Are you a Online Shopper?
By ashuli
@ashuli (1196)
India
October 7, 2015 7:12am CST
Oh yeah! I am a online shopper and till date always had an awesum experience in terms of bargains too.. and do feel that online shopping is better than real time shopping...
But yesterday only, I noticed a headline in newspaper about 1 person cheating an online shopping portal for some 20 lakhs. And how he did it was he had created several accounts with different names n email id's, used to return the electronic products by saying they are faulty and the shopping portal kept on refunding him like this for some 20 months
Sounds strange, isnt it?
Sounds strange, isnt it?30 people like this
44 responses
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
7 Oct 15
I shop on both Amazon and Ebay but prefer ebay because they have better deals
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@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
8 Oct 15
@ashuli Flipcart, snapdeal, Amazon, I love them all!
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@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
8 Oct 15
@dodoazo There is also the added advantage of comparing different brands easily
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@anushreem (333)
• Mumbai, India
7 Oct 15
yes I have read about that news! The strange part is he did it several times still the company was unaware about it fo the long time
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Oct 15
I am not an online shopper. Actually i have never bought anything online but maybe i should try some and if i do it will be things like clothes and shoes. I see some interesting design that i would love to own
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@ashuli (1196)
• India
8 Oct 15
@Missmwngi yesss but some sellers do ask for shipping charges but guess thats clearly mentioned
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Oct 15
@ashuli Oooh really?? and i guess home delivery as well
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@toniganzon (72554)
• Philippines
14 Oct 15
I love online shopping but I only buy those things that aren't available locally in my place. It's mostly craft materials and planners from another country.
I have always been a hater of cheaters. They will always find a way to cheat people out of their hard earned money.
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@toniganzon (72554)
• Philippines
16 Oct 15
@ashuli And not to mention the cheaper price
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@akp100 (13640)
• India
7 Oct 15
Surely sounds strange.
I never experience bad so far. I started online shopping recently. But so far I am doing good there. Yes I can reach to items which are not available at my place. So yes there are many benefits of online shopping.
How about bargaining? I never show something like that on online shopping. I mean we must purchase the item with the price tag they provide.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
15 Oct 15
@MusesM - You are right.
Where do you utilize your saved time? (which otherwise you would have spent on shopping)
Where do you utilize your saved time? (which otherwise you would have spent on shopping)1 person likes this
@MusesM (584)
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15 Oct 15
@dpk262006 when you out for shopping,it need more time than online shopping,right?so it save time:)
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@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
8 Oct 15
I love online shopping! Sadly we don't get most items delivered at our place! 
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
12 Nov 15
I have the same problem, @Shyamalaa! Not many online retailers deliver to my country, which is such a shame!
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@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
14 Nov 15
@Lushlala maybe it is a blessing in disguise!
think of all the money you have probably saved!
think of all the money you have probably saved!1 person likes this
@rashu_j883 (144)
• Hyderabad, India
10 Oct 15
online shopping is good sometimes but we cannot believe it will be good always.
many people recommend to avoid online shopping because they supply used or old or second quality material.because every company maintains two qualities first and second.
unnecassary tension of returning the products.its better if we buy from the market.we can touch it,try it.if we dont like we can immediately tell the seller.
i generally prefer to buy from the markets.
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@ashuli (1196)
• India
23 Oct 15
@rashu_j883 touchwood, even I bought a high end phone from Flipkart in dec 2014, n even using it now, never faced any issue
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@rashu_j883 (144)
• Hyderabad, India
23 Oct 15
@ashuli it doesnot happen all the time.i have experienced in the case of electronic items esp.recently my hubby ordered bla-------y phone.for 2 to 3 days it was ok but earphone was not working properly.even speaker of the phone was not good.
thats y we decided to but from outside.
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@Shyamalaa (525)
• Udaipur, India
9 Oct 15
@dodoazo I used to do a lot of online shopping earlier. Now I have lost interest as I live in a small town now, and most items are not delivered to our place.
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@beaniefanatic13 (5076)
• Grand Junction, Colorado
7 Oct 15
I have been shopping on Amazon now for a year and loved it, till this past weekend. My account was hacked, they were able to change the name on my account and my email address successfully. I called Amazon first thing and they are working on the situation, but it has been a very stressful time for me.
I just recently in the past couple of months have branched out to KOHL's and JcPenney's for online shopping along with Walmart delivery to my home instead of the store. I just don't feel real comfortable buying clothes online. It's great for delivering items back home though, that's why I liked Amazon cause with my Prime acct I pay no shipping the majority of the time.
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@spleendingo1 (799)
• Grand Haven, Michigan
8 Oct 15
I shop online A LOT. I've never returned anything so far because that seems like a hard way to make money lol But I just bought a bunch of stuff from Amazon yesterday.
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@Kchitij2007 (445)
• Pune, India
7 Oct 15
There are always some con-men out there to exploit the loopholes in the system- Interestingly UP has a lot of them coz Flipkart doesn't allow COD on products worth more than 5k in that state 
. But my experience has been good so far! Online stores do not incur the costs that showrooms do and are thus able to transfer the benefit to the customers! Great deal for us folks 
. But my experience has been good so far! Online stores do not incur the costs that showrooms do and are thus able to transfer the benefit to the customers! Great deal for us folks 2 people like this
But i think this 5k COD thing is applicable all over India, I am in New Delhi and Flipkart doesnt allow here too and by God's grace Delhi is still not a part of UP@ashuli (1196)
• India
21 Oct 15
@Kchitij2007 I think then you are too an exception thou once i ordered something from snapdeal which was above 5K and they dint mind offering the COD option...
thou once i ordered something from snapdeal which was above 5K and they dint mind offering the COD option... 1 person likes this
@Kchitij2007 (445)
• Pune, India
21 Oct 15
@ashuli Well Delhi is not a part of UP, its worse off! Haryani, Bihari, UP! All sorts of creatures live their ( no offense, you obviously are an exception ) and this just goes on to show that they don't trust Delhites either cozz that policy is not all over India. I have on multiple occasions ordered things above 5K and the COD option was always available to me and everyone else. Sad to hear the nation's capital has another leather coin in its bag
) and this just goes on to show that they don't trust Delhites either cozz that policy is not all over India. I have on multiple occasions ordered things above 5K and the COD option was always available to me and everyone else. Sad to hear the nation's capital has another leather coin in its bag1 person likes this
@piyushk15 (86)
• Bhopal, India
7 Oct 15
Online shopping is really fun - We have loads of options, Discounts on many products and also easy return policies. I do lot of online shopping. It's sad that people are making false money out of it and cheating these e-commerce websites. Happy shopping all :)
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
12 Oct 15
Hell ya. I am too an online shopper. Its a great experience to purchase frm Online. Did you heard the big shopping days in amazon and flipkart from 13-17oct. last time both conducted at different times . Both earned 600 million last time. But this time its a games changer. Its a toughest competition for both to survive in te market. From my experience flipkart sells genuine but are costly than any other site. I always prefer and will prefer only amazon as it provides great deal and after that ebay.
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
12 Oct 15
@ashuli I dont know. Last time big billion day started from 8am and amazon from early morning. I hope you are gonna loot it. My friend for best deals i will prefer amazon as i said flipkart has cutting head rates compared to others.
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