New Chapp on the block

My first Mama Chapp

My first Mama Chapp

Today I finally got my first Mama Chapp doll and boy do I love her. I got bumped with customs fees and they held her hostage for several days, but finally she came home this morning at around 10:00am. Love at first sight would probably be the best way to explain seeing her. She is just the sweetest little thing and I always love unwrapping a brand new toy, nothing beats that feeling. Yes some may argue that it’s childish, but I don’t care, I love throwing myself into cute new toys grinning from ear to ear. I never grew out of that.

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Goody-Japan, shopping service review.

Goody-Japan review

There comes a time I think in everybody’s life where something you want just can’t be found in your homeland. Well, if you share a love of things from Japan anyway, you will encounter this dilemma for sure.

I have encountered this dilemma many a time, being an avid fan of dollfie dream’s buying from Japan is one of the very few ways for a UK resident to get anything. Lately over the last several months, I’ve been pining for a different type of doll. One that is perhaps even harder to get then dollfie dream.

I wanted a Mama Chapp doll and virtually the only way to get one is via Yahoo Japan. So for me to buy on Yahoo Japan, I needed to use a 3rd party bidding service.

After comparing fees and such with a few sites, I settled on using  Goody-Japan.

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