Online Shopping---Have you tried it and how do you like it?
By williamjisir
@williamjisir (22819)
China
September 16, 2009 10:11am CST
It is the first time for me to have bought by myself a pair of casual pants online.
On the night of September 14th, 2009, I was looking through the site of Vancl for casual pants. What caught my eyes was a pair of olive green casual pants, which was and still is on sale. Its original price is 380RMB and now it is only 79RMB. I decided to get it by ordering it online.
This afternoon (September 16th), I received a call from the person who sent it to me and I quickly went to her and paid her for the pants in cash. It is 15 RMB for the fee of the delivery of express. So in total I paid 94 RMB for this pants. I tried it on and found it perfect on me. I love it so much. Now I am getting interested in buying casual clothes and pants on line.
So my dear fellow mylotters, have you ever tried to get something online? Do you like it?
By the way, I have also bought some other stuff online since August 26th, and they were all sent to me very fast, in a couple of days. I love the fast service together with the quality of the stuff I bought.
Take care, friends. Thank you in advance for your responses.
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@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
18 Sep 09
in fact, i havent bought anything online. but i want to do it soon. i'll begin it with books.
but i do hope there will be a site that i can pay by paypal with dollars or other currency.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 Sep 09
Hello yolanda. I wish you would find the pleasure of getting things online with paypal, which I have not tried, either, and wish to try if possible.
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@yolanda19191 (1934)
• China
26 Oct 09
hi,williamjisir. if u'r in foreign country. i mean compared to me.heheh...then i guess maybe u can buy things online by pp.such as amazon. but here we pay for it by alipay.
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
25 Oct 09
Hi Yolanda,
Yeah,there are many online stores sell books and so do Ebay. For Ebay, you can look out for some international sellers who sell and ship the items worldwide. They all will accept pay pal . For other online website, you may need to check their reputation before you place your order.
Perhaps you can try to purchase one or two books to test the water. If you like the store and its service, you can continue to buy more, good luck and happy shopping online.
@lemonjude (105)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
Thanks for the great topic, I'm a frequent online shopper. Most of the time, I used to shop at eBay and some other indepandant online store. I did bought some dress and top for myself before, but everytime I get disappointed on the actual item, cause I don't feel it looks good on me and for some on the sizing problem (although the measurement is quite right, but it is not that perfect good when fitting in). Therefore, I have stop shopping for myself now and I feel that it is still much better I can fit in the cloth on the spot before buying it back.
I particularly like to shop kid's wear for my boy. It is so conveneint and sometimes I find the fashion is much more better and different than those selling in the store. I love what I shopped back all this while. Buying for kid the is sizing is easier to decide..I can always buy a size bigger. I will also share with my friends about what I find and get their opinion on it.
I did had a bad experience once when I bought a keychain from eBay. I met an irresponsible seller. I paid for the item, but the seller taking so long to send me the item and in the end he ran away without sending me the item regardless how many time I emailed him for feedback and status. I don't even get my money back after I logged a complain to Paypal.
Therefore got to be very careful when selecting your online store to shop, make sure they are trustable one and you have communication with the seller. Also, make sure that, they not take too long to sent the item to you. Most important is get the shipment/postage tracking number as prove of sending after you pay. Just in case you want to check the status of your item, you can do it yourself too.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Nov 09
Hello my dear friends. I thank you so much for sharing with your online shopping experiences. Recently I have bought a dress for my wife and a pair of jeans for my son from the site--vancl. They like it. The items I bought arrived at us very soon in about three days. I am glad that they do fit my wife and my son. So the three of us have an item from vancl. Thanks again and take care.
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
Hello Lemonjude,
I have bought the same key chain from Ebay! But I was the lucky one because I receive the key chain on time. Yeah, most of the time we have to beware when shopping stuff online. It is better to look for looking good reputation and trusted Ebay seller. I don't buy any thing from new seller at Ebay !
Hope you will get more online shopping and get more nice stuff !
Happy Mylotting!
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@slaveofsensation (348)
• United States
16 Sep 09
I buy just about everything online clothing, jewelry, shoes, electonics, books, home decor. I only use sites that have a good reputation and a user friendly return policy. clothing is kinda tricky so if I'm not sure what size i wear in a certain brand I will only but it on amazon because they will let you exchange it for free if it do not fit. PayPal has always been really good about helping me get my money back if a company tries not to send me something I already paid for so I have never had any problems shopping online.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Sep 09
Hello friend. I am so glad that I have got some information from your response that we can purchase things by using paypal from Amazon. It is cool information to me. Thank you, friend. Take care.
