Online Shopping Cheaper Than In Store Shopping?
By Gudheart
@gudheart (12659)
March 10, 2016 7:32am CST
I find that most things are cheaper online than instore and that goes for pretty much everything! The only downside to online shopping for me is that sometimes you want something small because it is cheaper online but find out you have to pay excessive postage costs, making it not so worth it in the end.
I do find that buying a large quantity of items from Amazon or even my online supermarket stores does mean I end up saving a good amount compared to shopping in store.
I like researching and comparing prices online before I purchase something and find that this does help me save quite a bit.
Do you buy quite a lot online too and find it is cheaper than buying in store?
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
10 Mar 16
I prefer to buy online, usually Ebay and Amazon, I love when they have specials and 50 percent off on good quality products
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
10 Mar 16
I love shopping online and having them delivered to my house. I will research however, I even take into account the gas I will use to go to the brick and mortar stores.
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@gudheart (12659)
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10 Mar 16
@fishtiger58 It can be fun shopping online and seeing all the money we are saving in the process.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
10 Mar 16
@gudheart Me too, the last 4 years I have done most of my Christmas shopping online, love that.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
10 Mar 16
@gudheart Though I do much browsing and comparison online,I do not order many things online.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
11 Mar 16
@gudheart One is the shipping cost. Somethings I would like to check the items personally before I buy it.
@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
10 Mar 16
@gudheart,So far I have bought books online.I buy books online if they are not available in local book stores.However one of my sisters loves online shopping.He keeps buying various things- from cloths to smartphones- from Amazon and ebay.
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@gudheart (12659)
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10 Mar 16
@Cintronwriter Do you have a kindle or read them via iphone/tablets?
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@Cintronwriter (564)
• United States
10 Mar 16
@gudheart agreed. Book purchasing online is much simpler and seamless.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Mar 16
If shipping costs exceed the item, I might not buy it online. We do a ton of online shopping due to where we live.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Mar 16
@gudheart I am lazy too when it comes to shopping - I hate shopping in 'real' stores!
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@gudheart (12659)
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10 Mar 16
@AbbyGreenhill I am the same! People think it is weird because I am a women I should love in store shopping but I don't!
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@Cintronwriter (564)
• United States
10 Mar 16
Books, electronics and all other things non-consumable and clothing I buy online. I'm not much of a shopper, so shopping online or in-person is not a frequent event for me.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
10 Mar 16
I always research and compare prices on different websites before buying anything. I do alot of my shopping online though as it's easier for me because of my work hours.
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@connierebel (1557)
• United States
10 Mar 16
I buy a lot of things online because they are cheaper, especially from Amazon. But mostly groceries are cheaper in the actual store than online. I was shocked at how expensive groceries are even on Amazon.
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Mar 16
I don't think I could be bothered buying groceries online and we buy very little else although Vince does need a new watch which he will buy online.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Mar 16
It depends on the item. Yeah, books, DVDs and CDs are cheaper but most products cost the same as the store and there's the postage and handling kicker. I routinely see items that cost a few bucks less than at the store but costs more because of shipping and handling. Online shopping can be good to get those hard to get items but I don't understand buying clothes you can't feel or try on.
@Moon18 (29)
• India
11 Mar 16
m totally agree with you.....online shopping is much much cheaper than store
