Busy holiday shoppers are turning to TikTok livestreams for a unique personal shopping experience. These virtual shoppers scour discount stores for viral items and collectibles, allowing viewers to reserve items directly through the live stream.
This holiday season, some busy holiday gift buyers are turning to TikTok for gifts and collectibles. But beyond TikTok Shop, users are also turning to TikTok livestreams for virtual personal shopper services without having to step foot in a store. The livestreamers are full-time shoppers who spend hours in discount department stores like TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and Marshalls on the hunt for viral products or fandom collectibles that are hard to find.
Rita Colon, who lives in New Jersey, has been a full-time personal virtual shopper for a year. This year, she said, she has shipped over 2,700 packages around the country. As shoppers broadcast themselves sorting through items in stores, viewers who tune into her live feed type the word “reserve” in the comments to secure items. They then send Colon payment — the prices of the items, her finders fee of up to $20 and the cost of shipping. She waits until the electronic payments land in her account before she heads to checkout. \u201cThe finder’s fee covers for me, my time, my gas, obviously shipping materials, tape boxes, bubble wrap, brake wear, tire wear, oil changes,\u201d she said. On a good day, said Colon, who has 12,500 followers, she walks away with $500 to $700. Dominick Palguta, who lives in Virginia, is another virtual personal shopper on TikTok. \u201cI think that a lot of people think that personal shopping is super easy, and it’s really not at all. It is an eight-hour full-time job,\u201d Palguta said. \u201cI have a goal of around $220 a day for my quota,\u201d he said. \u201cSo if you\u2019re able to get 22 products with a $10 finder’s fee, then you\u2019re able to make around $220 total a day. Usually that’s what I shoot for. I’m not always able to accomplish that.\u201d Palguta, who has over 15,300 followers on TikTok, said his schedule depends on the specific store he’s working i
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