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
21 Nov 09
I have tried online shopping.I just ordered two products, one was a set of air tight containers and one binoculars.The air tight containers were not easy to close and there was a lot of strength to be put into it.The binoculars was fine and it had free shipping.I am scared to buy electronics online as if there is a fault it cannot be repaired.I will buy some general items which are there in my budget online but not the expensive ones.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
21 Nov 09
Hello vicky. I find it convenient to buy things online. I have bought a few items later on. They always come in a couple of days. There is no problem with the stuff I have bought. I am fond of it though.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Nov 09
Morning, vicky. Here I would like to show you my mp5 player bought at taobao, an online site for shopping. It is a good one and very cheap. It has two gigabytes and speakers and a tiny remote control. I can use it to listen to music and watch movies. It is one of my favorite gadgets. I love it. It cost me about less than 27 dollars.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
17 Oct 09
Hello my friend williamjisir Ji,
Well, I have a bitter experience, In 2003, while in US, I ha dsend some DEwali Gifts to our daughter in India on-line. It never reached even after three months. I had to cancel it. So afterwards, I never tried. I go to market, wherever I live and i make my shopping all the time in cash at the counter. happy Dewali.
May God bless You and have a great time.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
25 Oct 09
I have not tried to get some food online yet. I am not sure if I will be interested in it except clothes and shoes and e-products.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Oct 09
Happy Dewali, my dear friend. I am so sorry to know that you never got it mailed to the destination for the item you ordered for your daughter. I can see your disappointment with it. Yeah, it is much safer to get things in cash at the counter. Be blessed.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
18 Oct 09
Hello my friend williamjisir Ji,
So nice of you for showing such a homely and family interest in my case, further I was advised by many of friends that I should never order any eatables as they make foul smell during transit and may become health hazards. So I totally lost my interst in e-shopping.
May God bless You both and have great time.
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@Archie0 (5652)
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16 Sep 09
I have never tried online shopping but i have tried paying my money from paypal to other services through paypal and it worked for me and its really very nice experience and feels happy when i dont really have to do much transactions to pay money for online works and that can be paid through my paypal and that too much easier ways :)
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
16 Sep 09
Hello Archie. I have my paypal as well, but I have never used it because if I have to transfer the earnings from paypal to my bank account, it will cost me as much as 35 dollars, which is too high a service fee for me. I have been thinking whether I can use paypal money to do some online shopping to reduce my loss to the minimum. Thank you for the comment, friend.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Sep 09
Hello Amasid. You can try something on sale if you like. They have quite a few things on sale. This pair of pants I bought is on sale and it is much cheaper than its original price. I am happy with it. Good day to you, friend.
@youless (112586)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep 09
Sure, I like shopping online quite a lot. I have bought various kinds of products via the net and I am already a VIP which means I may have some discounts to shopping:) The online shopping is so convenient and usually the price is better. Sometimes I can only find something via the net and there is no way for me to buy it nearby my home. The new trousers is only a beginning for you. I think soon you will start to buy a lot via the net:)
I love China
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
2 Oct 09
Morning, youless. I am starting to like shopping online. Yesterday I chose autumn t-shirts for my son and my wife respectively. My wife likes the style in black. I made a call to vancl to confirm when they will reach my house. I was told that they would arrive within a week. I expect those two shirts fit my wife and my son well. Have a good day, youless.
@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
That's right, William. Nowadays online shopping is a part of sales-purchase system needed by majority buyers/customers/purchasers because we can get the same quality of goods without spending our time for unnecessary extra costs for traveling and other related expenses. I've been liking this kind of online shopping for years ago and it takes almost 75% of my monthly shopping.
Your discussion reminds me about, how Alice.com started her home business for Domestic Goods Online Shopping started from just a simple blog and now she is enjoying business exponential growth. From nobody and now she is somebody. This is the news about it;
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How much traffic are you getting from blogs? Let us know.
If you are not familiar with Alice.com, it is a site where consumers can buy everyday household items like toothpaste, toilet paper, laundry detergent, diapers, etc., right from the manufacturers, rather than through middleman retailers. It launched in June, and by July it had doubled its traffic to 387,000 unique visitors, according to Compete........ http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/09/08/blogs-can-still-drive-big-traffic#comments
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
25 Oct 09
Hello michael. I am sorry to tell you that youtube cannot be opened, which has been like this for quite a few months. I wish it would come back to China again soon. I miss the site that so many users are fond of. Good day, miachel.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 Sep 09
Hello Michael. Nice to read your comment on this. I am glad to know that you also do online shopping. From this new discussion of mine, I have got to know that many friends are shopping online while some are on the way. So I am still not late for this. hehehehe. I think that it is a good idea to do business online as it is easy and convenient for both the buyers and the sellers. When I talked about my shopping experience to my American colleague, he said that it is a trend for more and more businessmen to open shops online and that maybe in the future, fewer shops will be seen in the street. lol. Take care, Michael.
