ONLINE shopping is easy I’m sure most people will agree.
For me personally I prefer online shopping because it is so much easier.
Why some people may ask?
I’m not sure about you but with online shopping I can just sit at home, find my size, colour, and style and without you even knowing it’s delivered to my front door.
Research says that one of the reasons people prefer shopping online is because everything is just one click away from you — and online comparison of prices helps to buy cheapest product within a specific quality range.
Today we will look at the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping before we do that we’ll first have to define online shopping.
Website www.yourdictionary.com defines online shopping as the purchasing of items from internet retailers as opposed to a shop or store.
How can you purchase items online some may ask?
Well according to www.thebalance.com making online purchases is much more convenient, it does require you to have a major credit card, debit card, or a major-branded prepaid card or gift card. Cheques are seldom accepted and cash is definitely not an option.
If you don’t make online purchases often, completing the transaction can be confusing the first few times.
Here are some instructions for paying online with a credit card.
1. Enter your shipping address. The shipping address allows the merchant to calculate your shipping price and update your purchase total. Make sure you enter the address to where you want the order shipped, even if it’s different from the billing address — where you receive your credit card statements.
2. Choose credit card as your payment method-there will also be an option to choose the type of credit card you’re using such as visa or master card.
3. Enter your name as it appears on your credit card- look at the credit card to verify that you’ve entered your name correctly.
Then, enter your credit card information: the credit card number, expiration date, and security code.
4. Enter the billing address for your credit card. This is the address at which you receive your credit card statements. Note that this address may be different from the shipping address, for example, if your statements are received at the post office but you’d like your order shipped to your home or if you’re having the order shipped to someone as a gift. The billing address must be entered correctly for your credit card transaction to go through. Check your credit card statement if you’re not sure of the exact billing address. There are many reasons why people shop online here are some advantages and disadvantages of online shopping by website www.thebalance.com
Advantages
The stores are almost never closed.
There are no parking hassles.
Online shoppers rarely have to deal with aggressive salespeople.
There are no annoying crowds.
Online shoppers do not have to wait in long lines to check out.
Many online retailers allow shoppers to post reviews about the products that they purchased.
There are more choices for buying refurbished products.
Disadvantages
Sometimes a deal that looks great online falls short of what has been advertised. Communicating dissatisfaction can be difficult online and often takes enormous patience and tenacity to achieve satisfaction.
Online shoppers do not have the ability to physically inspect or try on the items being considered for purchase.
Online shoppers do not always know if a site is a legitimate retail store and if is safe to shop.
It is sometimes easier to get money refunded locally when the item purchased drops in price within the guaranteed price period.
