World Market

Author: Kalicia Bateman

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The Good

• Cost Plus World Market Explorer program rewards customers for shopping online and in retail stores
• Online coupons available at WorldMarket.com
• Cost Plus World Market store credit card with flexible financing options for use at Cost Plus World Market retail stores but these cards cannot be used at WorldMarket.com
• Create a gift basket kits available for purchase to customize a gift basket;These kits are strictly DIY (do it yourself) and will come

with a basket, cello wrap and filling. Gifts are not included and these baskets are not filled by WorldMarket.com employees

• Active Social Media

 

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The Bad

WorldMarket.com is lacking in its selection of gift baskets in comparison to the competition. Those which are available are fully packed and reasonably priced with interesting themes, but the selection is just not up to par. After researching online, our review team learned that physical gift cards are not eligible for use for online purchases and the e-gift cards are not eligible for purchases made in a retail store. This is a significant deficit when most stores gift cards or certificates work in either a brick and mortar store or online. The website yields search results which includes gifts as well as gift basket, so shopping for a gift basket is tedious. Filtering searches by occasion, theme, and holidays is virtually non-existent at WorldMarket.com.

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The Bottom Line

The "Create a Gift Basket" is a reasonable option for many people needing a collection of gifts to put together. There are several food basket gifts which have competitive prices and could fit the needs of many, but for a comprehensive selection of gift baskets for a variety of gift recipients, themes or holidays, one is better served going elsewhere. We do not recommend WorldMarket.com as a first choice for specialized gift baskets, but would recommend them for purchasing the "Create a Gift Basket" kit or food baskets which are not likely to need to be exchanged.