lol i am super detached from blogger now i realize, i've been using dayre way too much that i kinda neglected this space.
blogger does hold a lot of memories for me but dayre is becoming so much more functional and convenient to use blogger is starting to get a little outdated and boring haha.
sometimes i really do lose my motivation to blog because i don't really see a reason for blogging when nobody is there to read it? i used to not mind this but mm somehow people change i guess?
though i do enjoy the "privacy" as a luxury that nobody is there to interfere or to pose a challenge against my content/opinions i think it's still something i ought to cherish and not complain about haha.
anyway because i just completed my e-learning segment for my elective, i've decided to not do anymore work for the night.
i'm supposed to be doing a draft for my critical writing exam but i don't exactly have anything in mind and i'm too lazy to write anymore things/use my brain today.
feeling a little tired today already, don't know if it's the haze or what but yeah fatigue and headaches are becoming very common for me these days. how uncomfortable.
so i found and decided to talk about something that i have been subconsciously/consciously doing - and that is shopping on zalora.
the reason why this topic actually surfaced because i actually went to recollect and count how much i actually spent on zalora.
considering how my frequency of checking out goods from the cart, i was a little bit worried at the amount i was spending.
and yup i have spent close to S$600 on zalora this whole year alone.
*jaw drops, chokes on saliva, eyes widen* WHAT?! $600?
yup that's right i did not type that wrongly lol for 2015 i have spent up to $600 on zalora so far.
i swear that is A LOT of shopping done considering the fact that i only buy clothes that are less than $20!!!
my spending has been getting a little out of hand so i decided to just talk about it!
why i like shopping on zalora
1) free delivery (more than $40)
lol free delivery is the best shit ever guyssss c'mon you gotta admit that haha
tbh $40 is not that difficult to hit! just two dresses will help you hit the quota already!
i tend to spend $70-$90 at one go on zalora so as to make my delivery worth it hahaha.
and the delivery is amazing because you can either choose it to be delivered right to your doorstep or if you're too busy all the time and you're constantly out and about, you can always choose to collect at a 7-eleven store of your convenience.
and the best part of all is that the deliverymen are really experienced - if they deliver the parcel to your house and you aren't around, they'd know how to skilfully hide the parcel and text/call you to let you know what a ninja they have been haha.
i don't know if other blogshops do this or have their deliverymen do this but wow, they're really nice and cool. thumbs up for great service!
2) free exchange/refund for up to 30 days
this is a bad excuse for me to keep buying clothes from them hahahahaha.
i always buy so much and i don't have to worry about pondering over selecting the right size before placing my order. sometimes in a rush, i do select something that's too small/big for me and in most blogshops, there is no such thing as a refund or an exchange - which really turns me off because honestly the material of most blogshop clothes is crap and to pay $20 for a freaking crappy material dress is not something i will do at all.
so yup zalora is super efficient (and very nice) in allowing a 30-day refund with the tags still on.
you can even choose how you want the refund to be like - via bank transfer/credit card/wallet credit (i.e. you get discounts on your next purchase)
3) the customer service is so so so friendly
hehehe i rly love their service!
they treat customers really nicely and are super friendly via email whenever i have any queries or issues.
there was once i arranged for a parcel to be delivered to bedok mrt's 7-eleven but apparently they informed me that the delivery was canceled. i was super shocked and asked them what happened because i clearly did not indicate an invalid address.
the zalora customer service then kindly emailed me and told me that the 7-eleven outlet at bedok mrt has already been removed from their delivery locations and asked me to reschedule the delivery date and location!
once i forgot to include the return slip while returning my package and they actually bothered to phone me up to ask if i actually wanted an exchange or refund.
i know their obliged to do so but they were really sweet about it so... :-)
good customer service is appreciated hehe.
