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PRODUCTS |
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NEW CUSTOMER |
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ACCOUNT-RELATED
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PLACING AN ORDER |
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DELIVERY |
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GENERAL QUERIES |
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What is Shophive.com? |
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Shophive.com, one
of the largest technology and digital lifestyle superstores on the
online space, is a unique business-to-consumer (B2C) portal.
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What do I get on
Shophive.com? |
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Be it a rewritable
CD or a 150” Plasma, Shophive.com facilitates you to compare and
evaluate hundreds of products spec-by-spec and rupee-by-rupee all at
one place. It presents extensive information on products available
as well as reviews from users. Assorted products from different
brands are housed under various categories for your convenience.
Some of the popular product categories on the portal are DVD
Recorders, Desktop PC, Digital Cameras, Motherboards, MP3 / iPods,
Notebook / Laptops and Processor / CPUs & much more. Besides this,
the homepage has an eclectic selection of deals that you can avail
at the click of the mouse. The portal intends to keep adding more
products with time such that it has an exhaustive range on offer for
you.
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How does the portal
ensure lowest prices? |
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The massive
discount in the prices, as compared to the normal street price of
the products, is primarily owing to the fact that the Shophive.com
has direct business tie-ups and arrangements with leading brands
(manufacturers and vendors) and their first tier distributors. This
helps the portal cut channel margin at various levels of
distribution resulting into significant reductions.
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What does the Shopping
Cart section do? |
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Shophive.com allows
you to Add products that you want to buy to your Shopping Cart. Once
you have completed your shopping, you can review the Shopping Cart
and Proceed to make a Payment. The shopping cart also allows you to
Change the Quantity, Remove a Product from the Cart and Add more
items to the Cart.
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What are the shipping
charges? |
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Shophive.com has a
fully evolved logistics network spanning all market geographies in
the country. Shophive.com is the only portal of its kind to offer
free doorstep delivery of products in the shortest possible time
without any charges whatsoever. As a result, you pay exactly what is
listed on the portal rather than misleading and escalated costs,
including shipment charges—as is the case with most e-commerce
ventures.
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How do you ensure
privacy and security of my payment details? |
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Your personal
information (including your contact details and payment details) are
as private and as secure as they can be. As a policy, they are not
sold to third parties in any condition whatsoever. Neither shall we,
at any point in time, seek your consent for doing the same. Your
contact details as well as payment details are stored in systems
that are well protected by physical as well as stringent
technological means. The portal guarantees absolutely secure
commercial transactions and no misuse of your payment details for it
works incessantly with banks and payment gateways to ensure
confidentiality in every way, form and manner possible, always.
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PRODUCTS |
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What is the best
way to find the product I am looking for? |
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Use the
Shophive.com Advanced Search Functionality, to locate the product of
your choice by specifying any of the following:
- Keyword
- Brand
- Price Range
- Model Name
This functionality
will list all the products matching your specified search criteria.
Alternatively, you
can search for the desired product by using the option ‘Browse
Categories’ functionality. This will list all the products in that
particular category. Once you are on the listing page you can
further refine your search:
- by Specification
- by Brand
- by Budget
- by Alphabetically
At all times,
Shophive.com has some special schemes or promotions running for your
convenience.
- Promos & Smart Offers
- Special Deals
- Bundled Deals
- New Arrivals
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How do I know if a
product is available? |
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Product
availability is updated frequently. However, in case there is a
problem with the availability of a particular product, we will get
in touch with you by email or telephone with an expected
availability and delivery time for your order.
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What is your pricing
policy? |
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Our prices are
among the lowest available on the web as we pass on the leverage we
get on bulk buys to our customers.
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I wish to give my
feedback on the Product? How do I do so? |
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You can review any
product and also give it a rating of your choice. Your reviews will
be posted on the website along with the corresponding products in a
short while.
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What about product
warranties and how do I avail them? |
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All products sold
on Shophive.com carry original manufacturer’s warranty. For service
of any product purchased from the portal, you can contact the
authorized service centre of the manufacturer/vendor. All you need
to do is preserve the invoice delivered along with the product for
availing warranties.
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NEW CUSTOMER |
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Is registration
necessary? Why is it required? |
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Yes, registration
is mandatory. The information provided by you during the
registration process helps us to communicate with you regarding your
transactions.
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How do I register at
Shophive.com? |
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Registering at
Shophive.com is very simple as well as comfortable. You have to
register only once.
Just click on the
Sign Up Now! link, fill up the form with the mandatory as well
as other regular fields with basic personal details and a Unique
e-mail address and then click on the submit button. A confirmation
regarding your registration will then be sent to the email address
mentioned by you. Please note that this information will be kept
private on Shophive.com’ Secure Servers.
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ACCOUNT-RELATED QUERIES |
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What if I forget my
password? |
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If you don’t
remember your Password, simply use the Forgot Password Link on the
Login Page. All you need to do is specify your email address and
submit. Shophive.com Customer Support will send the Password to your
email address.
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Some Password related Tips to help you protect your privacy when
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- Use a combination of at least
6 to 8 letters and numbers. E.g.: riya1122
- Use multiple words without
spaces. E.g.: itnitegreen
- Avoid using common words that
can be found in a dictionary. E.g. mango
- Avoid using personal
information as your password that others may easily guess E.g.:
Your name, phone number, or birth date
- Don't use your email address
as your password
- Choose words that you can
associate with something and thus will be able to remember
easily. E.g.: Rover - The name of your pet
- Don't share your password with
others.
