#tbqueen

This week the BIG Fragile items arrived from China. 

Both toilets vanity sink + glass mirror cabinets arrived safely (not shown in the picture yet---but we did open out and checked!)

My wife ordered a large mirror for the master and it came unbroken! Phew~

Kitchen sink quality is good and I am very pleased. 

Verdict: If you can communicate in Mandarin with China sellers using Aliwangwang chat, you already won half the battle. My wife chats with them, informing them to label fragile on items, let them know this is through sea shipment to Singapore. She will also follow up by asking them how many crates/boxes will be sent to the consolidation warehouse, enquire on tracking number and courier that they are using. This information will be used to inform SWIFTFOX, our forwarder, to send our ordered items to Singapore when we are ready for shipment.

Toilet Vanity Situation

Yes! This one also got story k!

Initially, we opted to let our ID fabricate both toilets’ vanity cabinets. My FIL suggested we do the “old-school” kind, top-bottom concrete+tiles with sliding doors. I seriously didn’t sleep the entire night researching on toilet vanity options. I was possessed by a demon needing to prove to my FIL and wife that there are better options out there!

So we met with our ID again and I voiced out my concerns, showed him pictures I saw on IG/Pinterest/Blogs. Then he said: “Don’t fuss over the vanity, go to stores and have a look at their stainless steel designs, more lasting and easy to change in future too.” ---I seriously felt some weight lifted off my shoulders!

So we went to many shops, each time we went, it’s either they didn’t have the size/colour/design is meh~ or just outrageously priced. Daylight robbery at some shops! *Roll eyes*

Ms Foo was scrolling on Lazada again and sort of saw the design she liked and dimensions (80cm) I wanted. We went to the showroom to touch and feel the Rubine Vanity, it was not bad (TBH I just wanted to get over this liao).

We waited a few days because my wife doesn’t trust my measurements and she needed our ID to triple confirm before we place the order. I don’t blame her cos the 80cm Rubine Vanity is S$498 each on Lazada. 

After confirming with our ID last weekend, my wife logged into Lazada and she saw OOS (Out Of Stock!) on the vanity. She looked at me with the “I want to bang wall face” and I’m like what you want me to do?

As expected, with rage mode on, she said: “I just don’t believe Taobao don’t have!”

KITCHEN SINK

If you read the previous post RE: WATER HEATER, you will more or less understand why we ended up on TAOBAO.

I tell you every homeowner will have to decide if they want to “TOP-MOUNT” or “UNDER-MOUNT” their kitchen sink.

These 2 options made me dizzy and confused because there are the pros and cons with each option!

The first choice was Stainless steel, then I backside itchy more see more read, we changed to the Blanco Metra 9. With that being that “FINAL” choice, we debated if we want to under or top-mount the sink. After much taichi back and forth with my dear wife, TOP-mount was the WINNER - because more chio lor!

Then why go back to Stainless steel again? Blame the Hoe Kee saying no to delivery and then yes again. We can’t buy on their Lazada shop because they bundle it with kitchen tap --- I don’t like the bundled tap design.

Long story short: I found the tap I liked on TAOBAO, so I just asked my wife to do her magic and she found the exact stainless sink I wanted. Right design/size/depth/304 stainless steel. Great price point too!

TB links:

Sink: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z09.2.0.0.75532e8dZ6UxWh&id=575016733069&_u=g1vh0dhbe139

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