Archive for May, 2010

Buy.com is a leading online store for electronics. We are of the opinion that this online store is a good bet for all those who prefer buying their products from the comfort of their home. When you shop at buy.com, you receive a host of benefits like:

  • A large selection of products
  • Good bargains
  • Gift vouchers and rebates
  • Zero/low shipping costs
  • Prompt delivery

Buy.com has a large range of products that are available. Their new in-season inventory brings along the associated benefit of low cost pricing for its customers. This electronic online store has been known to deliver products with a very low delivery time. They take care that your items are delivered in good condition. Moreover, with the zero or low shipping charges to most places, you don’t have to bulk order to save on cost.

Buy.com stays on top of the game by maintaining the most competitive prices for electronic items.  What’s more, they have rebates and savings vouchers announced on many items that you can take advantage of.  This means real savings with added frills.

The website is user friendly and first timers can get around with no hassles at all. Setting up of an account is quick and easy.

General opinions on buy.com have always been positive and the company has ensured promptness in resolving issues. Buy.com gives you an order-tracking option and sends you confirmation mails. This comes in handy, especially if you have issues with the product that is supplied by the third party vendor. Any concerns are quickly addressed to the customer’s satisfaction.  This electronic online store has a liberal return policy – they give refunds and gift certificates to unhappy customers having to deal with delays or order cancellations – a definite sign that indicates that for buy.com, customer satisfaction has always being their concern and top priority.

We give buy.com a big thumb up for:

  • Remarkable fast shipping
  • Competitive, economical and cheap prices
  • Some really top-of-the-internet gadget bargains that are updated on a weekly basis

With its largest online collection of movies and collection of DVDs that you can rent, Netflix is considered the leader in the DVD movie space.  Read on to find out more on Netflix – what’s hot and what’s not.

  • The biggest advantage about Netflix is that the movie is shipped directly to you. The arrival time is short since they have about a 100 delivery centers in the US. This means that in 96% of the cases, your movie would reach you a day after you had ordered for it.
  • It has the biggest online collection of over 10,000 movies and season episodes.
  • It also has a trial service of two weeks that you can be a part of. You can continue if you are satisfied at the end of the period, else you can simply cancel your account in an easy and hassle-free manner.
  • You can also avail of their online library facility. The system can be easily set up and you can choose from a large number of movies by searching on a variety of keywords.
  • Movies are moderately priced starting from $8.99 per month for a single DVD rental via the mail.
  • There is no late fee charged. You can keep the movies as long as you want, provided that your subscription is active.

The monthly ‘2/3 DVDs at a time’ plan is worth selecting if you are an avid movie buff. Else you would probably like to start with ‘1 DVD at a time’ and select titles beforehand so that you have a steady stream of movies coming to you.

There may be a possibility of non-availability of the required movie in the delivery center that services your area. There have been complaints of long waiting periods and users having being placed in a queue for months together to be able to rent a new movie. This means that you may have to wait a trifle longer to have the movie delivered to you.  This is quite alright by most users, when you take into consideration the average rate of subscription and the fact that some of these movies may not be available with DVD rental stores or Netflix competitors.

There have also been murmurs of failing customer service off late.  When we decided to review this aspect, it was found that it was a one-on-one case where the customer service representative was probably having a bad day or so. It is certainly not a fault to hold the company against forever.

All in all, Netflix outshines competition with an immense DVD selection, good customer service and the fastest arrival time around. So if you’re looking for a rental service that can meet your movie needs, try the Netflix free trial. You would soon get hooked on to their services for prices that are lower than what you would normally spend.

We have all heard of Amazon. They are renowned for their exceptional overall service. This professional retail site is proactively committed to improving the shopping experience for customers by providing just about any product that is available in the marketplace.  It has been the pioneer of online retailing and holds the number one slot up-to-date, showing no signs of backsliding or any irreversible goof-ups that online companies quite often make.

Amazon.com hosts a very user friendly site and is easy to use. They have a lot of product information, customer reviews and editorial remarks to make the buying process hassle free for you.  You can search for products using well defined filters that return relevant options for you to choose from.

Amazon.com provides you with very competitive prices. They offer good discounts on many products that would be quite irresistible. So you actually end up saving quite a lump sum. Now who doesn’t prefer a good bargain!

After choosing your product in a breeze, you would want it to be shipped and delivered in the same note. This is exactly what we find Amazon.com to be doing.  While listing items for you to choose from, they give you an estimated delivery time. They then deliver on or before the stated timeframe once you have made your decision, unless you are looking at an item that is hard to find, such as an old book or CD.  Amazon makes it clear initially that some delay is to be expected. So you are not left in a huff at the end of it. They take good care while shipping too – the heartening fact is that Amazon uses a slightly bigger box than the original box of the product. This ensures guaranteed protection and you can be sure that your product(s) is delivered intact and to your satisfaction.

A company is only as good as its customer service. In this note, we find Amazon.com to be an exceptionally designed and professionally managed. It ensures that it responds to queries within the stated service level in terms of quality and time.

So now, are you the type who prefers to locate good bargains on your products without hassles, and then order it instantly to have it delivered at your doorsteps in a short time span? Take our opinion and use the services of Amazon.com – you would not just be satisfied, but delighted as well.