Online Shopping

Online shopping will become a necessity for most of the people in the world. You can easily compare price, features, function, and get the latest updates of any products just by your mouse. Where else can you do shopping, even at midnight? You don’t have to wait in a line or wait till the shop assistant helps you with your purchases. You can do your shopping in minutes even if you are busy, apart from saving time and avoiding crowds. Online shops give us the opportunity to shop 24/7 and also reward us with “no pollution” shopping. Online shopping makes it easy to compare sellers before buying. You can get more detail before making a decision to buy or not. With online shopping, as consumer, we all benefit greatly from the endless competition between online retailers. Another excellent way to save money by buying online is deals offered by retailers, great discounts and savings only for those who purchase specific products online. It is so much easier to sit at home, find your size, color, and style and then it’s delivered to your front door. One can shop online from a worldwide selection of a specific product. Everything was just one click away from you- and online comparison of prices helps you to buy cheapest product within a specific quality range.

Shopping online can be less convenient for the following reasons: Firstly, you can’t try things on. If you’re buying a clothing item, you don’t have the ability to feel the material, try it on and see how it’s made. Unless you know your measurements and are familiar with the brand of clothing offered, this could end up being a bad experience. Secondly, you can’t talk to someone immediately. If you have question about what you’re looking at, you probably will have to wait at least 24 hours to get the question answered. Thirdly, privacy and security. Privacy and security are legitimate concerns for any online shopper, but there are precautions you can take to make sure your transaction is a safe one. Lastly, deceptive pictures. Many of you faced a situation where you have been delivered something, which is far different from what you were expecting it to be. This happens because pictures of items on online shopping portal are often deceptive in nature.

The three products/items that I would not hesitate to buy online are:

1.)  Smartphones which are usually cheaper online, you can easily compare the specifications and prices of any smartphones you want to buy. You can also check smartphones model reviews online, review the specifications, compare prices form different stores and you can choose the reputed and reliable brands.

2.) Books which are usually priced more cheaply online than in big bookstore.

3.)  Shoes tend to be cheaper online and now most of the online shoe retailers offer free shipping.



The three products that I would hesitate buying over the Internet are:

1.)  Expensive Electronic Gadgets, buying online gadgets may have some warranty issue. There is no guarantee for a warranty in some online shops.

2.)  Cosmetics, the main disadvantage of buying cosmetics online is that the shopper is unable to try on the cosmetics or to inspect them and their packaging before making a purchase. Also, the heightened chance of ordering a product that is incompatible with one’s skin or complexion.

3.)  Medicines, buying medicines over the internet may have possible dangers. Some websites sell prescription that may not be safe to use and could put people’s health at risk. These sites may sell unapproved drugs, drugs that contain the wrong active ingredient, drugs that may contain too much or too little of the active ingredient, or drugs that may contain dangerous ingredient.



The three products that I would never consider buying over the Internet are:

1.)  Really Heavy Things such as washing machines & refrigerators. Even when an online retailer wins out on price, the cost to ship it to your home might erase the price advantage, which is especially true of heavy items.

2.)  Everyday Groceries. Groceries are cheaper in stores because of the prevalence of coupons, sales and weekly markdowns.

3.)  Pets, the biggest disadvantage of buying online is that you don’t get to meet the pet you want to buy face-to-face and shipping charges often add to the price.