The flowchart of excitement

Don’t worry, I am not going to quote any psychologist here in this article telling you that excessive shopping is a result of stress or anger or some sort of a mismanaged life. I also don’t intend to go on and on and on about some remote but existing statistics on a comparison between online and offline shopping. No small or large hints to what the fashion trends are going to be this winter. Though we will certainly begin with my hand-drawn flowchart of excitement:

The flowchart of excitement!

Yet another flowchart of excitement!

The only explanation of the chart that I will prefer to give is that one really must take care not to step into the ‘boring’ zone ever… and one sure way to avoid it is to explore and understand the virtues of a good, robust, safe, creative, and full-of-options online store that caters to your needs.

One such fashion store is Qvendo. This online store isn’t just a store; it is a real luxury private shopping club. The inventory here is not just impressive but changes often to make sure that the best in the world of trends is never far away! This policy of keeping an exclusive and limited inventory ensures that:

1. You don’t go to a party to discover to your horror that you may want to avoid your best friends as they were all wearing the same dress
2. Cheap clones happen when a fashion product remains in the buy-zone for longer than necessary, which also means it isn’t as attractive as it is being made out to be

Before we leap-frog onto the next part of this post, let me add a couple of impressive pluses for Qvendo:

1. You get hold of the top international brands at a price that is any day considerably less than any offline store can offer. That’s priceless value, I’d say!
2. The registration, browsing, payment, and the delivery dynamics involved are not just easy and breezy but also free of any expected or unexpected glitches. Click yourself into moments of sheer luxury!
3. From ‘authenticity guarantee’ to a ‘100% insurance from door to door’, this luxury store online has a considerably reduced flat shipping charge. Relax and wait for the best!

Online shopping, we already know, is fast capturing hearts… but this isn’t any online store for anybody. This is an awesome store for awesome personalities. Talking of personality, I really need to mention this short conversation that I recently had with a friend…

‘Why do you buy online?’ asked my friend, ‘Don’t you miss your trips to the market?’

‘Trips to the market,’ I replied, ‘mean staring at tail lights for hours when you’re stuck in traffic jam, waiting to get the attention of ill-informed sales people, having to walk from one store to another just to see the complete range, queuing up even to make payments…’

‘OK, OK,’ said my friend, ‘I get the drift. Now tell me another thing…’ and after a thoughtful pause he added, ‘who do you buy for?’

For a moment his query flummoxed me but then I nodded and said, ‘Interesting question. I buy for myself.’ And before he could say anything, I hurriedly continued, ‘I buy for all those that are within me.’ Seeing his confused looks, I tore a page and made a diagram for him. The digital version of that diagram is what you see below… the picture, of-course, was added later:

Discovering the real person within the self!

‘This is indeed interesting,’ and the twinkle of excitement in my friend’s eyes told me that we weren’t far from actually going online and proving all that I had just told him. So that is precisely what we did. We logged on to Qvendo and went on a fairy tale trip through its pages… the pictures that you see have actual products that we chose though the way they are represented is simply a symbolic way of telling you that we decided to buy the five things for the five different persons within me.

The ARTIST within me…

qvendo_the artist within me

The artist within me simply fell in love with this ‘Pink Poodle Bag Funkyline-Jungle-Tuesday-Green’… I was simply sure of my wife appreciating this superb bag with its two open pockets inside, and the sealable bag with magnetic room divider with integrated zipped compartment and two outside pockets with zip fasteners! The size, the look, the material, the price… everything seemed more than just charming.

The POET within me… 

qvendo_the poet within me

This ‘Replay Brass, Nacro Stones Chain’ is a 4 nacrostones brass chain of 22 cm and the poet in me immediately visualized it in the most appealing neck in my dreams and penned these lines:

What are colours if not in stones? 

A stony look
Looks more dashing
When a coloured iris stare out.
Colour can make everything smashing!

A stony heart
Even when bashing
Innocent emotions can make cheeks
Flush with colours racing!

Every neck
Needs coloured stones
To tell the world how
Much it loves being thought of as amazing!

The PHOTOGRAPHER within me… 

qvendo_the photographer within me

Imagine the photographer’s instincts with me being tickled with this ‘Pink Poodle Bag Celebrity-Vanessa-Dim Grey’… a masterpiece made from 100% fine lamb leather, having high-quality metal rivets, a pocket with zipper to close, elegant jacquard lining with woven logo, a compartment closed by zipper, and two more open inside pockets!

I love this one also because my wife never prefers to carry the sort of camera that I prefer carrying – my massive Nikon SLR – she prefers the petit ones that are sleek but powerful enough to capture her favourite shots even inside a room! This is precisely what  this 30 cm x 18 cm x 10 cm is very capable of.

The WANDERER within me… 

qvendo_the wanderer within me

Wanderlust is what keeps the roving spirit resident inside me alive. I really need to be out every once in a while… and this product somehow reminded me of that instinctive feeling of outdoor adventure! The ‘Pink Poodle Bag Celebrity-Challenge-Jade-Ocean’ is a Lamb leather marvel with celebrity plaque, two screw-ring rivets, zip-up pocket, two open interior pockets, strap length that is adjustable, handle mounted on one side with carbine with gold and silver coloured pearls… ideal for times when Specky (my wife) and I would decide to go out for our long drive to nowhere… this is what life is all about!

This wanderlust is exactly what gives us a sense of purpose, and a spirit of excellence. And this bag does seem so representative of an adventure, a challenge and even entertainment!

The FRIEND within me… 

qvendo_the friend within me

One inseparable part of me that I am quite proud of is the friend that is quietly present within me at all times… it is my philosopher and even my guide. This guide gently nudges and suggested me to go ahead and choose this ‘Replay Jeans Blue, Silver Bracelet’ for the greatest friend in my life, my wife. This 18.5 cm Jeans optics bracelet is a heavenly combo of denim, stainless steel, leather and also silver.

Conclusion

Benjamin Franklin once remarked: ‘There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.’ However, if you just have the patience to sit down in front of your PC and browse the Qvendo website, knowing you own self is not going to remain all that difficult.

However, to begin your own adventure into your own self you’ll obviously need to first click here and reach the invitation-only Qvendo site with a special VIP invite!

Arvind Passey
14 November 2011

Image credit: Product images from Qvendo and merged them with artists working.