Yeah I got the pins from aliexpress because that’s all that was affordable to me at the time (I have other authentic Menhera Chan merch that I’ve found on American Depop and Mercari). It’s not convenient or affordable to use a proxy for imported goods esp with tariffs now…? And it was just for my use. I still use the bag daily even though the creator doesn’t like me I guess. It would be one thing if he was some random indie artist with zero exposure, but he’s been doing expensive brand collaborations for years at this point as well as selling his own merch. To cast out a single fan for trying to still support you in an affordable way is bizarre. His bills are paid and mine are not. But I still took some of the little spending money I do have to basically build a walking billboard for him. So he can go fuck himself honestly I don’t care at all.