Friends what about online shopping?
@chaitra001 (3278)
Bangalore, India
November 16, 2012 11:50am CST
Hi friends,
I started shopping few things online after my son is born. since I cant go out everytime carrying him so decided to start doing online shopping. though the costs are bit more we can get the products delivered at our door steps. I shopped some baby products and sarees and bed linen for home. felt it was worth for what I paid. What do you feel about online shopping? share your experiences.
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@surekharathi (14146)
• India
17 Nov 12
I fear from online shopping because I heard no original good are supplied and I dont want to share my credit card number on net. But my friends told me it is good and discount also received.
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@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
Hi surekharathi, there are many sites which will give you cash on delivery option where you have to pay the money at the time of delivery. As Sree said no need to share your credit card details that time.
@marguicha (220842)
• Chile
16 Nov 12
I thought that it would be easy to shop online, but I have found out that not every store does shipping to every country. Many big stores have shipping only in continental US. That`s where I say to myself that online shopping is just starting. I`ll wait until it`s developped.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
17 Nov 12
Hi friend, Thats right but now a days there might be many stores available which do ship across the world. I have found few genuine sites that do free shipping across India.
@marguicha (220842)
• Chile
17 Nov 12
I have been trying to get some Levi jeans for the last month. I find the jeans, but no way I can get them to do the shipping to Chile where I live
@youless (112419)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Nov 12
I enjoy online shopping. It is much more convenient and there are many options. And you can see the product feedback from other buyers and therefore you can decide whether you want to buy this product or not. Especially the price is less expensive to buy online. Even if you include the delivery fee, it is still cheaper than buying from the real store.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
Hi youless, good to know you get for less than what you buy outside. but in my experience I felt online shopping its either more than in shop or as same as shop.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
17 Nov 12
I've had bought a few things online. I say, I'd still rather buy them in the malls coz I am sure that I am buying something without defects or the price is reasonable enough for the items.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
Hi Jenny I agree with you but for those who really cant go out for shopping online shopping is really worth.
Hi Ungu you are right we can review user comments and buy.
@jeztrose (1405)
• Philippines
17 Nov 12
I am also currently into online shopping nowadays coz i don't have much time to roam around town therefore online shopping got my interest. But sometimes i am not satisfied with the items that i buy (only some) since sometimes it doesn't fit me that much then the pictures posted are not really the same when you have it already. but generally it's more convenient than going town.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
Hi friend, Thanks for sharing your experience. Yes sometimes the item is not really the same as what they show in picture I too felt the same when I recived a saree yesterday that I ordered that was an elegant looking one in the picture but what I got doesnt look that good like the one i saw in picture.
@Life11211 (452)
• India
16 Nov 12
Hi chaitra,
I too very much enjoy online shopping.
If you have access to different online shopping website, you can compare and can able to select product at good reasonable price, plus offers your bank provide (now many online shopping website are connected- tie up) so its added advantage.
But before buying its also good to review the website from where are buying the product, if not very sure about website, then best is go with COD (cash on delivery option)
@Life11211 (452)
• India
16 Nov 12
for kids first cry and babyoye is good option.
But first cry is quite reasonable compare to babyoye.com
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
16 Nov 12
HI friend, you are right comparision is the must when you shop online and I always opt for the COD method because cant say if some sites will deliver afer you pay. yes I always go with firstcry because its better and worth in price compared to babyoye.
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
16 Nov 12
I have been shopping online for years since I don't drive and don't like to bother people for rides. I belong to a site that gives you points for every dollar you spend at a lot of stores so I usually do that. So, I'm shopping and earning at the same time. Recently I found my favorite cat litter online for cheaper than in the stores. It weighs 34 lbs. so I could never carry it home from the store plus I usually get free shipping. Nothing better than free shipping!
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
16 Nov 12
Hi friend, Thanks for sharing. Yes right free shipping is really a good option for online shoppers. I always do shopping in sites providing free shipping and cash on delivery facility.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
17 Nov 12
Hi Chaitra,
It is good to know that you have good experience with online shopping. I know shopping outside with a baby is very difficult. I have experienced it and know the difficulties very well. However, I have never done any shopping online so far. In fact, I am not sure about the quality of the products we get through online.
