DS/Booy/All: went to mdm lee yest and also GS after that...here's my FR on them:
Mdm lee: I think nobody can beat her price, $60 for a short CS and $90 for a long one (all excl material, workmanship only). If want her to buy material for u, she will only charge at cost, wun charge extra unlike some others I know. No samples cos she told us she just delivered some CS to her customers, so cldn't take any pics (sorry Booy). However she told us she has been in this line for 30 over years, been making CS since young till old now. Told us that her customers are all thru word of mouth, she didn't even know some of them actually advertised for her in the internet and was quite surprised when we told her that we got hold of her thru that. Seems like her biz quite good also, she even has orders now for next yr's CNY. No probs with the designs which my wife showed her, so I think most likely we will be going to her to make my wife's CS. Oh ya she will take abt 2 to 3 mths to custom make, so u estimate when to make urs from that. Only prob is, it's very, very difficult to get her cos she's in Indonesia sometimes and she doesn't carry a hp also. My wife had to call her many, many times before finally getting her. Just worried that if we need to liaise with her, this may be a potential problem. Other than that no complaints abt her, she doesn't only make CS also, she makes dresses too.
GS: nothing fantastic abt them, quite disappointing when we went to their shop to see their CS. Lady (I presume she's the owner) quoted us $280 for a long CS excl. material, with material $320. So far still cheaper than ZC and MC if u wanna compare the 3 of them.
U gals decide ba ok?
DS: congrats on confirming ur PG/VG...the chinatown wanton mee according to mdm lee no more...they shifted liao
xfz: all the best tml! enjoy urself! Rem to share ur pics with us here!
deeri: we engraved our names and also a short but meaningful phrase on our rings