It is no secret to anyone that foreign online stores provide the opportunity to purchase goods cheaper than their domestic counterparts. This is due to various factors: in China, for example, manufacturers offer goods, which reduces the margin on the part of sellers. In US stores, if you order directly, you can also save money, especially with the help of various discounts and coupons (which is a fairly common practice). That is, our compatriots are aware of the possibilities of cheap online purchases and use them to the maximum.
One of the stores is SammyDress, reviews of which will be presented a little further in the text, is the place where thousands of orders are made (including from Russia). We will talk about him in this article.
Positioning
So, if you go to the main page of the SammyDress store (reviews confirm this), nothing special can be seen here. In principle, before us will be a classic online clothing store with a large number of models and many categories. There is no way to say something about the store right away - you need to more carefully analyze the information about it.
In the course of further interaction with the resource, it becomes obvious that it was developed not in Russia, - headings translated into Google Translate, consisting of words that are not related to each other, indicate this. A little more analysis shows that the resource is built on a principle similar to the device of many Chinese online stores (AliExpress, JD, DX, TinyDeal, etc.). Only the difference lies precisely in which products are presented here (more on that later).
The fact that we have before us a typical Chinese shop is also indicated by the fact that the prices here are quite low even for a Russian store, they are not displayed as an integer (not 550 rubles or 699), but, for example, 354.17 rubles and so on . This indicates that the automatic currency converter is working.
That is, you can summarize a little about what SammyDress is. The reviews, of course, confirm this information: we have before us the representative of cheap Chinese shops, leading activities in the field of “Clothing and Shoes”.
Range
This is how we get to which particular product categories are available on the specified site. Definitely, like on all similar Chinese shops, there is no narrow niche of goods. Items are presented in different sections. These are: “Clothing”, “Shoes”, “For Home”, “For Children”, etc. That is, like in other online supermarkets in China, you can find a full variety of what may interest you. Moreover, many products have different color variations, which further increases their number.
It is impossible to say unequivocally how many goods are presented here. It is only known that these are hundreds of thousands of items from a huge number of categories. Any shopaholic has a place to go for a walk - that's for sure!
Manufacturers
About who is developing these products on the website www.sammydress.com (reviews indicate the same) is not indicated. It is not difficult to understand that large Chinese plants and factories of different directions are behind these products: after all, the same goods can be found on the other online stores mentioned above. They are of a similar nature, which means they have a common origin.
As for the product, it certainly has a different look in real life and in the pictures posted on the site. At the very least, reviews describing SammyDress indicate that people didn’t get what they originally ordered. Moreover, there are even recommendations from customers who strongly advise against shopping here. Perhaps the person caught defective goods or there was a conflict with the support service. Although the latter is hard to believe, as the employees responsible for communicating with clients are always friendly and helpful (we saw this for ourselves). Moreover, as some reviews on the site sammydress.com clarify, it is not difficult to make a refund here if the quality of the goods did not suit you. Therefore, you can be confident in protecting your rights.
Delivery
The most negative moment in the activity of all Chinese online stores is the duration of the transportation of goods. Since the geographic order must travel thousands of kilometers, it takes 2-3 weeks to wait. If you want something here and now, you have no way to shorten the waiting time, except to order delivery from a private transport company like UPS or DHL. True, the cost of the service can be 40-50 dollars (depending on the region).
But if you agree to wait a couple of weeks, the seller makes the delivery free, which in itself leaves some kind of pleasant opinion about the store. To worry about the safety of the parcel is also not worth it: if it is damaged, you can return your money.
Payment
By the way, as for the settlement system, it is built here on the same principle as in many Chinese stores of a similar format. They provided for the payment of as many currencies and payment systems as possible to enable everyone to place orders.
For Russian users, as well as for others, they provided payment in WebMoney. Also, judging by the icons of payment systems at the bottom of the site, here you can calculate using a dozen other systems. As you know, mutual settlements are made in dollars at the rate of the payment system with which you make deposits. Reviews describing sammydress.com note that in this regard, Chinese sellers really organized an excellent resource.
Prices
What about the cost of goods on the site? Firstly, the prices here can be displayed in the currency in which it is more convenient for you. This is the policy of the Celestial Empire that is unchanged for all such stores. Secondly, there is really a low cost for many things, which is why they are in such high demand. Sometimes even the final invoice issued at checkout may seem somehow absurd, because goods made in China are several times cheaper than the same product in Russia.
Comparing the cost of SammyDress with other sites is a bit more complicated - prices for different categories of goods may vary. At the same time, the general trend is the same here: the products of this store will seem very attractive to Russian users.
Features
In fact, there are many interesting points in the activities of the store we are describing. For example, a useful feature here is the photo-feedback system. You can see them at the bottom of the main page of the site. It looks like this: customers who made an order here publish reviews about SammyDress ("SamiDress") directly on the resource itself. Each of them is accompanied by a photograph, as well as data on the type of physique of the person (if we are talking about clothing). Thus, other buyers will know what this or that product looks like and what to expect from it after the order.
Another feature can be called a refund. There is a fairly stable system for paying money in the event that the goods were lost or damaged. Of course, about the site SammyDress, the reviews of some participants have a negative connotation, they say, the funds are lost, and no one returns them. In our experience, we cannot confirm this information: support responds promptly, and in the event of a really problematic situation, it responds adequately, making a return. Perhaps the authors of the reviews fell on incompetent specialists, but the fact remains that way.
Reviews
In general, on the Internet we were able to find many positive and negative opinions of SammyDress buyers. Some of them believe that the site offers affordable things on very “sweet” terms, which is why it is worth attention; others are outraged by the quality of the goods, as well as the level of service itself.
Determining who is right is difficult. On the one hand, the store is very popular, and if it really offered low-quality products, they would simply be “drowned” in negative reviews. On the other hand, we all understand that for such a price it is foolish to expect excellent quality. All clothes here belong to the budget segment, from which we should draw the appropriate conclusions.
Summary
Negative reviews about the SammyDress store were most often written by those who received a low-quality item. Therefore, you can protect yourself from this only if you buy those products that have some kind of “guarantee”. Such can be photo reviews, as well as reviews of various bloggers. If you choose goods with caution, see for yourself that it is possible to purchase things here profitably. Indeed, judging by the positive reviews about the site, it regularly makes a lot of purchases, and a significant part of these people were satisfied. Therefore, you can be among them if you approach the procedure for selecting and filtering goods correctly.