is online shopping reliable?????

@dipak06 (913)
India
November 8, 2009 6:25am CST
hello friends....i have seen that online buying benefits us by making the cost of the products a bit less.but i cannot rely in it.it may happen that the whole process turn out to be scam,may be they will take the money and dont provide me the product.And there may also no guaranty of the quality of the product that i will buy.have anyone of you any experience about online shopping????
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15 responses
@free_man (7330)
• United States
8 Nov 09
Hello Dipak. When I need to buy something like printer ink,cd's,computer parts,stuff that isn't easily found in my area I shop online. I use pricewatch.com when I am looking for the best deal, and I am always looking for a good deal. I have brought the ink for my printer and got enough to last a year and paid under 40 bucks on that site. That site isn't a store it finds the best stores and the cheapest prices. The stores that is on that site will take pay pal payments too, so that is a plus. Hope this helps you have a great day!
@dipak06 (913)
• India
8 Nov 09
thank you for these information.i will definitely keep it in my mind..but is it possible that i will order a product from a Us online store from a remote area of another country then i will get that product??or is there any guarantee to get the best product from a site of any product of a particular brand??
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@free_man (7330)
• United States
8 Nov 09
The stores on this site are in the USA and they guarantee these stores that is why I use that site to get things I need. I couldn't afford to shop anywhere other then the USA. I have been using this site for many years and have never been disappointed with anything that I have gotten from that site. Thanks have a great day!
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
8 Nov 09
Make sure the online shop is registered with an online shopping hallmark. In case things go wrong you can file a complaint with that hallmark and your safe.
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@dipak06 (913)
• India
8 Nov 09
thanks for your reply...do you know that ebay is hallmark affiliated site??i have heard about this site...also when i am going to compare any product's price online then i find in some online store the price is less..so in your opinion i have to search at first if this site is hallmark affiliated??am i right??
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@SHAMRACK (8576)
• India
9 Nov 09
Dear friend, Shopping online is one easy way to shop and too if there is no much shops outside. In out some of the products that are not in stores are got from online shopping sites. Only main aspect is find a better online shopping site and easy cash transactions. The other negative part is that the product can only be checked after we get it.
@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
9 Nov 09
I only deal with major online retailers that also have brick and mortar stores. If you are unsure of the persons, Paypal is a way to go, it seems a bit safer than giving out your credit card. Before you buy, you always have to research the retailer first on the internet to see if they are legitimate. Just because they have a website does not make them legitimate. I have bought lots of things online, but generally stuck to major retailers. I need some parts for Hong Kong in the near future through Ebay and will be using their Paypal. It is not for a lot of money so is not a big risk and their approval ratings are near perfect so I do not anticipate trouble.
@kush20006 (515)
• India
8 Nov 09
go to rediff,indiatimes,home shop 18 and big bazaar dnt worry nothing will happen u can also book you rail tikets
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@zipdez (61)
• Philippines
9 Nov 09
i think so coz i have done that already and as long as there is constant communication between the buyer and seller, i think it is reliable.
@earth2jacq (1502)
• Philippines
9 Nov 09
I usually buy my perfumes online. I onlyuse the site ebay because it has buyer protection. There was this one time that I purchased a tester jar of Creme De La Mer, I paid it through paypal unfortunately it never arrived. What I did was file a case against the seller through ebay. Thankfully my paypal account was credited back the amount I paid. That was only 1 incident all other online purchases are hassle free.
• China
9 Nov 09
Hi, dipak, shopping online makes it easier and cheaper. And I also did it before. But how to say, I still don't like it. It's really hard to learn the real quality and others (like size, color, etc.) until you get it. And if there is some quality problems, it's also troublesome to deal with it. Becoz both sides are usually from different cities, returning or changing involves "express" issue and express charge. So I find people give the comments after trade, the buyer sometimes comments like this: "Though I'm not satisfied with it indeed, I still give a good comment to avoid troubles." But I don't worry that I don't receive products after payment. As there is a third party can hold our payment until we receive the products and release it finally. Or some website support "payment after reception", that means we can pay when we got the products. So it's really good way.
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
8 Nov 09
I have been lucky that my online purchases didn't disappointed me so far. But I never purchase from eBay though. Not out of security or anything, just never find a need to search for an item there. All my online purchases were from sites for gifts and books. It's not any random sites as I was a recurring customer there. So there's no point of feeling not secure. I hardly used my Paypal account, only direct transfer and I provide the company with the reference number. I also did some research if it's a new site that I would like to try.
@demo22 (20)
8 Nov 09
Online shopping is pretty reliable as long as you know which brand of merchant you are dealing with and how carefully you look into your transcations. I feel you need to keep in mind to double check the merchant or vendor to avoid any scams.Of course the issue of not feeling the product is there in online shopping but still it saves time and is really cost effective. So I would recommend this highly.
@rg0205 (2636)
• Hong Kong
8 Nov 09
Shopping online does have its flaws. It's not 100% fail proof but you start by choosing a reputable store to do your online shopping with to lower the risk of scams. I have been shopping online and so far I've been fairly satisfied. There have been few instances where i found the product to be not as good as I thought it was but I didn't mind so much because it was cheap.
@colu41 (271)
• United States
8 Nov 09
99% of my shopping I do online.. I love it. So easy, convenient. Never had a problem ever.....
• Philippines
9 Nov 09
yes, i do have experience in shopping via the net, it is reliable but you have to be careful because not all shopping sites are safe especially that on the net we use credit cards/debit cards or bank/wire transfer to make the transaction so we have to buy at sites that are credible and known, sites that provide security to your financial status as a buyer. As of the product it also depends on the site that your browsing for as I said be careful so that you won't get scammed.
@The1one1 (105)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
8 Nov 09
It is, i usually shop with ebay
@vincyk (198)
• China
8 Nov 09
I think it depends.I am fancying in shopping online recently and i found it's quite interesting and easy.Most of the the things i bought all satisfied by me but there also have some unpleasant shops on line.They do businesses just by the mean way and cheated us,so if you want to shopping on line you have to consider to shops seriously and check it's trustworthness.Whatever makesure you will not cheated by them.Take care~