There's nothing wrong with having expectations especially if
it's your money on the line. I have been shopping online for a very long time
already and each time I make sure I'm confident about the websites I buy from.
You can never be too over confident because it only takes one strike of bad
luck to ruin your streak. I have a friend who tried out this sketchy online
site that sold 'legitimate' New York Knicks caps. I don't how people tell
exactly when a cap's authentic but based on what he saw on Facebook, it seemed
that way. He deposited the money to the seller's bank account and in return, he
got a fake class A replica. He didn't have the phone number of the seller since
they stayed connected through chat. He messaged the guy repeatedly after and
never got a reply. All his messages on the shop's page were subject for
approval so he could never expose the shop for being a fraud. All he could do
was share the page and label it as bull****. He reported it but the shop
eventually got removed on its own. Moral of the story? It doesn't mean the
website seems legit that it actually is. There are two key notes we can learn
from my friend's impulsiveness. First is assess the website fully and be sure
that you have control over what happens. Depositing in full and not having
anything to hold on to as a form of security from the seller should be enough
to make you question the integrity of the transaction. If I were you, I'd suggest
you buy from Facebook pages whose owners you have direct contact to. The safest
way is still sticking to professional sites that are registered under the
Department of Trade and Industry of course.
Companies like Lazada
and Zalora are both wide distributors of over 20, 000 products from different
brands. They are registered under DTI and have a seal of approval from PCI-DSS
which implies that both have already gone through the legal procedures of being
deemed safe. Cash on delivery is also preferrable because this way you can
check out the product the moment it gets delivered before paying in full. Items
that malfunction or do not follow the descriptions posted on the website get a
free pass and are allowed to return their orders that are still in mint
condition. It's not impossible to find a website that carries the majority of
wht you personally like. It's all a matter of finding the right one because out
of the millions or maybe even billions of online shops published today, a
percentage of that are bound to be a match for you. Set some standards for
yourself because the point of online sites is to make your shopping indulgence
convenient. If all it does is worry you or piss you off then it's hardly doing
its job, is it? I think it would be then safe to say that you should go find
another.
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