shopping online

@humairaku (2038)
Indonesia
October 15, 2011 10:58am CST
Hi, Mylotters! today, i really enjoy shopping online. there are some advantages we could get from shopping online. first, we don't need to go by car or walk to get to the store. it means we could do shopping by laying down our body or just sitting in a relax situation while enjoying a cup of coffee..second, you can get things, like books, electronic stuffs or even you can get second-branded clothes from the whole world..LOL..and you can get all of them only by clicking your mouse. but shopping online also has weaknesses, like maybe the thing you buy doesn't meet your satisfaction or maybe the color or size doesn't match with you. but, I seldom having problem like this. I almost always satisfy with things I buy online. what about you, Mylotters? do you also enjoy shopping online like I do? ..let's share and happy Mylotting..!!
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15 responses
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
15 Oct 11
I never try the online shopping concerning to the weaknesses. Whenever it's disappointing, it will only be a waste of money. :P I only buy the things from my friend who buys them online. :D It's because I can see the goods and if I like it, I'll buy it. Some people might get the advantages but somehow I couldn't take them though.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
15 Oct 11
yeah, it's so pity that you got bad things in your shopping online. I think it's better for you to ask about the detail to the seller, about the color, size, material and the whole condition of the stuff. based on my experience, the sellers are so honest with the condition of things they sell. they will tell us anything about the condition of the stuff. they're also so open to accept questions from their customers. I like shopping online, especially for buying clothes, cos I can get the latest trend of fashion from internet. I live in a small town so the fashion trend is not develop as fast as the big cities, so by buying online I can get the latest fashion from big cities without going there by myself. and I sell all clothes I buy online! online stores offer me not only the latest fashion trend but also cheaper price. and it's not affordable..!! maybe you need to try shopping online someday. good luck..!
@MissPiggy (1748)
• Indonesia
15 Oct 11
The sellers are so honest because they have to sell their stuff. Of course they will tell everything the customer wants to know because it's their way to persuade them to buy things. I agree that living in small town makes everything is not as easy as living in big cities, and I agree that by getting things online means that we don't have to go anywhere to buy things. But honey, sometimes everything in internet is not always new. :P And things can be edited so that they'll look prettier or better when they're posted. I love buying things myself; my friends know that very well, but I'd prefer to buy things that I see with my own eyes. ;)
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
16 Oct 11
honest here means that they will tell the real condition of their stuffs, if the material is not good enough they will say it frankly. they sometimes suggest us to buy other stuff, I mean when we desire to buy something, then we ask some questions, the sellers sometimes could catch what we desire, they don't push to buy it cos they know that we really want that thin, they tell us to choose another stuff instead. the key of shopping online is trusting each other. they need to be trusted so they won't cheat us. and if they sell second things they will tell about it clearly, even they show the weakness of the things, like the stain or broken obviously. if they tell lies, it means they kill themselves. of course we need to be careful. we should recognize which one is honest and which is not. for me, shopping online is a kind of art cos it requires your sense and instinct, and of course experience..
• Canada
2 Nov 11
There are certain things I will buy online and things I won't. I used to buy clothes online but I don't anymore because more than half the time the clothes don't fit me. I do buy my vitamins online and I buy jewelry online and electronics. I even sold my truck online. I know people that have bought big ticket items online without even seeing the items. One of my clients I clean house for bought 3 snowmobiles online and paid the guy, private sale, and then went to pick them up. He gave them $1000 deposit and was lucky enough that the guy was legit or he could have lost his $1000, if it was a scam. He had to drive 5 hours away to pick them up. littlemissy here signing off for now, talk to you later my friend
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
3 Nov 11
wow..it's a great experience of shopping online I think..I like shopping online very much but I will think ten times maybe before I transfer $1000 to someone I never met before..LOL..sometimes people sell their new stuff or second stuff at very cheap price. that's why I really enjoy shopping online. I don't get cheap price only but I also can get very special stuff like imported stuff which no friend of mine has it. I think it's so cool..LOL.. Little Missy? mm..your user name reminds me to a serial movie on TV when I was a little girl..do you know that movie?
