Do you like shopping online or offline?
By indiavani
@indiavani (863)
India
November 7, 2007 10:07am CST
Do you shop online or shopping offline from stores or shops in your area?
If you do shopping online, mostly what things do you shop online? What are your favorite online stores?
If you have never shopped online, do you have any specific reason for it or just you have never thought about it?
vani ^__^
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37 responses
@gwendovere (1279)
• United States
7 Nov 07
Both - I like to buy books & CDs online. I buy clothes at local stores cuz I want to try them on first. As for online stores, I usually buy stuff from amazon or ebay or Barnes & Noble. I also sell stuff on amazon.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Nov 07
I do more ordinary shopping all the time in the nearby wet market and shopping malls.
Occasionally I do make online shopping for booking bas tickets and air tickets. I also like to book hotel accommodations online. I find that online booking is much more convenient and faster. Moreover I can use the credit card for the payments.
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@spacecreature (114)
• United States
7 Nov 07
I shop offline because its more secure and private. I have never really thought about shopping online the whole idea scares me because of all the crap that happens online.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
8 Nov 07
i mainly like to shop offline from shops and all.
I do shop online also for some gifts to be sent and all.
I am not into idea of shoping that much online as i think some risks are there as they have the probability to not reach recipient.
@Qaeyious (2357)
• United States
8 Nov 07
Though nothing beats the experience of physically browsing a book store, the truth is there is more variety available online. So for the sake of shopping, yes, offline has its purpose, but to find what you are really looking for, the choice for me would be online.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
8 Nov 07
I already tried online shopping but the products are usually good only when you see them on screen... but when they a arrive i would always be slightly disappointed...and it is always difficult to return them... but with offline shopping... the rate of making mistakes in choosing the items are very minimal since they are seen and held easily... and it can also be a form of relaxation...
@saivenkaat802003 (4823)
• India
8 Nov 07
I respond this topic only with the intention of learning the online shopping details, as i have not made any online shopping today..might be the of the reason whether we may get exactly what things we purchase..or would it even reach us..
Anyway friend, have you shopped online.. Whaz your experience.. Can you share with us..
Thanks for giving a nice topic again.
Happy mylotting, Take care dear.
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@fanji008 (775)
• China
8 Nov 07
Well,I like both. Sometimes when I don't have enough time to go to the stores in my city,then I go online.I go to the website like ebay,taobao and so on. But when I'd like to buy trousers and shoes.I usually don't shop online cause I need to try and see whether they're suitable or not. So if I have enough time,then I usually would like to go to the shopping malls to try everything on and then make a better decision. The other way is that,you try sth in the shopping mall and then buy the same thing online.Some of my friends do that cause they think it's cheaper online:)
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@goodbody33 (170)
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8 Nov 07
hi there,
I used to prefer to shop offline but as i've got older shopping seems like a real pain and i get so hasstled so now i use the internet quite a bit lol
@limcyjain (3516)
• India
7 Nov 07
I find shopping offline much more satisfing than online. One can talk to the seller and tell ones specific needs and can actually get a feeling of the product and a much better idea of the product one is purchasing. Moreover there is an option of actually trying the product before making a final purchase. I have done some shopping online at indiatimes.com but that was basically to use the gift certificates i receive from ciao-surveys.
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@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
7 Nov 07
i love both but at least with shopping online you dont have to wait in line and have people get in your way.you also find better deals on line like ebay.
@maybebaby (1230)
• Canada
8 Nov 07
I like to shop both online and in the stores. If I'm shopping for clothes and things that I would like to actually hold in my hand before I buy them then I go to the store. I shop online mostly for books and sometimes items on ebay. I do the online shopping because I can get way better deals on these items online. I love saving a few dollars.
@MUKUL_6907 (292)
• India
7 Nov 07
I love to shop!
I shop both online and offline from stores in my area......
I usualy use E-bay for online shopping.
But I prefer shopping offline more.
While you shop from stores in your areas, you get your stuff hand by hand, you dont have to wait and pay for shipping cost and all.
@livinglas (24)
• Denmark
7 Nov 07
I'm normally only shopping online if it's about stuff like a new pc, a cam and stuff like that, only bigger things.