Akagi Doll body.
Speaking of which, I decided to finish paying off my lay away for the remaining amount and now I'm just waiting for him to be made and to be shipped!!!
omake: Remember when he used to look like this!! I kinda miss this version, I think I should get him a blond wig in the future.
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