WantitAll Review: I Want It All
WANTITALL REVIEW: Bringing U.S. Goods into SA at Competitive Prices
Buying goods and services online is fast becoming the preferred way to shop around this century, and it’s becoming easier for South Africans as more online stores emerge to serve a South African clientele.
Websites such as Take2 are at the top of Google’s ranking list and it’s easy to see why. Online shopping is quick and easy and can be done from the comfort of your own home and in your own time. The rising popularity of shopping online is evident from the number of new stores that have arrived on the scene, all offering easy ways to find what you’re looking for.
One particular online store that is rising in the ranks is www.wantitall.co.za, which operates in a very similar way to sites such as Take2.co.za and Kalahari.net. Launched in 2006, WantItAll has access to products that are not available in South Africa, which they sell at competitive prices that won’t blow your budget. Here’s a snippet from their website.
“WantItAll was launched in 2006 and has access to over 15 000 000 products which are sourced from all over the world. The site is 100% safe, which means that your personal details and credit card information are totally secure with us and will not be shared with third parties. We offer all customers competitive prices and also run specials on a daily basis.” – www.wantitall.co.za
WantItAll.co.za has access to over 15 000 000 products that are sourced from all over the world. Through an associate agreement with amazon.com, WantItAll specialises in importing items from the United States that can’t be found in South Africa, and offers them at competitive prices.
WantItAll Review: Getting Started
To sign up for a WantItAll account and start shopping takes the average web-user about six minutes, tops. Once you have an account, you’re ready to shop and add goods to either your digital shopping cart or wish-list.
WantItAll will notify you when out-of-stock items in your shopping wish-list are available to order again. Users can also send their wish-lists to family and friends to ensure that they get exactly what they want for Christmas or a forthcoming birthday.
WantItAll shopping specials are on offer daily and available products range from video games and DVDs to musical instruments and baby products. After having a good browse through the catalogue, I also came across several sought-after products that are difficult to find in the country or elsewhere for that matter. This has been made possible through an associate agreement with amazon.com, which allows WantItAll to specialise in importing items from the U.S. that you can’t find in South Africa.
I signed up for my own WantItAll account earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised to see that I got given a R50-off coupon. The online shopping website is also offering free delivery for an order of three or more items. To add cream on top of an extra-chocolaty sundae, they are also currently offering some great discounts within their DVD collection.
WantItAll Review: Payments and Delivery
For South African online shoppers, WantItAll accepts EFTs and direct bank deposits via MasterCard and Visa; and if you have built up a little nest egg of eBucks, these can also be used as payment or part of it. The website has also being verified as SiteSafe, meaning that electronic transfers are 100% safe and secure.
Delivery is to your front door (unless specified otherwise) and delivery charges are generally dependent on the order. Standard delivery charge is R59, but if your order is particularly bulky, or you live out in the gamadoelas, delivery may cost you a little more.
Delivery time is generally between seven and 15 working days after payment has gone through. This is not a bad wait at all considering that your goods will probably be travelling cross-Atlantic. If you are not entirely satisfied with your new toys or goods, WantItAll does offer a returns system.
PROS OF ONLINE SHOPPING
- Consumers can read reviews of a product online to help them decide whether or not it’s worthy of purchase.
- Most online products offer user ratings, which give consumers an idea of how others feel about a particular product.
- No cash is needed to pay for online goods and paying via an electronic funds transfer (EFT) is a safe, fast and painless process.
- You do not need to travel to the store to pick up your goods; most online stores will deliver your ordered products to your door.
- Despite being unable to touch the products in an online store, consumers can often see what’s inside the box or packaging without opening it.
Happy and safe online shopping!
This looks like it could be quite promising. Do you know what delivery network they use?
I don’t actually know what delivery network(s) they use. Have checked the FAQ but couldn’t find any delivery info. Have emailed the website founder and will get back to you on that asap!
Hi guys,
We use couriers all the way from the USA to South Africa. Then we also use a variety of couriers within SA to ensure 100% delivery.
I have used wantitall a few times. They are also one of the few online shops in South Africa that offer discounts and vouchers to promote purchasing.
I purchased an item from Wantitall and it arrived DOA. They replaced it before I even returned the broken one. I was very impressed with there delivery service.
That is impressive service – taking the consumer’s benefit of the doubt. One can only compare such instances with Take2, whereby they have to collect the item, test or assess it as faulty (which usually takes a few days), and then send you a replacement. This has happened to me a few times.
Horrendously overpriced – I can and have sourced items in South Africa at a third of their price and self imported at less than two thirds of the price they ask – total ripoff !!
A total ripoff. The ordinary man in the street cannot afford these prices. I eventually asked them to “unsubscribe” me.