You probably would have heard about the Korean online clothing shopping mall: Zipia. They do stock some really pretty looking clothes, shoes and accessories especially for girls. Guys fret not, they also have some neat ones for us too.

So what is the fuss with yet another online shopping site? There are countless out there anyway. To be fair, the items are priced slightly higher compared to Gmarket which is probably the most famous online shopping site in Asia. However on a personal note, I do feel that quality-wise, it is not any better than Zipia.

Another reason to choose it over Gmarket would be not needing to be overly-cautious of the seller you are buying from. There is no need to go through the reviews of the seller before considering buying any item just to assure yourself that he/her is not some cheat. I definitely feel way more at ease shopping at Zipia.

“If you fancy something from Zipia, just go and buy it already!”. Well, all of that sounds good except for the minimum USD $300 order. I am not prepared to go on a shopping frenzy just to meet that requirement.

All is not lost. There is a blog shop called Zipia Madness started in 2008 which organize shopping sprees. Unlike what their name suggests, they actually handle many other sprees apart from Zipia ones.

As with all sprees, the minimum total amount has to be met before any order can be placed (USD $800 in this case). You need not worry though, in my experience with them thus far, they have always managed to go through their sprees without any delays. If you are still unsure, the latest one had USD $3,406 worth of orders.

So now you are ready to start placing an order with Zipia Madness but before you do, be clear on their terms & conditions and the additional charges which accompany each purchased item. These details can be found on their site. Unfortunately, Zipia Madness only do local (Singapore) orders. Sorry international friends.

My purchases have taken on average about 2-3 weeks to arrive from the date the order was officially placed (not the date you make payment to them). I have always made it a point to use registered postage so tracking can then be done on my item(s). Very handy to have when things go missing (it has not happened yet).

Rest assured that they can be trusted and that they are no scam, I have been buying items from Zipia through them a couple of times now and there has been no problems so far.

If you are interested in keeping up with the periodic announcements they might have, you can follow their blog or like their Facebook page.

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