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Amazonian Wonder Woman!

MSC archived stories - August 9, 2019

My sweetest Juliana has just turned 8 and celebrated the milestone with a direct package, lovingly prepared and carrying my well wishes to her.. loved the way she's laying and holding them on the floor.

She is the eldest and only girl in the family of 3 younger brothers. Her dad once told me she loves to fix things in home herself, i.e. little carpentry work!

 

To bring her super-heroines to life my main theme of the gift was a toy of the Amazonian Wonder Woman (comic character), who lived and thrived in peace for centuries on the magical Paradise Island, but the youngest, Princess Diana left the island to fight the forces of evil in Man's World as Wonder Woman – call her the magical delight lady in a perfectly fitting flower dress!

 

Staff at Shopaholic for Kids [shopaholic.com.ph] based in Manila to whom I am a repeat customer because of Juliana. I was pleasantly surprised by how neatly they packed each item, printed my letter/inventory list, took photos (added to My Media), and dispatched the box with shipment tracking.

 

Total cost of the project = $124

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  1. chelaka23 March 2025 at 13:52

    Well done!

    August 10, 2019

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  2. chelaka23 March 2025 at 13:52

    This is a wonderful example of a successful DP. It was planned and sent with your love and received with Juliana's delight! Your source provided extraordinary documentation in photos, as well as, care in packaging. (Thanks for posting the pictures on your media!) Having just sent a DP which was subjected to the whims of customs collection fees, this story helps restore my confidence.

    August 10, 2019

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  3. chelaka23 March 2025 at 13:52

    Love it! And Juliana looks so happy with your gifts! ❤️Question - did the store also put the child’s name and ID # inside the box to ship to the center as instructed for DPs? I might explore this option for both my kids 😉

    August 10, 2019

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  4. chelaka23 March 2025 at 13:53

    Thank you all for commenting and your interest. The staff at SFK are very diligent and follow customer requests to the letter! You can email them a letter [sales@shopaholic.com.ph] with your and child's name/ID, and they will print it, put inside an envelope, which goes in the box – mine was a 4-pager document and you can see it in a brown envelope in the photos. If you have any queries, they will be more than glad to help you out (or let me know). You can also read my post dated June 17, 2018 about her previous DP from SFK.

    August 10, 2019

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