Confidential Personal Online Shopping Service

Ever wanted to buy lots of stuff on the internet - but too nervous to have it delivered to your home or appear on your credit card statement - in that case try my personal online shopping service ! Although I can't offer trips to the actual shops - I can shop online for you.

I have offered this service to a small number of customers - but have now decided to make it available more broadly. If you are interested just email me on info@hourglassfigure.co.uk.

As part of this service I will:

Take a list of items from you and create a quote
Purchase items on your behalf from any website anywhere in the world
Consolidate it all into a single package
Deliver the package to a location of your choice - including a Post Office (for you to discreetly collect)

Please note: As this is a customised shopping service I will be unable to accept returns or exchanges on any items purchased on your behalf.

I have outlined the fees and charges I normally include at the end of this page - CLICK HERE - to jump down there. As you will see it can be rather expensive for a small number of items, as this service is really designed for larger purchases.

	THE SHOPPING LIST You provide me with your shopping list: This needs to be a specific list of items from specific websites Ideally it should be a list of URL links to the specific products you want It must include all relevant purchase detail (size, colour etc) The shopping list will be rejected if it is just a wish list or does not include all relevant details

	THE QUOTE AND PAYMENT On the basis of your shopping list I will put together a quote for you. This will include: The cost of all products and delivery charges Import and credit card fees for overseas purchases VAT My fee The quote is not negotiable (more details of the charges are shown below). On agreement of the quote - you will pay the full amount upfront, and as soon as funds have cleared I will start shopping.

	SHOPPING I will then complete the online shopping, and will provide you with updates on progress and any issues encountered. When I have purchased all items I will let you know and make sure delivery arrangements are still ok. Please Note: Once I have started shopping it will not be possible to change the list with my prior approval, and also, all purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-EXCHANGEABLE - so be sure you know what you want.

	DELIVERY Finally, I will post out your parcel. Wherever possible I will do this as a single package. The package will be completely anonymous, but will need to be addressed in your real name - as you will have to sign for it. You may (at an additional charge) also take advantage of our Collect+ service - where you can have the package delivered to a local shop - and you collect the parcel there.

FEES

The service can be quite time consuming, from my perspective, but I will provide a firm quote to you based on your shopping list. The charges will consist of the following:

A fixed fee of £25 to £50 depending on the complexity of the purchase
10% of the value of goods purchased

In addition, I will charge for the following:

VAT at 20% on all purchases (sorry but this has to be done)
Delivery charges for all items to come to me
Final Delivery to the location of your choice

And, for overseas purchases:

5% foreign currency credit card fee
20% Import duty
5% customer clearance
5% handling fee