Online Shopping Experience with Urbantouch

This post is long overdue!I don't know what kept me from writing this, maybe some form of amnesia?! I have shopped from Urbantouch many times and I love them. The first time I ordered from them, my order was shipped to Coimbatore and I was like 'wth?!'. SO, I wrote them a mail about it and I got a reply within 2hours. My package was being redirected to my place instead of Coimbatore. Though, I still dunno why they shipped the package to Coimbatore but I received my order intact, so, I let it go. The next time I ordered, the package *was* shipped to my place. I have ordered from Urbantouch quite a lot of times and I absolutely love the black box and they pack the products really neatly. In fact, they had packed it so nicely that when the man who delivered it dropped it, I went 'Ohh my gawddd' but when I opened the box, everything was intact!!

Pros:

• The real quick response by customer care.
• Variety of brands on offer.
• The current offer  of free gift.
• Packaging. Lots of bubble wrap and thermocol and the really strong and good looking black box!
• COD service covers loads of areas.
• On orders above 500 INR, they send you free samples.
• Free shipping regardless of the size of order!

Cons:

•   I have received a Fairness face wash for Men 'sample' with every order till date.I would prefer if they sent something based on the customers profile.

Online Shopping Experience With Snap it today

I was searching for something *which had no relation to shopping* on Google when I saw snap it today on the results page. Google sure knows everything because I left whatever I was doing and went ahead to check out the duty. You know, it is my moral duty to shop and let you know how good the sites are.This site lets you shop with your co-workers. You can shop for make up, skin care, wallets, sunglasses, shoes, etc. Well, here is the home screen:

Click Here to see the names of brands they offer!

Free shipping on orders above 400 INR otherwise a shipping charge of Rs. 30 has to be paid.

My Experience with Snapittoday.com -

This is the first site that I have seen which is selling stuff from Oriflame. Anyway, I just ordered one face pack , Aroma Magic Pearl Gel which was sold out on every other site. I paid using net banking. You can log in using facebook, twitter and your personal or work email. You can also shop without logging in ( I did). Later on, I created an account and even thought I used the same email id, the order was not linked to my account. I wrote them a mail about it. There were 2-3 email ids mentioned and I could not decide which one should I use. Anyway, I got a reply on Monday that they had linked my order with my account and the order was shipped on Monday. So, if you're ordering on Friday, be prepared to wait. I got my order in 4 days and it was wrapped in cardboard sheets. These sheets were wrapped in lots of cello tape and  There was a sample of Fairness Face wash for men. I wish the shopping sites will send me samples that I could use. They are based in Banglore.

Update:They have changed their packaging.They were relatively new when I ordered.


Payment Options: Credit card, Debit card, Net banking and COD( available in limited areas).

Pros:

• They are new but they do offer quite a variety( taking into consideration that they are new.)
• I got stuff which was sold out on other sites.Yay!

Cons:

•   They should improve the packaging of the products
• Limited COD but to be fair they are still new.
• They don't pay the Octroi and other such taxes, so you might just end up paying more than the MRP of everything put together!
• Some of the things which are shown as available on the site are in fact, sold out.

Online Shopping: Cilory.com Review

Cilory.com has recently started selling beauty products, health care fashion items.Initially, they were sold only the kinky stuff(or so I heard)  and if you're interested, they still sell it!! Anyway, I have turned into a person who-shops-online-all-the-time, and I absolutely love it. I don't have to go out in the rain or walk miles and miles to find out that whatever product I was looking for is not available. I hate it! However, sold out stuff on sites breaks my heart too but not as much, after all, I didn't have to walk for it.

This is the site's logo.

I decided to give the site a try. I wanted to try out Sebamed's Clear Face Foam but it was Rs. 523 after discount instead I settled on  Sebamed's Clear Face Cleansing bar.If the product turned out to be all right, I will think about spending 500 bucks on the foam.

Now, the shipping was free, even when the order amount was less than 100 INR, it was still free, which is very good.After I placed the order, I got a call from Cilory.com saying the cleansing bar now comes with an increased price and new packaging. The first thought that came to  my mind was, " I am not going to pay the extra amount". I didn't have to, they just told me it comes in a different packaging now with an increased  price  and they were not asking me to pay the difference but would it be all right if they sent the bar with the new packaging. I was obviously fine with it.

They have several payment options, you can pay through credit card, debit card, net banking, cash on delivery or even a cheque. Their claim to fame is that they'll keep your personal products personal( remember the kinky stuff that they sell:P) and they  don't even mention the name of the site on the box, only the parent company's name i.e. Dew Solutions is written.

Sample delivery  box.This image is posted on their site.

In case, your product is damaged or defective, you can return it and Cilory  will make the arrangements, all you have to do is contact their customer care.They were selling Archie's Cupid bracelets too, but that's all for next time.

Let's see how long they take to deliver from Gurgaon.


Update:

The Sebamed's Cleansing bar turned out to be amazing. It is pH balanced and it removes oil and if your skin is irritated, it will help you get rid of it. The delivery was fine. I just had one product which came in a brown cardboard box and what I love the best is that they don't mark the whole box with the money you spent( yayyy!) so nobody gets to know how much you exactly spent! 

The bad news is that they have raised the free shipping limit to a minimum of Rs. 300.