I am sorry to hear your experience on Etsy has been disappointing. Was that your only experience? I've sent a few items from Etsy to friends overseas and unless they were just being polite, they said things like the gifts were exceptional, unique and so forth.
"Thanks for the most unique wedding pressie we ever received!" - I just received this thank you card from two friends who got married in Malaysia. Hopefully "unique" is meant in a good way. I gave them a customised Scrabble album by littleputbooks.
Since buying stuff from there in September last year, I've found the customer service to be excellent.
Swear I'm not on commission from Etsy
