Do you like shopping online or on the supermarket?

China
August 15, 2009 10:34am CST
I have never shopping online. Because i think it's easy to be deceived. You just haven't seen the things you buy, how do you know you like it or not. But when i went to one of my relationship's . I changed my mind, my nephew buys every thing online, and he said he was never be deceived. So i want to buy something online ,too. It's really convenient, and i need to open an online bank. But i also like to buy what i can see, not through the screen. Maybe my mind will changed, but it's not now.What about you, maybe different people have different ideas. So i want to know where are you. I'm chinese. Have a good day and good luck.
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@saki13 (95)
• Philippines
16 Aug 09
i love shopping for bargains online, and on the supermarket or department store whenever there is a sale!
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
15 Aug 09
I live in a rural area so shopping at any store other than Walmart is time consuming. For that reason I do the majority of my Christmas shopping online with retail store and online outlets that I am familiar with and trust. My husband buys and sells a lot of motorcycle parts and entire motorcycles on Ebay for several years now and has had very few problems with an item he bought being misrepresented. You should be careful who you buy from online though. There are many reputable stores that offer online shopping. Always read the descriptions carefully, look at the picture of the item carefully...especially if you buy something from Ebay...and look at the return policies.
• China
16 Aug 09
Buying things on the internet is really convenient and sometimes cheap. But in my opinion buying little funny things is good, but something like cars, motorbikes i don't think you should buy it online for if they broke, will you send it back to mend it? This will take long. And i wonder, is there any people buy house online?
@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
16 Aug 09
it's always safer to buy in the supermarket.. i had problems with my credit card when i purchsed something online in the past the dispute process is not easy i have paypal but there are sites you have top pay with your credit card i still buy stuff and subscriptions online up to now, but i try not to as much as possible
@wahyueQ (223)
• Indonesia
16 Aug 09
Until now I never shopping on-line. That's because I don't have much money to shop on-line. But if I look from the process, I prefer to shop off-line/at the market than shop on-line, because it is more secure than on-line shopping and we need not to afraid about the shipping.
• United States
16 Aug 09
I really do enjoy shopping online, even though I dont do it very often. Last christmas I bought all my husbands gifts online, it was easiest that way cuz then he couldnt watch every store I was walkin into lolll... and he isnt too good with computer so he doesnt know about "history" and such lol. But the only downside to online shopping is the deceiving and also people trying to steal your identity! I had it happen to me, no joke! lol, its over and done with now, but it happened last year and I caught it in time so I didnt have to pay a buttload of money or anything. Why do people do that, seriously? Ughh... But yeah besides that I really enjoy online shopping lol... so convenient!
• India
16 Aug 09
I like shoping on the supermarket avoiding the shopping online.....because there can choose any among much and u can alter this...which u cannot shopping online...
@dreamr802 (985)
• United States
15 Aug 09
I love shopping online. It's very convenient. The only thing I really do not buy online are clothes unless it's a store that I'm familiar with and I know what sizes I am. But I also usually shop from stores that I can go and return the item to the store if something is wrong with the item. I also like shopping online because with my wachovia card I get points/dollar that I spend online so that is a very good thing for me.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Aug 09
hi I used to grocery shop on line from Albertsons grocery and they would deliver the food to my apartment as I Am handicapped and dont drive,dont have car even.it was a godsend for me and I had no complaints as I have been in albertsons enought to know that their food was great. Now I am retired and in a retirement center so no grocery shopping. but I do buy other things on line and really like to do so.
@John4Christ (1597)
• India
16 Aug 09
Well in my case.....I am a bit skeptical when it come to shopping online......i have just done it once, it was a good experience as it was a "pay on delivery" thing which means I can pay once i receive my product.......so it does make sense...... I like shopping in a super mall as you can be sure that you check the product before hand before you buy that product so there is very little room for error......also it is time saving as you do not need to fill in a lot of details on the web pages...... yes I do pay my utility bills online as that means convenience.......I don't have to wait in huge line to pay my bill and I can do that at my own convenient time.......online activities has indeed made life simpler but then some of the people have just turned it into a menace........ Have a nice day ahead !!!!
@sutent (1060)
• China
15 Aug 09
hi, Just like you, I used to shopping on the real shopping center not online. The reason is also same to you. I consider more fake would be online than on real supermarket. But in recent, i had phurchased two clothes online. It is cheaper and more convenient than shopping on real supermarket. Most importantly, the clothes i bought is not faked. As i was satisfied with the clothes, I am ready to open my online account to continue online phurchasing. By the way, many my colleagues had experience of online phurchasing and are willing to doing that. I was also encouraged to start phurchasing. Happy mylotting!
@ylrevhan (53)
• Australia
16 Aug 09
i have never done shopping online.. unless if you called buying tickets online as 'shopping' hahaha.. but i still think its still very convenient.. and i think you just need to go to the sites that are a lot of people use so you wont get cheated. also, by shopping online, you have a lot of options, and you usually get it cheaper than the price on the shopping centre.
@warren06 (70)
• Philippines
16 Aug 09
I haven't try to shop online, maybe because i am also scared because maybe i lost my money.. so i think it is very safe to shop in the supermarket so that i am assured that i get my things..
15 Aug 09
I prefer shopping online as it is more convenient for me, as I can buy things on the go. I would not want to waste that much time going to the supermarket. As long as you be careful, and read reviews about the product, you won't get deceived at all.
• Australia
15 Aug 09
I enjoy shopping online just as much as the store. The best way to shop online is to find online stores you normally would shop at in person. That way you know you are going to get the quality that you want. Nowadays there are so many online stores and then there is also places liek ebay which you some times have to be careful about because you never know what you may nbe getting. But for starters check to see if any of your favorites shops have stores online. Hope this helps
@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
15 Aug 09
Hello, I buy items online. I have an amazon account and that is where I have my wish list. I think it is an easy place to buy from. I have also bought from a book store and never had any problems with buying on line.
@vjsinduja (1031)
• Sri Lanka
15 Aug 09
Till now I too have never shopped online... But then, shopping online is time consuming and you can find the product you from from just one screen in front of you. But then, at the same time buying online is not secure enough as of the online transaction as you've got to give your credit card info... PLus, you cannot touch or fell the product you buy. Especially when it comes to clothes, you cannot do a fit on before you purcahse. When it comes to shopping at markets or complex, the opposites of Online Shopping apply...
• United States
15 Aug 09
I shop online for a lot of things, but not groceries. I have heard good things a few years ago about homegrocer.com, however I believe they went out of business. I do like shopping for clothes, shoes, books, etc online but always check the return policy. If I can I shop a place that lets me return items to the store, that makes it more convenient in case i have to return an item, although most of the time I do not have to return things.