homeshop18 is a big fraud

ya i ordered an xbox controller seeing the Front page deal
they have been delaying it like hell
i was suppose to have it by 3rd June
they didnt even ship it by 3rd june just wrote handed to courier fr 4days
finally after nagging for 4days through email i got a sms yesterday with tracking order

@ soham really pathetic service, avoid them

ya they said they shipped it on 7th still havent received it
not buying from them again

received it today
ordered on 31stmay
was supposed to receive on 3thJune
finally after 5mails & 1phone call received on 10th June
packing was bad
no bubble wrap so d box was damaged quite a lot
but looks like the controller is ok…….

i ordered a mobile phone and a earphone from them and the packing was good and delivery prompt… maybe i got lucky…. or maybe you were the unlucky one.. but overall… i had a good experience with homeshop18

in hopeshop18.com my 3rd shopping experience is also pathetic, i bought Himalaya chawanprash with lk bhai advice i saved almost 300 rs 1000 or 30% on whole,it was really great as i use to buy directly from Himalaya with 20 % off

but sad part is that they cancelled the order saying it was out off stock, how come they dont know this before placing an order, 20 days gone still my money not refunded ,but what i got is mail apologizing and gv with 100 off on 500

still waiting for refund ,called 3 times same answer from them will get my money in 2 days

@jai
If you are not comfortable shopping with hs18 then why you go 4 them again and again? better avoid them

I have placed 8 orders till date. No issues with any of that. So, for me, its a great website, low prices, awesome service.

Just realized how pathetic HomeShop18 is. No Choice of Colors for mobiles. Most products are not delivered to all over india, not even in metropolitans like Kolkata. Mumbai!! Really lagging behind other indian online shopping sites. Backward

I selected 3 phones on HS18 and thought of buying 1 of then using these coupons. No Color option for Nokia x2-01 and Samsung Corby2. Samsng wave s5253 not shipped to Kolkata. Damn!! You just cant buy anything from HS18 due to some reason or the other. Really bad experience.

majestic wrote:

@jai
If you are not comfortable shopping with hs18 then why you go 4 them again and again? better avoid them

buddy the offers r tempting so thought of going through

also placed another with 250 off coupon really hoping they will deliver ,will update soon

and this time the gamble paid off placed 3 items all in 1 order, 2 items delivered in 5days ,still w8ing for the book i placed

the best part is with every item they sent a pen and a coaster , 1 of the item was stick book worth 3rs used as filler

I don’t know about the apparels but as far as electronics specially mobiles r concerned I have excellent experience with them till date I have purchased 6 mobile handsets with them using 1000 of on 5000 codes through different id’s and received them in original packed box with proper bill. Also I have ordered fastrack girl wallet few days back using 250 of on 500 code which I received in 4 working days instead of 9 to 10 working days written on their web site.

dealsbuster wrote:

Just realized how pathetic HomeShop18 is. No Choice of Colors for mobiles. Most products are not delivered to all over india, not even in metropolitans like Kolkata. Mumbai!! Really lagging behind other indian online shopping sites. Backward

I selected 3 phones on HS18 and thought of buying 1 of then using these coupons. No Color option for Nokia x2-01 and Samsung Corby2. Samsng wave s5253 not shipped to Kolkata. Damn!! You just cant buy anything from HS18 due to some reason or the other. Really bad experience.

Same experience here! Attempted to buy a fone, but at the last step its said they cant ship to my pin code. Tried other pin codes of Poona city, and none were accepted! Thats makes it the 1st e-com site that says it can’t ship to Poona! Don’t know if its because of Octroi in Maharashtra. Anyway, it was time wasted for me.

Previously bought a Clifton track pant and leather keychains. Clifton quality disappointed; but the leather keychains were outright rubbish! There was even a customer review saying the quality is amazing!! When I posted my review, they did not publish it! They refunded the keychain cost though, after I told them what I thought about it. But not publishing my review is still what I’d hold against them. Overall, mixed feelings about them.

Borg drone, I would suggest a honest review on mouthshut (mentioned it yesterday too on the Big Bazaar thread) and you will be mostly getting a call from one of their managers and not the CCs. Then u can then fight with them if you feel u have got the wrong end of the stick.

I was thinking of buying a 32GB SDHC card from them but after reading this thread, Im holding the deal.

Thanks fellow dimers…

I got a good deal from them on a digital camera.

The problem is that homeshop18 is only a third party sort of like ebay but a little better because hs18 sellers are genuine. Your order delivery depends on how long the seller(not hs18) takes to ship your product.

btw, hs18 does declare in its conditions page that it wont be responsible if anything bad happens. I’m not sure how grievances are handled but I asked CC to reveal the name and location of my seller but it refused to do so citing company policy.

