How I Shop on Taobao, A Tutorial 

My bank account was hoping this tutorial would be difficult and confusing. My heart is super happy that this tutorial is clear and helpful. 😍Thank you for making this video!

This timing is perfect! I was just starting to look up more advice on how to shop on Taobao!!

I've been wary about shopping on Taobao because I thought it would be difficult, but now I may actually give them a try.

This is the number one most important lolita video out RN xD and super easy to follow and pretty and you make shopping on TaoBao look like such a breeze! I've been using Spreenow for a while and they're alright but with these tips (esp w/ the keywords), I feel like it'll be so much easier next time I do a shopping service order!!! Thank you so much for doing this!!! ^^

Thanks so much for this video! I always found Taobao to be a bit intimidating so this is really helpful :)

I've been looking for a tutorial like this for such a long time thank you!

Thank you! I’ve been an admirer of Lolita for years, but actually buying it has always been kind of intimidating, so I’ve only bought a few things off of resell sites. I think I’m going to save up for a bigger taobao order now though!

Thank you!! This was such a clear and concise guide, I will definitely be trying this method when I try my first order from there!!

I just found your channel and I’m amazed! You’re so underrated and such a good RU-vidr, i hope that other people will find your channel and give you a subscribe! 💖

I cannot thank you enough for this video! Thank you for making this step-by-step video

I am so grateful for your video! I'm a fairly experienced lolita but I've never purchased from taobao via shopping services. I think you just provided me with enough motivation to try :D

Great video! love how its getting me into Lolita so i cant wait!!

been doing taobao since 2014 but watching to support and see what you do different. also i LOVE the drawing on :50 minute! so cute.

Thank you so much for posting this! You've given me way more confidence to purchase off taobao. I was having trouble choosing between Superbuy, Agent42, Focus, or using a shopping agent and I think you've given me the confidence to try doing it myself using this service :)

DUDE. PERFECT VIDEO. Clear information and you have lovely speech. Thank you.

Thank you so so much for making this video! 💕 Taobao can be very intimidating. You were very thoughtful and i feel like you covered almost everything! Definitely feels less scary! 💖 Very helpful! I recently put in my first taobao Order, but i had no idea what was The best shipping option was for my country. And I've yet to figure out how to do custom sizing for dresses on taobao. 😅

Thank you for making this video! 💖 I have linked this in my Taobao haul videos as I am always asked how to shop from Taobao but I've never checked out myself as I go in group orders with friends who know how to 😝

Thank you!!! I’m quite new to the Lolita style and I really appreciate this video

This is a much needed video. Thank you!

Thank you so much!!!! I at first went on taobao today and was so confused on how to purchase or buy anything. Even how to make a search!😅😅Your tips make it so easy and understandable! Thanks a million!

This is such a great video! Taobao can be a confusing thing to navigate but you broke it down really well here :)

This is so helpful! I've tried looking directly on taobao before just to check it out and it was confusing to navigate for me, so I just have been using a taobao reseller. I think I will try this next time :) Thank you so much for posting this!!

Oh my GOD, thank you so much for making this video. You're an AMAZING human being!

this was so helpful and easy to understand! thank you!

wow i've never used an image translator before how amazing.

Omg lolita tips Tumblr! I used to read that blog religiously when I was first starting out almost a decade ago

as a new lolita (im 17) i thank you, you have earned a loyal subscriber :)

SO HELPFUL!! thank you so much

About to order my first item from there- an infanta bag that originally would cost me like 69$ on glitzy wonderland that I'm getting for 34$ thank you so much for helping a lot of lolitas with this stuff :) it really just helped me with saving money

August 5th, 2021 I’ll watch this soon!!

This is so helpful, thank you so much!

Great video, thank you. I was thinking of going on this site to find things, not for lolita, but for my BJDs. Your video was informative.

Great tutorial! ❤️

I cant browse taobao without needing to create an account (my phone number got banned) but luckily i can copy the link address, put it into my service and it mostly works 💪 finding stuff is so hard though

Callista: use a translator Me, a chinese person: ha, you fool, i'm already one step ahead of you Just kidding im nearly illiterate in chinese lol

This was so helpful !! Tysm !!

wow i never learned was merge same baby meant! thanks for teaching me new tricks.

👏👏👏👏👏Thank you so much! What a great video! Very helpful.

ahh ty!!! this is so helpful

tysm for this video! I’ve been looking for a way to purchase directly from taobao because shipping prices for shopping services are expensive and the items are upcharged so much. Hopefully everything works out for my order!

This is a wonderful video thank you

This was super informative! Thank you so much! Also unrelated, I love that your colors for the video are the trans pride colors.

Ooh, image translation and keywords were definitely things I es missing. Didn't even think of browsers with translation built in!

Hihii, I'm a new lolita buyer and I want to know if parcelup (Taobao FOCUS) is still a good website.

