Fake Mask??

Did my first online shopping for mask about a mth back.. Its the damn hot 我的美丽日记 mask from taiwan.. I got some when i went for my grad trip last yr and think the mask is really cheap and good..

Still had some left over from the trip and its depleting soon, that is why i am willing to try shopping for it online since i wont be able to travel there anytime soon... I came across this blogshop which i found on a online skincare forum and was just in time to take part in the so-called spree..

I placed my orders and transferred my money to the owner.. 1st issue is I did not get any reply from her for ages after the transferred was made with regards to the acknowledgement of the receipt.. 2nd thing that occur is, i found out that there are quite a no. of fake masks out there and there are claims saying that the blogshop which i get my masks from is selling the fake ones.. The owner came out to make clarification and even posted the picture of the mask that she carrying to assure her 'clients'.. So i thought it should be alright and did not go and think too much about it..

Finally she replied my email about a week later after i emailed her asking about the payment.. By then it was about 3 wks from when i made my transfer already.. She told me she did not receive any money from me which is quite impossible cause i had the transaction history in my bank account stating the transfer is through.. So I had to crop out that particular transaction and email to her as a proof of payment..

Then came the issue of her saying that she just found out from the supplier that the masks she brought in came from HK instead of Taiwan but they still came from the same distributor.. By then I am abit sianz already.. I did not cancel my order with her totally even though she say she can give me a refund.. Cause i was thinking she already bought the masks already, if i cancelled my orders jus like that she would be holding quite a no. of the masks.. On top of that, I was also hoping that there wont be a stark difference in the mask......

Today i got the masks and make a comparison with the one that i bought from taiwan... Well, upon comparison u can see a stark difference.. It totally match the description of the fake ones that was posted online.. Uneven edges, non-reflective wording on the side etc.... U can see the difference easily when placed beside the one which i bought earlier...

So i told her to refund me the remaining money to my account.. She quoted me a sum that is different from the earlier one.. Difference is not huge and its also not a matter of principle why i mind about the few cents.. Its more of, the unhappiness which i got from the mask which i highly think is fake ( based on the comparison made and the descriptions of the fake mask since i had never seen the mask from HK b4) and the irresponsible behaviour of hers after i make the payment..


Well, think i better be a cave-woman and guai guai stick to the traditional shopping ba..