Jackal wrote:

Borg drone, I would suggest a honest review on mouthshut (mentioned it yesterday too on the Big Bazaar thread) and you will be mostly getting a call from one of their managers and not the CCs. Then u can then fight with them if you feel u have got the wrong end of the stick.

After they refunded the keychain cost, I kinda let it go… But I guess I could still do the mouthshut thing after I find some time. But it shows that they ain’t all above board. Else they should at least have published my short review. If they are deliberately picking/selecting/writing bogus reviews, its a pretty bad omen.

aniln_85 wrote:

I got a good deal from them on a digital camera.

The problem is that homeshop18 is only a third party sort of like ebay but a little better because hs18 sellers are genuine. Your order delivery depends on how long the seller(not hs18) takes to ship your product.

btw, hs18 does declare in its conditions page that it wont be responsible if anything bad happens. I’m not sure how grievances are handled but I asked CC to reveal the name and location of my seller but it refused to do so citing company policy.

That makes eBay a lot better as they freely allow you to contact sellers. And they don’t seem to censor reviews. But problem is eBay is only extremely short reviews can be written, and no way to see reviews for particular products. And if listing is pvt., then nothing useful visible.

have done a lot of transactions on hs18. for me, it is one of the best. recently ordered a microwave and got it delivered within 3 days. I rate it in top 3 out of 25-30 websites I have shopped at.

Iam also satisfied with homeshop18…They are one of the best in india now…
It is few of their vendors who sends some defective products or something like that…We have to complain regarding that ASAP….Overall im satisfied with them.

Got problems with two of my orders,they refunded the amount for one order and solved the problem for another order…

dealsbuster wrote:

Just realized how pathetic HomeShop18 is. No Choice of Colors for mobiles. Most products are not delivered to all over india, not even in metropolitans like Kolkata. Mumbai!! Really lagging behind other indian online shopping sites. Backward

I selected 3 phones on HS18 and thought of buying 1 of then using these coupons. No Color option for Nokia x2-01 and Samsung Corby2. Samsng wave s5253 not shipped to Kolkata. Damn!! You just cant buy anything from HS18 due to some reason or the other. Really bad experience.

I agree…even my pincode is not supported but i just used another city’s pincode but given the correct city name and pincode again in the address option…Mostly,their vendors send via bluedart(my location supports all courier companie,thats why i tried this)…i got all my products even if my pincode is not listed.

Homeshop18 should change that stupid option of delivering to few cities when they are sending by bluedart,first flight…DUMB HS18

yestday i received micromax mobile from hs18 ( 21st century vendor). after openinig the box shocked to see mobile with broken screen.raised ticked and got reply to send through tnt courier.now iam not sure they are going to replace or refund my money.
this is happening bcoz they are using third party vendor.
confused now what to do.

yestday i received micromax mobile from hs18 ( 21st century vendor). after openinig the box shocked to see mobile with broken screen.raised ticked and got reply to send through tnt courier.now iam not sure they are going to replace or refund my money.
this is happening bcoz they are using third party vendor.
confused now what to do.

@kamlesh
can you tell me the vendor name?It can be seen in your order summary.

21st century is vendor name.

I have had good experience with them as of now. I have mainly bought electronics only, like pen drives, battery chargers, memory cards, headphones etc. The only issue is, they ship the product a bit late.. Like, take 2-4 days to merely ship the product! Though it takes only about 1-2 days after the shipping takes place (have received all products through Aramex Courier). So yeah, once getting used to Flipkart’s rocket shipping and delivery (more often than not), HS18s and Infibeams look a bit slower.

HomeShop18 is not that bad, means not worse than others, even ebay cancels the orders sometimes. I bought Note 2 (SP Rs-33K) from them, they delivered it on the 4th day, brand new seal packed. I only have issues with their site that they do not deliver to Navi Mumbai, and I am running out of favors from Mumbai folk, They only deliver worthless (read very common items) to Navi mumbai, That can be better bought by going to the local mall,
I think for OP, the jeans are not used, they are just old, meaning have been on shelf for some times and have seen, one or two clearance sales, Anyone who has ever bought foreign brands from from retailers like “Loot Mart/The Loot” can testify that some items were missing packaging and on some tags were often tied with jute strings, I don’t exactly know how they came to acquire these items, but when you buy international brands like GAS, Timberland, Levis, Lee for around 1K what do you expect?,
2 years back i bought a wrangler, Cotton jeans from Loot Mart for 500 bucks, I remembered it had tags with jute string “Sutli” and even a radio tag still attached, and was dirty as if it was lying on dust covered floor, It cleaned up really nice after 2 hrs of washing in boiling water in washing machine. Till date it is one of my favorite clothing.
For good clothes i Suggest, Shoppers Stop but then they are anything but cheap
Peace

planning to buy a laptop from home shop 18. is it safe and reliable.

Purane topics kyu khirod khirod ke nikal rahe ho yaaron

Now HS18 is a good and reliable site !