And so I participated in my first ever Duck Battle last Monday night (or should I say Tuesday morning??!!) for the 2016 KL Duck.
The experience, was interestingggggg to say the least. First and foremost, I wasn't even planning to participate hence forgot about the whole restock date. That night, I had fallen asleep at about 11ish, only to be awaken at 1am by a cranky Ian. (We're still struggling with making him sleep on his own bed... Grrrr thanks Hubby!) After calming him down, I sleepily grabbed my phone to check the time and for some weird reason, I remembered about the restock. (A dear neighbour had also reminded me that morning.) I texted the said neighbour to check whether she was awake... and she was! By then, dah pecah mengantuk and I took it as a sign that I was meant to participate.
By then it was half past 1 in the morning. I took out my laptop and started going through my work emails while monitoring the comments on the Duck Group Instagram. Seriously, that is the best way to find out the latest and greatest information during a launch or restock battle. Read ahead, and you will find out why.
At 2am my neighbour called it quits. Some comments on Instagram even suggested that the restock may even be at 8am. But I wasn't quite ready to give up just yet. I guess my perseverance paid off, as the scarves started appearing on the webpage at around 315am. As expected, the comments on Instagram alerted me on the start of the Duck Battle.
Unfortunately, although some folks commented that they could see and even buy the scarves, I couldn't see them on my laptop. After a few excruciating minutes, I tried loading the page on my mobile. The scarves appeared, but every time I clicked to buy, it kept bringing me to the Duck main page. It was damn frustrating! Up until someone commented to click the wish list button and purchase it from that page. By the time I figured it out, the colours of my choice, the Ash Blue and Grey were long sold out. But I managed to snare the Olive (plus one extra for future swaps *giggles*), Maroon, Deep Blue and White. By the time I made all my payments, it was 4am. Then someone mentioned that if you waited long enough, they might release the stocks from those yang payments sangkut or whatever. I actually waited till 5am, staring at my laptop, refreshing F5 like a crazy woman. In the end I threw in the towel and went to bed.
My view of the battle? Payment was swift and easy. No crashes, "bad gateway" or stuff like that. But if it wasn't for the debacle about the broken link, I'm pretty sure I would have managed to get my coveted Ash Blue. Ah... dah namanya takde rezeki. Looks like I've got to go hunting on #duckscsarvestoletgo again!
So would I do the battle again? I believe I will. The Fashion Valet webpage has improved tremendously, and for that they must be given due credit. I just need to make sure I apply leave the day after my next Duck Battle. Mengantuk gila the next morning. I was yawning non stop by evening. Ahhh, the crazy things I do to satisfy my shopaholic urges.
The experience, was interestingggggg to say the least. First and foremost, I wasn't even planning to participate hence forgot about the whole restock date. That night, I had fallen asleep at about 11ish, only to be awaken at 1am by a cranky Ian. (We're still struggling with making him sleep on his own bed... Grrrr thanks Hubby!) After calming him down, I sleepily grabbed my phone to check the time and for some weird reason, I remembered about the restock. (A dear neighbour had also reminded me that morning.) I texted the said neighbour to check whether she was awake... and she was! By then, dah pecah mengantuk and I took it as a sign that I was meant to participate.
By then it was half past 1 in the morning. I took out my laptop and started going through my work emails while monitoring the comments on the Duck Group Instagram. Seriously, that is the best way to find out the latest and greatest information during a launch or restock battle. Read ahead, and you will find out why.
At 2am my neighbour called it quits. Some comments on Instagram even suggested that the restock may even be at 8am. But I wasn't quite ready to give up just yet. I guess my perseverance paid off, as the scarves started appearing on the webpage at around 315am. As expected, the comments on Instagram alerted me on the start of the Duck Battle.
Unfortunately, although some folks commented that they could see and even buy the scarves, I couldn't see them on my laptop. After a few excruciating minutes, I tried loading the page on my mobile. The scarves appeared, but every time I clicked to buy, it kept bringing me to the Duck main page. It was damn frustrating! Up until someone commented to click the wish list button and purchase it from that page. By the time I figured it out, the colours of my choice, the Ash Blue and Grey were long sold out. But I managed to snare the Olive (plus one extra for future swaps *giggles*), Maroon, Deep Blue and White. By the time I made all my payments, it was 4am. Then someone mentioned that if you waited long enough, they might release the stocks from those yang payments sangkut or whatever. I actually waited till 5am, staring at my laptop, refreshing F5 like a crazy woman. In the end I threw in the towel and went to bed.
My view of the battle? Payment was swift and easy. No crashes, "bad gateway" or stuff like that. But if it wasn't for the debacle about the broken link, I'm pretty sure I would have managed to get my coveted Ash Blue. Ah... dah namanya takde rezeki. Looks like I've got to go hunting on #duckscsarvestoletgo again!
So would I do the battle again? I believe I will. The Fashion Valet webpage has improved tremendously, and for that they must be given due credit. I just need to make sure I apply leave the day after my next Duck Battle. Mengantuk gila the next morning. I was yawning non stop by evening. Ahhh, the crazy things I do to satisfy my shopaholic urges.
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| The broken link shopping cart and the tricky wishlist 'heart' button. *sigh* |
Why do you do this to yourself? (Is what I ask myself too cuz I've done it myself)... Heheh
ReplyDeleteHahahaha kannnnnnn. Why do I subject myself to this torture. I think only shopaholics can relate to us kut hehehehe
Deleteit's crazy and fun at the same time...the best adrenalin rush .
ReplyDeleteI agree. The adrenaline rush once you manage to purchase one, is indescribable. On the other hand, if you get it in your cart but it becomes out of stock before you can pay for it.... Grrrrrrrrr!!! ;)
DeleteI didn't know they were selling the KL scarf as I love the design. Bummer. Missed this. But for RM200 maybe it is better I hadn't known.
ReplyDeleteHaha but now you know and it's going to drive you crazy, ke tak? Hahahaha... You probably have better self restraining skills than I do ;)
DeleteI think because they released the scarves during wee hours of the morning that the "bad gateway" problem doesn't happen anymore. So it's down to those who are prepared to battle and go to war to get their scarves!! I do enjoy reading people's duckbattle tho! hehe glad you manged to score a FEW! hehe
ReplyDeleteYes, it is truly a Duck Battle - it's a battle of whether you can tahan mata tunggu the release, and whether your fingers are fast enough in clicking the check out button. The feeling afterwards... super awesome! But then the next day mengantuk masa nak pegi kerja hahaha
DeleteHey Liz.. i emailed you last week about maybe swapping the black rose (if you still have it) with my yellow peonies?
ReplyDeleteHi! I already have yellow peonies. What about the caramel BL instead? Hahahaha I know I know, just trying my luck LOL :P
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