Talulabell Review ~ Bucket Bags

Hi everyone,

I’ll be giving my honest review on an online shop I found on Facebook named Talulabell Handmade Crafts (https://www.facebook.com/TalulaBellHandmadeCrafts/). I’ve discovered this page while I was scrolling my cousin’s Facebook timeline. I was always a fan of native products, especially Philippine made since it boosts our Filipino pride. I gladly clicked over their page and saw that they were offering a lot of native products especially bags. The one that got my attention was their new product, which was the Bucket Bags. I find it cute and perfect to wear on a day on the beach. It was exactly what I needed for my summer getaway and so I decided to buy 2 pieces, one for me and one for my cousin since I found the page using her account. I messaged Talulabell through their FB page using my personal account and ordered the Bucket bags from them. In terms of their response rate, I’d give it a 3. It took a while to get a response, I had my response the next day already.

Payments were settled within a week time. Just like any other online shop requires, after payment I sent my proof to them. The one who handled my orders were Maria Joy Olaguera, the said owner of Talulabell. After she confirmed my orders and payment, I was told that the Bucket bags weren’t on hand and it simply means that I have to wait for 2 weeks for the production time. Since my summer vacation is still in the next month, I agreed with her and waited for two weeks. On the second week, I messaged her for an update. As usual, it took another day for a response. Joy told me that they are almost done but she asked for another couple of days to finally finish it. Though a bit disappointed, I had no choice but to wait a bit more. The couple of days she asked became a week, but fortunately, she was able to send it 4 days before my flight for my vacation. I almost lost interest since it took too long but it’s good that they were able to send it still.

The Bucket bags were sent to me via JRS. I was excited to open it; I immediately checked its quality and durability. Honestly, I was so disappointed with the bucket bags. The embroidery on the Bucket bags was untidily done, even how it was weaved. There was a part on the bottom that it was weaved too loose, I could put in my fingers. It could have been acceptable for me if it was only one of the bags I ordered but the damages were in both bags. All in all, I was really not satisfied with the quality and durability of my orders. I had too much expectation since it looked like a legit and trustworthy shop.

I do not recommend this shop to any of you guys. I hope no one would experience this again with this shop. Take mine as an example.

That would be all for today. I hope you learned something. Until next time! 

Talulabell Review ~ Empanada Clutch Abaca Jute

Hello there,

For today’s review, I’ll be giving my honest thoughts on this online shop named Talulabell Handmade Crafts (https://www.facebook.com/TalulaBellHandmadeCrafts/). I had a party a few months ago and the theme was native style. I decided to buy some giveaways from them for that party since I saw that they were selling different kinds of native bags, wallet, and etc. The one that I liked the most as a giveaway was there empanada clutch made from abaca jute. I was glad because they had a variety of colors to choose from, I decided to order in assorted ones. For my transactions, I had messaged them on their Facebook page.

I finished finalizing and paying my orders within a week time. I had my transactions directly with the owner named Joy Olaguera. Since my orders were bulk orders, it was for made to order. Luckily, I decided to order a month and a half before my party. Joy asked me two weeks for production time and of course, I agreed with it. After the weeks passed, I decided to check on my orders since it has been already two weeks. I got Joy’s response the next day, she said that they are almost done; they’re just putting the zippers on. Though a bit delayed than what was promised, I understood since these things are inevitable. I gave them another week to finish all the clutches. After the third week, I messaged her again to ask if the clutches were for shipment. They didn’t respond for a week. I got scared because maybe I was scammed but luckily they sent me the clutches in the fourth week. It took almost a month for it to be shipped, good thing I ordered it way ahead of time because if I hadn’t, I might have been screwed.

The clutches arrived via JRS. I excitedly opened my orders to see what the clutches look like. To be honest, I was really disappointed with their quality. The clutches didn’t look the same as it was on their page. The colors weren’t vibrant, instead they looked a bit washed off, and some of the zippers were already broken. I had to redesign the clutches with beads because it looked too plain since the colors looked washed off. It was a double effort on my part, and of course another additional expense. In all, I was very unsatisfied with my orders.

I would not recommend this shop to anyone. I hope I could save anyone from making the same mistake as I did. 

That’s all for today’s review. Until next time! 

Talulabell Review ~ Ella Bag

Hello Guys,

Today I’ll be giving a review on an online shop and their abaca bags that I bought. I found this online shop on Facebook named Talulabell Handmade Crafts (https://www.facebook.com/TalulaBellHandmadeCrafts/). If you search for handmade crafts on facebook, you’ll see them on top. The page looked presentable and trustworthy and so I thought that they’d be good. While scrolling down their post, I have found some really nice designs of abaca bags. I downloaded the images and sent them a message that I’ll be ordering the bags. They responded to me the next day.

My orders were finalized after a week. I paid my orders through bank deposit since it has no extra charge. I took a picture of my receipt as my proof of payment and sent it to them. Afterwards, they confirmed my orders. I was having my transactions with the owner, Joy Olaguera. She told me that the bags will be for production since it isn’t on hand at the moment. She said they’ll be able to finish the bags within two weeks. It’s a good thing that I wasn’t in a hurry. After two weeks, I asked for an update. She responded the late and her tone was somehow irritated, she said the bags weren’t still done. Though uncomfortable by the tone of her message, I waited for another week. After the third week, I messaged her again but she did not respond. On the fourth week, I still haven’t received the bags. I was already thinking that I have been scammed. I didn’t expect it to happen since they look so legit on their page. I messaged them again and again until they finally responded. They were able to send the bags in the fifth week.

She shipped the abaca bags via JRS. I instantly opened it after I received it so that I could see the quality of the bags. To be honest, I was really disappointed with the bags I ordered. It was messily done, there were also some unfinished stitches on the side. It doesn’t look durable at all as well as it looked like it was done in a rush. Not to mention having to communicate with the Talulabell was really hard. They also don’t take their commitment seriously. All in all, it was a bad experience for me.

I won’t be recommending you this online shop at all. I hope nothing like this happens to you guys.

That’s it for today’s review. I hope you learned something today. See you next time.