Merbellas Thread

[Mermaid Kalliope]

Hey whoa. Sorry it took so long to post... Mernetwork disagreed with my phone for a while.

My tail is actually based on a Flame Angel fish mainly. The markings for the fluke were inspired by guppies (and the new marking shapes), and the shape of the fluke is from a naso tang. It does still need a name, though. :-P

I hope I can afford to ship my tail back (along with any fees for getting it fixed and getting it back) soon. I have fixed my fins, but I really want to just send it back to Raven and have her just do her magic thing.

As for shipping, I'm glad they finally got something that works. :-) I think it's so rude to not pay the shipping. Especially when it's $100+. That's just not right. :-/

New tails look lovely! Phx, glad you can get your tail on better now! :-D

[Winged Mermaid]

It makes angers me that people would have the audacity not to pay shipping. How is that okay? You need to account for shipping.. something that size and weight isn't going to come cheap. If it's more than you expected, put it on a credit card so you can pay it down. Don't stick someone else with your bill. If you can't be responsible about your order, don't order at all!

[Sirena The Coral Reef Koi]

Okay so I stand corrected knowing that your tail is 95% complete and waiting for it to be shipped is the worst/hardest thing!

[Merman Arion]

It makes angers me that people would have the audacity not to pay shipping. How is that okay? You need to account for shipping.. something that size and weight isn't going to come cheap. If it's more than you expected, put it on a credit card so you can pay it down. Don't stick someone else with your bill. If you can't be responsible about your order, don't order at all!

I agree with you. I just submitted my order to Organic Armor for a merman circlet matching with my tail and they sent to me a PayPal invoice with shipping included (100$ for the circlet and 55$ for shipping).

I think this is the proper way to do it

I hope things will get better soon for Raven. It has to be.
I don't want her to be discouraged because of some people here and outside the community.




Envoyé de mon iPhone à l'aide de Tapatalk

[Kishiko]

It makes angers me that people would have the audacity not to pay shipping. How is that okay? You need to account for shipping.. something that size and weight isn't going to come cheap. If it's more than you expected, put it on a credit card so you can pay it down. Don't stick someone else with your bill. If you can't be responsible about your order, don't order at all!

totally agree re with you! When you order a tail you should know what your getting into. If you don't even plan for expensive shipping, why are you buying one?

[shimmygoddess]

Okay so I stand corrected knowing that your tail is 95% complete and waiting for it to be shipped is the worst/hardest thing!

Yep! I noticed in the beginning I didn't care, b/c I new it would take a while, but this last month or two is so hard. LOL Esp now, when I know it is shipping. LOL. We will probably get ours the same time

[MermaidMichelle]

I can imagine; I have obsessive-compulsive disorder! Fortunately I have a rather unique mission upon which to focus, but I know that come September-November or thereabouts a part of my mind will always be going on about how my unboxing/tail-donning videos will go (will the latter be 2 hours long? Will my legs be slippery enough? Were my measurements accurate enough for the tail to fit properly on my strange hermaphrodite frame? Will I be overzealous and risk damaging my first silicone tail the first time I put it on? etc.) and how much of my life I can spend with mermaiding-related activities. Whew; it feels like I just vented!

As for your tail Kailani, it appears we may be of kindred spirit. You based your tail on a Flame Angel Fish, and I based mine on a fiery angel!

[Ariel-Starfish]

Eeep! Just read 4 pages that I missed (and I check this tread daily) lol

[Mer-Crazy]

Hello beautiful Mermaids, do you own any Merbella wears? Please comment below any mermaid goodies you have purchased or received as a gift from us! I will also be updating our "Customer Photos" album soon, so if you would like to add any photos of you in your Merbella designs please email them to--->Merbellaclient@gmail.com *This email is for existing customers ONLY please. If you don't have any photos yet, feel free to still shoot over an email to say Hi with your name and products purchased. We will be using this new email to keep better touch with clients for upcoming sales and *Merbella Perks* in the future. As an existing customer, we feel you deserve some special attention for all the love and support.
Mermaid Raven

So I'm just quickly chucking this post Raven made on facebook out there (hence why I couldn't screen cap it) with a few questions. So this email is only for people who have already ordered from her, I think is what she's saying here. So people who want to order from her but never have still use the old email? On the plus side since we've established 90% of people can't read hopefully this email won't get flooded with more tail requested. On the downside I think people will start harassing her from both emails now, thinking maybe sending it to the other may get them some kind of special attention. I think it's a good idea, don't get me wrong, but I feel like many people are going to try to take advantage of it. Unless she has some way of making it so that only certain people can email it.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Let's hope that people try to use their heads on this one


Sent from my shellphone using Tapatalk

[AniaR]

Yes I thought so too we had a discussion lol. Hopefully with a dedicated email just for clients communication will be more streamlined

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

[MermaidMichelle]

Yes, let's hope people think with their heads rather than their tails...lol

[Ariel-Starfish]

Yes. I hope people do read.

[Ariel-Starfish]

Yep! I noticed in the beginning I didn't care, b/c I new it would take a while, but this last month or two is so hard. LOL Esp now, when I know it is shipping. LOL. We will probably get ours the same time

I just read U got your tail today? Could i post some pictures? <3

[drucilla]

Can she take tails in or out depending on weight loss or gain?

[Mermaid Wesley]

I know she will take tails in


Sent from my shellphone using Tapatalk

[AniaR]

Can she take tails in or out depending on weight loss or gain?

she took my tail in but after she does all that it's best to add a dorsal fin because it's better to make a seam down the back to take in.

[MermaidMichelle]

That is clever thinking! Daryl Hannah's tail in Splash! has a very-noticeable seam along its side, which suggests that Raven's Merbella Studios tails are actually more realistic!

[Kishiko]

Yeah I really hope people don't start just spamming the new email /:

[Phoenix Mermaid]

Hey whoa. Sorry it took so long to post... Mernetwork disagreed with my phone for a while.

My tail is actually based on a Flame Angel fish mainly. The markings for the fluke were inspired by guppies (and the new marking shapes), and the shape of the fluke is from a naso tang. It does still need a name, though. :-P

I hope I can afford to ship my tail back (along with any fees for getting it fixed and getting it back) soon. I have fixed my fins, but I really want to just send it back to Raven and have her just do her magic thing.

As for shipping, I'm glad they finally got something that works. :-) I think it's so rude to not pay the shipping. Especially when it's $100+. That's just not right. :-/

New tails look lovely! Phx, glad you can get your tail on better now! :-D

Thank you Kailani!

I had set aside $200 for shipping my tail back before I even sent it to her. I had remembered hearing about people not paying shipping and I wanted to make sure the money was ready for when she shipped it back to me. So I paid like 3 days after I got my tail, that's only because I had to wait for the bank transfer into paypal.
It's defiantly a good thing to think/estimate shipping costs, especially if your doing a rush order and expect it to be shipped back to you ASAP.
I wasn't sure if Raven was going to invoice me before or after, but the tail deadline was April 1st, and I needed it by the 12th, so I paid for 2Day shipping to get it in time to practice in it before my event. 2Day shipping was around $180, and I kind of expected to pay that much.