Hello everyone!
Last month, I bought clothes on Yesstyle and I wanted to show it to all of you!
In this video, I also wanted to talk about my personal tips to shop there, but it was already way too long!
Instead, I will write about it here!
How I shop on Yesstyle
There is so many items and companies on Yesstyle that It can be overwhelming! If it's your first time, I suggest you to go to the popular section items, new arrivals, 48 hours deal and under ~ prices (It depend on the country. For Canada, it's under 20.25$). You will find company that you will like more!
I put everything I like in the basket and when I'm done, I review everything and delete some items. And then, I review it again and delete more items until I have everything I need. That's how I do it.
Tips to shop
Know your measurements and your body shape!
If you can, ask someone to help you get your measurements. And if you know your body shape, it can be really helpful to know as well. It will help you understand what will fit you well or not! You can always ask advice on the Ask Nikki blog that I personally really like to read!
Pay attention to not buy two items that look similar
When I first order on Yesstyle, I bought three pieces that were almost similar and now that I look back, I don't understand why I did that.
Ask your friends if they want something
If you don't want to buy a lot and still want the free shipping, ask to your relatives if they want something! Everyone will be happy :)
Look for the daily gift
Yesstyle now offers daily gift, so makes sure to check out what it is when you place your order! I didn't and I regret it now lol
Hi everyone!
Like I said on the video description, the video was getting really long, so I had to cut much of it! As I still wanted to share more informations with you all, I'm writing it here!
First, opening a bank account.
There's not much to say as the school help you a lot and all you have to do is to fill the papers! Which is quite a pain because they are really strict on how you have to write them. The bank Akamonkai is affiliated with is The Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi UFJ.
I didn't have any problem with it since I basically never use it. I can't tell if it's a good bank or not lol. Although, the service was really nice when I had to close my bank account. Of course, nobody was speaking English (Or they didn't feel like they had to... I don't know), but my Japanese level was enough to understand most of what was happening lol.The lady who close my account was also really sweet. She asked me question about Canada and she was overall really nice. I didn't have any problem with them. But like I said, I never used my bank account so...
In the video, I also tell you that I had to open an bank account with the Japanese post office to get my cellphone. If you want to open a bank account there, I think it's easier than with UFJ, but I think you can't do much. Like you can't transfer money from an account to another before I don't know how many months. (I think it was 1 year). So, it's a bit inconvenient because you have to put cash in it. For example, I don't think you can receive your pay (if you work) directly in there, so you have to get the money and put it yourself which can be a pain :/ Closing this account was also simple, so no problem. (But I guess my Japanese level was not so bad either so)
Getting a cellphone...
You don't know how much I regret going with AU.
Honestly, I really thought that going with the school would be the best because they would help us and everything. Like I said in the video, the person there who was supposed to speak English didn't speak one word of it. And then, again, we had to have our debit card to get our cellphone so we followed the man to the Japanese Post office nearby the school (By the way, we got lost along the way... hahaha)
We opened a bank account and then, went back to the school and then signed the paper, etc. They told us it would be ready after our afternoon class. Which I thought was already long to prepare a cellphone but since they had a lot to prepare, I thought okay.
But at that time, Morning Musume had just release a new single and they were doing a performance at Sunshine City where I wanted to go so badly. But if I wanted to make it, I had to hurry. But I thought "Hey, they were preparing cellphone for 4 hours, it won't take long."
I was so wrong.
So, there were about 30 of us and they put us in a classroom where we first wait, because nothing was ready. I think we waited for at least 20 minutes...
THey finally appeared. They were 3, so I thought okay, they are gonna call us 3 at the time. NO. They called us one at the time and it was soooo slow. I was so pissed off (as most of us were honestly). I remembered being sit on the floor (All the seats were taken) and being so angry at them lol. It honestly seems like there was one of them only doing something and the two others just thanking us.
I finally got my cellphone after an hour in total I think. Of course, I missed the event I wanted to go to...