- Avoid using the same password
for other online accounts.
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How Can I update my
Personal details? |
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If you wish to
update or edit any personal details specified at the time of
registration, you need to click on Account Settings in the Member
Area.
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How Can I Change my
Password? |
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If you want to
Change your Shopping Password, you need to Click on the Account
Settings Link in Member Area. All you need to do is Update the New
Password that requires to be changed and confirm the same. Once the
Password is changed a Confirmation email will be sent on your email
address specified at the time of registration.
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What do I do if I have
forgotten the User Id? |
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Your User Id on
Shophive.com is your Email address given at the time of
registration. If you have forgotten the email address then you will
need to register again with Shophive.com.
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PLACING AN ORDER |
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How do I place an
order? |
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You can place your
order online on our website, or you may also contact us at
+92 - (42) 35717320-21, 35771120-21
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How can I follow up on
the order? |
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After the order is
placed, we confirm it by sending you a confirmation mail or
Dedicated order Tracking Phone number on home page during office
hours
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How do I obtain a copy
of my invoice?
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The invoice is
attached to your order and will also be emailed on request
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What are the different
payment methods available? |
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You can pay for the
orders placed through various payment modes such as COD
(Cash on Delivery) Credit Card (at our office with 25% bank
surcharge), Cheque, or a Demand Draft (DD). Payment through
Credit Card can be made through all major brands of MasterCard
and VISA
Credit Cards, Internet bank transfers, Cash deposit, ATM transferrs,
Westeren Union and MoneyGram
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Who should the
Cheque and DD be drawn in favour of? |
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The Cheque or DD
(payable at par at Lahore) should be drawn in favour of / made in
the name of 'Shophive.com'
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On which
address should the cheque and DD be mailed / sent? |
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The cheque and DD
should be mailed at the following address:
S h o p h i v e
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Syed Road, Liberty Commercial Zone, Gulberg III Lahore, Pakistan
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How do I know
whether you have you received the cheque / DD for the order I had
placed? |
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We send a
confirmation email to the ID provided by you, the moment we receive
your cheque/ DD. If you haven’t received a mail, please inform us.
Also mention the POD (proof of delivery) details of the courier
through which you’ve sent the cheque/ DD. Our customer support team
will definitely help you to resolve the issue.
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Am I allowed to
change the mode of payment? |
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If you have chosen
to pay for your order through
a Cheque or a Demand Draft (DD) and wish
to change the mode of payment to Credit Card, you
can do so by informing the customer support team within 2 days of
placing the order.
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Can I change
the details for the order placed? |
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It is not possible
to change the order details once you’ve placed the order. Please
contact the customer support team in case of any queries. In case
you wish to make any changes in the details of the order placed, you
can always cancel your previous order and raise a new order with all
the desired information at Shophive.com.
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DELIVERY |
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What is the estimated
delivery time for an Order? |
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-Last Order
Processing: Before 6pm
-Lahore: Same day delivery by our own staff (cash on delivery
available)*
-Islamabad - Rawalpindi: Same day dispatch from Lahore
Office, next day delivery by our own staff (cash on delivery
availabe on selected items, usually items less than 5KG)*
-Rest of the cities: Same day dispatch from Lahore Office,
next day delivery by courier service (cash on delivery availabe on
selected items, usually items less than 5KG)*
-Please open and check the product infront of courier staff.
Shophive will not take any responsibility if the package is
empty/damaged afterwards.
-We only deliver via TCS, in remote areas where TCS cannot deliver
then we use other services or larger shipments made by other
couriers.
-We don't ship outside Pakistan.
*It might take 1-5 business days to reach
shippment depending on the size and weight of the product. Usually
items heavier than 5KG's Home Appliances, Televisions, Large
Printers, Home Theatre, Desktop computers, Projector Screens,
Kitchen Appliances, Generators etc take more days. Some items are
not on COD, we take 20% advance to confirm orders for COD
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Can I send the
products I buy to a different address? |
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Yes, you can send
the products bought at Shophive.com to a different shipping address
from your billing address; this address can be provided by you at
the time of registration with Shophive.com, and can also be updated
anytime till the actual payment is realized.
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During what
timings of the day can I expect delivery? |
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Deliveries are made
during hours, i.e., between 10am – 9pm.
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What happens if
I am not at my delivery address at the time of delivery?
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The courier will
leave a delivery card for you to contact them in order to re-arrange
delivery.
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Do I have to
sign for the parcel personally, or can someone else sign for it? |
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People in your
household can sign for the parcel; but they will be asked for some
proof of identification.
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Will I be
informed of the exact time of delivery? |
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The couriers are
delivered during office hours, you will be intimated by our courier
company before delivery or by our staff .
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What if the
delivery gets late or arrives before time? |
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It is our endeavor
to deliver products on time. However, in rare and unavoidable
circumstances and owing to the vagaries involved in the process, the
delivery may get late or for that matter arrive before the scheduled
time. We regret the inconvenience caused. Products will not be
accepted back owing to minor delays or early arrival. Inordinate
delays, however, should be brought into the notice of customer
support team and due action shall be taken to resolve all such
issues in your interest.
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What if I
receive the product in damaged / defective condition? |
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Products purchased
from Shophive.com are delivered without any defect. In case you
receive products different from what you have bought on the portal
or if the product is damaged / defected, you can simply contact
Shophive.com support center or call on the centralized helpline
number within 2 working days of delivery. You can avail of an
exchange or refund only if we cannot exchange providing the invoice
and the product in original packing and unused condition.
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