Why buy from CurlMart?
I am wondering, what is the reasoning for using CurlMart over buying direct from the Brand website?
The prices seem to be the same at CurlMart as they are on the Brand sites.
CurlMart doesn't offer free shipping until you reach $60. I don't think I've ever spent over $60 on hair products at one time, so there is no benefit there.
If I buy something from a brand site (such as Jessicurl) there is often a free sample included, and I love to try new things if they are free!
Am I missing something? I fail to see the benefit of using CurlMart to purchase products.
Perhaps some of you lovely PJ's can enlighten me to the reasoning behind buying from CurlMart.
The prices seem to be the same at CurlMart as they are on the Brand sites.
CurlMart doesn't offer free shipping until you reach $60. I don't think I've ever spent over $60 on hair products at one time, so there is no benefit there.
If I buy something from a brand site (such as Jessicurl) there is often a free sample included, and I love to try new things if they are free!
Am I missing something? I fail to see the benefit of using CurlMart to purchase products.
Perhaps some of you lovely PJ's can enlighten me to the reasoning behind buying from CurlMart.
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Fine, low porosity, med density, normal elasticity.
Dislikes: Aloe by itself, cheap gels, and heavy butters
Co-wash: CJ Daily Fix
Condish: CJ Beauticurls Strengthening
LI: Curlsmith Oil-in-Cream
Stylers: CJ Curl Queen, Flaxseed gel, Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic.
PT: CJ Repair Me or IA Girls PT w/ mag. sulfate,
DT: CJ Rehab and Righteous Roots Hair Rx or Pre-poo oil.
Fine, low porosity, med density, normal elasticity.
Dislikes: Aloe by itself, cheap gels, and heavy butters
Co-wash: CJ Daily Fix
Condish: CJ Beauticurls Strengthening
LI: Curlsmith Oil-in-Cream
Stylers: CJ Curl Queen, Flaxseed gel, Uncle Funky's Daughter Curly Magic.
PT: CJ Repair Me or IA Girls PT w/ mag. sulfate,
DT: CJ Rehab and Righteous Roots Hair Rx or Pre-poo oil.
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Agreed! I've only used Curlmart once or twice over the years. The shipping is unacceptable even with discounts! I just recently bought something from the vendor's website because even with 25% off from Curlmart the shipping was so expensive it still came out to more than the vendor.
They should consider shipping by weight for one or smaller items versus $9.00+ flat rates. I think if you're ordering lots of products from different vendors it may not be so bad but for one item....uhm, no. Why would I pay $9.00 to ship something I that only costs $8.00?
Also, free shipping should be offered for orders $25.00 and up.
It's a good thing buyers have options now such as Sagenaturalceuticals and AveYou who offer much better shipping rates and a decent selection of vendors.
I can buy some things I like from iherb where shipping is $4 up to a certain weight (can't remember the weight but I can get three or four bottles generally) so I don't understand why other places can't do that. I'm guessing there's some reason but who knows?
The products are the same price and zero shipping.
I can order both products from the same site (no separate shipping cost from CHS and Curl Junkie)
CurlMart works for me and they always include 2 free samples with every order!!
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As jmitchell and IamDonna pointed out, the benefit to ordering from CurlMart is one-stop shopping and hand-picked samples! Our clerks work hard to match the samples in your order to your hair type, so you shouldn't be getting something you can't use. At CurlMart, you can bundle various products and avoid paying multiple shipping charges.
We've always worked to be a good place to find up-and-coming and hard-to-find products, and we're working on bringing 5 new brands (can't yet tell everyone what they are, sorry!) into CurlMart, so keep checking back in the coming months.
As far as shipping costs go, we aren't using shipping as a revenue stream, but we also haven't found a safe, reliable, and low-cost method of moving small or single products. I know the shipping charges are high, but we don't do the volume of shipping to qualify for discounts like some larger companies you may know. Our shipping costs are calculated by weight of the products ordered, so if you're only buying one product, you're seeing what it costs us to ship that single product with UPS.
Thanks so much for your posts and feedback, have a great day!
I agree with all of you esp CurlyCurly. As i recently posted a request for CM to open in a salon in Australia due to the high as hell shipping rates. It amazes me how CM just justification over flamable orders but does not answer directly why other products cannot be shipped at a flat rate. I would love to try multipule products - but can you emagine the shipping costs to Australia- dame ridiculous!
I think everyone who is a member of NC should complain or start a campain about the over pricing off there shipping.
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Have a bonza day anyway!!!
I've always gotten the same samples for the most part. And mostly L'Oreal, which I hate. I have L'Oreal samples coming out my ears. Outside of that, they are usually silicone products. I hate to say it but the samples are not a lure after one's first 3 purchases because you get the same stuff time and again and most of it nothing I want. I don't know how others do 5$ shipping if shipping by weight is so much. There is no keeping of order history so I can't go back and look but I am certain even just single bottles of something have been 9$ to ship and I can hardly believe that.
I've been very patient on waiting for all the curly product lines to hit store shelves :-) That has helped a lot.
These little 15% 20% discounts honestly ain't SQUAT!!! When i start seeing 30%, 45% discounts on the whole purchase maybe I'll buy more from places online.
Although receiving a package in the mail is a thrill...Im fine with just going to the store and paying my tax.
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However, I still don't understand why USPS flat-rate shipping isn't used for larger orders that certainly qualify and fit into "if it fits, it ships" flat rate boxes.
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Type: 3b/3c (i), below shoulder length.
CO wash: A-O GPB LYY, Desert Essence Coconut, Oribe Silverati
Leave-ins: Curl Junkie Beauti-Curls, KCKT, cno overnight
Styling: BRHG, MGA Sculpting Gel, A-O Mandarin Magic Gel, LOTD AVG, LALSG, CJ Pattern Pusha
DT: Curl Junkie Deep Fix, Briogeo Don't Despair Repair!
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