Californila . CD | Stickers | Posters | Frames

When I discovered last year that the cd of the foreign artists that was being sold here in the Philippines are pretty much just Made in the Philippines, I told myself that I will never buy cd of foreign artists here unless I'll buy a local album and soon because I'm planning to buy the album of Cheats.  

I think that's why sometimes, the CD is in different color (like the 'Paramore' cd was supposed to be black but I got a white one) or the booklet isn't nicely printed. I don't have anything against it because the quality of the music is pretty much the same its just that there will always be a difference from what is locally made and they even sell it at the same price from iTunes or from the music store in the US.

Mid May I placed an order for the Candy Hearts bundle since it was still a pre-order.

June 15, 2014 - Californila just emailed me that my Candy Hearts bundle already arrived but they already emailed me the digital download of 'All The Ways You Let Me Down' on bandcamp (geez. I really didn't know that there will be a digital download). Also, my Charlavail sticker is not yet there, I already emailed Vail on when will be the next shipment since she went out of town to see her mom. The first sticker that was shipped was lost so I got a replacement. Well, hopefully the one who got that sticker will stick that somewhere so the positive vibes will be spreading like nutella.

June 23rd - my Candy Hearts cd arrived!!! I was actually surprised. :D 

I think this is my first CD from the US because pretty much I just buy here and this is the first time that I bought a bundle! And yes, I can now buy a bundle from those official website of the artist without worrying about the shipping process and also lining up on the music store here. I haven't open the cd because I got a digital download with a pdf file with the lyrics.

July 1st - my Positive Vibes sticker arrived in their US address! :)) 

July 4th - I placed another order. Haha. 

July 17th - package arrived. 

Omg this is so freaking fast.

Here's a picture of the cd and the stickers the Candy Hearts sticker was an additional order and Bridge 9 is so generous to send me this free CD and a free poster. (The Candy Hearts poster and shirt as well as the free poster was not in the picture because I haven't buy frames for it). 

I already wore the shirt last week :)

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When I bought my Dr. Martens last December, there's an additional order with that and I didn't mentioned it here because I'm patiently looking for a frame that will hold the posters.The posters was a photograph of Paramore taken by Sam Desantis and it arrived January and since then I was looking for the perfect frame that's 11x17 but I can't find one. There's a 12x16 in a bookstore that cost almost $7 each but that will not be a perfect fit and then I found a 11x17 locally that cost $10 each not included the shipping fee and I need 3 frames! I don't know why it took me so long to realize that I can find one in the states and the frames were my order last July 4th. The frames that I ordered cost $12 for 3 frames at Walmart I just spend $20 for everything including the shipping fee straight to my house. Do the math.

I still have a few posters to be framed and I think I'll buy the frames next time. I know I will never find the right size here and I will never waste time again looking for the right size in the mall because the other posters were 12x18 and 18x24 and I already found the same frames that I ordered on Walmart and I just need a budget and everything will be okay. If this posters waited months to be framed then the others can wait too. Not to mention that my 18x24 posters are with me now for years. I think a little more waiting game will not hurt.

I just need to figure out on which side of my room to hang this. 

Again, Thank you Californila and I think its safe to say thank you specifically to Jane who arranged my orders. Thank you so much and I hope you will never stop doing this kind of business because its amazing. Thank you and till next time! :)

Seriously, what are you waiting? Don't waste time roaming around the mall go online and shop in the US via Californila! 

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Californila Experience 2.0

One thing I know when I discovered Californila, I will now shop in the states. Hahaha! (you can read my 1st purchase with them here)

Well, actually that's true because all the products in here are the same or late collection. There are so many people in the mall, limited colors or style on shoes/bags. Somehow, its good that I'm not petite or else I'm also buying dresses now.

Shoes and bags will be the death of me. There are so many nice shoes in the states!!!!!!!!!!!

And my 2nd transaction with them involve a shoes and a *** (I can't tell it yet but when it arrive here, I will). Again, this package was supposed to arrive by January or February but the 1st product arrive here December 9 and I was surprised. I was speechless.

I'm actually controlling myself on buying stuff but since my other order is only available for a limited time, I grabbed the opportunity to get a shoes on Dr. Martens that's ON SALE!!!!

Yes its a Dr. Martens but no, its not a boots.

Say hello to my Finchley! :D

I love it because its a different style and its floral. And its a Dr. Martens! Originally it was $60 but I got it for $36.

I'm addicted to shoes. Yes, I am.

Living in Manila and you want something different, get something from the US, have business with Californila :)

"Chocolate is good but shoes are carb-free"

Californila Experience

Yes, you read that right, "Californila" means California to Manila. As on what I've read, they are a previous online store in Multiply and they just upgraded they're service into a magical one.

