Online Shopping Pros and Cons

Wow! Congrats to you for your first earning! I hope I receive mine too! Anyway, For me, it is still better to see firsthand the item that I'm going to buy so that there will be no regrets in the end! :D

Hello Flapiz, Those cons are what I hate with online shopping. I am not into online shopping until I started out earning online. I used my earnings through those things that can be bought online...And yeah, the bad thing that I really hate is to wait and to keep on contacting the seller on what happen to your package. I also tend to buy ebooks for me to read especially those ones that is not yet available here in our country. I am planning now on buying something for Christmas but I don't think I would be able to accumulate that big amount by just mylot...Maybe I should look some other sources. Have a great day!

The last con happens even if you were to go to the mall or a specialty shop. A lot of places size variants are ridiculous. Especially if you got a high end store where you'd be paying more. It seems there sizes are all on the small size. Hopefully your dad will still be able to wear the piece of clothing you ordered. Maybe a few times of him wearing it will stretch it out but of course the dryer may tighten it right back up the first wash.

My main pro for online shopping is that I can find really good deals for what I buy. I usually find things much cheaper online, sure I have to wait a little longer, but it's worth it to get it cheaper.

My package I ordered from online shop using my online earning just arrived 15 minutes ago and I only pay $0.30 for the shipment fee. I agree with you that shopping from online shop has pros and cons. I can get what I need cheaper than the offline stores, I dont have to waste my fuel to go to the store. I found so many cheaps item on ebay, the price is half what they sell here. My brother asked me to get him bicycle accessories so I will take a look on ebay for that. I dont mind with the waiting time until the package arrived infront my door, it is better than spending 2-3x price if we buy it here. The item usually arrived between 2weeks or 1 month. Sometimes longer depending on package traffic in my country, during holidays or before religious day package traffic is very crowded. I never bought clothes from online store, so i dont have experience when the sizes arent standardized. Perhaps you need to talk to the seller before you buy the item, ask her about the measurement.

Well, if you know what you are buying online, then there's more pros than cons. Like for the size, you should search more about the size you are buying. Usually, the seller would state the exact size in their listing even though it is not 100% correct. For the shipping, it actually save you time and energy to search for the item and the gas you are paying to go to the store. If you really search for the item, you could actually get cheaper price for the item itself since in retail store they would increase the price to pay for their rental shop. The only real cons for online shopping for me is to wait for it to arrive, average 2 week for all items that i've bought online.

I think there are more advantages to shop online. Such as there are more choices for you. The price is usually very nice. And you can decide your purchase according to other buyers' feedback. The disadvantage is you can't see the real product when you buy it. So sometimes it will have some problems about buying the clothes, shoes and so on. But I still enjoy shopping online and I often buy many kinds of products via the net.

It's hard to buy clothes on line because its best to try them on before you purchase it. If you already have something by the brand then its a lot easier. You can always return it and get the size you need, they do allow that since they know its not always what you want or think it was supposed to be that way.

While I do understand that there are cons to online shopping I have found that most of those cons are things that you are able to get around. For example, when it comes to the shipping costs, I try to wait until stores are doing a free shipping promotion and I will order at that time. In addition to that, when it comes to clothing I've found that most of the online retailers have a no hassle return policy for items that are not the right size. The only thing that I've not been able to find a way around is the time that it takes for shipping.

I am disabled and shop online a lot. I hate to go to the store and it is much easier to have things shipped. There are only two cons as far as I am concerned, and that is the shipping fee, which sometimes can be more than the item, and sometimes free. The item usually comes pretty quickly. I ordered something on Sunday and it was here Wed. and Monday was a holiday here. I also don't like that you can't see the item. I like the reviews though, and sometimes you can tell from them how the item will look. If I get gifts online, I try and get them from someplace that the item can be returned to the store, if it is something for myself I try to keep it, if at all possible. Sizes can be different even if you go to the store, so I don't worry to much about that.

I don't buy clothes online, but I do buy most other things, especially Christmas presents for my family, online. My favorite online shopping site is Amazon. If you are careful, and spend at least $25, you get free shipping. So, I watch what I buy and get great deals. Also, the shipping is rapid...I usually receive the shipment within a week.

that's unlucky for you, and it happens sometimes, its common in online shopping, i do online shopping for books, i use my online earned money to buy books so , i never faced any problem till date, yes i remember i bought some apparels through online shopping, the cost was good but the quality was not as expected(it was not bad) , so from then on i dropped the idea of shopping apparels online, so now only buy books and only books.

wow, S? seems like you've got a reserved gift for 1 of your inaanaks then! haha I am also an online shopper but limited to items that doesn't need sizes especially online shops have this no return policy, so i don't take the risk. :D I am fine with the waiting period,just like you I'm glad to spend my online earnings. So most items I bought online are: phone loads,watches,phone casing, accessories,key chains, and again-just no requiring size items! hehe=)