Five Favorite Websites for Online Shopping



Shopping time!
How I love it and can't get enough of it!

I mean, let's talk about online shopping :).
I think it is safe to say that many of us have been accustomed to buying things online.
Well, everything is at your finger tips nowadays as information and communication technology continues to flourish and provide a lot of comfort for us as customers.

For sure, we save some time, energy and of course money by shopping online.
We can get extra online discounts, rewards and cashback, as well as free shipping for certain amount of purchase. Not to mention endless choices and tons of items being offered online.

But on the other side, we have to be extremely careful with the financial transaction that we do online. Various scams and fraud have been done online so we better check and rechecked the payment system being used and make sure that we use the save and verified one. Not to mention we also need to check the sellers and the items we are interested to. Another thing we have to be careful of is additional fee, like shipping and handling as well as taxes. 

So, besides all the comfort you have from online shopping, make sure you are aware of some consequences as well.

Now, back to #BPN30day Challenge2018 Day 28
Allow me to start my list for 5 favorite websites for online shopping.
Wanna know what they are?
Here we go..


Here's the menu I have on my phone :)

Amazon.com

Well, I set my heart on amazon and I still do!
Amazon has been an amazing platform for me and my family.
Not only when we live in NYC but also when we move to Indonesia already.
We certainly buy a lot of stuff from here, starting from cosmetics, books, clothes, to bikes, accessories, fresh food and medicine!

Kalau Bahasa Indonesianya, ini toko segala aya.
Aku dan Udi memang banyak sekali berbelanja di sini dan memanfaatkan aneka kemudahan yang ada. Kami bahkan masih menjadi member Amazon Prime hingga saat ini karena aku masih sering banget belanja di Amazon US.
Biasanya aku kirim ke alamat kantor yang lama dan menunggu sampai ada yang bisa membawanya ke Indonesia, baik melalui jastip atau jasa pertemanan.

Sephora.com

I bet you know I will list Sephora.com on my favorite shopping place.
Online or offline, I am addicted to this beauty center.
It goes beyond a shop where you get almost everything you need when it comes to beauty product, as you can join its free classes, get free samples on everything they have in store and 3 free samples on your online purchase (with no minimum purchase), get extra free items when you purchase on certain amount, get rewarded for every single thing you buy, and more
The list is on and on and on.
No wonder I have been VIB Rogue, - a top-tier membership with so many benefits because you spend at least USD 1000,- per year ,- since 2014 up till now :). So have I have more than 6000 points that I have not redeemed yet as I will wait great prizes they have.

I always check on the sale they have and use extra discount or special event Sephora offers like before Christmas, labour day, birthday discount and more. Sometimes certain brands also give 50% off for changing the packaging or launching of new products.
And I got tons of samples and free goodies, including bags, pouches, books, and even umbrellas.

Ebates.com

One of my favourites because of its CASHBACK program!
Oh my, I got hundreds of USD from all my crazy shoppings and for giving referral as well! And the great thing is, Ebates has so many online shopping platform where you usually get your stuff, like Sephora, Macy's, Amazon (rewards for certain departments), Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, Kat Von D, Adidas, Michael Kors, Booking.com, IHG (Holiday Inn group) and so many more!
All you have to do is click Ebates.com, choose the website you want and shop on it with the registered shopping trip from Ebates. Then once you're done with the shopping, it will send you the notification on your cash back. Every three month, a Big Fat Cheque will be sent to your registered address.
As simple as that!

Bukalapak.com

One of the local online shopping platform my husband and I love to use.
We have been buying and selling items here as well.
Most of the time, my hubby used it to buy stuff for our renovated house.
We even get our set of traditional, vintage-look rattan sofa from here, sent right away and directly from Jepara!
I usually get small stuff like home accent and batik.
My hubby also sells some of his bikes and bike frames here.
So far it all work well!

Tokopedia.com

Like the previous platform, I have been using this for shopping Indonesian stuff like batik, mukena, traditional food, souvenirs, and more.
I like to browse just to see the varieties of items being offered. 
They also have so many discounts on certain time and period, tempting us to buy more and more. Better check it out yourself so you can directly see how awesome it is to shop in Tokopedia.

Surely I have more favorite online shopping portals but 5 is really a great start.
How do you like online shopping?
Are you addicted to it?
What are your favorite online shopping sites?





