Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Online Shopping Newbie

Dahil sa aking scary moment ng third week of April, kinareer ko na pag-aralan ang online shopping. Di talaga kasi ako nago-online shopping kasi:

1. Traditional shopper ako – sarap kasing mamasyal sa mall.

2. Baka ma-hack ang credit card.

3. Di ko feel umorder from online sellers abroad kasi ang laki ng shipping fee, parang di sulit.

4. Di ako sure kung reliable ang mga local online sellers.

5. Di ako sure sa quality ng products kasi di ko actually nakikita or nahahawakan yung item.

Pero dahil sa mga mommy blogs, na-encourage akong mag-try dahil karamihan sa kanila, nago-online shop at ok naman sila. Napansin ko rin, minsan, mas mura sa online compared sa mall. Eto ang aking guide which helped me feel comfortable with online shopping:

1. To check if the local online seller is reliable, look for reviews by bloogers :)
Parang ok din mag-shop sa Multiply kasi step by step siya tsaka pwede mong i-filter yung trusted sellers.

2. Apply for an online shopping credit card (BDO has this) or have a supplementary credit card with the lowest credit limit possible.
We chose the latter kasi ala naman kaming BDO account at Citibank loyalist kami – don’t want to maintain too many cards. And we took advantage of Citibank’s ongoing promo na free for life ang supplementary cards. Tipid sa annual fees!

3. Try to check if the online item is available in malls so you can check the actual item as well as compare prices if savings is a priority over convenience.
Baka kasi maganda lang sa picture. Tsaka pag di free shipping, baka mapamahal ka pa. Sa case namin, we take into account yung rebate features ng credit card (Citibank Cash Back), rebate sa SM mom card, at discounts pag pwedeng gamitin ang A-Card sa Ayala Malls.

4. Exercise self-restraint when shopping online.
Ang dami kasing cute baby items online kaya magpigil pigil. Just copy the link or add to favorites then sleep it over…pagmunimunihang maigi at baka unnecessary gastos lang siya. Yes, obvious na super cost/budget conscious kami ni bibi and we like to compute – mathematician si bibi, accountant naman ako :)

At ang aking first online purchase: Charlie Banana Cloth Diaper from Caleb's Closet Echostore! Ang ending: tagumpay! May comment lang ako dun sa courier pero syempre, labas na ang Caleb Store dun.  

Hmm, what to buy next? :)


bought this during the site's promo sale
cute!

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