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@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
That's true William,because I am part of them. Where, a buyer can enjoy purchasing their needs direct from manufacturer. It's not my tongue talking, but, it is my experience doing like what I did to sell 'Made In China' product on line. My little proof of it; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfUepqBc_hw and in the form of ebook; http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=14280
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@OrangJuice (687)
• China
22 Sep 09
Oh, how coincident! I just bought my first pair of shoes from VANCL. But a little pity is my shoes is a little bigger. - As per the website, the size is standard. But after I got it, I found it's the size in Europe standard.
But I have to say the quality is so great. And I like it very much.
Before I bought something on VANCL (you know this kind of website is formal), I also have bought something on such as taobao, but the quality is just so-so, but I don't care about it, because the price is also low. You cannot expect too much as low price.
I wonder if I will buy more clothes via internet as I'm sure about the size. But I think I will buy some accessories on VANCL or such kind of website, of course!
Hope every mylotter can enjoy shopping on the net!
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Sep 09
Hello OrangJuice. I am glad to know that you also bought something from vancl, but I am sorry that the size of the shoes is a little bigger for you. I think that I love vancl better than taobao when it comes to buying clothes because I think that the price is fairly cheap and the quality is great as well.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Sep 09
willia hi I have shopped online from Lands End and'La
lane bryant and received good service and clothes that
'fit me.also they were all of very good quality so
I will keep shopping on line as I can get things that'
fit my larger figure and still look nice too.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Sep 09
Hello Hatley. I did not know that you like shopping from Lands End. In fact, years ago, my best friend helped me buy a lot of casual pants, casual shirts and jeans and such from this site using her dollars as I don't have dollars for buying things from the site. To be frank with you, I love Lands End very much. But now as my best friend is not working together with me, I cannot no longer get anything from it. But I have been wearing those bought from the Lands End. They always have a lot on sale and they are of good quality. Thank you for the comment, friend.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Sep 09
Sorry, I made a mistake in the sentence " I cannnot no longer..." I just want to say that I have to remove the word, "not", by saying " I can no longer get anything from it". Thank you.
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
Hello William,
I like to shop and I have shop online many times. I bought some baby stuff online from Ebay and online store. I like to shop for toys too.
My latest purchase was last week ago, I was buying 2 training pants for my baby. It is time to potty train him. I am still waiting the package to reach me. Ops! The mail man is just here while I am writing this response! The package just arrive me. I have open the package and the training pants is so nice. I can't wait to let my baby to try it on.
Other than shop online, I do sell online too. I sell some used items at Ebay.com.my
Though the earning isn't much but I just enjoy to be a seller !
My next target is to shop a birthday gift for my father in law!
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 Sep 09
Hello vingya. It is so good that you have just received your mail while doing the response. I wish you would like it. I have not tried ebay yet, but I would like to give it a try to see what I can get from there. Have fun with your shopping online.
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
18 Sep 09
Hello again,
Do try Ebay! It is a great place where you can buy and even sell your stuff there. There are plenty of things where you can get at Ebay, from old coins, clothing, toys, books, and the list are endless.
Sometimes you may bid on some items you like. Who know you may win the bid which you just need to pay cheaper compare to buy it now.
Good luck to you and happy Mylotting!
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@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
21 Sep 09
Hello William,
I never log in to Ebay China. But I do log in to Ebay Us and Ebay MAlaysia.
I have buy things from Ebay Us and Ebay Malaysia. Maybe you can try Ebay seller at Ebay Us. Try to look for the seller who give shipping to international buyers.
Happy Mylotting!
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@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
16 Sep 09
I have bought things online. I actually bought my laptop online. It was no time till it was here. The shipping was very quick. Now that has been over a year ago and it is still working just fine. I have purchased several other things but I can't buy clothing online. It just never fits right after I receive it..I got to do this in the comfort of my home and didnt have to get dressed up to go shopping. I love the online shopping..It is great..
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Sep 09
Hello rosepedal. I agree with you that online shopping is great as we don't have to go out for it, fast and convenient. Good luck to you, friend.
@rosepedal64 (4188)
• United States
17 Sep 09
Good luck to you also. Keep smiling and have a wonderful day..
