The ten mistakes that cost people the most, and what to do instead

Follow the paw prints and the obvious traps disappear. Ten habits that trip up new buyers, each swapped for the check that keeps a Pikobuy order simple from the first row to the doorstep.

1. 1

   Let photo count and the row notes pick, not the price tag

   A cheap row usually hides a thin listing. Pikobuy rows carry the notes so a decision can be made on evidence rather than hope.

   Safer move: Picking the first row the app shows

2. 2

   Measure something you already own and match centimetres

   Sizing drifts seller to seller and China cuts run small. The chart on the row is the number that actually travels.

   Safer move: Assuming the size you always buy will be the size that arrives

3. 3

   State what you paid and look up the duty threshold

   Declaration drives the customs outcome on every route, and a made-up figure is the fastest way to stall a parcel.

   Safer move: Inventing a declaration value

4. 4

   Gather everything, then dispatch one consolidated box

   Every separate parcel pays its own base freight charge. Consolidation, plus available coupons, is what keeps the cost down.

   Safer move: Letting each parcel go out alone

5. 5

   Check seams, prints and hardware before releasing the parcel

   Warehouse images are the last free moment to catch a mismatch. Support can still request more angles while goods are held.

   Safer move: Scrolling past the QC photographs

Written from what buyers report, not from any official list. Pikobuy checkout and its policy pages decide.