My honest review after using it for about 5 months
Blinkstore has a bright idea, however the execution could not have been much worse.
From my understanding, the printing services being offered aren't done in-house but outsourced, which limits their ability to conduct quality checks consistently thereby making it highly inconsistent. Communication between Blinkstore and store owners is virtually non-existent; they have a WhatsApp channel (until the time of writing - they are expected to close that down soon as well) however, they never manage to address concerns or provide updates.
The current website is incredibly slow and buggy and has an outdated UI with no options to customise it - the attraction of owning a storefront at no cost remains true, but unless you're an organisation or a content creator with an existing customer base, this does not help you in any way whatsoever. Now, it was expected to be updated since the middle of August (although, I have heard other store owners that they've been making the same empty promises since the end of 2022) yet it has always been pushed back due to some reason or the other. The customer service, again, is virtually non-existent; takes them a week to get back to you once an issue has been raised and another week to come to a resolution (if you're lucky).
To any aspiring POD business owners out there, I highly recommend staying away from them, at least until they've managed to get proper financial backing (which is doubtful in my opinion) and finally manage to make some of the updates they've promised so far (wouldn't bet on it).
Also, the figures that they provide about their success rate (no of stores and no of products sold so far) don't matter even the tiniest bit - what matters is the volume of sales done on a monthly basis and the no of active stores managing to generate revenue on a consistent basis
8 sierpnia 2023
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