Do you go shopping online more nowadays?

@andy555 (216)
China
November 1, 2009 3:24am CST
I find myself interested in shopping online these days. If i have soemthing to buy, i would like to surf in the Internet and comprare the prices in different shops online , in this way, i think i can save much. Sometimes, if i want tobuy some clothes, i will first find the type or brand of the clothes in the shops in our city, then try it on and remember the color and size but don't buy them here. I come back to surf the net to find the clothes online then buy it online. What about you?
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18 responses
@Rondita (92)
• United States
1 Nov 09
i think some shopping is good to do online but for cloths i like to try them on first so i go to the stores for that
@colu41 (271)
• United States
2 Nov 09
I do 90% of my shopping online....... the other 10% is groceries =D
• United Kingdom
2 Nov 09
This is the only way I shop personally. I think that it's far better and a lot more convenient too. You can compare prices easily when you are online and it takes the weight off your legs, you can just sit at your pc with a cup of tea or coffee or whatever takes you fancy and get ordering! I shop with Littlewoods and I buy my clothes from them, I have always been happy with the service that I have received and it's safe too! I think that a lot of small businesses are having to change their ways to keep up with the times otherwise they face hardship and eventually close. Andrew
• United States
2 Nov 09
Well, considering the cost of gasoline -- you saw that it went back up again -- :( it's cheaper to shop online. I'll buy stuff like toys, books and supplies for certain hobbies that I have, etc. I would basically buy most everything online if I could, except maybe shoes, because those, I'd have to try on. (Sizes don't run the same, depending upon who made the shoe.) Also, online, you can price compare quickly, to see who's got the best deal for the product you're looking for. You can't do that when you go to the Mall, cause you'd be there all day. The only thing I make sure of when I'm shopping online, is that I'm dealing with a reputable company. I've never been scammed and I try to keep it that way :)
@reichiru (748)
• Canada
2 Nov 09
Online shopping is just very convenient, especially if you're buying electronic gadgets and household appliances. My dad always uses the Internet to compare prices at different stores and sometimes will order them online as well, because the stores nearby might not have them instock. For myself, I tend to buy lots of clothes from Taiwan and have them shipped here to North America. There are Taiwan Yahoo auction sites with measurements for the clothes so all you have to do is measure yourself to see if you fit, unlike the standard S,M,L sort of thing. Shopping for clothes online is also convenient sometimes too because they will have promotions online that aren't available in stores, so I like to take advantage of that when I can.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
2 Nov 09
Hi andy, very little these days as most online companies can't deliver to Greece due to our customs regulations here. It is really annoying that I can't use places like Amazon second hand as if I do I need to have stuff sent to England and then rely on someone to post it on, which just means two sets of postage, so I've more or less given up. I think the only thing I buy on line these days is my mosquito repellant and vitamins.
• China
2 Nov 09
I will give your tow thumbs for your consume way.It can save much money and precious time for you.I will go to taobao that it is on-line shopping store in china to buy some cosmetics.
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
I always thinking of buying stuff online but I'm not really sure if its a good quality and if I could save more than the one in the store.
@tontunan (254)
• Philippines
2 Nov 09
I really wanted to shop online but since i don't have a credit card, I am still waiting to have a paypal fund because i only have paypal to pay online shopping.
@solared (1207)
• United States
1 Nov 09
I have done very little online shopping, I'm just crazy about, shipping something I could get in a few mins and get cheaper.
@rodsdman (145)
• United States
1 Nov 09
Shopping online is a great way to go. Often times if I am out shopping at say Best Buy and I see something I might like, I check it out completly there then go home and find it online for less. Buy.com and ebay are great place to get tech stuff cheap, you just have to keep an eye on if it is referbished or new.
@niuniu1 (166)
• China
2 Nov 09
it depends on want things i want to buy,i once buy a book on the internet,but other things like clothes ,i perfer the real life shopping,beacuse we can only see the style of the clothes,but we can't sure that the side and the mertial is suit to us,so ,i'd perfer the real life shopping most of the time.
• China
2 Nov 09
Yeah,I do not like to buy things,like shoes?clothes the real things and so on,from the internet,and I love to buy them in the real world.But I still to buy thing in the internet,like books.\(^o^)/~
• Italy
1 Nov 09
I really shop online LESS now than before. I look for deals online but package and mail expenses are too much and overall it's really cheaper to buy things in stores or second hand markets. I deifnitely buy less online now than I did before recession.
• United States
2 Nov 09
there are a number of things i buy online do to best prices but everyday id say most my money goes to standing store fronts. i,m pretty sure i'm going to do all my christmas shopping on black friday online if i find the right site that make the online cost the same. do you know of any
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
1 Nov 09
I do find myself shopping online more often. I buy many different things online, from clothes to cameras, printer ink to computers. I don't mind shopping online because I usually get the items very quick and I have found that if I go through my shopping site BigCrumbs I can usually get cash back for whatever I purchase. I have referred a few friends and now I also make money when they do their shopping online too. Then they put they money I earned or saved back into my PayPal account and I consider is like a coupon on the next item I purchase - so I seem to be saving twice. I even bought my car online. :) I wish I had BigCrumbs back then because I could have got mega money back from that eBay purchase! Oh, well- next time.. lol
@calai618 (1773)
• Philippines
1 Nov 09
Yes, I am very addicted to online shopping nowadays. I tried to buy some small stuff at ebay the past months just to be sure that I would really receive the stuff I ordered. When I received all of them, I got really excited. Now I am ordering more expensive stuff because I am already more confident.
@vasusri (10)
• India
1 Nov 09
yes every body is shopping online, it is very easy no strain no mental tention.even sit in chair and what we can like that is purchase easily without strain.it is time saving and money saving
@kathcake (70)
1 Nov 09
I tend to stick to real life shopping although I do like to browse online from time to time. The reason being the majority of what I buy is clothes and clothes buying online is pretty tricky! For example several items I have bought from Asos I've just had to send back as they looked nothing like their picture/didn't suit me or didn't fit very well. If I had tried them on in a shop I would have known instantly but with this I have to go through all the trouble of sending them back. Although I have to say Asos have a very good customer service system in place when it comes to that ! x