One of my friends told me, she bought a cloth and there was a defect in it. When she tried to exchange the same, they refused as the exchange should be done within 3 days of purchase. She noticed the defects only when the tailor point out when giving it for stitching.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
Hi Sree
Yes dear I have got experienced with online shopping now. I recieved a saree yesterday with which I m not so happy because I feel the colour shade looks so much different than what I saw in the picture. But till now I never experienced damaged item. I have ordered bedsheets set might recieve in 3-4 days.
@mayka123 (16605)
• India
17 Nov 12
I have done a bit of online shopping in the past but for the last couple of years have been a bit reluctant because there are so many sites come up in the past few years that I am not sure which is genuine. When there was just one site then they were always giving genuine products because they wanted to be in the market.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
17 Nov 12
Hi Mayka in that case you can opt for a cash on delivery payment method and try to get some simple things if you find them ok then you can do more shopping thats how I started doing online shopping
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
18 Nov 12
Chaitra, how are you now? It had been quite long i didn't see you posting in here. How old is your son now? I do shop online if i can't find suitable stuff that i wanted. Besides that, shopping online can saves quite a lot of our time. We don't have to worry about the time being spend on shopping. Shopping online gives us chance to shop any time and from anywhere, as long we are connected to internet. If i don't have time to shop for Christmas gift, i think i will shop online again.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
HI friend, I am doing good how are you? yes I was away from Mylot from almost more than a year. My son is 6.5 months old now. yes I agree with the points you said about online shopping. Happy online shopping.
@maezee (41988)
• United States
18 Nov 12
That makes sense. I would probably do the same in your situation. I like online shopping but not for everything. For example clothes and shoes I generally have to try on - sizes vary from brand to brand, also comfort/fit. I just dislike paying for shipping. I live so close to about 7 different malls that it makes more sense, economically, for me to drive to pick up what I need. BUt sometimes the convenience with online shopping is totally worth it.
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
19 Nov 12
Hi maezee, yes for few things I agree that direct shopping is better like as you said to try on and then buy. I usually choose from the site where they provide free shipping and Cash on Delivery facility.
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
17 Nov 12
Hi Chaitra
My sons also will buy so many things online only. So far we bought web cam, mobile, hard disk, head phone DSB, weighing machine, ear studs, 2 laptops and somany other stuff. So far no complaints about it
@chaitra001 (3278)
• Bangalore, India
17 Nov 12
Hi mom, So you have bought many things online by now then. By the way can I know the website name where you are getting these Electronic items?
@vathsala30 (3732)
• India
18 Nov 12
My sons buy their needs from www.ebay.in and flipcart.com in COD basis. Once we got a defective mobile with dual simcard facility and when we informed them they asked us to return it and immediately replaced with a good one.
@prashu228 (37524)
• India
8 Jan 13
Hi
Can you mention the name of the site where you bought? I too did some online shopping but mostly books . The service is good for some sites like homeshop18, urbantouch and flipkart.
@ungu89 (1999)
• Malaysia
17 Nov 12
i start online shopping when in university, at first i scared to shopping, because i scared that the thing not as in the picture. but after few times trying . i m very satisfied with that.
just make u easy because u get your thing in front of your door.
@DarthJustice (2014)
• United States
19 Nov 12
I also like online shopping. I can still remember the very first thing I ever bought online. It was a book that belonged to a series I used to love reading as a kid. I bought it on eBay back in 2004.
These days, I pretty much do all my online shopping on Amazon. Typically though it's DVDs or blu-rays that I'll buy on there. Occasionally I will buy other things but mostly movies though.
I've never really had many bad experiences. Two or three times max. Two items I received pretty much didn't work the way they were supposed to--one barely at all. That was a pair of spy sunglasses that had a hidden camera inside it. When I got them, they recorded maybe a few seconds and then the video was just a garbled mess. So I finally got the guy to refund my money.
Otherwise though most of my experiences have been great.