Handicraft Haul from 48Craft.com

Handicrafts from different craftsmen across different villages of India, but right at your doorstep! Sounds interesting? Well I was lucky to try out 48craft.com recently.

The people at 48craft.com give you many a perfect reason to shop from them. Here is a list of why you should shop with them.

"Why purchase from 48craft.com

Best craftsmen

We partner with the best. To ensure this we travel to the villages explore, research and then partner with the best craftsmen for each craft. The details, awards and testimonials of these craftsmen are provided in the site. We sell only authentic and ethnic crafts.  

Social Cause

We collaborate directly with the Craftsmen thereby removing all the middlemen and the pricing irregularities caused by them to the craftsmen. 
We don't make false claims that we are an NGO or a non profit organization, we are an ambitious bunch of young folks who aspire to make this a sustainable business model and also contribute to the craftsmen in this journey.

Attractive Pricing

We only sell online and do not spend on setting up high end retail stores. We thus save on the various overheads that go into setting up a retail outlet. We forward these savings to you making your shopping a good "value for money" experience. 

Risk free shopping

Payment: CCAvenue is our Payment gateway partner which offers 100% secure online shopping. We don’t store your credit card or banking details. All this is managed by CCavenue, the leader in payment gateway solutions. 

No Questions asked Returns Policy Not happy with the purchase – send it back to us within 13 days. No questions asked. We will either replace the product or offer full refund (barring return shipping charges).

Free Shipping

Free shipping for all orders above Rs 99. Fedex ships the orders from our warehouse to your house. "

48craft offers products ranging from toys, jewellery, bags, home decor and home furnishing. I was mostly attracted by the jewellery section.

Every section has its own sub sections so you can narrow down your search

Once you select the product range you are interested in you can narrow down the results using the price selector on the left hand side. This makes it easier if you are searching for products within a give price range.

 And now for my little haul from the website. I bought a necklace with a large brass pendant and threaded string, two pairs of earrings - one from the vintage section and one from the wooden section. And I also bought a little wooden pot. You can click on the picture to enlarge it and get a better look at the products.

Handmade product haul from 48craft.com

I am very pleased with the products except the little pot - it is actually too little compared to the picture shown on the website. The site said I could use it for storing things like pickle but its too tiny for me to use it like that. It is really cute though and I might actually use it to store rings or small earrings instead.

Details at a glance

Product range: decent (earring range is very nice)
Price: some products are decently priced but some earrings I found to be expensive
Search options: based on product name or type
Priice selector: has a fixed range
Payment options: various online options (no COD)
Shipping: free if total cart price is more than Rs 99
Shipping time: 1-3 days (mine got shipped the same day I placed the order and was received the next day)

What I liked

• Prompt shipping
• Good packaging
• Easy online payment

What I did not like

• should have a feature of allowing a price selector based on a slider bar (so that you can decide your own price range)

I had a coupon to shop from this website but my opinion is not biased and is a true reflection of what I felt shopping with them.

You too can get a Rs500 credit if you sign up on their website.