I decided to start a totally random series of reviews of stuff and companies I like. I don't sell these products or have any affiliation with these companies, so this isn't just random, it's altruistic.
Today, one of each.
Stuff: Parissa Face and Bikini Wax Strips
I used to get my brows and the odd stray hair on my lip waxed at the salon, which I hated and wasn't exactly convenient. Then I found Parissa Wax Strips at Whole Foods Market and I never left the house again switched to that. It's easy to use, extremely gentle, less painful (although that's probably psychological, especially for a control freak like me), and they have this nice soothing blue stuff you put on your tenderest skin after using it that works really well.
If you depillate, try it.
Company: Zappos.com
If you are already an initiate into the wonder and glory that is the "Web's largest shoe store," then you don't need to read this. If not, welcome to my world.
Zappos not only has pretty much every fabulous shoe, boot, and sandal ever made in every size and color, they also have the best customer service of any company I've ever dealt with.
Shipping is free. Return shipping is free, using a label you print out from their site. They frequently upgrade orders to overnight shipping. Free. They are friendly and helpful online and on the phone. They let you return purchases, no questions asked, for a year. Free.
Once they sent me something I hadn't ordered. It had my address on it, but someone else's name, and the packing slip had an address in another state. It was just the package label that had my address on it. I had not been billed or anything.
I called them, and they agreed I hadn't ordered it. They arranged for UPS to come pick it up, and just to thank me for taking the time to call them and let them know, they put a $25 credit on my account.
Their website is not very pretty, but they make up for that with the prettiness of their shoes, which they display in a format that enables you to see them from the top, both sides, the bottom, the front, and the back. There's nothing like it, not even at Nordstrom.com, the second best place online to get shoes.
It's true I have an unnatural love for shoes. I do not deny it. But Zappos transcends normal love and approaches being something like true love or even universal divine love. It's just that good.
I clicked on zappo.com. I could spend HOURS there. Fortunately, I have no money right now, so I won't be click, click, clicking. ;)
Travis
Posted by: Travis | 19 June 2007 at 07:29 PM
That site is dangerous!!! I'd forgotten how much I like shoes. There are absolutely way too many on styles on that site that I want!
Posted by: Therese | 20 June 2007 at 11:41 PM
Zappos is the shit! I love it. And now they're branching out into other areas like bags so they're even more dangerous.
Posted by: Teresa | 29 June 2007 at 04:21 PM