Well, with the plethora of online shopping sites everyone are just plain confused. Which site is better than the rest and why??. I was confused too, so I did a mini research and ended up picking 4 online sites.
My purchases were basic drugstore cosmetics that included compact powder, sindoor, kajals, eyeshadows, mascara, eyeliner, lipbalms, lipgloss, lipsticks, blushes, nail colors , makeup remover, combs, hairspray, hair serum, makeup tools & brushes. I left out concealers, foundation and primers because I need to find the correct match to my skin colour.
The game rules:
The 4 sites were:
1) STYLECRAZE.COM
2) MEDPLUSBEAUTY.COM
3) HEALTHKART.COM
4. VIOLETBAG.COM
Good:
There were two winners actually. Two sites delivered my order within 4 working days
Bad:
One site did not even acknowledge my order until I called them up. Only after my little chat with their customer care did they even confirm my order. It was delivered within 7 working days.
Another site had actually confirmed my order and shipped it way before others. They even sent me SMS of its due arrival in the evening that too within 3 working days. But somehow their courier partners botched up and my status read "location cannot be found". I went on to send an e-mail in this regard on March 17th and within seconds I was contacted and my product shipment was put on priority basis. I received it within 8 working days. But it was the courier guy's mistake. So I would take that in to account.
I wanted to include URBANTOUCH.COM but I had made previous purchases with them and they had delivered the next day. But they did not have any sort of discounts like they used to. So I skipped them entirely.
Psst...I had placed my second orders with both the winning sites and both of them already delivered within 3 working days this time!.
So......do you want to know who the winners are??.
1st Place goes to Stylecraze & Medplusbeauty !!!. Yay!!
On-time delivery, safely packed, great discounts and good customer care service were the USP of these two sites. Oh and did I mention the variety :D
I will do a review of all products I purchased and the 4 sites in detail in my upcoming posts.
till then tada :)
Note: All the products were bought with my own money. I had used discount voucher of 100 Rs from Healthkart via another blog. I was not paid or influenced by anyone. These are entirely my views and experiences.
My purchases were basic drugstore cosmetics that included compact powder, sindoor, kajals, eyeshadows, mascara, eyeliner, lipbalms, lipgloss, lipsticks, blushes, nail colors , makeup remover, combs, hairspray, hair serum, makeup tools & brushes. I left out concealers, foundation and primers because I need to find the correct match to my skin colour.
The game rules:
- The site that has maximum discount, safe packaging, delivers within a decent time frame and friendly customer care service would be the most preferred of the lot, right??
- The mini marathon was held between four well known beauty online shopping sites.
- All purchases were made on the same date 11th of March 2012 .
- I made sure of exceeding the minimum order amount so shipping was free of cost for all the orders
- My purchase was based on the lowest amount quoted for the product between the sites and/or availability of gift coupons.
- All 4 were purchased by COD (cash on delivery)
The 4 sites were:
1) STYLECRAZE.COM
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| Stylecraze |
2) MEDPLUSBEAUTY.COM
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| Medplusbeauty |
3) HEALTHKART.COM
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| Healthkart |
4. VIOLETBAG.COM
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| Violetbag |
Good:
There were two winners actually. Two sites delivered my order within 4 working days
Bad:
One site did not even acknowledge my order until I called them up. Only after my little chat with their customer care did they even confirm my order. It was delivered within 7 working days.
Another site had actually confirmed my order and shipped it way before others. They even sent me SMS of its due arrival in the evening that too within 3 working days. But somehow their courier partners botched up and my status read "location cannot be found". I went on to send an e-mail in this regard on March 17th and within seconds I was contacted and my product shipment was put on priority basis. I received it within 8 working days. But it was the courier guy's mistake. So I would take that in to account.
I wanted to include URBANTOUCH.COM but I had made previous purchases with them and they had delivered the next day. But they did not have any sort of discounts like they used to. So I skipped them entirely.
Psst...I had placed my second orders with both the winning sites and both of them already delivered within 3 working days this time!.
So......do you want to know who the winners are??.
1st Place goes to Stylecraze & Medplusbeauty !!!. Yay!!
On-time delivery, safely packed, great discounts and good customer care service were the USP of these two sites. Oh and did I mention the variety :D
I will do a review of all products I purchased and the 4 sites in detail in my upcoming posts.
till then tada :)
Note: All the products were bought with my own money. I had used discount voucher of 100 Rs from Healthkart via another blog. I was not paid or influenced by anyone. These are entirely my views and experiences.
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