Great selection, fabulous prices, free shipping, great packing
Written: Oct 01 '10 (Updated Oct 01 '10)
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It's sometimes hard to find organic products locally, and when I do I usually have to pay a premium price since so few of my neighbors are on the green kick like I am. I'm always ready to try new products, so shopping online seems to be the best place for me.
I'm a regular Amazon.com Subscribe and Save Program user. Amazon has a fabulous amount of products, but they don't carry everything. That's why I've branched out and found a few other stores that either specialize in, or carry a great deal of organic (and in my case vegetarian) products. I shop by price, convenience, and selection, so in any one week I'm likely to receive an order from two to three different stores.
I tried out Alice.com on the recommendation of a friend who also kindly sent me a $10 off coupon for my first order - sweet! I spent a few minutes registering for the site and looking around. Finding organic and natural products was easy, as was information on the individual products. Because I'm a vegetarian, I need to be able to read the ingredients to be sure there are no hidden bugs in the form of coloring, or beef rendering in the form of gelatin, along with about a million other ingredient names used to hide animal products in items.
Shopping was easy, checking prices against other sites a breeze (and one of the reasons I like shopping online), and they include discounts and coupons right on their site. Their payment and checkout process was standard and I received notification emails that my order was received I got a second email telling me my order had shipped and it included a tracking number. I was thrilled when the box arrived. It was well packed and all of my items arrived in perfect condition. Oh, I forgot to mention - shipping is FREE!
The site has some great features. I mentioned the auto-coupons, love that, but they also have auto-reorder alerts. When you order an item it asks if you want to be reminded to reorder at a later time - like 1 month, 3 months, etc. When the date arrives, they send you an email asking if you'd like to order. So simple! I'm not sure why it took me so long to try them out. I signed up in 08/09 and finally ordered 08/10. I guess I assumed that since they seemed like a specialty retailer their prices would be high - I was wrong.
Here's what I ordered and what I thought about the product ( discounts reflect those I received on the day I ordered and may no longer be available):
Snikiddy Cheddar Cheese Baked Fries
Liked them - haven't reordered $2.79
Snikiddy Parmesan Garlic Baked Fries
Liked them - haven't reordered $2.79
Snikiddy Original Baked Fries
Liked them - haven't reordered $2.79
Surf Sweets Sour Berry Bears, Snack Pack
Loved them - reordered from Amazon $0.79
Lucy's Chocolate Chip Grab & Go, Gluten Free
Liked them - haven't reordered $1.39
Surf Sweets Organic Fruity Bears
Loved them - haven't reordered $1.89
Lucy's Sugar Cookie Grab & Go, Gluten Free
Didn't like them, nothing like sugar cookies $1.39
Eco Clean All Purpose Cleaner, Non-Toxic, Spicy Lavender
Didn't like it, too soapy $3.99
Lucy's Cinnamon Thins Grab & Go, Gluten Free
Liked them - haven't reordered $1.39
Tasty Brand Organic Fruit Snacks, Superfruit Flavors
LOVED them - will reorder $2.89
Gold Rush Popcorn Organic Kettle Corn
Ok, prefer Target's Organic version $3.99
Lucy's Oatmeal Cookie Grab & Go, Gluten Free
Ok, didn't reorder $1.39
Eco Clean Hand Wash, Paraben Free, Grapefruit & Lemon
Loved this - will reorder $3.99
Surf Sweets Gummy Swirls
Loved these - reordered from Amazon $1.89
Healthy Munchy Pear Crispies, 100% Fruit
Loved these - reordered $3.40
How do I rate organic food and cleaners? They have to be as good or better than their traditional counterpart, especially junk food. If not, I keep searching until I find the perfect replacement that's as close to the junk food I've grown up on, but without all the nasty chemicals and additives.
I love the service and prices Alice.com offers and will continue to shop there and compare it against other sites selling the same items.
Recommended:
Yes
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