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SHOP ONLINE
and collect or courier
T
TOP SELLERS he COVID-19 pandemic
shifted many things
T-shirts online, including the
University Shop.
Journals and notebooks
Hoodies Although there is still a
Caps physical shop, students, staff, alumni and friends of the University have been able
Tracksuits to buy all in-store products online since September 2021.
There have been 547 online registrations to date and 141 purchases made,
with sales promotions proving popular.
“Even if you live in Gqeberha, you can buy online and ensure you get the
sale item you want – rather than rushing down to the shop, and (then) maybe it’s
already sold out,” said Alumni Relations Director Paul Geswindt.
“The ‘quick pick up’ collection service available online is the most popular,”
said University Shop manager Shene du Toit. “To date, we’ve had 97 collections
versus 44 courier deliveries … Our best-selling items online have been branded
Shop online: onlineshop.mandela.ac.za hoodies and micro-active shorts.”
Email: shop@mandela.ac.za Products bought at the shop are delivered across South Africa. While buyers
Phone: +27 41 504 4371
Facebook: @UniversityShopMandelaUni in other countries currently place their orders via email at shop@mandela.ac.za,
an international courier service is being launched later this year.
Shop: Sanlam Student Village, The University Shop is a self-sustaining alumni project, which was established
Summerstrand, Gqeberha
by the University Alumni Association in 2005 to promote the university brand.
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