43 comments:

  1. Bukalapak dan Tikopedia, iya banget buat aku yg tinggal di Indonesia tercintaa

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  2. The first 3 sites are the one I never try before. Bayarnya pake CC kah? Yg bukalapak cuma beberapa kali. Tokopedia kadang beli tiket/pulsa gitu ��

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  3. Aku blm pernah beli dari Amazon.. Harus pakai kartu kredit tidak y? Aku biasa pakai yg dari indonesia aja kayak tokped, lazada & shopee

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  4. Aku juga sama paling suka Sephora, tokopedia dan bukalapak. Udah sangat terpercaya jadi ngga takut lagi dan barangnya terjamin keasliannya

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  5. Cuma Bukalapak dan Tokopedia aja nih yang lokal. Aku juga sering belanja di dua tempat itu hehe

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  6. Kalau saya lebih suka baca berita di portal berita tapi nggak sampai 5 juga sih. Kalau online shop ada tapi nggak semuanya 5 hihii

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  7. Aku baru coba belanja di Tokopedia sih dari kelima list diatas. Dulu sempat download Bukalapak tapi ga sempat belanja disana eh udh keburu ku apus wkwk

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  8. I never do the purchasing through those five sites yet. ����
    Tokopedia and Bukalapak are the most well-known sites in our country I guess.

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  9. Sephora is life. Apalagi pas lagi holiday season gini. Pasti deh banyak banget diskon dan perks lainnya

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  10. Kalau aku sephora , tokopedia dan bukalapak market place yang selalu aku kunjungin terutama holiday season kayak sekarang diskon nya banyak banget

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  11. Amazon itu memang raksasanya online shop yang mbak, gak kalah itu juga ya ebay, aku belum pernah tuh nyobain belanja di sephora.com

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  12. Aku juga pecinta belanja online, selain mudah, suka ada gratis ongkirnya gitu. Haha, diskonnya juga banyak dan sering banget. Dari pilihan diatas, kayaknya aku paling sering beli sih di tokopedia. Amazon, shepora belum pernah coba.😁

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  13. Aku jujur belom pernah belanja di online shop sih karna aku agak takut kalo barang yang aku mau nanti ga sesuai ekspetasi. Kan sedih kalo beli barang nanti kalo makeup palsu atau salah shade. Atau kalo baju kekecilan atau kebesaran huhuhu

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  14. aku suka banget banget banget sephora, gatau kenapa produknya tuh banyak yg cocok dengan kulitkuuu. tapi sayang harganya mihil mihil banget huhuhu

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  15. Tokopedia still be my fav, pelayanannya yang bagus dan terpercaya, makin betah belanja disitus belanja itu

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  16. amazon sama ebates belum pernah aku. aku emak shopee banget mba. kayanya harus coba amazon nih

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  17. I haven't tried to shop on 1 - 4 on your list xoxo.. however, tokopedia is one of my favorite e-commerce too! You should try shopee and blibli, their interface are similar to tokopedia, and their service is ok ^^

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  18. My top 5 would be Amazon (I'd say most of my free money gets spent there!), Ulta, Ebay, Etsy, and Holy Flaps (for when I need a good gag gift)

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  19. Your website is really cool and this is a great inspiring article. clothing stores in jamaica

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  20. My favourite is Tokopedia, they sell everything in easy peasy way :)

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  21. Kebalikan dg mbak, saya malah jaraaaang banget beli2 online. Masih lebih suka yg offline hehe..

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  22. Aku belanja online kalau dapat voucher xixixi. Seringnya belanja ke Tokopedia, itupun pake vocer.

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  23. Saya tokopedia mba Indah, buat belanja online sama bayar beberapa tagihan hahaha.
    selain itu ada beberapa cashback dan vocher juga.
    Ah kan jadi pengen intip websitenya lagi deh hahaha

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  24. Aku seringnya bukalapak mbak, you know lah kenapa hahaha. Amazone suamiku tuh suka beli di sana juga

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  25. aku belum pernah beli sesuatu di amazon.
    someday pingin nyobain biar khasanah dan pengetahuan kehidupan semakin bertambah #ciee :D

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  26. Tokopedia, Bli-Bli, Bukalapak adalah beberapa toko online favoritku, mba

    Selain fitur pembayarannya yang bisa pakai kartu kredit, biasanya barang yang aku beli sesuai dengan tampilan dan keterangan di situs.

    So far so good deh
    Alhamdullillah...

