Nothing in the description or reviews indicated that there was something fishy but in hindsight, a Brazilian wig for R27? Seriously? Unicorns and mermaids are living in my backyard, yes they are. Most (or all) of these stores are in China so the quality is either a complete hit or miss. I’d also advise you not to order any makeup or skincare products (except brushes) as it’s most probably fake, heaven knows how long it’s been there and you still have to wait some time to receive. Your skin is very precious and sensitive and the horror stories I’ve heard about the effects of fake makeup, just don’t go there.
Sizing:
Order a size or two up, that’s one comment you’ll see on a lot of the store/product reviews. I always order x-small or small and items have been the perfect fit so far. I did order a large in the shirt/dress I got and it fits like a small so there’s definitely something to that theory.
Shipping:
I know I’m not the only person that would order items for over R1000 but hesitate to pay shipping of R150. Unfortunately with Wish, you pay shipping on every item even if you order two of the same. With the free items, shipping would generally be either R27, R42 or R55. I’ve ordered normal priced items the first time around and when they didn’t show up, I made a conscious decision to only order “just pay shipping” items and I don’t regret it. You’ll wait anything between 1-3 months so be patient.
Extra charges:
The prize you see on Wish is the price you pay (excluding shipping). Often when you choose certain sizes the price will increase but my first statement still applies. When you receive your notification from SAPO with R24 written on there, it’s their extra charge to you. It might not seem like much but imagine you have 20 parcels, that’s a whopping R480 and that would possibly be more than what you’ve originally spend on Wish. There’s a note (fine print) saying you don’t have to pay any extra fees unless it’s one year after the date but apparently that doesn’t count for anything. A little birdie told me that SAPO, on average received 20+ parcels from Wish per week but as the popularity increased, that number went up to 500+ per week! If you’re smart, like SAPO, you ask a “minimal” fee of R24 on each one of these parcels and you get over 12k per week! Now that’s business, let’s hope they use that money towards better service delivery and ensuring we get our parcels on time. I won’t judge them as I’ve seen people selling Wish bikinis for R480, the same one I got for R27!
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