There were a number of natural hair companies offering discount prices and free shipping for Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. Some companies were very familiar and others I have never heard of.
In order for me to take advantage of any deal, it had to meet certain guidelines. My guidelines were as follows:
1. Whatever I purchased must be more than 20% off
2. The shipping had to be reasonable
3. The product must be something I used and not something I just wanted to try
I had a list of products I wanted to purchase and companies that were offering deals. Upon closer review of some of the deals, I noticed that either the shipping fees were insane or you had to purchase a certain amount in order to get the deal. There were some great deals and some not so great deals. I ended up purchasing 2 jars of "Beauty Boss 101" from Karen's Body Beautiful. It was 30% off if you spent $25.00 or more and the shipping was a flat rate. This is the only product I've ever purchased from Karen's Body Beautiful and I absolutely loved it and therefore didn't mind purchasing it again.
Another company that seemed to have a great deal was Eden's Body Works. Their deal was 50% off everything. Before hitting that "confirm order button" I noticed that they were charging me $36.00 in shipping for 6 products. I immediately cancelled the order. I would be better off purchasing this at the regular price at Walmart. This ended up not being a good deal.
Hopefully next year some of these companies will get their act together and not mislead us into thinking 50% off is a great deal even though they'll make it back in the shipping.
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