[ Sponsored Review ]
We were recently introduced to an interesting bookshop NoQ,
which stands for “No Queue“.
To quote from NoQ :
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Founded in 2011 as the online bookstore of Times Publishing Group, NoQ store offers a brand new shopping experience for books lovers and literature aficionados, making it convenient to purchase books and other related items, without the hassle of lining up and queuing, hence the name βNoQ.β
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What are some of the advantages of shopping online with NoQ?
We can browse for books and magazines from the comfort of our home, and NoQ has 14 million of them across all categories !
NoQ runs a Price Guaranteed Programme, and they will refund you the difference if you can find a similar book cheaper elsewhere.
(only applies for regular retail price items, and physical bookstores, read here)
NoQ offers free shipping in Singapore too (minimum order $20).
To start shopping, you will need to create a new account.
How can you search for your book or magazine?
1) Browse by category (left column).
Maybe Daddy is interested in Social Media Marketing, he wants to make SengkangBabies even more popular, so he clicked on “Computers & Internet”.
For every category, the best sellers would be highlighted on the right column. Romance will be “50 Shades of Grey”, and Marketing “Who moved my Cheese?”
If Daddy should buy “50 Shades of Grey” online, he does not have to face stares from fellow customers or cashier. (another benefit of online shopping)
We brought something more homely (and innocent) for our little girl under the “Parenting and Families” category.
For the boys, Amos Lee and Geronimo Stilton.
We end up getting two more Amos Lee based on NoQ’s recommendations.
2) You can simply key in your search criteria, example “Blog” and a listing of blog-related titles or categories will be displayed. Daddy is always interested in Social Media Marketing stuffs.
You can search by Author, ISBN or Publisher too.
Maybe “Baking” would make Mummy happy π
3) If you are really clueless and you have a finite budget, click on Bargain Corner for some $3 steals !!
Do pop by NoQ Website and Fanpage for their promotions and discount vouchers π
Once you have added the books to your basket, and click checkout, the final screen allows you to confirm your shopping list. (7% GST applies)
You might be curious to know how NoQ process our orders.
In 30 minutes, we have completed our shopping hassle-free, we are now waiting for our parcel to arrive π
Before we forget, NoQ has a nifty app (both Apple and Android) for book price comparison.
**updated 2014Jan22 – books have arrived !
More details about NoQ can be found on their Website and Fanpage.
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We would like to thanks NoQ for sponsoring us with a voucher and we are happy to share the joy with our blog readers.
a) We have a $20 NoQ voucher to giveaway, conditions :
a1. Contest is on our Fanpage
a2. Fans must first LIKE NoQ and SengkangBabies Fanpage
a3. Leave your name and email on our Fanpage (or you can message email address to us)
a4. Voucher winner will be randomly selected on 13 Jan 11pm.
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b) From now till 30Apr2014, you can enjoy up to 15% discount off your purchase, just key in this voucher SNGKNGBBS at checkout.
** Do take note of the the 15% discount T&C :
– Promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers and discounts.
– Only one promo/voucher code can be used in one transaction.
– Promotion code can only be applied upon checkout and not to orders already placed
– Promotion not applicable to shipping and tax charges.