Takealot increases minimum order size for free delivery and changes checkout defaults

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Takealot increases minimum order size for free delivery and changes checkout defaults

Takealot has increased its minimum spend for free standard delivery and made a change to its checkout page to help promote its TakealotMore subscription service.

 

[Stonemason]

Takealot is pricing itself out of the market. There are other options.

 

[My_King]

What is this? You want something, pay.

 

[SkillBeatsAll]

They do realise that, for a lot of items, they no longer have a monopoly?

Amazon and the likes are going to eat their cake. Amazon still has huge room to expand their offering.

 

[Praeses]

Since Takealot closed a semi-close pickup point in my city, I haven't used them (>1 year now). Been using Amazon and everything has been better - from prices to delivery speeds. And I get to choose lockers for delivery as an option on Amazon-stocked items.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Takealot getting too greedy, they must be careful, else Amazon the worlds biggest E retailer will eat their lunch.

 

[saor]

Instead, the company promotes its TakealotMore subscription service with a banner underneath the delivery fee and a “You could save R95/R75” notice.

They've become more invested in selling you takealotmore than providing a great baseline service.

 

[Pegging]

R35 to collect it yourself. Its a bargain!

 

[deweyzeph]

I honestly don't give a crap about free delivery. I'm more concerned about the fact that Takealot consistently breaks their promises of same-day or next-day delivery. I'm more than happy to pay whatever the cost of delivery is, but for the love of God, if you say an item is available for same-day or next-day delivery then honour that promise when you get to the checkout section.

 

[duderoo]

Takealot getting too greedy, they must be careful, else Amazon the worlds biggest E retailer will eat their lunch.

IMO they already do...

 

[Rndmness]

Their strategy seems to be focussed on getting as many people into more subscribers.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

IMO they already do...

I'm sure of it, but there are other options, lots of other options should you so choose.

 

[netstrider]

Amazon will just end up buying them.

 

[warrenpridgeon]

They do realise that, for a lot of items, they no longer have a monopoly?

Amazon and the likes are going to eat their cake. Amazon still has huge room to expand their offering.

Amazon is cool... but it's touch and go with 3rd party sellers. If you need to return to a 3rd party seller it's on you to get the thing couriered/shipped back to them yourself. Where with takealot, no matter the issue they come FETCH the thing the same way they dropped it off.

For me, for NOW, I will mostly still stick to Takealot where it makes sense.

 

[Crowley]

I have a Takealot more sub and a Amazon Prime sub so I use whichever gives me the best price. I haven't had a same day delivery not be delivered and the next day deliveries that hasn't come through are very few and far between.

 

[Thorium]

Takealot is pricing itself out of the market. There are other options.

Bobshop is great with its R35 standard delivery fee, and thee are many others. I seldom visit Takealot these days unless for research purposes.

 

[Crowley]

Bobshop is great with its R35 standard delivery fee, and thee are many others. I seldom visit Takealot these days unless for research purposes.

Except you wait a week for a delivery from Bobshop.

 

[Thorium]

Except you wait a week for a delivery from Bobshop.

It depends, some sellers are quite jacked, have had deliveries in 48 hours before.

 

[Thorium]

R35 to collect it yourself. Its a bargain!

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Yes, I saw that too, nearly fell of my chair laughing

 

[Pythonista]

Quite frankly, I'm still finding Temu a far better bargain.