Personal Shopper Salary
Personal shoppers are conventionally those who accompany others in selecting goods when shopping, but with the widespread of Internet usage today, personal shopper’s services are also found online to help those who wish to acquire product information or to purchase foreign goods.
Personal shopper on-the-go
Either hired by departmental stores or boutiques, or hired from personal recommendation, personal shoppers help others by giving shopping advices that includes detailed product analysis or research done on market prices. When a personal shopper is hired by the store, there is no requirement that the buyer pay directly to the personal shopper. The personal shopper salary comes from the employers that hired them, although a tip would be appreciated.
For a freelance personal shopper who work independently, his or her personal shopper salary includes charges to the people who sought their services in different manners, either by charging them for each garment or item bought, or they charge by each trip and each individual that they accompany. The rates for personal shopper salary vary according to the products that the buyers are purchasing and the experience of the personal shopper in providing good suggestions. Personal shoppers build their reputation in their ability to source good quality, genuine products, while also providing relevant suggestions and insider’s information and they will acquire even higher salaries when they are well-established.
Some buyers wish to inquire more information on certain products and fall back on personal shoppers to help them to do the researches required. This type of personal shopper salary is calculated according to the assignments they take and are charged according to a flat rate, and the rates also vary according to information that is inquired. They’re not paid for giving suggestions, but for the information they are able to provide.
Personal shopper online
This is the most common personal shopping service today. Where people are unable to reach a store from their current location (usually oversea), they could rely on personal shoppers to acquire goods or products from abroad and have their personal shoppers deliver it to their doorstep. Local stores are particularly popular overseas, as there is a rising demand for local personal shoppers to accommodate the needs of foreign buyers. It’s easy to find such services online with each having a different personal shopper fees and the rates also vary according to the services they offer. Most of the transactions are carried out via online e-commerce portals.
The most common way of crediting to the personal shopper salary is as below, and they normally include:
- A percentage of the total order is charged to the buyer, ranging from 6 to 10 percent
- A minimum personal shopper fee that ranges 25 to 30 dollars
- Delivery of each item will be credited with a minimal charge per item, usually 5 dollars
- Extra charge varies for packaging and delivering it as a gift
There are other forms of crediting to an online personal shopper salary, such as charging around 30 to 40 dollars per use of service, or directly being charged from the item purchased.
Delivery charges shouldn’t be confused with personal shopper fees as they’re credited to the shipping carriers. There would also be other charges that are not credited to the personal shopper’s fees which are administrative charges when you’re purchasing from an online personal shopper mall, custom duties and insurance fees for your purchases.
