How Do You Know If A Site Is Uk

[JinnyJoan]

I am trying to buy another item, Notano, Idealo, sites like these are they UK or what .  thanks - 

[davebro3]

Anyone may be represented on any internet websites. "co.uk" does not mean the dealers are in the UK. Some sites (ebay) allow you to filter for UK based sellers only. Otherwise you would have to check with the seller. IMV

[barry1010]

Not always easy to tell, ideally the web address should end in .co.uk but that's not always the case.

You could look at the 'about us' page and 'contact us' on the website but that isn't necessarily the truth.

Check how long delivery should be, if it's next day it should be UK based but is it?

Before buying anything, post the link on AB and someone will check it out

[JinnyJoan]

ok guys - thank you

[JinnyJoan]

ok - this is a few

 

Notino,    Perfume Club UK,   Active Care    Klarna    Idealo

luxplus

[Clementino]

Although Notion is shown as co.uk, they have bad reviews on Trustpilot and are in the Czech Republic.

[Clementino]

*Notino

 

[Clementino]

Klarna 

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/klarna.com

[Clementino]

Luxplus are in several European countries, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany. not UK. Bad and average reviews depending on country 

[Clementino]

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/perfumesclub.co.uk

Poor . I would avoid

[gingejbee]

Yes, always a good idea to look at Trustpilot.

If it's fragrances you're after, two companies that I can recommend are "allbeauty" and "perfume shop direct"...the latter on eBay. Both despatch from UK, usually free shipping and tracked.

[Hazlinny]

Jinny/  I would stick with UK sites which you know when making purchases online.

[Clementino]

Avoid Idealo as they are poor

[chelle7272]

I use Klarna as do several poeple I know, it's useful and I've had no issues.

The other sites listed have quite poor reviews.

[Buenchico]

Notino is a Czech-based company, which registered a UK business 8½ years ago. It claims to use a UK distribution centre, thus avoidin any problems with import charges.  It seems reasonably legit to me but there are some worrying reviews on Trustpilot:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/notino.co.uk

Idealo is a German-based company that doesn't actually sell anything itself.  Instead, a bit like eBay or Amazon Marketplace, it provides a portal for other firms to advertise their services through.  That means that the quality of service you might get when buying throuh Idealo can vary greatly between one actual vendor and another.  With one third of their Trustpilot reviews only scoring 1 star, I'd avoid them:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/idealo.co.uk

Perfume's Club is based in Mallorca.  Over half of their Trustpilot reviews give them only 1 star:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/perfumesclub.co.uk

Active Care Store appears to be British-owned, operating out of a warehouse in Aylesbury.  Roughly one in four of their Trustpilot reviews give them only 1 star though:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/activecarestore.co.uk

Klarna is a 'buy now, pay later' credit company.  It doesn't sell anything.

Luxplus is based in Denmark. To obtain their 'member prices', you have to pay an £8.99 monthly subscription fee. Over half of their Trustpilot reviews award them only 1 star:
​​​​​​​https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/luxplus.co.uk

[Buenchico]

For discount cosmetics from a reliable retailer, check out Beauty Outlet.  They've got 20 physical stores in the UK (including 2 in NI) and impressive Trustpilot reviews:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/beautyoutlets.co.uk

https://www.beautyoutlet.co.uk/

[gingejbee]

...and "allbeauty" ...even more impressive!

 

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/allbeauty.com

[rowanwitch]

Go with recommendations from people you know who use sites themselves. If you haven't heard of them assume rubbish until you have checked them out.

 

   What fragrance are you looking for?  Only reason I ask is some are no longer listed by UK distributors so if you have gone online to find a less common one it may not be available from the usual suspects and surprisingly  just recently I have found major chains like Superdrug doing brilliant deals.  Example  Versace crystal noir varied from £87 down to £40 in superdrug.   I also have a contact in the fragrance business who would know if a fragrance is going on promotion  before the deals hit the shops.