Surprise your feet with a Lucky Backpack this holiday season! Grab 3 Suelas footwear for only P1,500!

In the spirit of giving, Suelas has created the Lucky Backpack! They got the idea from the Japanese New Year Tradition of Fukuburoko where merchants sell mystery bags filled with unknown random contents at a substantial discount. Suelas' Lucky Backpacks are labeled according to size. Each backpack contains 3 mystery pairs of Suelas footwear! The bag itself is also a goodie! Check out their signature "World at my feet" drawstring bag:

Sample Lucky Backpack in Size 7. [From: Suelas website]

You're getting 4 Suelas items (and 1 bonus item. Read on to find out what it is!) for the price of 1,500 PHP! Suelas says it could be worth 3,200 to  5,000 PHP a bag!

I ordered mine last Dec 15th and it arrived yesterday (23rd). Before anything else, I'd like to share a lesson I learned: If you're using your browser's auto-fill, always double check before you hit send!

The address I provided didn't have the city and zipcode. Fortunately for me Cristina Cervantes of Suelas emailed me to ask my full shipping address. If not for her, my Lucky Backpack would have been shipped to the province instead of in Metro Manila! Fastrack called me last 22nd too. I informed them that the address is an office and the holiday break starts on the 23rd. There would be no one to receive the item. So they asked for my house address and promised to deliver it the next day. Aaand here it is:

Fastrack

The bagtag is the bonus item! Mine doesn't have a size labeling on it, but all the pairs I received are in the correct size.

World at my feet from Suelas

I usually ask for an OR when I purchase online. Some online sellers forget or simply cannot provide an official receipt. I wasn't able to ask for it when I ordered, but Suelas sent it with my package anyway! Suelas is totally legit guys!

Official Receipt

Lucky Backpack from Suelas

Please excuse my dog! She didn't want to get out of the way! ;)

What I got from left to right:
Monet 1,050 PHP
Cavi 950 PHP (currently on sale for 700) 
Manejo Print 1,000 PHP (currently on sale for 700)

All pairs are from the 2014 collections. 2 out of 3 pairs are currently on sale. All of them are love! The value is already around 2,450 PHP which doesn't include the drawstring bag and the free bag tag! I was charged a shipping fee of 100 PHP.

Full disclosure: This isn't the first time I ordered from Suelas. But I'll have to admit it's been too long since the last one. My first few orders were: a Brogue Grey, and the second one was for a Python Patches! This was waaay back in 2010!

What I liked about it
+Free Bagtag
+Suelas footwear are foldable! Check it out:

 

Folded Monet [Pic from Suelas]

Folded Cavi [Pic from Suelas]

Folded Manejo Print [Pic from Suelas]

+Reusable Bag 
+Philippine-made product.

That said, here's my only feedback about this order and it's about the World at my feet bag. It would have been awesome if the map actually had the Philippines on it right? Regardless, I am happy that I now have cute drawstring bag! Other than that, all the women in my family are 100% happy with this order! This promo is simply purrrfect since there's 3 of us and we all have the same shoe size! ^____^ Only limited Lucky Backpacks are available though! You can order it online at www.suealasonline.com, or buy one at the Suelas HQ in Jupiter.

Before I go, here's a tip:

If you need, you can apply for a Size Exchange:

Only the following conditions will be accommodated for size exchanges:
1. We are notified on the same day you receive the item
2. Additional shipping charges in connection to the exchange will be on the customer’s account
3. Exchange requests for colors will NOT be accepted

To avoid that, please refer to their Size Guide. If you need help with measuring your feet, here's a WikiHow Guide: How to Find Your Shoe Size.


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204 Dona Consolacion Bldg, 122 Jupiter Street,

Salcedo Village Makati

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Where to Buy Dragon Ear Cuff in the Philippines? + Shop Review: Alembong Accessories

I was at the mall earlier this week when I overheard this conversation between two college students:

Dude: Pangarap ko yan nung high school eh! 

Dudette: Alin? 

Dude: Ayun oh. 

Dudette: San nakakabili? 

Dude: Hindi ko nga alam eh. Pero pangarap ko talga yan nung high school! Dati nga bumibili na lang ako ng dalawang hikaw tapos kunwari gagawin kong ganyan.

They were behind me on the escalator and they talked loud enough for me to hear. I'm not sure, but I'm willing to bet they were talking about the dragon ear cuff I was wearing that day. I would have told the dude where I bought mine had he asked me directly, but he didn't. 

One of the reasons why he probably wasn't able to buy an ear cuff since high school is because they're quite hard to find. Ear cuffs are usually not available in jewelry stores here in the Philippines. Even the ones that sell body piercing jewelry don't carry them (or at least the ones I've checked out). Another reason is because he didn't know what they're called. Some stores list them as ear wrap, ear ornaments, or cartilage cuff earrings even. 

Like this guy, I've wanted one for a while now. A while back, I've found a commitment-free dragon ear cuff at ThinkGeek.com:

Dragon Ear Cuff  by Think Geek

It's $37.99 + shipping. That's P1,551.45 + the headache of shipping from the US to the Philippines. Imagine going through the trouble of having a single item shipped from the US and then having it go through the Philippine Bureau of Customs. One day I shall have you! But not today, I'm afraid.

Last February, I did a search on dragon ear cuff and found:

Dragon Ear Cuff (P150) from Alembong Accessories' Facebook Page

Listed by the store Hanger Games on Sulit.com.ph. (As of writing, the website is now called OLX.ph and the store has only one advertisement listed on their member page. It's of a bag and not the dragon ear cuff.)

In the product description they mentioned their Facebook page: Alembong Accessories. I messaged them on Facebook after midnight (because night owl) and they replied within minutes! They were able to answer all my questions about the product. The shop even allowed me to pay through PayPal even though it wasn't listed as an accepted payment method in the description.

After they confirmed that they have received my payment (a few hours after I paid through PayPal) they shipped my order via Xend the next day. I got my package in two days!

Photos taken using my Cherry Mobile Flare HD:

Package delivered via Xend

Comes in Alsa Gulaman Crystal Clear Flavor Box! (jk)

Side by Side still in packaging

Back

Front

'Antique Gold'

'Antique Silver'

Side by Side

Front + Back

The dragon ear cuff is made of zinc alloy. Comes in two colors: Antique Gold and Antique Silver. The earrings are zinc-free and nickle-free. I have sensitive skin, but I haven't had an allergic reaction from these earrings at all. It's important to notoe that the ear cuffs are made only for the left ear. Did I try putting it on my right ear? N-no! But I'll say it would probably look silly.

Dude, if you're out there, make your high school dreams come true! Alembong Accessories is a great shop to buy ear cuffs from!

Alembong Accessories
Contact: (+63) 917 893 2881
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