The Flexi-8 / Lilla Rose Thread

[enfys]

My haul arrived! The tracking hadn't updated with Globegistics because it wasn't scanned in, but it progressed as normal. I emailed Lilla Rose who checked and found it was in the UK yesterday. I got a card this morning for £30 handling charge and tax, but I calculated it would be that before ordering, so it's all good.

Anyone with weird tracking should try emailing as if orders are lost,we're running out of time for international shipping to allow delivery before the Christmas break.

Am I imagining the XLs are all smaller than a few years ago? The are bigger than my old Ls but all seem smaller despite the sticks being the same length.

[Cinnamonagouti]

Or when it takes longer you can count on a fee? It never takes that long for me after all, but then I have never had to pay a fee either.

In Sweden you're only liable for customs if the total value exceeds 1500 SEK (about 162 USD), so it shouldn't be a problem in my case as my order is only worth 22 USD. I have to pay 25% VAT but other than that i shouldn't get any fees.

[Cinnamonagouti]

I wish my order would arrive soon!! The tracking page has been stuck at "in transit to country" for nine days now. I'm planning to cut my hair back to hip (or a little shorter) but for some reason I really want to try on the flexis with my current length first.

The package is in Stickholm now! So hopefully it will arrive to me tomorrow

[Crystawni]

Nice haul, enfys! My tracking stopped once my order reached my country a week ago, then...

Yay, KittyBird! That's sweet!

My order went through so much easier this year, even though I had to re-do my pre-sale cart with the discounts included. And then I made it to the free shipping amount, only to find one of my items was even cheaper at checkout, so had to go back and add something else, because, yanno, goodies in hand be much more betters than throwing money away on a potential freebie.

My damage, after patiently waiting for months, and months, and months until this sale to buy:
Sea Treasures--mini
Flip Flops, and Dragon--small
Dark Camel, Black, and Beige leather thingies--small
Cream leather thingy--XL (small was sold out before the sale, but this ended up being my cheaper-at-checkout buy).
Aurora Borealis U Pins, and a squared Rose Gold U Pin.

My order arrived this morning, and it all checks out well! Phew! Actually, I'm stoked! I'm also glad I bought the small sized leather thingies for my ponytails instead of downsizing them. Even though, when laying them on top of my medium metal flexis, they're bigger, once I thread one of my sticks through them they're a tight fit. A squeeze, even, although I get the same squeeze with my normal small flexis. Pics will come in the next few days.

[Kake]

I'm in love! My first flexis have arrived and I adore them.

[Mammasaurusrex]

Is there anyone here that sells these that would like to be my consultant? I don't have the money currently but I would like to purchase some soon.

[Crystawni]

Here are pics of my Black Friday order that arrived yesterday:




And for comparison, a size medium over the small leather 8, and size mega over the XL leather 8.
Below that are 2 small flexis as viewed from above; the leather one with a Maple Burl stick. Neither give me any wriggle room in a ponytail.




All in action apart from the AB U pins for now as my hair was driving me nuts, sticking to my hands waaaaay too much in this humidity. The flattened, hammered ends of the squared U Pin are a little tricky to get in--gently, so no hairs get pulled, but it's light and holds up beautifully (I'd say it's comparable to my Quattro StarLites). As for those leather 8s? They are AMAZING! So light, grip tight and hold like a rock without you knowing they're there. And for ponytails and styles that touch your skin, there's no metal to deal with. They work equally well with acrylic sticks like Ead and ONN, as well as twisty sticks like CM and Mamacats, as well as other wooden sticks like the Maple Burls I've used with my small leather 8s.


Dark Camel leather 8, Beige Leather 8, and Dragon: small





Black Leather 8, and Flip Flops: small




Sea Treasures: mini/XXS, Squared Rose Gold U Pin, Cream Leather 8: XL in a rushed plopped bun (thanks to rain incoming) that does this 8 no favours (stick is from Crockett Mountain)

[SwordWomanRiona]

Got the November flexi of the month, really like it

[hobbitlocks]

It looks so nice in your hair, SWR!

[eadwine]

Flexi that is being exchanged, the North Star, I just got a partial return in my paypal for shipping the thing to Germany, and I have a new tracking number now for the replacement Flexi.

Wait and see how this is going to go!

I don't know if I got the shipping fee returned because of the note on the return form (told them in no uncertain terms that I was NOT happy with having to pay return shipping for something that is THEIR fault), or because my consultant called them.

Either way, things are rolling again.