Ikea: Benzyland Antique Map Pillow

Pretty much LOVE mostly anything not tacky with maps, so when I saw this at Ikea today, it took everything in me to not buy it. But by no means is this pillow expensive--it's only 12.99 right now. I'm on a budget, and I'm not allowed to buy things I don't really need at the moment, so I had to pass it up. But it's really nice!


It's pretty soft considering it's supposed to be a decorative pillow. It's not two sided because it has buttons on the back for cleaning the pillow cover and replacing the insert. 50x50 if I'm not mistaken. Awesome pillow.

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Wholesale7.net Review

I've been really iffy about buying from wholesale7.net. There's only about 5(?) reviews on them that I've seen on youtube and on various fashion blogs. I placed my order on the 24th for the Jeffrey Campbell spiked Lita dupes and ordered nothing else. The shoes costed around 21 dollars and with shipping at around 16, the order ended up at 37 dollars. A steal? Definitely.

I decided to give them a chance and ordered. My order was being "prepared," according to the order status and today they e-mailed me back to tell me that my shoes were not in stock, apparently. :/!! These same shoes were also labeled "NEW" and I made sure to talk to customer support about the shoes before ordering. They immediately credited my account "37.17" at least, and unlike wholesale-dress.net, they credited the shipping too. I'm currently awaiting a full refund to my Paypal account, since I don't think I'll be buying from them anytime soon.

I talked to two customer support reps regarding the shoes and my order: Lily was infuriatingly unhelpful and Kate tried to accommodate to my needs. All in all, I won't be ordering from them for a long while... at least not until they step up their game.

EDIT 7/28 They have refunded me and had me pay the Paypal fees. Great service they have here, charge me an extra 2 dollars for their own blunder. Yeah, definitely not shopping here again. Not for a long while.

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Michael Antonio "Danna" Gladiator Sandals

I ordered these new gladiator sandals in size 8.5. Unfortunately, Discount Coast did not have size 8. My standard size for sandals are around 7.5-8, but I didn't want to risk buying shoes too small for me.

Shipped within 2-3 days of payment with Ontrac and arrived the day after announcing they had shipped my shoes. They arrived in a cardboard box and were individually wrapped lightly inside.

When worn, the ankle straps were somewhat loose, unfortunately. The fit looks "boy-ish," which was kind of what I was going for anyway. The toe straps of the sandals were rather tight compared to the ankle straps. My other pair of gladiator shoes had torn on me, so I needed a quick and cheap replacement and these suffice, despite the loose fit. If I had a choice though, I definitely would've gone down a size.

Fit: 7/10
Look: 9/10
Comfort: 5/10
Shipping: 10/10
Price: 9.5/10

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