Kim Sun-a does a great job here, portraying a heroine who, when we meet her, is already a veteran at the game. Each fight that we watch unfold is part of the war that Jenny has been living in for decades. In order for Jenny and Dae-oh Group to get control of the project and win this particular battle, fight after fight unfolds - with the city mayor, with Ye-nam, with the competing chaebol group, with the land owners whose property they need to purchase - and that’s only the top of the list. If regaining her birthright is her goal, there are several battles she must win first, and the primary one is control of the development of the international city. We were clued in on her revenge scheme early on, and most of the drama that unfolds is her strategizing, piece by piece, to achieve her aim. Jenny’s present day is where most of the drama takes place. It also allows the world of the story to feel well-established, and enables it to capture the sense of all the time that has passed from the start of Jenny’s story (the bus accident) to where she is today, twenty years later. This keeps the fast-paced and crisply edited story from feeling rushed, and gives it its depth (I love how showing characters in contemplation can accomplish this). In particular, the pacing is nicely balanced thanks to a marriage of a quick-moving plot with quiet moments where we linger with the leads. So far, Secret Boutique is hitting all of these perfectly for the kind of story it’s telling. I talk a lot about execution and how it can make or break a drama - things like pacing, editing, and of course, the directing. Jenny is working to secure back her birthright, and while we’ve had these sorts of revenge plots before, something about Secret Boutique sets it apart. The opening week of Secret Boutique gave us a pretty good sense of the kind of drama we were in for - we left off with the reveal that Jenny Jang’s position in the Dae-oh household and conglomerate is really an elaborate and decades-long revenge scheme.
While everyone else is watching cute, pastel-y sageuks and high school shows right now, I feel like I’ve got this deep and delicious revenge story all to myself - but that doesn’t mean I don’t want company! The drama’s exciting battle of wits, introduced during its premiere week, wages on, building tension with each episode. It’s not often that a show moves exactly the way I hoped it would, and exceeds my expectations every week with its consistency, tone, and great twists and turns. Secret Boutique has totally become my dark horse of awesome. Which is a big shame and bad customer service, normally I don’t write reviews on trust pilot, but I can’t stand when people can’t own up to their mistakes and admit them, at least the decency to give a response.30 OctoJanuSecret Boutique: Episodes 3-8 (Series review) by missvictrix The owner has chosen to not respond to my email or even give me an answer upon this.
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I have requested to get a refund for the delivery expenses, as I never received the service I payed for and in the end, I could have opted for the free delivery option and it would have arrived on the same day, saving me 8.5 pounds. But again, the package should never had been sent with Royal Mail, that’s not what i paid for. She also blames Royal Mail, that they are striking. At no point during the checkout process, was I informed that it was not guaranteed that my package would not arrive next working day. I have been in contact with the owner via email, she has then told me it’s not guaranteed. Why did I pay the extra 2 pounds if I ended up with a service she normally charges 6.5 pounds for? Normally a private courier like DHL would be used, when paying for next day delivery. Later on, I find out the owner has sent my package with Royal Mail 24, to my big confusion. At checkout I was given 3 options for delivery, 1 free option of Royal Mail 48, Royal Mail 24 for a fee of 6.5 pounds and express next day delivery for 8,5 pounds. My package arrived on Monday the 3rd of October, completely ruining my surprise and the reason for spending 8.5 pounds for express delivery. I payed 8.5 pounds for express next day delivery, so I could be sure the package would arrive on Friday the 30th. Felt impulsive and ordered a gift for my significant other, Wednesday evening the 28th. Mistakes happen, but in the end the product we recived is of very high quality and we are very happy.
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I also received a full refund for my delivery, which I appreciate and is a very good service. Update: Since posting this review, the owner has reached out and giving me an apology.
Payed for next day express delivery, arrived 4 days later
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