Talk:Chinese Phonetics/@comment-30602727-20150125184228/@comment-30602727-20150127193411

"Hey even though its not much, if your not a native Chinese and are still buying the Chinese vocaloids (it happens in this fandom) even small notes can help a lot. Even if it basically just amounts to notes about use of words."

I wish it were that easy. To be able to compare Mainland and Taiwan, you'd probably have to get Xin Hua and one of the Mainland VOCALOIDs (Tianyi and YANHE as of current). Or maybe someone else may have them or whatever. Basically, Xin Hua, I think is more friendly towards overseas in terms of purchasing.

SHN on the other hand, legit puts their VOCALOIDs behind a spiked wall with a flamethrower attached. Taobao isn't very friendly to overseas and you're kind of forced to use an agent to buy stuff. And using an agent can burn holes in your wallet, since you have to pay shipping and a fee for using he agent as service. Like, I bought a pair of YANHE boots for my cosplay, which is like $26 alone. Add on the extra stuff, and I paid much more than that, which is pure and utter BS. This is why I'm currently TRYING to limit what I buy now and only ask my family members to get the toys and whatever. I'll buy the CDs using an agent, but only official CDs (because I'm still angry that I didn't get The Stage 1 in time). I don't need other CDs.. they're extra to me.