Mail call and the worst part was, it was received by the Home Minister:



French Lover by Frederic Malle:



Very subtle scent, ten sprays minimum recommended, suitable for office but not for dinner:



One down, a few more bottles to go before I close the FM chapter:

I believe we all have been in a situation whereby you spent a 'premium' for an item but it wasn't meeting your expectation in term of quality, durability or service to commensurate with the price you paid for. Premium needs not be a luxury or expensive stuff; it simply refers to you spending a higher than a standard price for an item.

I have been in a few situations. However, what really matter to me is how the situations were being managed, and I am equally impressed.

My two-year old Beoplay H3 Gen 2 with an almost snapped cable:



I contacted the service centre, paid them a visit and handed over the item to them. I was informed to return to service centre after a week. A week later, they just passed me a brand new Beoplay H3 ANC Gen 3:









In a simple context, i procured this two years ago:





They gave me this at no additional cost:



My Beoplay EQ ANC earphones that I bought from overseas has bluetooth connection issue after a year of owning it. Again, contacted the service centre, passed the whole set to them and I was expecting them to just repair it. To my astonishment, they passed me a brand new one:






The last one, being the most recent, a yellowing Spigen phone casing after slightly a year of owning it:



They passed me a brand new one:

This one arrived a while ago:





A lot of people chase the deep purple but I personally prefer the space black:



Comparing with my other iPhones, from left iPhone 11, iPhone 12PM, iPhone 13PM and iPhone 14PM.



Again, I ordered the leather casing by Grams28:





This round it come with a felt pouch instead of a stow bag:



It is a must to personalize it with my initials:



With the rest:

My latest pants: CookmanUSA good chef’s wear matched with Malay, Chinese, Indian shirts. Goes well better than I expected.

Yet another silly and insignificance item:





Something by the Amiri. It came with a very nice dust bag:





Leather carrying pouch for hand sanitizer:

Another silly thing and this time is by the F. Hammann:







This is how the box looks like. To be frank, they could do better with the material used:





The leather cufflinks case:





Handcrafted in Germany since 1864:



Just the perfect travel companion to carry a few pairs of cufflinks:

Two very low profile items from Mr Porter:





I like that Mr Porter will sometimes supply their very own black, thick stow bag to keep your items:



Mohair blend blanket by the Mantas Ezcaray, a family-owned business specializing in hand looming cashmere, mohair and wool products since 1930. Their products are still handmade in a small town in Spain.

For further information, please visit the below:
https://www.mantasezcaray.com/en/





Laptop case by the Indispensable Tokyo, founded in year 2012.

For more details, please click the link below:
https://indispensable.tokyo/



Hmm, somehow the logo looks like getting the inspiration from the Fragment Japan.....

I went to collect my new optical glasses and at the same time dropping by the Aesop:



My 3rd handmade in Japan's glasses, this round I opted for Masahiro Maruyama, known for his 'unfinished art'.



Matte black case. Nice:



Black cleaning cloth. Nice:



Model code MM-0056, no. 2 black, full titanium, handmade in Fukui, Japan:

https://www.store.masahiromaruyama.com/coll...=37127762346142



As for the lens, I went for Rodenstock:



Aesop's stainless steel shaving bowl, designed by Sori Yanagi, also made in Japan:

A couple of parcels from asos.com:



Fred Perry for the wife:



New Balance for me:



The classic 574, I just can't find this pair locally in my size:

This serum by Kiehl's is really good. Recommended:



These gadgets by Native Union are really great. Highly recommended:

A few parcels came in at the same time:



A pair of Nudie Jeans Skinny Lin raw denim, just on time for CNY:





A Baby-G for my little girl, her very first pair:









to be continued......

Continued from the previous posting......


Another rare find - from US, the Creed's Neroli Sauvage Millesime in the vintage 120 ml packaging, batch 12D01, year 2012:





A family photo with the rest of Creeds:



One down, a few more bottles to hunt down - Bois de Portugal, Royal Oud and Millesime Imperial.



Stocked up on some Aesops:



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My new daily beater:







G-Shock DW5600BB matte-black version:

From Mr Porter:



It always come in a very nice, sturdy box:







Deerskin gloves by Hestra:



Belt by Anderson's, my third one:



Bone China mug by Paul Smith:

Ordered a Moncler jacket from matchesfashion:



I like how they always let you know who handled your parcel:



Lightweight, packable, just another perfect business travel companion:

I was loitering and saw this one shop in IPC, went inside and these pair were on sales:



Converse classic black low-cut:





Trust me, they are cheaper than getting them from any premium outlet.

I believe many of us have been stocking up on some necessities before the government imposes the new 10% import tax on 1 April 2023 for any online shopping goods worth below RM500. However, with the new announcement a few days ago that this measure will be postponed indefinitely, this may not be necessary anymore. At least, for now.

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2...ed-indefinitely

Some Aesop:





L'occitane:







Kiehl's:







with abundance of samples:

More Aesop. Sorry.











Diptyque and Clinique:





Car diffuser refills:



These are for the HM:






Should last me till Q4 2023/Q1 2024.

A very long parcel from Skoaktiebolaget:





A pair of John Lobb shoe trees, flat shoelaces in black and dark brown and a couple of Abbeyhorn shoehorns:









Skoaktiebolaget is a Swedish company dedicated for men that carries less known but premium houses such as Saint Crispin's, Enzo Bonafe, Francesco Maglia, Abbeyhorn, EG Cappelli, Albert Thurston etc. They used to carry a wide range of John Lobb but somehow the partnership has ceased. Hence, some of them were on huge discount (or else I can't afford to own a pair of the shoe trees). For more details, please visit:

https://www.skoaktiebolaget.com

This post has been edited by attacusatlas: May 19 2023, 02:16 PM