Thursday 18 December 2014

Uber makes Christmas shopping in South Africa a lot easier

With Christmas around the corner and most mall shopping a nightmare at the best of times, an online solution aims to bring the "ho ho ho" into the festive season.


The kalahari gang was swamped by Capetonians as they made a whistle stop visit in the city bowl. (Duncan Alfreds, Fin24)

Online retailer kalahari.com has partnered with Uber in Cape Town to deliver gifts in the week up to 25 December.
"Named the #UBERSleigh, the service launches officially in Cape Town on 18 December, and will be running between 10:00 and 16:00 daily up until 24 December," kalahari said of the service, which is available to Uber subscribers.
Three vans have been decorated with Christmas trim and marked with both Uber and kalahari branding. They will carry gifts priced at under R1 000 which is payable directly from the Uber application via a credit card.
The idea of the pilot project which launches officially on Thursday is to boost online shopping, particularly at a time of year when malls are notoriously busy.

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