@GemmaR (8517)
21 Oct 11
I love shopping online too, and I like the fact that you can get hold of everything that you need from the comfort of your own home. It means that you are able to save on fuel costs so that you don't have to drive into the town. You also don't have to pay for parking once you get to the shops, and this can often save you up to £5 for each trip that you choose to take. You can save an awful lot of money online as well, as online stores don't have to pay staff or renting the stores or anything like that. I love online shopping, and don't think that I would ever be changing that any time soon.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
21 Oct 11
I start to think about having online shop. what you're saying is so right that having online shop doesn't need to pay someone as our shop staff. it means that we can save our money. I found a way which I can sell many things in my online shop but I don't need to have the product. the system is called with drop ship system. it enables us to sell many things without buying them first. we only need to contact the factory which produces the thing, then we ask a permit to display their things in our online shop and you can reprice the thing with higher price of course. and sometime the factory will give you discount cos we have helped them promoting their stuffs. and if there is someone wants to buy your thing, you contact the factory to send directly to your customer address. so you don't know how is the thing looks like. but you need to do observation before you have business with them. it's a new way to have business online I think. imagine, we can do business without any capital at all. the only thing we should do only log into your account as often as we can. is it interesting according to you?
• United States
22 Oct 11
I like shopping online for DVDs and games, but when it comes to certain things I will buy in the store.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
23 Oct 11
so you're a game lover then..LOL..why don't you buy DVD or game at a real store? or maybe the store near your house is not update in DVD and game? just like me. I like fashion but in my place the progression of the fashion is not as fast in the big cities so I need to surf on internet o search what fashion becomes the trend today. If I like them I will buy. I like buying clothes, bag or other fashion stuffs which are different from my friends' collection. and I only get it from online shop..
• Philippines
23 Oct 11
I love shopping online, I get to shop whenever I want and even I'm just at home, or at my bed and too lazy to get up. It's very much convenient but sometimes the shipping is not good for me. Shipping sometimes is so expensive and sometimes much pricier than the actual item I am ordering.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
23 Oct 11
I agree with you about shipping cost. it elevates price of the stuff significantly. $10 becomes $12 cos added with shipping..that's why I never shop online abroad. I enjoy shopping online only in throughout my country. my country is so wide and large, so if the shop locates in a place where is far away from my place, the shipping cost must be expensive too. but for something I really need or want I will pay no matter how much it will be..LOL..
• Philippines
19 Oct 11
Shopping online is so convenient but at the same time you should be very careful as to what site to visit and purchase order from because nobody wants to be scammed and being ripped off by unreliable sites. Shopping online is good because you get to see what's trending in some places other than your place. Nice discussion in here. You might want to check out www.lifo.com to see the latest in beauty and fashion. It is a fun site for girls that allow them to share their tips on their interests such as beauty, fashion as well as celebrity styles.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
21 Oct 11
yeah, you're right about being careful. that's why I always do observation whenever I'm interested in buying in an online shop. you know what, by being online so often, I sometimes find that those online shops doing barter among themselves. for example, one online shop has a good thing she/he wanna sell, then another online shops has desire to own that thing, then they can do barter. the thing could be used by themselves but sometimes they resell the thing at higher price. it's ridiculous but that is the way they work each other. so ya, we should be very very careful.. about the site, it must be an interesting site, isn't it? we can imitate world celebrity in the way they dress up, their bag, shoes and etc. it must a lot of fun there..
@youless (112507)
• Guangzhou, China
17 Oct 11
I also like shopping online. It is very convenient and especially the price is quite attractive. I have bought different kinds of products already and I enjoy it. In fact I am already a VIP to some online stores. I love China
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 11
yeah, you're right about the attractive prices. I like to compare price of stuffs I bought online with price of similar stuffs are sold in the real shop. I almost find that my stuffs are much more cheaper than they which are sold in the real shops. that's why I never been hesitate to buy from online shops, of course for those which are trusted.. VIP..??? sounds so great..and what do you get with your VIP status?
