Online shopping VS. Visiting the actual shop?

@Shavkat, never shop for groceries. My friend ordered lechon 3 kilos online. When the order arrived, he was so furious, the lechon was full of worms

I don't like buying groceries online either. I have a small sari-sari store so I buy for that, too. I prefer getting items personally. When someone else picks items for me, then it's delivered, my experience is that I get wrong items or 'bad' items (for example, flattened bag of chips that I would be embarrassed to sell to customers).

@cacay1 Oh my, that's terrible!

@oahuwriter, yes, agree with you. It's very important to buy in actual than in a blinded shopping online.

@oahuwriter I remember your post about it months ago. Me too bought a bad banana

@cacay1 Yes, I like to try on, feel material and pick and choose things. Although, I've bought, half rotten avocado, too.

Between Lazada and Shoppee, I think it's a little safer in Lazada, if only because in order to create a Lazada shop, they require you to submit a business permit. Shoppee does not have such a requirement which is why it could be easier for scammers and bogus sellers to set up a shop there. (At least this was how it was when I was setting up shop. I don't know if they have changed requirements since. But anyway, this is why I have a shop on Shoppee but not a shop on Lazada - because I don't have a business permit to submit. I have a business permit for my sari-sari store, but I don't think I can use that for my online shop...) But anyway, I learned that even though Lazada may be safer than Shoppee, some scammers can still somehow get through... or at least 'legit' sellers (meaning they have the requirements, yes) but are sadly unreliable or unprofessional... Ultimately, the customer must be very careful and meticulous.

@moirai I agree, products that are too good to be true is a no no for buy