3) the sale really means sale
zalora clothes are really cheap especially when they're on sale.
it's not like the kinda typical blogshops whereby a sale is probably only like 5-10% discount lol what a meagre discount man if want to slash price must 敢敢 slash right!!
the sales on zalora are real - there's those kinda sales with 50% and up discounts!!! it's really damn cheap and it helps you save a lot!
and the good thing is that the apparel doesn't become on sale only when the remaining sizes left are either XS or XL (though that sometimes happens)! it's quite easy to get normal-sized clothing from the sales rack :-)
grab your deals from zalora asap man.
4) the coupons are mostly applicable even when you buy all the sale items
COUPONS GALORE.
that's what i'd call zalora. they always have flash sales with super good deals like an additional 20% off the bill (with a minimum spend of course but trust me it's not difficult to hit hahaha)
or sometimes they have like crazy $10 sales and stuff like that you just gotta check your mailbox because they send out these emails quite often.
how to choose what to buy on zalora
well i do have my personal favourite brands and i'll recommend them to you!
also because zalora is seeing an influx of blogshop brands collaborations, it's difficult to decide what's of good quality and what's mediocre.
what's even more annoying is that those clothes from blogshops on zalora are often free-sized and HELL I DO NOT TRUST FREE-SIZED CLOTHING AT ALL.
the actual definition of free-sized is probably like a uk4-6 which is hella small and obviously i think they mean like "average size" (wait actually uk4-6 is not average it's so bloody small wtf)
so anyway going back to the point, the brands that i really trust the most is the house brand, zalora itself. more so the 'love, zalora' brand.
it is pretty affordable and the quality is really thumbs up!!!!
i get so excited everytime i buy something and it's actually a 'love, zalora' brand omg.
i will always anticipate the quality of the material and its comfort - and i've never been disappointed once before!
i have my monochrome romper from there (which i bought for <$15), a sky-blue/turquoise dress (that was $25 but it was worth every cent i paid omg i was so in love bc it's so comfortable and flattering), a cropped floral boxy top ($15 too if i'm not wrong that i just posted on insta recently the one with my students), a strappy fit and flare dress (only $16 omg damn cutesy and formal!!), a dark-blue off-shoulder lace top ($21 a little pricey but quality is thumbs up omg i rly am in love with this piece too), my classic floral sports (for only $13.90 OMG SUPER DAMN CHEAP AND PRETTY I SWEAR) and there's so many others but i can't remember them now.
all in all 'love, zalora' is really super trustworthy and the clothes are really pretty + comfy!!!
another of my favourites would be the clothes from 'something borrowed'.
almost half my clothes on zalora are from something borrowed too.
i've got my floral crops from here too and also my holographic platforms and my pretty monochrome watches etc hahahah!!!
there's so many things i have from sb too and i'm only recommending these because they're cheap and good!
but the one thing about sb that i don't like as compared to love, zalora is that sb clothes ALWAYS run colour :(
it has already happened to me twice and i'm so upset about it.
everytime i rinse my clothes the color SOMEHOW just smears onto all my sb clothes lol damn sad.
lola skye is good too but it's a little on the expensive side and i only bought 1 item of this brand. but it's pretty decent and i rly like the quality so... :-) happy girl hehe.
i tend to buy other commercialised brands from zalora too such as new look and rubi. i don't like buying factorie clothes from here because i think it's a lot more expensive than the physical shop itself??? anyway i'm not a big fan of factorie apparel anymore so... meh.
yup so that is just a little personal guide to how to and why i like to shop on zalora hehe.
hopefully you guys will patronise zalora more often too ;)
so maybe they can further improve their services by collaborating with more brands or something??? idk hahaha
ok before i go, if you EVER were to buy anything from zalora please use my personal discount code below (i signed up for their brand ambassador program so if you use my code while shopping i get to earn commission too so pretty please help this poor child who has been spending uncontrollably everywhere hahaha):
"ZBAPQS6I"
for a 15% discount off (min. spend $60)
TRUST ME GUYS IT'S NOT HARD TO HIT $60!!!!!!!!
JUST SPLIT THE CART WITH A FRIEND OR SMTH HEHE PLEASE HELP ME THANKS
WIN-WIN SITUATION HERE!!
