What are the advantages of shopping online?

@mayrah (1144)
United States
March 28, 2011 3:39am CST
If you are a very busy person and don't have time for going outside to shop, shopping online might be best for you. It save your time and effort. Personally I never had experience in shopping online, though I was at time tempted by so many advertisements. It's because I observed prices of items are a lot costly compared when I buy from mall and not to mention the shipping charges that can add to the burden. However I know a lot of people prefer buying online due to the convenience they get from it. How about you, do you always shop online? Why?
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13 responses
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
31 Mar 11
hi, i think the advantage of shopping online is you dont need to go in the market to buy your desire thing/s,it will lessen the time and the money for transportation, but for me, i think its more nice to buy in mall.
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
29 Mar 11
Yes, u mentioned it, it's because of convenience. Though it's convenient, i don't like to shop online because the main reason for shopping is not to buy, but to feel, experience the joy of walking in and out of shops, having our eye candy filled up with those pretty things. NO matter how busy i'm, there will always be time for shopping, buying, while no time to pay my bills promptly.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Mar 11
I have not purchased any thing online. I do like browsing on online shops to get an idea what kind of products, particularly what kind of new prodicts, are in the market these days, and to get an idea of the prices. But, for purchasing, NO. I prefer seeing the items right in front with my own eyes for deciding to purchase.
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
29 Mar 11
The advantages of shopping online, easy no long annoying lines also free shipping and a lot of online stores offer free gift cards, so occasionally you dont have to pay full price I use to be a sceptic about online shopping but now I enjoy shopping online I've gotten a lot of great deals online.
@whatrow (792)
• United States
28 Mar 11
Online shopping is a lot of fun. It is great for people who, like me, have transportation problems. You get to comparison shop at several different stores from the convenience of your own home. But I have a problem with packages being delivered. My physical address is different from my mailing address. Often, I don't know how an item is going to be shipped. So, I don't know whether to have them send it to my physical address or my mailbox. A wrong decision means the item you have been waiting for gets returned. Another thing I don't like is the shipping charge. You don't have to pay that if you can pick up the item from the store.
@mohdromly (165)
• Malaysia
29 Mar 11
I think you should try to shopping online but in limited test
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
28 Mar 11
I do not always shop online but sometimes you can't find it in the store, or it is cheaper online. You can use coupon codes and they are helpful when you're shopping online to lower the price of whatever you are buying! I want to go shopping online but I have to wait until I have a little more money accrued before I do that.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
28 Mar 11
I think really the biggest advantage is not having to leave your house. Not to mention not having to leave your house and go to the store, to find out that the item that you are looking for is currently not in stock and it won't be for another week. That to me is the biggest benefit to shopping online. There is nothing more than I hate than wasted time and the thing that wastes time most is a wasted trip. Also, it is just a lot easier to get everything I need in one place, instead of driving all over creation. There are shipping costs, but really, its getting to the point where the cost for gas is about ready to outweigh those costs a lot of the time. That is just the way things go a lot of the time. So yeah, the convenience is the biggest benefit of shopping online.
@natjohn20 (200)
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
For me the best advantage of shopping online is you could get cheap things for a bargain. Just like Ebay, there are a lot of sellers; selling cheap clothes or materials normally you couldn't find in any other shopping malls. Asides from buying cheap things online, you could get those things without going outside your house. You'll just wait for your order to be delivered to your house without the hustle and stress of going to malls and waiting in line to buy the stuff. hehe That's why shopping online is better that going to shopping malls to shop.
@06MLam (620)
28 Mar 11
I sometimes like shopping online as well because as what you have said it is very convenient and you can compare the price easily for just sitting in front of the computer and do not have to walk around different shopping malls to find the products that I like. However, there might be disadvantage for buying online. It is sometimes quite difficult to judge whether you like the product or not from just the photo shown on the small screen on the computer. Sometimes, you just need to know more about how you feel when you are seeing the real thing. I hope you understand what I mean. There might be free shipping offered for shopping online if you have exceed a certain amount of money for buying stuff online. So, this might not be a problem sometimes.
• China
28 Mar 11
usually, i bought many goods from the mall. but sometimes i also shop online, i think the best solution is to compare between the mall on shopping onlne. the price for some items online is really cheaper than the mall. if it is , why we shop in the mall? i think it is important to compare before we shopping.
@iva75cpb (729)
• Bulgaria
28 Mar 11
I've never done shopping online but I intend to do so in the future. It really saves time but it doesn't save money. However, if I ever had the chance I'd do it because I am very busy and I think it would be much more convenient for me. For the time being everything I need I buy it from the mall and local neighborhood shops.
• Philippines
28 Mar 11
I tried shopping online. I purchased there because I want a stuff that I haven't seen here in our place. But that was just a year ago. Now, I haven't tried it again. Shopping online saves time but there is an disadvantage