Taking advantage of free shipping when shopping online

Posted by Felix Okoli on Tuesday May 27, 2014 at 14:23:53:

The ability to shop online, pay for your goods with your credit card and have it delivered to your address is one of the benefits the internet has brought to us and this saves us the stress and time normally used for offline shopping which requires going from one shop to another physically.

One extra cost online shoppers encounter in shopping is the shipping cost and this increases if the shopping website is in a foreign country. If you are buying from another country or continent, the shipping can be expensive and it depends on the weight of the item you are buying.

The amount for shipping a product can be costlier than the price of the product itself at times as a result of the weight and size. Recently, as part of the incentives, some online shops now include the free shipping option. This is very good as it reduces the total cost of getting a product to your home or office.

Some things you can do to get free shipping:
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- Buy in bulk: Some shopping websites offer free shipping when a buyer buys products in bulk rather than in single units. It will normally be specified that extra units come with free shipping. If it is offered, just take advantage of it most especially if you are going to need those items regularly in the future.

- Spend more: At times spending more on a shopping website can give you access to free shipping. Some website might place a spending limit that would automatically merit free shipping for e.g. free shipping on N10,000 worth of order. So instead of buying things once in a while, you could just make a list of items you want to buy and just buy it at once to reach that spending limit that would give you free shipping.

- Make use of the Offer during the time frame: if the online shop made provision for free shipping for its customers during a specific time frame such as during public holidays or before it, it is wise to make use of the offer as your product will get to your destination free of cost. They normally do this once in a while just to make more sales and deliver items on time before they close for a break.