Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Sjambok shopping experience:

1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Sjambok offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Sjambok at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.

2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about

3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Sjambok? Wrong! If the Sjambok is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.

4. Questions - Got a question about Sjambok then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....

5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Sjambok? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Sjambok and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.

6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Sjambok wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.

7. Feedback - happy with your Sjambok then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.

8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Sjambok site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site

9. Contact - got a question about Sjambok, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.

10. Payment - ready to pay for your Sjambok, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.

policeThe sjambok or litupa is the traditional heavy leather whip (implement) of South Africa, sometimes seen as synonymous with apartheid but actually much older and still used outside the official judiciary.It is made from an adult hippopotamus (or rhinoceros) hide, or possibly from the penis of either species.

A strip of the animal's hide is cut and carved into a strip 3 to 5 foot (unit of length) (0.9 to 1.5 metre) long, tapering from about 1 inch (25 millimetre) thick at the handle to about 3/8” (9 mm) at the tip.This strip is then rolled (possibly between heavy metal plates) until reaching a near circular form. The resulting whip is as flexible as whalebone, and very tough.

A plastic version was made for the South African Police Service, and used for riot control.

The sjambok had a variety of uses, with the most obvious being cattle driving. While it may have been synonymous with slave discipline, it was heavily used by the Voortrekkers driving their oxen while migrating from the Cape of Good Hope. Even today, the sjambok is used by herdsmen to drive cattle.

The sjambok is also used today in South Africa by those who mete out discpline imposed by Kangaroo courts.

The sjambok in other areas The name seems to have originated as cambuk in Indonesia, where it was the name of a wooden rod for punishing slaverys. When Malayan slaves were imported to South Africa, the instrument and its name were imported with them, the material was changed to hide, and the name was finally incorporated into the Afrikaans, spelled as sjambok.

The instrument is also known as imvubu (hippopotamus in Zulu), kiboko (hippopotamus in Swahili language) and as mnigolo in Malinké.

In the Portugal African Colony and Congo Free State it was called a chicotte, from the Portuguese language word for whip. There it was sometimes rendered even more lacerating by adding nails.

In the Belgian Congo, the instrument was also known as fimbo and was used to force labor from local people through flogging, sometimes to death. The official tariff for punishment in this case was lowered in time from twenty strokes to eight, then (in 1949) six, and progressively four and two, until flogging was outlawed completely in 1955.

In North Africa, particularly Egypt the whip was called a Kurbash, after Arabic for whip.

policeThe sjambok or litupa is the traditional heavy leather whip (implement) of South Africa, sometimes seen as synonymous with apartheid but actually much older and still used outside the official judiciary.It is made from an adult hippopotamus (or rhinoceros) hide, or possibly from the penis of either species.

A strip of the animal's hide is cut and carved into a strip 3 to 5 foot (unit of length) (0.9 to 1.5 metre) long, tapering from about 1 inch (25 millimetre) thick at the handle to about 3/8” (9 mm) at the tip.This strip is then rolled (possibly between heavy metal plates) until reaching a near circular form. The resulting whip is as flexible as whalebone, and very tough.

A plastic version was made for the South African Police Service, and used for riot control.

The sjambok had a variety of uses, with the most obvious being cattle driving. While it may have been synonymous with slave discipline, it was heavily used by the Voortrekkers driving their oxen while migrating from the Cape of Good Hope. Even today, the sjambok is used by herdsmen to drive cattle.

The sjambok is also used today in South Africa by those who mete out discpline imposed by Kangaroo courts.

The sjambok in other areas The name seems to have originated as cambuk in Indonesia, where it was the name of a wooden rod for punishing slaverys. When Malayan slaves were imported to South Africa, the instrument and its name were imported with them, the material was changed to hide, and the name was finally incorporated into the Afrikaans, spelled as sjambok.

The instrument is also known as imvubu (hippopotamus in Zulu), kiboko (hippopotamus in Swahili language) and as mnigolo in Malinké.

In the Portugal African Colony and Congo Free State it was called a chicotte, from the Portuguese language word for whip. There it was sometimes rendered even more lacerating by adding nails.

In the Belgian Congo, the instrument was also known as fimbo and was used to force labor from local people through flogging, sometimes to death. The official tariff for punishment in this case was lowered in time from twenty strokes to eight, then (in 1949) six, and progressively four and two, until flogging was outlawed completely in 1955.

In North Africa, particularly Egypt the whip was called a Kurbash, after Arabic for whip.

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