For the shipping cost, is there any way to know how much it will cost? I dont rlly understand how the second payment shipping costs work on taobao so im too scared to order.

Hi. Thank you so much for an extremely helpful video. I wonder if how taobao focus calculates the shipping fee from China to the US? Is it based on the weight of the item being shipped? Thank you

You know she’s a teacher. She reviewed that lesson at the end!

I've never used this shopping service, but I'll give it a chance next time. I've used 2 others before.

Can you buy directly from Taobao Focus without a Taobao account?

may i ask what is the price adjustment feature (see 3:15) that's seen on every product before adding it to my cart? Can I really put any amount and pay for the amount i put in the price adjustment? Also thank you so much for this helpful video!!

hey! two quick questions :) how much was the domestic shipping in the first payment? and at 8:18, is the $73 for the international shipping fee alone?

Qhy can we just purchase directly from Taobao?

I'm so glad that shopping services exist. I can't purchase on taobao because they require a chinese ID/passport verification.

I love how they directly translate ita bag to pain bag 😂😂😂

Are the measurements on taobao Chinese measurements if so do we have to convert for us measurements ?? If so which site ya recommend for that and also which image translator do ya recommend ?:)

Thank you for this video! 💖💖 I am trying to buy a pre order dress that’s Night Witch Sweetheart but I’m scared it’s not the whole entire set because it is only 46 dollars where on devil inspired it was 188 usd, idk if I’m doing it right 😓

Can I ask how can we buy 2 dress but with different colors? ( Like one red and one blue ). We have to buy it individually or we have a button to buy at the same time? ( because I saw we can choose the quantity that I wonder if we can pick 2 colors for 2 dress at that time )

Question; how long does the entire shipping process take? Because I'm worried mine won't arrive in time

do you know what it means when it has deposit next to the size or color? half if not all dresses say deposit or fifth batch of payment and i dont know what that means and IF it is a deposit how do i pay the rest

" TRACKING YOUR PACKAGE!...." I laughed so hard, am going to hell..Am so bad lol XD

Thanks for the helpful information. I have a question though. How do you see stuff on Taobao? Every time I go there I get the frame with just blank and a pop-up in chinese. I've followed links and stuff and it's always the same. I can't seem to even look at the site at all. I tried to search on a shopping service and unless I had a direct link from a video description, I found nothing. I've come to the point that I feel like Taobao shopping is impossible and I need to stick to resellers. (though the reseller I used lowered the value of my order for customs so I didn't have to pay... In Canada anything over $20 has customs and duty fees. My $35 Bodyline order had $30 shipping and $30 customs & duty fees!) .

does this work for shipping to the uk?

I made my first purchase on TaobaoFocus, made the first payment, and then the next day I got an email saying there had been an update. I checked my order and several items had their prices changed to skyrocketed prices and they were asking for an additional $200 for the first payment. Has this happened to you/Is this normal?

How can I find plus size Lolita dresses on here? Do I just type in “plus size Lolita dress”?

i need hellppp, i tried searching on taobao and it keeps leading me to this “login or register” thingy and i try to register and like when i put my phone number in to get a verification code i don’t get a verification code :((

Do we still need to pay customs fees beyond all the shippings?

Is it absolutely necessary to use a shopping service for international orders? I ordered an item directly from Aurora&Ariel. Will they cancel my order? :(

Do you think its safe to pay with credit/debit on TaoBao Focus? We dont really use paypal in my country and I'm always a bit nervous putting my credit card information on a site im not familiar with, I would love to hear what you think first! Also I'm from Sweden btw, idk what kind of diffrence that makes when buying from/through TaoBao/TaoBao Focus.

Merge baby 🍼

Wait so the money for the first payment and the second payment are separate?

Can you buy any lolita dresses off of taobao? Or are there replicas there too?

My items were canceled when I ordered them, and requested a refund. Will I get my money back?

this seems very expensive...do they charge super dare for the 2nd shipping?

btw, taobao is pronounced more like you’d pronounce tall but with an o and the bao is pronounced almost like ball

Would they ever scam you by marking up the weight of the items?

hello, they charge you for the weight of your package, then they ask you to do second payment, according to how much your products weigh. can someone tell me how much an average lolita dress weighs?

Did taobao focus close. I googled it and its not coming up

Is TBF now called Parcel Up?

You've created a monster, thanks for the help.

how long does shipping take?

How do I register for taobao? I put in my number and never got a text

Me with my laptop that can't use chrome *cries*

Placed my first order I’m honestly so nervous. I really hope this goes well and I don’t run into any problems. But I do have a question if the second payment price is too high. Is there a way I can get a refund for everything? 😅 I wish they could give me an estimate of the second payment. I’m so nervous right now. Also when they look at the item and send me pictures of the item if the item does not match what I purchased, would I be able to get a refund for that too? @Callista