Wednesday 1 July 2015

Why should you be cautious while purchase beauty products online

The advent of online shopping stores has made life such a breeze for the shoppers, especially the shopolholics who just cannot stay away from making a purchase almost on a regular basis. This mode of shopping has offered a very efficient and quick way of making purchases, and the best part is that you are not required to move an inch from your house while shopping through this medium. It is almost a perfect way of shopping unless of course you do not keep some important factors in mind while purchasing online, especially when it comes to skin care products.

Some of the most well renowned cosmetic brands have been facing a lot of complaints of late about their products that are being sold through e-shopping websites. Many of their products have either been found to be fake, out of date or from grey market. This is a matter of concern not just for the company owners but even online shoppers.

There was this recent case where the customer bought a fake cosmetic product from a not so famous online store. The main ingredient of the product which gives it a yellow tinge, it was found, had  been replaced with saffron. Obviously, she was really upset as she felt cheated but there was nothing that she could do about it as the site selling the product refused to refund.

There are a lot of companies which are now witnessing a surge in the complaints related to bad reactions as the sale of fake or outdated products through online medium has increased considerably in the recent times.

This is one big reason why you should be very carefully while buying skin care products online. There are a lot of online stores these days but most of them are not reputed like Amazon. And these sites lure customers by offering great deals and discounts. However, when customers actually receive the products, most of them end up being fake or outdated. And the worst part is that when they complaint about it, they get little help from the so called customer care department. So make sure that you only make purchases from reputed online stores so that you can get assurance about the quality of product being delivered at your doorstep.

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