Review: Bloom.com.my

Bloom.com.my is a click and mortar enterprise. It first started as a traditional shop in 1989 and became an online shop after 18 years.

Besides selling flowers, this e-commerce site offers various gift packages for different occasions such as graduation, birthday, mother's day, father's day and even a get well package. These gift packages consists of various items. For example, for the get well package, there are a variety of choices which include fruits, brand's essence of chicken and chocolates. Some of it comes with flowers and some does not.

Prices of all these gift packages range from RM70 to RM380. The website has made it convenient for consumers who would like to purchase the flowers of gifts at a certain budget as it has links which allows consumers to shop by prices. By just clicking the link, all flowers or packages under that price category will be displayed.


Other than that, bloom.com.my also offers chocolates and cakes on sale. The chocolates are wrapped in a bouquet or in a basket which can be a perfect gift for all occasions. There are a variety of cakes on sale as well, however the pricing is a little expensive (min RM100) compared to traditional shops where we can purchase a 1/2 kg cake at RM30.00.

To order any of the items, you will just have to click on the picture of the item or the 'order now' button and it will lead you to a form as shown below:After filling in the details, just click the 'add to shopping cart' button and the following box would appear:


Here, you can update or delete the items that you have added to the shopping cart. Besides that, there are certain products available as add ons to the flowers or packages.
When you have finished shopping, just click the check out button to purchase the items. Furthermore, if you are not happy with the arrangement of flowers or other products, you can also ask them to customize the product for you.

Overall, I would give a rating of 7/10 for this website as it is user-friendly and informative. For those of you who are interested in ordering flowers or gift packages for family and friends, try having a look at this website. http://www.bloom.com.my/

How to Prevent E-Auction Fraud?

Generally, two types of online auction fraud are classified:Seller Fraud and Buyer Fraud

Seller Fraud => This kind of fraud happen more in the past which occurs when a seller fails to deliver goods after taking payment from a buyer.

Buyer Fraud => While this fraud happens to the seller when buyer pledges to purhase product but fail to make payment. It can happen in eBay or any online markets. Such fraud can take different forms, when a buyer refuse to pay for his winning bid, or buyer reversing payment after payment is made. This lead to buyer in eBay to loose listing fees, and have to find new potential buyers it lower price.

It is said e-auction fraud is a "cost of doing business", however, it is expensive and can be prevented no doubt in lower cost.

How?

Service provider such as ReliaBid, is designed to eliminate non-paying bidders and ensure quick payment from buyers. ReliaBid's subscribers website will display a unique seal which effectively ensures winning bidders promptly fulfill their payment obligations. It is a seal that communicate clear message that deters non-paying buyers. To know more..click below

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Another way to ensure payment reach safely to seller is taking up escrow service, which receives payments, notifies the seller and holds the money untill buyer receive the item bought. This protects online customers.

While another way is not to proceed to sales which sellers who are unable to accept credit card payment systems. This is because credit card will minimise potential loss if the number is provided to reliable vendor.