How to Shop Safely Online for Children’s Fashion
More and more time poor parents are now turning to online boutiques for their children’s clothing. As one mum reiterates “I shop online for all of my daughter’s clothing now. It saves me time, I don’t have to worry about the hassle of dragging my little ones around busy shopping malls, they don’t enjoy it and I can’t get any shopping done, it is easier to do it at home when I have the time to sit and relax and browse the online girls fashion boutiques”. It makes sense, in many families today both parents are working and just don’t have time to traipse around large shopping malls with upset children in tow.
There are thousands of online girl’s clothing boutiques far out numbering boy’s clothing boutiques, Shopping for girls’s clothing online offers an endless array of boutiques, brands and labels, but how can the consumer be sure that they are purchasing safely or even if their purchases will actually arrive after their payment has been received? Here are a few tips to follow:
- Check to see if the online girls fashion boutique has a safe way for consumers to purchase items. Is the site secure? Many online boutiques are now using paypal as their primary way for consumers to purchase goods. Paypal is a secured site and an easy way to pay for purchases. Consumers can pay via credit card and are provided with the option to open an account if they want to.
- Make sure you check the shipping prices before you commit to buy. Reputable boutiques will have shipping options and costs on their website.
- Check the currency you are paying in, if you are shopping in an online boutique in Canada you don’t want to be paying in US dollars.
- Check if the girls fashion boutique has a prominent display of customer service information. If customer service is a priority, policies will be easily found by the consumer.
A great way to ensure you are purchasing girls clothing online safely is to look for the ‘shopsafe’ logo. Shopsafe is an online, private organization. Merchants from ornline stores need to apply and comply with Shopsafe’s policies to be added to their list of online stores which they consider to be reputable businesses. According to the Shopsafe website only 40% of online stores who apply to Shopsafe are accepted. After an online girls clothing boutique has been accepted by Shopsafe the merchant can display the logo on their website.
If a consumer has difficulties with a merchant who is listed with them, the consumer can request intervention on their behalf from Shopsafe. Shopsafe will then investigate the complaint. If they believe the merchant has acted in an unfair or unreasonable manner shopsafe will remove them from their list of shopsafe merchants. Shopsafe can be found in the following countries:
America www.shopsafe.com
This article was written by Vicki from www.bellabelle.com.au
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Well made video. The English are great.
very good
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- You can just by a the place where you want to sell it…
- Buy everything of your own for your store as well as pay for the advertising.
Im an indian and I totally agree with the "we tend to have the shopping style of touch and feel before you buy"…i cant imagine old brown aunties trying to buy saris online , I mean even if the stuff is right in front of them they take hours to decide…. so no I dont think its worth doing
Excellent ! Thank-You!
very informative.. thumbs up!
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With some decent advertising you'd clean up around the holidays. I know I'd pay to get gifts covered for my extended family and coworkers. I'd have a hard time charging elderly folks to help with their groceries unless they are independently wealthy. You could take care of seniors at a discount to advertise your services better. I would think that you could create a nice side business for yourself with very little start up expense.
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I have not seen a business model like this specifically targeting the male market –
I've seen similar businesses – in fact around Xmas the morning shows on TV usually have someone on who has business that will shop for you/wrap for you – or just wrap for you
I think you've got a good target market and would recommend you try to work this in a "big" city atmosphere where men are commuting in/out of the city and don't have time/don't like to shop
great idea