I saw a youtuber with a crotchet top similar to above from Express and I had been looking for it ever since. I found a similar long sleeved version at Forever 21 but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I still bought it because I figured it was as close as I could get to the original top I wanted.
Then I saw the tops above on Ebay for ~$10 shipped form Hong Kong from this seller. I've bought electronics (car chargers, phone chargers, phone holders, ect.) from Hong Kong before. Besides it taking forever, I have been happy with what I've gotten. I mean half the time what we're buying from the store is made overseas anyways. This however, is the first time I've ordered clothes from yonder. I figured I didn't have much to loose at the price. Buying something similar from here would be more than double what it would cost me from Hong Kong. I bought a white sleeveless, black sleeveless & a white sleeved crotchet top.
I was pleasantly happy that it only took 2 weeks for it to get here to Toronto, Canada. It arrived sealed and individually packaged as below. Arrived via regular mail and showed up in my mailbox. No driving somewhere to pick up a package. Also no customs needed to be paid. Booya!
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| 1 White Crotchet Sleeved Top, 1 White Sleeveless Crotchet Top & 1 Black Sleeveless Crotchet Top |
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| Small hole in one of the tops |
I am wearing the black sleeveless crotchet top today. I am a happy shopper. One thing to keep in my mind when purchasing items from china/hong kong/ect. Keep in mind they are typically smaller and items that look large on their models will likely be a lot smaller here. I ordered expecting this but often see people complaining about sizing once they purchase an item overseas.
I also just made a few purchases on AliExpress.com. Will report back on how comparable they are to the pics. Hopefully it doesn't end up like this pic below that's been all over the interwebs.
