{"id":4146,"date":"2026-05-31T17:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.janelaverick.com\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2026-05-31T17:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T16:43:57","slug":"shop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janelaverick.com\/?p=4146","title":{"rendered":"Shop!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the course of the new update I had a go at shopping in my own shop.<\/font><\/p>\n

Very self serving, you may say but it was a while since I had tried.  There was another payment method which I did not like and have removed.<\/font><\/p>\n

Shopping in the shop is easy, even I can do it, so it must be.<\/font><\/p>\n

To have a look and see what is there you click on the word \u2018Shop\u2019 in the bar above.  Currently three screens will appear one at a time.  If you would like a look at an item, click on it.  There is a title, a picture and a brief description.  If you hover your cursor over the picture the item will be magnified.<\/font><\/p>\n

The kind of miniatures I like are small ones; whilst the magnification helps a bit, it doesn\u2019t really show you how tiny many of the items are.  I have tried my best to categorise them and give measurements but I think it\u2019s safe to say if you like them in the picture, you\u2019ll like them a lot better in your hand.  There are no multiple items.  The one you see in the picture is the one that will arrive in the post.  Making porcelain  is a multi step process, individuality creeps into every finished item.<\/font><\/p>\n

If you wish to order an item click on buy.  You will then be taken through screens in which you type in your details, meaning your name and postal address.  I am sorry but the shop is still only for shoppers in the UK at the moment.  The fluctuating international situation has made postage abroad pricey, variable and, currently, unreliable.  If the situation changes, I\u2019ll let you know.<\/font><\/p>\n

When you have entered your name and where you want the item to be sent there will be a box with a cross in it next to the title of the item.  If you have changed your mind, clicking on the cross will empty your basket.<\/font><\/p>\n

Having filled in all the details and left the cross unclicked, the payment button will come up at the bottom of the window.  The Payment Option will be PayPal.<\/font><\/p>\n

You do not need a PayPal account to shop here, just a bank card, neither will it cost you to shop unless your bank charges you each time you use your card.<\/font><\/p>\n

I pay PayPal for every transaction, use of PayPal is free to you.  It is the same as using your bank card on the machine to pay at Miniatura when you buy something from me there.  It does not cost you to use your card, it costs me.  I have not increased the cost of any item to compensate, the cost to you will be the same at Miniatura, if you pay by cash or card, and the similar item here will be the same price as at the show.<\/font><\/p>\n

When you have completed the transaction a notification will come to me by email.  I will pack the item and head to the post office.<\/font><\/p>\n

That\u2019s all, it\u2019s quite simple.  I set up the shop for collectors who told me there was something they meant to buy at Miniatura but they either ran out of time or money.  I\u2019ve done this myself.  Often, when I was just a shopper at the show, the thing I wanted most, when I got home and started unpacking, was the thing I had failed to buy.  It\u2019s quite upsetting, I don\u2019t want any miniaturist to be upset, being upset is for that IRL lark, not for us.<\/font><\/p>\n

If you have seen me at Miniatura and consider there to be a category unrepresented in the shop, click on \u2018Leave a comment\u2019 below and tell me.  You can use a similar click after making an order if you want to say something about it.  If you were going away and didn\u2019t want it to be posted until the seventh, or some such, for example.<\/font><\/p>\n

There are a number of readers who click on \u2018Leave a comment\u2019 just to have a chat.  The comment comes straight into my email, no one else is involved and I will not publish your comment unless you really would like me to do so.<\/font><\/p>\n

JaneLaverick.com was started to make people happy, this is still the aim.<\/font><\/p>\n

If you are a new reader, welcome, there are sixteen years of free writing to read here.<\/font><\/p>\n

Maybe get a cup of tea before you sit down and find me?<\/font><\/p>\n

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