{"id":277850,"date":"2020-12-06T06:58:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T11:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=277850"},"modified":"2025-01-09T02:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T07:15:03","slug":"fashionista-sparks-buyers-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/06\/fashionista-sparks-buyers-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashionista sparks buyers\u2019 interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-277850 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/06\/fashionista-sparks-buyers-interest\/clothestindalera2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2872\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/clothestindalera2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-277851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/clothestindalera2.jpg 2872w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/clothestindalera2-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/clothestindalera2-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/clothestindalera2-1024x342.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2872px) 100vw, 2872px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-277851'>\n\t\t\t\tHOLIDAY CHEER. Nothing spells Christmas like festive tops. (Photos from Laudale Zabala via PNA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/06\/fashionista-sparks-buyers-interest\/laudale1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/laudale1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-277852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/laudale1.jpg 708w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/laudale1-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-277852'>\n\t\t\t\tLaudale Zabala, 30, is ready to get down to business. (Photos from Laudale Zabala via PNA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Laudale Zabala is a certified fashionista. When the lockdowns were imposed in March, she made it a point to continue getting dressed up as if she were going out for work. For her, putting on a nice outfit is a form of self-care.<\/p>\n<p>Although she couldn&#8217;t leave her home in Valenzuela City unless, she said gets dolled up to feel and look good. Her looks usually consist of flowy dresses or chiffon tops, hoop earrings, and her smile that radiates energy.<\/p>\n<p>Laudale, 30, is a flight attendant, but she\u2019s currently on leave because of the pandemic. After realizing she had accumulated so many articles of clothing, she decided to sell them online.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy symbicort inhaler online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/symbicort-inhaler.html\">https:\/\/www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/symbicort-inhaler.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> After all, it wouldn\u2019t be her first time doing it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been an online seller since college. But it was an off and on thing because of my schedule. But this pandemic, I started to focus on doing live selling,\u201d she said in an interview with\u00a0<em>the Philippine News Agency<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being stuck indoors, Laudale said style could not be compromised, especially since she was selling women\u2019s apparel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that imaging is important when you sell. My mom usually reminds me to fix myself to look presentable because it matters. And only during live I really get to fix myself so I go all out,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>While selling items online has been around for the longest time, venturing into livestreaming has been relatively new. Laudale has taken advantage of Facebook Live feature to speak to her potential buyers through witty sales pitches.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIto malaki tsaka para kang pupunta sa<\/em>\u00a0Baguio,<em>\u00a0sis\u2026para kang may kaakap<\/em>\u00a0(This one\u2019s big and wearing it makes you look like you\u2019re going to Baguio, sis\u2026it feels like a hug),\u201d she would say, describing a cotton long-sleeved blouse.<\/p>\n<p>Live selling allows Laudale to showcase her preloved clothing items while conversing with potential customers who, in turn, negotiate prices.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase an item, she said customers simply have to type \u201cmine\u201d or \u201cpa-mine lang po\u201d on the comment section of her livestream, send her a screenshot of the clothing item they want, and send her a private message. She calls most of her customers \u201csis\u201d, but once they purchase she classifies them as \u201cminers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She would then write the item\u2019s negotiated price on masking tape and stick them on to indicate that an item is sold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter posting\/live, I send the buyers their invoice indicating their total along with where to send their payments and how it\u2019ll be shipped. Then I\u2019ll be waiting for their payment confirmation. I schedule delivery mostly Mondays and Wednesdays so that I can send them out in batch. Then it\u2019ll take at least two to three days for Metro Manila or three to seven days for provincial for the parcel to arrive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of preloved clothes can be almost brand-new, but others might need stitching or extra buttons. But what happens when people complain about clothing items and want to return them?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI indicate the \u2018No Return, No Exchange\u2019 rule in my posts every time. Since I sell preloved clothes, they know how to keep their expectations in check. But in some cases, I come to terms where we end up in a win-win situation, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The secret to her success is how she values her customers. Every once and a while, Laudale would include gifts to &#8220;top miners&#8221; who purchase clothes from her store.<\/p>\n<p>Gifts could be bags, wristlets, or even a vanity mirror with LED lights. It&#8217;s a small gesture, but it can mean a lot to loyal or repeat buyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mannequins and models<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that Laudale sometimes wears some of her clothes to show potential buyers what they look like, but to save time and effort she displays the outfits on a headless mannequin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have an old mannequin that I\u2019ve had for 10 years already. The new one I bought around two months ago,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Selling live is no easy task. Laudale spends three to four hours talking, standing, putting on clothes on the mannequin and taking them off again. Lucky for her, time flies when she\u2019s having fun.<\/p>\n<p>According to Laudale, her experience as a flight attendant has helped sharpen her communication skills to some extent. But it\u2019s really the experience of selling that gets her on a high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really like being in front of the camera!\u201d she said, chuckling. \u201cI think [being a flight attendant] does help me. But selling is really what I like doing maybe that\u2019s why I\u2019m comfortable because I\u2019m in my zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Every time she goes live, Laudale said she fully enjoys the opportunity to show off her preloved clothes while at the same time generating sales.<\/p>\n<p>She said she would usually go live once or twice a week and post photos of items to be sold days prior.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy God\u2019s grace, I usually sell everything I have for the day,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Laudale herself loves shopping, but growing older made her realize that she could score fashionable clothes for so much less.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy super cialis online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/super-cialis.html\">https:\/\/www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/super-cialis.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really love clothes but I&#8217;m not willing to spend so much.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy ventolin online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ventolin.html\">https:\/\/www.islington-chiropractic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/ventolin.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> I&#8217;m a thrifter myself. Before I returned to online selling, I would go for plain shirts and pants. Now that I see too many dresses, I\u2019m choose to draw back and say no,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Because she loves online selling so much, she said she plans to continue doing it even when the current situation improves, maybe even do it full-time.<\/p>\n<p>Laudale\u2019s online shop \u201cTindalera\u201d can be found at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kickass.shop. Prices of pre-loved items start at as low as PHP80.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Laudale Zabala is a certified fashionista. 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