ONLINE SHOPPING

DEFINITION

The act of purchasing products or services over the Internet. Online shopping has grown in popularity over the years, mainly because people find it convenient and easy to bargain shop from comfort of their home or office. One of the most enticing factor about online shopping, particularly during a holiday season, is it alleviates the need to wait in long lines or search form store to store for a particular item.

ADVANTAGES

1. Incredible convenience : In comparison to a brick and mortar store with fixed hours, online shoppers can choose any time of the day or night to get on the Web and shop. This is especially useful for moms with small children, people that are home-bound, or simply in times of inclement weather.
2. Price comparison : When you visit a store, you must likely have to settle for whatever price the vendor has placed form hundreds of different vendors (see The Top Nine Comparison Shopping Sites).
3. Infinite choice : Shelf space in abrick and mortar store is limited, which means that your variety of goods is limited. Not so with an online store. Plus if you don't see what you want in one store online, you can simply move on to the next one - you've got the power to do that.
4. Easy access to consumer reviews : It's easy to access concumer reviews for pretty much any product you can think of online, which makes for more informed purchases.
5. No pressure sales : We've all been awkwardly propositioned by eager salespeople. You don't have to put up with that online.

These are just some of the advantages of online shopping.

DISADVANTAGES

Let's look at a few that might deter some customers from buying goods online :

1. You can't try things on. If you're buying a clothing item, you don't have the ability to feel the material, try it on, and see how it;s made. unless you know your measurements and are familiar with the brand of clothing offered, this could end up being a bad experience.
2. You can't talk to someone immediately. If you have question about what you're looking at, you probably will have to wait at least 24 hours to get a question answered (however, many sites have 'instant chat' enable that take care of this issue).
3. Privacy ang security : Privacy and security are legimately concern for any online shopper, but there are precautions you can take to make sure your translation is a safe obe. For example, paying attention to HTTPS protocols, installing free spyware removal tools, knowing how to identify online scams and hoaxes, surfing anonymously, and keeping your Web usage private are all smart ways to address any privacy and security issues.

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