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@jross19871 (239)
• United States
17 Sep 09
I prefer to by online if I can. I have been known to go to a store to check out an item and then go home and purchase it online. I save a huge amount of money by purchasing my products online. For example, I could have bought my college textbooks for 1 semester at the college book store for 525 bucks. But instead, I bought them online and spent 120 dollars.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
17 Sep 09
Hello hross. It is a good idea for you to have bought those college textbooks at such a cheap price. I also have some books that I do not read any more. I am thinking of selling them online as well, but have never put it into practice yet. I think that I will try it in the future when I have enough time to get registered at Taobao or some other sites. Thank you for the comment, friend.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
26 Oct 09
Hello jross. It is a good idea of yours to sell some old books on ebay. I have a lot of old books, but I don't read them any more. I have been thinking if I could manage to do the same as you have done. I will try sometime when I feel like doing it. It could be a good business on line, I guess. Enjoy your life, friend.
@jross19871 (239)
• United States
17 Sep 09
I sold my textbooks over ebay a few times and have made a huge amount of money. I have made so much that I actually thought of buying books and selling them for profit online. I highly suggest that you check out ebay and see if you have any luck with that.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
19 Oct 09
Hello ybong. I think that you are right to be cautious about the credit information. Before I bought some stuff on line, I was also very worried about it, Even now I am still a little worried about the use of it. To make me feel safe, I use only my own laptop when a deal is being done because it is safe this way as something extra is needed to plug into the laptop for any deals to ensure its safety. Happy posting, friend.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
18 Sep 09
Hello williamjisir. How are you this fine morning? I bought one item online from e-Bay and it was a great experience. Bought a candle holder, wall scounce which is hanging in the computer room. I love it. Made with wrought iron and so attractive. The service was good and it arrived in perfect condition. I would do it again but really don't have much interest in shopping online. I wouldn't buy clothes online since my size varies from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Good to hear from you again,
carolbee
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
19 Sep 09
Hello carolbee. Glad to hear from you. I am fine, though busy with my work. It is good that you like the candle holder bought from ebay. Have a good time, friend.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
18 Sep 09
The colour is attractive. My favourite colour is green. My daughter orders online and buys stuff. She got one pen drive for me. Pen set, books, mobile many she has ordered so far. But she has not ordered any tailored dress so far. I feel online shopping is convenient for us so far as the company is good and no defective product is sent to us.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 Sep 09
Hello Buchi_bulla. Glad to know that your daughter has also done online shopping, which is so convenient to us.
@applefreak (3130)
• Singapore
18 Sep 09
i fell in love with online shopping about two years ago. i started with an auction site, ebay singapore, mainly for second hand stuff for my new home. since then, i've shopped online a lot more. it's really much cheaper to buy things online. also, i don't have to travel and go to crowded places just to buy something. i can shop online anytime and this is really convenient for me.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Sep 09
Hello applefreak. I am glad to know that you enjoy online shopping. It is really cool to get something on line without having to go to those crowded places for them. Enjoy yourself, friend.
@ladykristinn (179)
• Philippines
18 Sep 09
I am into online shopping these days. At first, I only shop locally but a couple of months ago I started shopping internationally from the US. YOu just need to be patient when waiting for your purchases though but I found out that it's cheaper to buy abroad compared to when you buy at malls. YOu just need to consider the shipping costs though.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
2 Oct 09
Hello ladykristinn. The shipping cost is a little bit high, but it offers free delivery if the amount of garment reaches 200 RMB at vancl. Take care.
@jugsjugs (12967)
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18 Sep 09
I have got lots of thing off the internet over the time and i find that no matter where i buy things from on the internet that there is never a problem in sending them back.I tend to try to collect the things from people off Ebay rather than pay the delivery cost as well as alot of the time it is alot cheaper to collect the things i buy.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
18 Sep 09
Hello jj. I think that it is a good way to collect the things from people of Ebay to save some bucks. Be blessed, friend.
@alwayzzcitra (1861)
• Indonesia
19 Sep 09
I have done online shopping for several times and so far I have no problems with it. It actually helps me a lot because I live in a very small town where certain stuffs aren't available. Things I have bought online are books, video games, and clothings.
Last month I bought some cute maternity wear for work. It's very difficult to find maternity dress in my town so I decided to buy online. I never buy clothes online before because I worry the siza won't fit me. But when I find this store, I didnt think twice because I love their collections. It arrived about 5 days later, and the dresses fit me perfectly! :)
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
2 Oct 09
Hello friend. I am so happy that the clothes you bought fits you so well. I am also glad to say that the casual pants I bought fits me well, too. I love it and I will get another pair if they have some new ones.