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I placed an order with Whimsey & Co on October...

2012-01-27T10:51:05.015-06:00

I placed an order with Whimsey & Co on October 20, 2011 and have not received the merchandise. We ordered a pillow, bib, and burpcloth the total cost with shipping and all ended up being $54. As Christmas approached and I still hadn't received the items I tried to contact the shop owner and never heard back from her. I ended up emailing her a total of 3 times. I filed a dispute with Etsy but since her shop is closed nothing could be done, however if she ever decides to open it back up it will have to be resolved. I tried to file a claim with PayPal but it had been longer than 45 days so they couldn't help me either. So here I am 3 months after I placed the order still without the items I purchased and paid for! It has been very frustrating contacting her and not receiving any responses! Thanks for giving an update on her situation I just wish she would either make my items or refund me my money.

Hey Megan :) That's ashame about Whimsey &...

2012-01-26T15:22:32.024-06:00

Hey Megan :)

That's ashame about Whimsey & co bc I've bought a sleeper gown and bibs from her long before you posted about anything and both times I had a great experience! In sorry to hear she's not responding. She has really cute stuff too so I feel bad for so many people not getting their orders. Hope she's okay!

Laura
laurasblondemoments.blogspot.com

Ordered 50 dollars with of stuff on oct 18 and hav...

2012-01-18T23:21:31.860-06:00

Ordered 50 dollars with of stuff on oct 18 and have never received anything or heard from her.

I also ordered a baby gift from Whimsey & Co. ...

2012-01-18T10:23:20.186-06:00

I also ordered a baby gift from Whimsey & Co. and never got it, she never responded to my emails to her personal email, and you can't even contact her through etsy because the shop is closed. Unfortunately, PayPal did not honor my dispute because the transaction was over 45 days old. I did not dispute the transaction prior to the 45 days because I was waiting for a HANDMADE item! So be forewarned- PayPal is not helpful in this situation if you are over 45 days of the transaction. I ended up getting my money back from my bank's fraud department- but my friend never got the baby gift!

Megan, as an Etsy store owner (I make those cute l...

2012-01-15T15:03:05.817-06:00

Megan, as an Etsy store owner (I make those cute little cookies you made for your friend's elephant themed shower-great job btw!!!) I cannot imagine not filling paid orders. Health problems or not, I would be on the computer in a minute emailing people and refunding money. It's so kind of you to put your neck out there supporting small businesses. Word of mouth is very powerful...especially coming from someone like you. I hope this won't discourage you from openly promoting businesses in the future!

I also ordered a pillow from Whimsey & co on O...

2012-01-15T14:31:23.326-06:00

I also ordered a pillow from Whimsey & co on October 30 and have yet to receive it after numerous emails with no response. Thank you for mentioning this so we have some sort of idea what's going on. I too hope she is ok, but it seems that a lot of people were taken advantage of. I hate to mention "legal action" but i sure wonder what else can be done. I was very saddened not to receive that pillow for my son who is now here.
Thanks for being an advocate for us. Please keep us updated.

Thankfully I made a purchase from Whimsey & Co...

2012-01-14T22:12:41.856-06:00

Thankfully I made a purchase from Whimsey & Co and got my order. It took over 4 months to get it and when I received it was correct. I ordered the gift for a baby shower so it totally stunk I didn't have the gift for the shower. Anways, I hope all these other ladies end up getting their order or a refurnd soon.

Oh man, this really stinks. I hope she is okay and...

2012-01-13T21:09:42.776-06:00

Oh man, this really stinks. I hope she is okay and that is why she can't answer the emails mentioned. It was kind of you to contact her for your readers, hopefully something can be worked out.

Oh Megan....THANK YOU so much for mentioning this!...

2012-01-13T18:11:20.169-06:00

Oh Megan....THANK YOU so much for mentioning this! I have NEVER ordered from Etsy but right about the time you were posting all those cute baby items my mom's best friend was expecting her first grandbaby. I really wanted to get something really nice and out of the ordinary so I 'bit the bullet' and ordered from Whimsey. I ordered 9 month sizes because I figured he would get the most wear out of the items at that stage. From her posting on Etsy she did seem stressed and backed up w/orders so I gave it a FULL 6 weeks before I contacted her to inquire about my order....no response! :-( I just wish she would do the honest thing and refund our money. I fully understand that unforeseen health issues, family issues, etc. can come up and they do take a precedence over a home business...but she needs to operate with integrity if she can't provide the goods, she really needs to refund the money!
Noel
Yuma, AZ
:-)

Wow this situation really stinks. I think you did ...

2012-01-13T14:56:51.563-06:00

Wow this situation really stinks. I think you did a really great job of recognizing it here and there is no way that anyone who ordered should blame you. You have no control over that business. I hope all of this gets resolved for those who did order. Happy Friday!

Oh man! that's too bad. I actually just ordere...

2012-01-13T13:00:54.223-06:00

Oh man! that's too bad. I actually just ordered a melamine tray from rosie posie after seeing the cute one you go on here! So, I think it's a great thing that you're doing to promote the businesses that you like and unfortunately, you can only recommend based on your experience. Hopefully Whimsey & Co will make things right with their customers! I wanted to tell you as well. I have obviously never sent you the coordinating outfits I wanted to for the twins. I'm sorry. I think I just got self conscious about it. I saw all the amazing and wonderful things you've been getting from so many people that are way more professionally done than anything I could have offered. It looked like you had more than enough clothes to fill the little ones closets and I didn't want to add something that was sub-par if that makes sense. I am genuinely so happy for you and your family. I wanted to share those outfits with you not to promote my business, but to just say I was happy and excited for you. I am so glad that you've been able to find so much happiness this year all while still remembering your sweet angel. Hugs Megan!

I too ordered from Whimsey & Co. after reading...

2012-01-13T12:39:49.156-06:00

I too ordered from Whimsey & Co. after reading your blog. I never received my order or a response (after four tries and waiting 6 weeks to send the initial email). I understand that she has medical issues, but if I owned a business and could not answer emails after taking someone's money and promising them a product, I would make sure someone did it for me. I'm not mad at you, just sayin' :) Also, you can file a claim with PayPal (if you paid via PayPal) to try and get your money back, for anyone who was in that situation!

very well put! it's very nice of you to try fo...

2012-01-13T10:50:23.222-06:00

very well put! it's very nice of you to try for all those who ordered!

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Megan - I was one of the people that ordered from...

2012-01-13T10:41:07.246-06:00

Megan - I was one of the people that ordered from Whinsey and I really appreciate your honesty about the situation and also 'going to bat' for those of us who ordered and never got those items. You didn't have to do that but shows that you have character and integrity. Thanks!