I saw them when I was browsing my newsfeed on facebook and one of my friends liked their page and I just starting to read the stuff on their website. Usually, I don't want to entertain myself with those kind of services because I'm afraid but I started to ask questions via e-mail and I've decided to get (probably) the stuff that I'm dying to have lately. There are these options if you want to use your credit card or you will let them bought the items for you using their credit card. The shipping is cheap but its also depends on the size of the things that you bought and I believe that 5-7 weeks (via sea cargo) of waiting is bearable if you really wanted the product (yeah, I know the waiting game sucks but it will be worth it once you got the product or maybe shift your shipping details to air cargo for it will arrive in 1-2weeks!)

Of course there are some rules to follow but they are very accommodating (I can't mention names because they're probably not one person who access their e-mail so...) I asked a lot of questions before I ordered my thing and every question was answered.

I ordered my stuff around October 22nd then my 2 items arrived at their address just in time and just because I think it was magical since it was the 'United States' where most of your stuff can be ordered on the internet and just wait for a few days or pay more for it to be shipped within 24 hours.

Here's the actual process that I did:

Sample product: a Dr. Martens boots (there are a lot of website that sells Dr. Martens but if your buying on a different site rather than on their own website, there are limited style that's available and prices will be either cheaper or not)

Step 1: email the link of the item you really wanted and they will give you estimate of how much it will cost you if you want to use your own credit card or you will use theirs.

Step 2: if your order is final and you already got the full estimate bill including the shipping that you choose and size of your product, you can now deposit to their bank account

Step 3: after depositing, they need a proof so, send them a picture of your deposit slip (of course it depends if you will use their credit card or if you'll use your own)

Step 4: As soon as they received the proof that you already pay the half of your bill, they will e-mail you the address and other information you need and you can now order the item (if you choose to use your own credit card) but I think if you're going to use theirs, then probably they will order it after they got your e-mail with the down payment

Step 5: the waiting game. Waiting for the product that you bought to arrive in their address for a few days since its the 'United States'. Lol

Step 6: when your item arrive, they will give you some heads up and probably the worst because they make you so excited, they send you a picture of your order! Haha

Step 7: another waiting game. Waiting for mostly the other orders to arrive in their California address then it will already be shipped to Manila.

Step 8: weeks of waiting game. 1-2 weeks if via air and 5-7 weeks if via sea

Step 9: once your order arrived in their QC address, they will send you a message that your order is finally in Manila and you have to pay your balance so it will be shipped on your house or you can also have meet ups or pick it up on QC.

Step 10. Enjoy what you bought. :D

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If I'm going to give you advice on shopping internationally, just pick something that isn't available in here. When I browse the internet and when all of this website that I'm subscribing via e-mail, I do check reviews, I research if it is available in local stores/online stores and if not then go for it but if its available then don't go for it you can always have a time to check it on your own in the mall and some online stores do really have a cheaper price compared to mall prices. But the US websites usually have a gift code where you can score discounts and some have on-sale products for weeks!      

As on what I bought, I posted this wishlist couple of months ago and I'm really dying to have it. And since I think I need a black sneakers, this one is so perfect and since I think it will never be available in here, I decided to get it.

Vans Sk8-Hi Platform!!!!!!! I bought this product on Karmaloop (my somehow favorite website right now)

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As crazy as I am and I don't care if you call me weird or if its pathetic, I don't care. Meet my DSLR wheel of filters!

as on my previous post , instead of getting a lomo camera (I know there's still a lot difference) but since I'm on a budget, I decided to get this. I got this on (my new favorite camera accessory store) Photojojo.com

Before they shipped it out, my aunt ask me if I know the very famous right now the 'Cookie Butter' (duh of course I know it) she want to order so I added her order and the staff of Californila is so good that they let me add some 4 jars of cookie butter last minute without asking me to deposit again because the first deposit was just 1/4 of what my total bill was.

I already tried the Krispy Kreme Cookie Butter edition but I think tasting the one that came from the jar itself is different.

Honestly, my product was going to arrive in the first week of December but last November 9, 2013, I received a text message that my order is already here in Manila. (I think an order was shipped via air and my order was just so lucky to be in it) Thank you guys! :)

I'm happy that I tried it and I will definitely will use their service again next year. :) I'm actually planning already what to buy! Hahaha (actually, I used their service again and I'm just waiting for my stuff to arrive and I'll blog about it once I got the products)

I will recommend them to my friends and of course to you too if you want to shop in the US and you're here in Manila.

Enjoy shopping!

To the whole Californila team, thank you so much for doing this kind of service and thank you for always answering my questions. More power to you guys. :)

"Its hard to find when you're looking" - Criminal Minds S08E23