Etsy: A paradise for handmade and vintage fans?
Who said men don’t love shopping for unique pieces?
Etsy is a marketplace for all creative people who want unique and customized items. Etsy is well-known for the vintage pieces and the handmade items sold on their platform. Men can shop for themselves as there is a big variety of menswear as well as lots of cool items for their home or even for parties they are planning. If you are a crafter yourself, you can always open an Etsy store and grow your clientele.
What is Etsy?
Etsy is for the man who likes vintage, unique and personalized items. It’s a platform where sellers post their handmade (or in case of factory-made) rare items and prospective purchasers can browse through them. Think of it as the largest vintage market available on your phone. If you support artisanal and handmade fashion this site is for you.
Why Etsy?
Because it’s the only e-shop where you can find literally everything a crafter or a handmade lover wants. You can customize any product as the sellers want to offer, as they provide as much personalization as possible to their customers. Men that want to wear unique, one of a kind items can find a plethora of options on Etsy. In their home section, they have excellent organizing ideas for your home as well as beautiful art to jazz it up.
What is Etsy?
Etsy is for the man who likes vintage, unique and personalized items. It’s a platform where sellers post their handmade (or in case of factory-made) rare items and prospective purchasers can browse through them. Think of it as the largest vintage market available on your phone. If you support artisanal and handmade fashion this site is for you.
Why Etsy?
Because it’s the only e-shop where you can find literally everything a crafter or a handmade lover wants. You can customize any product as the sellers want to offer, as they provide as much personalization as possible to their customers. Men that want to wear unique, one of a kind items can find a plethora of options on Etsy. In their home section, they have excellent organizing ideas for your home as well as beautiful art to jazz it up.
What man won’t look awesome in a silk tie? Or an awesome fedora from the 70s? Who doesn’t want a beautiful home decorated with unique art? In Etsy, you can find the above and so much more. You can purchase anything from original African centrepieces for your living room, to authentic Indian rugs and clothing items all the way back from the 20s. The fact that you can commission a crafter to create an awesome piece for you, is what makes Etsy stand out.
Why use their App?
It gives you the option to shop local by refining your search, for me the best thing one can do, if the shop is nearby, is go check-out the item in flesh. There are many categories and subcategories to choose from. Whether you’re looking for a vintage Levi's jacket or art pieces for your living room or stuff for your pet, Etsy has you covered. They have many handmade jewellery options which are great for gifting to your better half and in most cases can be customized to make them more unique and personal.
What I don’t like about Etsy?
This one is a major drawback for me. Under each listing, there are reviews for the sellers which you should read carefully. Just like Ebay, you shouldn’t trust a seller with low scores or bad reviews. Sadly, Etsy’s customer support is really bad. They don’t do proper screening and occasionally their customers fall for scams. Etsy doesn’t play the part of mediator and leaves its customers to sort out their own issues with the buyer. Etsy offers the sellers the opportunity to amend a bad review of 3 stars and lower and if the review is prejudiced and can be proven they allow them to remove it.
It's a shame that such a nice platform for creative individuals and unique buyers can’t figure out a way to keep scams out of their site. It’s even sadder that they leave their customers stranded to sort out their own issues with the sellers. Etsy sort this out please!
What are the special features?
You can find a special section where you can shop for gifts for her or him. Also, another amazing section (that I personally love) is anniversary gifts. You can find hundreds of unique gift ideas and customize it to your partner’s preferences. But even if you are looking for a special gift for your friends, there are plenty of ideas. I am a huge home and living fan and the stuff that is sold on Etsy are super Instagramable.
What I love about Etsy?
The fact that it can be your one-stop craft supply store and art shop. You can buy all sorts of amazing crafting tools which the site categorizes super easily for your convenience. It’s the only app (at least to my knowledge) that sells art and collectables.
Tip: Be extra careful with the reviews one store or seller has. Read the comments and don’t buy anything from a shop with major complaints.
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