Shangby
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Headquartered in Austin, ShangBy enables shoppers from around the world to purchase pearl and semi-precious jewelry from top-rated stores in Shanghai at 40 to 80 percent off retail. Shop on the website or join their live video broadcasts Sunday through Thursday from 8pm to 10pm CST. Shoppers are guided through the shopping events by personal shopper Nina who models jewelry and interacts with shoppers on the toll-free conference line. The custom-designed jewelry makes a unique gift idea.
User Reviews
izzyf
November 15, 2007
It sounds weird but it is SO MUCH FUN! I did this with two girlfriends recently and not only had a great time but also found some beautiful, unique pieces to give for Christmas gifts (and a few for myself ;-). We did the shopping event on a Wed. night. I got online the next day to place my order (I love the no pressure aspect of this). Then the order arrived via FedEx early the next week. All the items were wrapped in cute paper with "ShangBy Certified" stickers. Then inside that, everything is in beautiful boxes and silk bags. It was like Christmas morning opening my ShangBy order! :-) All great quality items and so inexpensive! I would highly recommend this and tell anyone nervous about the live video shopping aspect of it to just grab a friend and give it a try. BTW, you can see them but they can't see you!
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rdavos0504
November 01, 2007
I couldn't be happier with my Shangby experience. The shopping was fun, felt like I had a smart, knowledgable personal shopper with me the entire time, who had good taste. I absolutely love the items I purchased and will definitely return for more.
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txredheart
October 31, 2007
Sometimes different is BETTER! Truthfully, I HATE shopping. Parking, people, high prices...blah! SHANGBY is BETTER. It was so much fun to shop LIVE on line, very exciting and the personal shopper, NIna, is great! She makes it so easy! I wasn't sure what I was going to buy, but thought I'd look for Christmas Gifts for my mom and sister. My sister had just recieved dark pearl bracelet and earrings as a gift, so I decided to look for a necklace for her to match. My mom LOVES jewelry so I decided to see if I could find anything I could afford for her for the December birthday and Christmas gifts. Boy did I ever! I never knew pearls came in so many different colors, but since my mom loves purple, I custom designed (Yes you can do that!) a floating lavender pearl necklace for her and then got matching earrings and a matching braclet all for under $30 TOTAL! These are REAL freshwater pearls. I also found a GORGEOUS necklace for my sister. SNAP! Christmas shopping for those 2-DONE! and I had time left over to look at something for me. I chose to create a coin pearl necklace for myself. It was easy-just a computer and a phone--no problem! (It's a toll free call) I did my shopping event on a Tuesday and they promise 7 days or less for shipping...I was SHOCKED when all my stuff arrived on FRIDAY! In LESS than THREE days! Everything was beautiful and came very nicely wrapped. The only thing I didn't end up liking was the necklace I designed for myself, but they have a great (FREE shipping ) return policy, no questions asked. I had nothing to lose! If you haven't done your Christmas shopping, check it out!! You will love it. Next time I want to try with a group of friends...maybe my girlfriend in Tulsa. With the internet, we can shop together in SHANGHAI with no plane tickets!
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Save Money:
Bartering is considered appropriate in China.
The Extras:
Purchases are guaranteed to arrive in 7 days or less and all items are 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
