Online Or Offline Shopping

India
April 14, 2009 9:29am CST
In these days when shoppers on the net are increasing then what type of shopping you prefer online or offline shopping. Offline shopping still have its charm. Whether sometimes online shopping also provide worth for your money. Since at online shopping marketing cost is very less for shoppers so they are selling cheap products on net. Simultaneously buyer also save his time buy doing online shopping. They can shop online without going anywhere. Use of credit and debit cards also increase number of online shoppers. So share here your opinion about your choice of shopping and why you do this type of shopping.
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18 responses
@dante_off (607)
• India
15 Apr 09
In my opinion both are equally important.... But its true online shopping is gaining much preference now-a-days.take for examples of products that are hardly available at a particular place, its easy to get it over the internet.This also involves the cost factor, in which case the products are mostly cheap.Time is a real factor, we save a lot of time in Online shopping.... But Offline shopping has got its unique charm....Imagine you n your family out shopping, enjoying adding to the joy of life.. Plus you can select better products like dresses etc as you can verify the quality which they are of!!! So you see both online n offline shopping have their own importance and charms.... ~Cheerio~
• India
15 Apr 09
Ok, so I think you are thinking more about cost then about quality. It is also good because everybody want worth of his money.
• Philippines
15 Apr 09
well, as of me i mostly go on shopping directly to the mall bec. i don't really trust 100% on online shopping. It's good to see it personally rather than just seing online i want to find it out if that can fits me well or if that is a good one well have to make sure of it so it can't waste our money.
• India
15 Apr 09
In these days if you online sellers do serious changes on there site. If you go buy anything once then it is my commitment that you likely to go for next time as well.
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
15 Apr 09
I have shopped at Amazon.com when I win gift cards but the shipping and handling is so high about the only thing I can get is paper towels or toilet paper! Two days ago I won a $10 gift card and went to Amazon and spent an hour looking but couldn't find anything I could get for my $10 without paying a lot of shipping and handling, so I will just wait till my account gets a little higher! I prefer off line shopping any day, at least when you shop in stores you don't have to pay all that extra shipping and handling! At Amazon I couldn't even get a simple bag of dry cat food because the shipping and handling was almost as high as the cat food!
• India
15 Apr 09
If you buy some expensive things then shipping is free for that otherwise shipping cost is high in every online sellers.
@ajithlal (14716)
• India
17 May 09
I use to do offline shopping. I have never done online shopping. Lots of my friends do online shopping. I think I should try online shopping sometime in the future. I think online shopping is cool and also with the increase debit card and credit card online shopping is fun.
• United States
14 Apr 09
I don't just stick to online shopping or going out to shop. If i shop online it is stores that i shop at when I'm out shopping. I do that because then i don't have to return something because i know my size then and that is a good thing. I shop at stores for presents or something of that sort because i can find some cheap things at closeout stores and that helps a lot. I like buying things for other people and not so much for myself. I usually go shopping with my mom and she might by me a shirt or something because i am always buying for other people. I do have mothers day coming up and i have to get out and buy someting for my mom and i have already bought something for my mother in law so at least i only have to go out for one thing and i know i wont be buying it online because my mom is kinda picky and probably would want to return it.
• India
14 Apr 09
Even if you are going to gift other person then this type of facility also availble in online shopping. Overall it saves your time at all.
@fasyahime (629)
• Malaysia
15 Apr 09
i love both type of shopping either online or offline..usually for online shopping,i shop for hard to find item like little vampire series and item that yet been sell in my country,while shop offline on clothes,DVD,novels and comic.. i always compare each item with other choice available and select the item with good quality and lower price..i will always cautious on shopping online because if we don't very careful we will become victim of identity thief..last time we need to pay for item that we don't have or had buy..i always prefer to pay with paypal or very high security website..to avoid my credit card been hacked by hacker..
• India
15 Apr 09
Yes, you are doing right thing because you want full worth of your money either you go for online and offline is not big thing.
@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Apr 09
Today I like to shopping online because it is much more convenient for me to buy whatever I like. Besides, the price is usually cheaper and I can have more options. In fact I am already a VIP of a online store. I love China
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
16 May 09
I do most of my shopping online. But I do online shopping for things that I cannot buy locally. Once a month, I usually purchased handbooks for my training every month so that is when I do my online buying. I do use my credit card for most of my shopping. May it be offline or online.
@steelkhan (177)
• Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
14 May 09
i dont like to shop on line because i want to see what i am going to buy with my hard earned money and other thing is online scams.
@wahmivy (776)
• Philippines
15 Apr 09
I prefer going out of the house to shop. However, there are things available online that are not easily accessible where I am, so then, online shopping's the way to go.
• India
24 Apr 09
My way of shopping is offline then online as we can see the product which we are supposed to buy first before buying it. Also we can inspect it first to see it is faulty or not. Then offline shopping gives us with lots of choices to have on shopping.
@zedlav23 (458)
• Philippines
15 Apr 09
I think i prefer the good old offline shopping. It's more relaxing and you can actually touch and see the thing that you want to buy. Aside from the fact that you don't even need to have a credit card nor the the risk of having your card victimized by fraudulent transactions.
• China
15 Apr 09
If they are cheap product, I choose online shopping. Because these product are normal, without special quality. Everywhere I buy them are the same. But clothes and cosmetics I will not by online, I must try it myself.
21 Apr 09
I shop both online and offline however i prefer going out and shopping. Iv realised that when i buy something from a website it looks really good and i want it but when its here (like after 2 weeks) its the most ugliest thing ever like that jacket i bought which i sent back. Also, the sizes are different for different stores online so when you recieve it 2 people can fit in. Also, returning items from online takes a while to get your money back. Well this is all my opinion a lot of you might disagree. Shopping offline... you can try on and where it as soon as you get home. Hassle free to me really. Take Care
• United States
15 Apr 09
I prefer online shopping for a variety of reasons. You get to shop for at the comfort of your home. No need to drive and walk around and maybe to find out what you want is out of stock. Online shopping you could go to sites such as retailmenot.com for discounts. The online shops I shop at give out codes for free shipping and discounts right on the home page. Online you could see if it's available, if your size is in stock, and much more.
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
14 Apr 09
When it comes to gadgets, i like to raid online stores and see what store offers the best deal.. i usually visit a local online mobile phone shop named tipid cp.. but when it comes to clothes, shoes, flip flops and bags, i prefer shopping offline or raiding my favorite stores at the mall.. why? because i can get to fit the clothes i would like to buy for myself or fit the cute flip flops or shoes.. it's kind of hard to buy clothes online as i don't know if the shirt or pants i like fits my body type or not..
@benifix (173)
• Indonesia
15 Apr 09
hmm i must said that i rather to shop in offline shop than online even i have my own online shop. i prefer choose offline shop because i can look at the stuff and choose the right things that suit for me.
@rachfi (19)
• Indonesia
14 Apr 09
for me better to offline shopping. you can see stuff youll gonna buy directly. and you can choose the better quality. if you gonna buy online, you can choose the stuff youll gonna buy.