Do you shop online?

January 27, 2007 5:37am CST
I don't like shopping onlline as we don't get the fun of real shopping. Also without seeing the product I can't consider it worth buying. I have done it just once. That product lasted just 3 days. I wonder whether there is anyone around here who consider online shopping worth doing!
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12 responses
@omidmao (743)
• India
27 Jan 07
i dont like it , and yes u right there is no fun , but sometimes we have too do it coz there is no time
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27 Jan 07
I think it's better to have a research about the product through internet and then go out to purchase it!
• India
27 Jan 07
Yes i am a regular online buyer. I am member of ebay.com,ebay.in,vauctions .com and many auction sites. I like to buy ancient coins there. I am addicted to online purchasings.
@tamanash (950)
• India
27 Jan 07
i also dont like online shopping but i like to paticipate in different auctions.i also prefer doing physical shopping as i can choose my own product.but as i have my paypal account and to use paypal money i have to buy products through ebay.but ebay is selling products on higher price,but i cant help it.i have to buy.
28 Jan 07
Can't we withdraw the amount from paypal to our bank account? I'm waiting for my first payment from mylot!
@tombol (152)
• Indonesia
28 Jan 07
I never bought something tangible online, but I buy several digital products and service. E-book, software, domain and hosting. But I never bought something tangible like t-shirt or so. I prefer going to nearest shop for this. However, sometime we can not find our need offline, since it is not available on our local market. This is why Ebay is growing larger and larger.
@vin2win (470)
• India
27 Jan 07
yes i do online shopping from ebay.com ..the products are about average ..and so i would not recommend anyone to do online shopping..because by off line shopping you get more variety and you can do bar gaining ! .. but yes online provides comfort ..:-)
28 Jan 07
Yeah, maybe it give some comfort by sitting before your computer and ordering. But I think, only some specific products ae worth shopping online. Also costly accessories are not for online!
@yamiboo (466)
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
I understand what people replied in this discussion that we don't get the fun of real shopping if we do it online. However, I have bought some stuff online, stuff that I cannot buy from where I am and stuff that are cheaper to buy online internationally than buying it from here. If a product is available here and it costs nearly the same as getting it from the US or through online shopping, then that's the time that I'd rather buy it from here. I don't buy big items online either.
• United States
28 Jan 07
I like shopping online but only when things are on sale at Victoria's Secret or Bath and Body Works. We don't have those stores here in the Philippines. I don't like paying so much for shipping though :-)
• India
27 Jan 07
ya but not very often
• United States
27 Jan 07
I'm on the opposite side of your question. I do 99.9% of my shopping online, partly because I don't have to worry about traffic, finding a parking spot, rude fellow shoppers and indifferent sales persons. So I can't browse through books or take it home right away...big deal. I pay less (no sales tax if I buy mostly from Amazon) and get my stuff in great shape with only a few days' worth of waiting time.
@pix_trix (447)
• India
27 Jan 07
it is the same with me, i dont trust the people selling stuff online. because most of them put a condition that the product may vary slightly from what is shown in the picture.. so i feel this gives them complete freedom to send whatever they want to.. so as of now, i just buy my air tickets online.. thats it! thank you
• Philippines
27 Jan 07
online shopping sounds a bit boring for me because aside from not being able to see the actual product, i don't know about its durability. On the other hand, shopping in malls could be expensive because of the food that I have to eat after every shopping day and the things that I end up shopping on impulse as I pass through stores. I still prefer shopping outdoors, it's fun!
@rohit2703 (201)
• India
28 Jan 07
no
@honeyangel (1991)
27 Jan 07
i don tlike shopping online as i dont like the thought of my bank details on the computer for hacker to get at