@GemmaR (8517)
16 Oct 11
I always shop online, and I love being able to do so simply because it's so quick and easy in comparison to going to any other shops. I used to do my grocery shopping online but now I don't because we're trying to save money and it's easier to go into the store to be able to do this if we find that we need anything. I always shop for clothes online, as I find that they always have my size in stock whereas they don't tend to have it if I go into actual shops, and this can mean that I am left feeling very disappointed and let down by that fact.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
actually, it's not a common for people around me to shop online. they prefer to shop in a real shop. it's not only because some of them don't have internet installation, but also they are afraid of being cheated by one of the sellers. so they don't want to bet..LOL..they don't know that they can get cheaper price for almost all things. I usually make a price comparison between my stuffs bought online and similar stuffs in real shop. and I found that my stuffs bought online are much more cheaper than those are in the real shop. that's why I resell them cos I can compete with the real shop. it's great for me..LOL..
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
18 Oct 11
I discovered the joys of online shopping a couple years ago and now I really do prefer shopping online over going to the store and battling with crowds and things like that. I think that the vast majority of the reason for that is because of the fact that people get on my nerves. Of course, it also helps things that I'm able to earn gift cards from some of my sites and that does mean that I am doing my shopping for free.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
20 Oct 11
so, if I don't get wrong with my comprehension (you know my English is not too good, so sometimes it's difficult to understand someone's saying..I'm sorry..:D), you can earn money by selling something online? if yes, wew..you're great then..I'm really amazed with the progression of technology nowadays. it enable us to get some money from it. like if we have online shops and things to sell. imagine, we don't sell them only to our friends and neighbors, but by displaying our products on our online shop, it means that we sell them to people around the world! I think it's amazing. we don't need to know people from other countries to make or things sold. just make an online shop then you things will be purchased by anybody from throughout the world. amazing, rite?
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
16 Oct 11
Only when I really need something, which is a handful of times a year. I do enjoy shopping online however when I do for one simple reason. For one big reason, I never have to leave the comfort of my own home. That is really a driving factor for shopping online. There are a lot of times where shopping online is going to allow me to get what I need, in one quick trip to a website or a couple of different websites. As long as I don't got nuts with what I buy, I think I'm okay. Plus not to mention that it does save a lot on the gas money to say the very least. Where I would be driving around, trying to really find the best deals, but not finding what I need. It is a waste of time that I don't really get with shopping websites. If the item is out of stock, it is going to really determine that I was completely out of stock a lot of the time.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 11
yeah, you're right then with all of your opinion. and the best part of shopping online is that you don't need to be TIRED..!! LOL..walking from one store to another to find the desirable thing is very tiring. by shopping online we can only just sit in front of the computer while enjoying snack or even by having jokes with our friends on Facebook. it's great way to enjoy life..LOL..but sometimes I need to shop to the real stores. I need to buy my daily needs which are not there in online shops. above all, I love shopping I think..
• Philippines
16 Oct 11
I haven't tried it yet but it is a possibility in the future that I make purchases of items online. How do you shop online? What sites do you go to and can I be sure that they are trusted ones? Also, can I use Paypal credits to shop online? I'd like to ask if sellers in such online shops can be paid through Paypal. Also, Can I use Paypal credits from an unverified Paypal account for my purchases online? I'd really appreciate it if you can answer my questions. Sorry if my reply is a question and not an answer to your question in your post.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 11
Hi Agent! I usually shop online via Facebook. There are some of my friends have online shops. they sell many kinds of things. I never try to shop to another online shops except on Facebook. I also never buy something from abroad. All of shops on Facebook are located in Indonesia. what I do first before buying something to their store is I do observation. I check their wall ans read some posts of them like post from their customers or comments that the customers write for each pictures. from the observation I usually can catch whether the shop is trusted or not. if the comments they get are positive (or example there is a customer said that the stuff has been accepted by them and he/she was satisfied with the stuff, we can conclude that the shop is a good one and can be trusted). I use common bank account to do transaction. after I choose thing I desire, i will transfer to their bank account and then I confirm it by sending them text. they will deliver my package soon. the shipping cost will be our responsibility. I think PayPal could be used as payment tool in shopping online but I don't know much about this. hey, you can make your quetion in this comment as a discussion, I'm sure there are many members here know more about the using of PayPal in shopping online. Good luck!
