Review: Etsy Shopping Part 1

I have been looking at the website Etsy.com for a long time but never ordered anything.  Mainly because I always thought when a price was reasonable the shipping would be way too much, or the price of the product would be too much but the shipping really low.  I am happy to say I have finally ordered some things from Etsy! Today I wanted to do a review for the first shop I ordered from, I'm still waiting for my second order to arrive.

Normally I order my cases from Amazon because lets face it, you can get a decent case for super cheap.  Now...these cases don't always hold up for very long and its difficult to know where your product is coming from.  On Etsy it is possible to add a filter so that you view product only in your area, for me its "United States".  This insures that you will pay pretty low shipping costs and have faster delivery times.

Izercase - (If you click on "Izercase" it will take you to the shop!!) This shop is fantastic!  It ships out of California so there is no waiting 30+ days to get what you ordered to arrive from Chine.  While I feel like the selection is kind of limited in the sense that they have a lot of cases, with the same basic design just in different colors,  they do accept requests for custom case designs.  While the price is a smidge more than I would normally pay (I'm cheap ha!) I feel comfortable in paying the $14.99 ($16.99 for a custom case) with free shipping and will gladly do so again!

This is the case I ordered! Ignore my nails, I'm in desperate need of a manicure!  The back where the design is printed is hard, and the white edges are of a stiff rubber material. One of the things I love MOST about this case, is that it doesn't just clip on the back.  The phone actually slips into the case and the sides come up around the edges, protect the sides of the phone as well.

Here is what the case looks like from the front, and I tried to get a picture of what the lip looks like on it.  All the cut outs are perfect too!  I was a little concerned about the cut out for the bottom because the S5 has the little door for the charging port, but it isn't blocked at all.  The only thing I don't like is that there aren't cut outs on the side for the buttons (volume, lock screen).  This sometimes makes it hard to get a screen shot, but in the grand scheme of things...if that's the only thing I don't like about it...is taking a screen shot THAT important? 

I also want to touch on the stores level of customer service! Amazing!  It took me about a week from order to arrival to get my case, sadly the first one I received was the wrong case.  It was the right print but the first one they sent me didn't say "Hakuna Matata" on it.  Within 24 hours of notifying them of what had happened, they responded and shipped the correct one too me.  I'm also going to assume (I say assume because it isn't confirmed) that they used some kind of expedited shipping because I received my replacement within 2-3 days!!  They also told me I could keep the one they original sent me in error as part of the compensation for my inconvenience.  

I will be ordering ALL my cases from this company! It is so difficult for me to find cases because I'm so picky, so knowing that I can submit requests for custom cases?  Its an amazing thing and I can't wait for my next one! Click Here  to visit the shop!!