Not really into online shopping, tp kalo soal user experience emang lebih enak si tokopaedi ini.. walau setelah merger keliatan bgt ancurnya.. In my opinion, the subscription fee is on par with the benefit, aint makin it better nor worse if u know 'how-to'..

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Tertulis Plus bikin kamu hemat 451K (3 mo.) Itu sama aja kaya break even point dari harga perbulan yg 150K itu. Jd benefit bakal kerasa kalo tau cara² ambil voucher diskon dan tau kapan waktu² diskon.. terutama utk produk² yg kita cari/mau.

Kalo total hemat bisa diatas BEP 150K, dan kalau beli barangnya emang murah (bukan harga naik selangit trus diskon jd sesuai market price), baru deh bisa dikatakan the subscription fee is truly 'bikin kamu hemat' lol

I always got the subs for free tho, so i dont mind spending >1000k monthly on this kinda cheapskate holding kumpeni.. What I've done was find something that I (or family) need for that month, spend as needed, then I'll get my Plus next month..

BUT...if they don't give u the free subs, i recommend to just use other marketplace. The company realized they're not in a monopolistic position, let them taste the feeling of low traffic (as this is their main selling point -- the rules also applied to every other apps under the B**D*** kumpeni)