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
16 Oct 11
I'm actually trying to save up some cash on Mylot for some online shopping! I love shopping online because I don't have to leave my house and take public transport just to get to a shopping mall. Also, what's more disappointing when the store doesn't have what your looking for or the stock ran out. So it's better to shop online because you can search for your product. Ebay would be my most favorite, I have bought several things off there, especially branded stuff for a very cheap price. The downside is that the seller may be lying to you or it won't fit because you're not physically there to try it on if it's clothing but online shopping is all about risk! But it is really convenient. Why go get it yourself when someone can deliver the item to your door.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
LOL..you have very interesting opinion, sir..LOL..yeah, someone delivers something to our door is also one of advantages of shopping online. but I don't mind with unsuitable size or color of clothes I bought cos I say frankly that I sell them again to my friends and neighbors..LOL..so I choose them randomly so I have various colors and sizes for my customers. I almost never buy stuff online for myself. why I do this cos like what you said that I can get lower price for many kinds of stuffs especially for clothes. I not only get lower price but I also get the latest trend of fashion from online shops. like what I said before that I live in a small town so we often miss the latest trend of fashion. by shopping online I can notice what is the trend of today's fashion..
• India
16 Oct 11
it is one of the most boring thing in life.. but sometime it is useful when are ill at home..
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
for me, I won't be bored shopping online but money is the limit..LOL..I always have big desire in shopping online but my money is limited cos it's impossible for me to spend all of my money on shopping. if you said it was boring, for me not at all..
• United States
16 Oct 11
I buy a lot of toy gifts online. Also on Black Friday I realized a lot of the deals they offer in the store, you can buy online and not get out in the cold. So, I definitely take advantage!
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
wew..you know how to enjoy life then..LOL.. actually I really really want to shop online as often as I can but my money is limited....there are so many fancy things out there to buy. some of them are at unaffordable prices..and you know what, sometimes I lose my self control not to buy those things, especially kids wear. I have four years old daughter and I like to dress her up with fancy dresses so when I saw cute kids wear displayed on shop's wall, I often couldn't stop myself to shop even when I have only little money. if I should say what is the disadvantage of shopping online, being addicted will be my answer..LOL..
• China
16 Oct 11
shopping online has become a fashion at present day, and more and more people prefer to picking their pockets online because of some advantages. Indeed, shopping online can bring us convenience and bargains. so an increasing number of people if they can do shopping online. However, every coin has two sides, it is no exceptional, shopping online can also bring some disadvantages. such as cheating or fake products. There are no supported laws and rules given to customers online, so if we customers buy something fake or with poor quality, we don't know how to deal with it and even most of us can hardly know who will be accused? In a word, we should pay more attention to what we want to buy if we shopping online to prevent us from cheating. good luck on you.
@humairaku (2038)
• Indonesia
17 Oct 11
hi, Conquer..you're so true with all of your opinion.. I have been experienced for about two years shopping online, and thank God I never been cheated by the seller. but I ever got thins which the condition was not like what I desired. but it only happened two or three times not very often. I usually do observation before deciding to buy their stuff. I see their wall and read the comments are there on their all. from the comments I can predict whether the online shop is trusted or not. I also pay attention to how often they update their collections. if they often update their collections it perhaps they are able to sell their stuffs in short time. it could be made as the indicator that their products are good enough so there are many customers come and buy to that online shop..