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  27. Dari dulu toko online pilihan keluarga saya Tokopedia dan sesekali juga belanja di Bukalapak. Merasa nyaman dan aman kalau belanja di sana.

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  28. Dua belanja online lokal aku pasang aplikasinya, Mba *ketauan aku suka belanja online deh, haha...

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  29. Saya belum pernah cobain belanja di e-commerce atau olshop luar. Tetapi, suami saya pernah beberapa kali. Kalau Tokopedia dan Bukalapak mah sering

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  30. Me toooooo!!! Bukalapak oke bangeeeet. Aku pake BL karena ada alasan pribadi yaitu ownernya alumni pelatihan nasional yang sama denganku haha. Dan aku percaya banget sama alumni pelatihan itu kalau orang-orangnya pasti baik dan jujur.

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  31. Tokopedia dan Bukalapak itu toko online favorit banyak orang deh kayaknya. Aku sama anak-anak juga suka kepoin barang yang ingin kita cari di sana, mbaaak. Kayak udah langganan gitu, dari beli tripod, ponsel ku dan si bungsu, sepatu, tas, hahaaaa.... Ya Allah aku kok udah borong belanjaan ya di sana

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  32. Online shoppingnya keceh semua ish.. suami aku serinh transaksi dengan ebay.. beli apa deh setahu aku.. infonya jauh lebih murah, tapi ya memang harus menunggu agak lama.. happy shopping mbak

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  33. Nyenengin banget kan jaman sekarang, semua dipermudah urusannya termasuk kegiatan shopping uang bisa dilakukan dengan laying on the bed. Mau bauar bisa pakai fasilitas internet juga, apalagi banyak aplikasi pembayaran, iya banget deh, belanja semudah mengedipkan mata

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  34. Jadi ingat...
    Kalau di handphone ku gak ada e-commerce sama sekali.
    Hehhee~
    Berasa gapernah belanja online.

    Ga pernah akunya, kak..
    Kalau butuh apa-apa, ke handphone suami.
    Di sana doi lengkap, dari mulai e-commerce untuk belanja keinginan sampai hanya untuk sekedar cuci mata (seperti lihat-lihat mobil 2nd yang masih in a good condition)

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  35. Aku ngertinya cuman Bukalapak sama tokopedia aja. Yang lain ga pernah nyoba. Pengen sih sesekali nyoba beli di amazon

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  36. Saya pernahnya belanja ya di buka lapak dan tokped. Yang lainnya belum pernah. Sekarang lebih asik belanja online. Mudah cepat dan gak pake ribet. Cukup duduk manis barang datang, hehe.

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  37. Dari semua online shop diatas yang lebih sering aku pakai itu Tokopedia sama Bukalapak , nah kalau sephora sendiri belum pernah tuh tapi pengen sih sesekali belu lipen disana hehehe.

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  38. Kalau untuk belanja buku, saya lebih sering pake web bookdepository tuh mbak. Kirim ke Indonesia juga lebih mudah, daripada pake amazon. Pengalaman coba amazon, kok sulit ya urusan shippingnya. Atau saya aja yg sedang kurang beruntung?

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  39. Aku yang paling sering belanja itu di bukalapak dan tokopedia. Seru banget sih ya belanja onlinr, praktis trus hemat waktu dan tenaga. Hehehe klo suami lebih milih amazon.

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  40. Belum pernah pake amazon mba, abates sama sephora hehehe
    nggak tahu caranya make, jadi kepo kalo mba Indah senang ketiganya
    dan yang dua karena beroperasi di Indonesia aku sering beli di situ heheh bukalapak dan tokopedia

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  41. Ketauan nih sering belanja di sephora haha. Aku kyknya cuma pengguna setia tokped mbak xixixi. BL suamiku yg pakai. Aku pakai tokped aja. Kalau amazon bbrp kali sih kami beli buku di sana��

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  42. hihi, tokopedia dan bukalapak aja yg lokal. kalau aku pertama kenal malahan elevania. malah ga terkenal skr. langgaan aku sekarang shoppe dan lazada. lier euy kebanyakan olshop yg hebat dan keren2

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  43. Aku instal aplikasi Tokopedia di HPku, Mbak. Aplikasi ini yang paling nyaman untukku buat bayar tagihan listrik ataupun asuransi.

    Lainnya ada JD.ID, aku suka hunting belanjaan yang bebas ongkir di sana. Walau kadang ada yang diincar eh nggak gratis ongkir ya ditahan dulu. Hihi.

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