Main shopping secrets in foreign shops: profitable, simple, accessible

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It is believed that the era of deficit and speculators is long over, and, finally, on the shelves is a wide range of products for every taste and budget. However, despite this, and today some imported goods simply do not get it in Russia, and the cost of others is often several times the original prices of manufacturers. That is why many people prefer to make purchases in foreign online stores.

In fact, the reasons for the departure to sail through the vast space of foreign online stores a great many, and each one they own. Some want to buy branded stylish little things at lower prices, while others are interested in the latest technology, which will not soon It will appear on the shelves of local stores, and others seeking to buy goods that are not widely represented in the Russian market. However, all agree that online shopping overseas - it's a great opportunity to buy everything you need at the best prices.

Who save on things - he is wise

It's no secret that the price of foreign goods that come to our market, grow not just. Their price includes a lot of minor factors, ranging from customs duties and ending the lease premises. However, why us all these details, if in the end still suffering ordinary buyers ?!

For example, prices for Levi's jeans range in Russia in the area of ​​4000 rubles, but in America you can buy them starting at $ 26.99 (about 900 rubles). As is the case not only with clothes but also with the technique. For example, in the US you can buy iPhone 4s for $ 500 (~ 16500 rubles), while in Russia the price of the same device is about 29,000 rubles.

How to find the best prices

If you decide to seriously take online shopping, the first thing you'll discover is that countless online stores and prices in many of them vary considerably. So how do you choose the most profitable option without wasting a lot of time on the tedious comparison of prices? Well, it will reveal a secret: really special resources exist in the vast space of the Internet (eg, TheFind, Google.com/products, PriceGrabber.com et al.), designed to automatically search for a given product for all online stores. Thus, you simply enter the product name and in a few minutes you will be presented a full range of prices showing all the shops in which you can find this product. By the way, if you want to learn reviews on the use of certain products, you can use the site Buzzillions.com, Which brings together "reviews" on a variety of products.

Online auctions - choice of advanced users

It is worth noting that in a long list alone foreign online stores are online auctions, such as eBay or Chinese American TaoBao. We can say that these sites represent a real fount of bargains. As an example, the speaker prices for vinyl stickers on the walls. TaoBao on the cost starts from 10 rubles, while the exact same labels are sold in Russia, ranging from 760 rubles. price ratio speaks for itself. An added bonus is that in online auctions, you can find the same product on different stoimsti, depending on the pricing policy seller.

Of course, when buying on eBay or TaoBao there is a certain risk, because you are not dealing with an official shop, and private sellers. However, as the saying goes, fear of wolves - in the woods not to go, and if you follow the simple rules of buying at online auctions, you will surely be able to avoid a painful experience.

So, in order to avoid becoming a victim of fraud when buying goods in online auctions, you need to take seriously especially Rating seller and product reviews. For example, on TaoBao important that the information about the seller stood at least 5 blue crystals, or at least 1 bit and the digital numbers were not less than 4.5 (see. picture above).

Also, buying clothes or shoes on TaoBao, should be careful not to miscalculate with the size (as we know, the Chinese have a much slimmer us). However, if you carefully examine all recommendations and dimension tables, you can easily calculate the appropriate size (by the way, do not be surprised if, instead of the usual S-ki you would, say, Chinese L-ka).

In order not to miss with a choice of a seller on eBay, you need to give preference to those whose rating positive feedback (positive feedback) is close to 100%, and the total number of feedback-s (feedback score) more than 15 (see. picture below).

How to choose the right size

Of course, if it comes to choosing clothes in a foreign online store, then many a reasonable question arises: how not to be mistaken with the size? As we know, even the S-ki in different stores are completely different. For such cases, there is just 'virtual fitting rooms'. You heard of it? If not, I tell!

Internet resource Fits.me It helps to choose the best size of things, considering all your options down to the centimeter (cm. image on the left). Virtual fitting creates volumetric mannequin that reproduces all the specified parameters. With this dummy, you can easily try all the possible dimensions of your chosen items and visually verify which one sits "you" the best way.

Unfortunately, not all foreign online stores work with this resource, but the list of those who have already established a "virtual fitting room", located on the site Fits.me.

Most original products and favorable action

In addition to the "classical" areas of the spread of purchases abroad, there is also such products which simply do not find in Russia. What can I say, if you ever heard about soccer equipment for fish, Female set for camping, toaster for hotdogs and other items? With these acquisitions, you can not only make your life easier and more comfortable, but also stock up on gadgets, which you do not even dreamed of.

By the way, if you do not want to miss out on all the most profitable stocks, storing resources, which are always presented the latest news about the most advantageous offers from foreign online stores: RetailMeNot.com and ShopItToMe.com.

Calculate weight and save money? Easy!

All who make purchases in foreign online stores know that much of the cost of delivery depends on the weight of the parcel. However, how to determine how much to weigh, for example, jeans or, say, a jacket, if the store is not given any information about this? In this case you should use the table approximate weight of the goods, which can be viewed, for example, here.

It is also worth considering that if you use the services of intermediary companies, there are the so-called tricks that can significantly reduce the weight of the goods. For example, when purchasing multiple products in different online stores, you can ask the staff to get rid of the intermediate storage of packages when combined in one parcel goods. For example, if you purchase several pairs of shoes, it is logical to reduce the overall weight by getting rid of bulk boxes.

Conclusion: Of course, shopping in foreign online stores - is not a panacea, and there are many products that could and should buy offline. However, why not take the opportunity to buy in foreign shops that on whatever reason, is not available in Russia, or simply is not much of a "reasonable" in view of the cost? I am for!