And then, like I said in my video, I had to go every month to pay my bill even though it was supposed to take the money directly from my bank account. But explaining to them what was wrong was too complicated since my Japanese was bad at that time, it was less complicated to go this way. Byt honestly, I don't recommand AU at all. I've only heard/read bad things and I can confirm. Maybe their service in Japanese is better, but I never felt like they cared about me because I'm a foreigner. They never took the time to try to explain to me in an easier way. They didn't care if I didn't understand. (And I know they have to speak in super polite Japanese and it's not their fault for that but, it's somewhat frustrating when you can't understand.)
Same thing when I had to close my account. It was so long and frustrating. Plus, I got someone who was in training. Poor girl. She was really sweet, but I was probably the worst case for her. It was super complicated for nothing and then, I had to come back after 30 minutes because they couldn't just stop my contract like this it seems... (Just for a comparaison, I stopped my phone contract by phone before going to Japan and it was super simple lol)
So I came back after an hour, and then, wait again just to pay everything. So, I had to pay my monthly bill, the next one, plus the cancellation fees...
In the end, I payed about 30 000 yens just to cancel it... Bye bye money lol
And another thing, I can't use my cellphone in Canada. I asked them to unlock it because I wanted to use it in Canada and they simply said "We can't". Wow, thank you. There's no way to unlock it, so i had to buy another phone when I came to Canada... TT
Honestly, I DON'T recommand AU at all...
I think Softbank is a better option or just get a pocket wifi lol.
Thanks for reading! I hope this was helpful for you all!
I wanted to go a bit more into details about others aspects of my experience at Akamonkai Japanese Language School!
Nippori
I really like where the school is situated. Nippori is a quiet neighborhood that has everything you need. There's a grocery store and a post office really close to the school. Also, you can go anywhere really easily thanks to the yamanote line! It goes to all the main part of Tokyo like Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Akihabara, Ueno. You can go to Ueno Park just by walking :) Nippori also has a nice market place called Yanaka. It's really close to the station. There's also the Yanaka cemetery which is pretty nice to visit. Nippori is also really famous for its fabric town.
Akamonkai Nippori Dormitory
The dormitory is nice, but it's not fantastic. It is really small and the thing I hate the most was that we didn't have a common room to chat with friends or just between roommates. Each room is small so it's hard to gather everyone in a room. The kitchen is okay. Nothing fantastic. We don't have a lot of space for all our kitchen stuffs so it's a bit too small. The shower and the toilet are okay. Even though you might have cold shower sometimes... lol
The main space (not the room) are cleaned by cleaning ladies that come during the morning. They tend to be really noisy and it's really annoying if you're trying to sleep. They don't come during the week-end. They don't come everyday except for changing the trash can's bag.
During the summer, it get really hot. You have an air conditionner which is helpful but I didn't really like it so. And sometimes, they smell... They came to clean it once but after a while, I felt like it start smelling again so I would open my windows after using it lol.
Also, there are cockroaches during summer. Yes, unfortunately. Not a lot. But you might find one or two in your room. You'll be okay if you keep your room clean, but it might happened anyway. I found one in mine (that I managed to flush in the toilet) and my roommates had two (at two different times). But I think it's like that in every house in Japan so lol.
During the winter, it get pretty cold. I was always freezing in my room and it wasn't even that cold in December so be aware of that. The air conditioner can be use as a heater as well but I didn't want to spend more money on electricity so.
Another thing I dislike about the dorms is that we didn't have any comfortable seat in our room. The chair is atrocious and I ended up having terrible back pain because I didn't have any comfortable place to study. I would either sit there or on my bed which wasn't really better.
I've only said negative things, but I still liked the dorms. It wasn't too expensive and it's really close to the school and the station, so it's really convenient. You have all the basic you need. Also, if you have a problem, they will come right away to fix it so it's nice as well.
I hope this could help you and if you have any questions, don't hesitate!
