Shop Alone or With Your Personal Shopper

Video Transcript

" Hi! My name is Melissa Schenk, and on behalf of expertvillage.com today we are discussing tips and techniques for using a personal shopper. Now, when using a personal shopper, there are sort of two ways to use a personal shopper. The personal shopper themselves will go out alone and do the shopping for you, or you actually go out together and do your shopping. So, you have to inform your personal shopper. Of course, if you are going out together, you will set a time and date for a meeting, with the budget they will charge you, perhaps by the hour, by the day, location makes a difference, also whether you are going out for a lunch. All of these different variations, with transportation, will make a difference in the cost when using a personal shopper, but first and foremost you need to figure out: are they shopping alone or you are shopping together, if you are shopping, or if the personal shopper is going to go out alone with a list of to do’s for you. Most times, when shopping alone, the items will need to be sent to you, obviously, or be dropped off at your house, but obviously those items are usually paid for in advance. So, first and foremost to decide with your personal shopper, are they going out alone or you are going out together. "