Thoughts about online shopping?

@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
India
May 29, 2011 12:03pm CST
Do you like to shop online? i personally don't cause i have noticed that buying traditionally like from shops is more cheap and we get to actually verify it before buying also i have noticed that stuffs on online shopping sites like ebay are normally expensive than the one in shops excluding shipping charges. What do you think?
7 responses
• Philippines
5 Jun 11
i agree...it's more expensive because of shipping fees and also risky...but i admit it's very convenient...
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
7 Jun 11
Well you can say its becoming a trend, and improving day by day, but not quite there yet, where everyone could completely trust it without a second thought.
@venkit (2955)
• India
5 Jun 11
sorry I am having a different experience. I always prefer online shopping. and they are cheap in our area. we get things cheaper than we get in a local store. and they give service at door step. I am happy with online shopping.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
5 Jun 11
Good to know! at least not everywhere online shopping is a ripoff. thanks for sharing.
@Savvynlady (3684)
• United States
3 Jun 11
I enjoy shopping online and do so a lot. the only thing with this is that you can order something and you never get it; I ordered a particular cd and never got it; when I went to complain, the person said well if it's lost, I'm not repsonsible for it; Then a few weeks later, I can't say if this is the same person or not but they apologized for not sending me the cd and SENDS the cd I wanted. I would call it a blessing in disguise. another time I forgot about the item and had to ask the party involved for it, they apologized profusely and sent it on to me; then I thought I put in an order earlier this year to a lady I order my shea butter and I truly thought the order went through. It didn't and I had to reorder them. that was a strange one.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
5 Jun 11
Not sure if this are common things that everyone faces, but they sounds pretty bad. and i think you were lucky cause you got back almost everything. anyways thanks for sharing.
@NoWayRo (1061)
• Romania
29 May 11
It depends a lot on what I buy. I don't use ebay, but I purchase stuff occasionally from Amazon and from various local stores. I buy mostly books - and with books I'm safe, I know exactly what I will get. With the local online shops, it's very cheap if I pick up my order from their warehouse, so there's no delivery fee. I order stuff that I can't find easily otherwise. Just last week, for instance, I picked up an order of assorted knitting tools, because I couldn't find decent ones in my neighborhood. However, the wool I ordered was a disappointment, I wasn't even near the color it appeared on the web page, so I'm not buying that again. All in all, it was cheaper than in any store I've seen.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
30 May 11
yah exactly thats what i find very annoying. they somehow make it look so good on the website and then the real thing appears its like completely different ._. Anyways thanks for your input.
• Philippines
30 May 11
I'm afraid to buy online because there's a lot fake sellers. In fact i only purchased once because i have no choice, the item i want is only available online. but before i placed the order, i really checked on the feedback of other buyers.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
30 May 11
I don't think a site would risk its reputation by adding up fake sellers unless ofc the main aim to scam peoples. also there are pay after delivery options where the chances of getting scammed is less. Anyways thanks for your input.
@ckciasigurl (2081)
• Italy
2 Jun 11
hi rock actually i shopped online a branded one baby phat shoes , honestly i cannot find any branded clothes here in my country especially baby phat brand , so i decided to buy online it is expensive but it is worth it , there are some baby phat here in my country but the design are not good and they are second hands, this clothes are from other country they import it.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
3 Jun 11
Ah! i believe its not that much hassle with customs when you are importing cloths. thanx for sharing.
@surekharathi (14146)
• India
29 May 11
Friend I am not interested in online shopping for this two reasons are there one is I have no credit card and other is we can see very well the good like through touch and what guarantee it and more costly also.
@r0ck_r0ck (1952)
• India
29 May 11
Indeed i agree with you on the gaurantee thing. it doesn't generally comes along with stuffs from ebay. Thanks for your input.