How often do you do online shopping
By hotsummer
@hotsummer (13837)
Philippines
July 4, 2021 9:57pm CST
My last one was last February. And then yesterday I ordered again. And I'm waiting for it to ship it. I usually don't buy online not unless I can't find it in physical stores.
Like the one in the picture. I can't find it in hardware here and even in malls. It is just one $1.50 each. But sadly some things like these are hard to find and when you ask them on the physical stores, sometimes they will say they don't know about it or they do not sell such items.
Maybe because its not something buyers look for or need often that is why they don't sell it
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17 responses
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
5 Jul 21
Actually sometimes I do not, I know what I want and the description I tried my best to describe it but I am still not able to get what I want.
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
5 Jul 21
@hotsummer
I do not like to shop online. I like to shop at stores where I can see what I am buying but there are some things like with your situation you cannot get in a regular store. My technician gets my filters for me for my air purifier here in Israel online and he has ordered white noise machines for me online in the States. I ordered one thing quite some time ago online and it was not good so never did it again for things.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Yeah there's risk also when buying online. But i don't buy online that's is too expensive so it won't be such big waste if the product didn't meet my expectations
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@Hannihar yes me too. when the items we need is available on stores , I don't buy online. Since I enjoy going out to buy it myself. I like going for a walk to the shop or groceries
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
6 Jul 21
@hotsummer
Yes, I understand what you are saying. I still prefer to buy in a store here rather than online and only what I need to do online will do it.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Good that you found what you were looking for. Not really a fan of online shopping.
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@hotsummer I buy essentials and stick to it. You can easily overspend when shopping online.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@allen0187 true . I do spend more than what i planned to buy sometimes. And then I hardly use some of the things i bought. But I learned from it.
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Why. It is what many people likes to do now
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@rebelann (112761)
• El Paso, Texas
5 Jul 21
I shop online a lot but mostly for pantry food items that I normally buy. I like that I do not need to drive somewhere to buy these things.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
Yeah its convenient to have it delivered at home
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@rebelann yes having car is big on maintenance
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@prashu228 (37524)
• India
5 Jul 21
Glad you found what you want..I do online shopping every month...
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
@prashu228 yeah you shop more often than me. You have more money then
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
5 Jul 21
It really depends on what do you define as buying online. If it is from those websites, then I would buy at least once a week. If it includes those with whatsapp or line, then I would have at least 2 times a week.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Yes website like ebay. But I do shop on shopee and lazada. How do you shop with whatsapp
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@id_peace oh . Does it save you money buying in a group
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
6 Jul 21
Yes, and it is a neighbourhood group purchase. So essential everyone whom is buying stay at around the same area.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
i don't like having risk in buying. Thankfully all what I bought online have met my expectations. But then I read reviews very well and when i do buy items with few reviews yet, those items were of small value. in case i get bad product, I would not be too disappointed.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Jul 21
@hotsummer Sometimes the shipping cost can be free here when you consume a certain amount.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@youless oh yeah that's true. But i rarely buy a lot to reach that amount for free shipping
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Oh That's too often for me. Shipping cost can add up
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@allknowing (135346)
• India
6 Jul 21
I order a lot online and so it is frequent - several times in a month
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@allknowing yes as long as we get what we want
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@allknowing (135346)
• India
6 Jul 21
@hotsummer I am not sure about saving . If I need something I buy it irrespective of how much it costs.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
5 Jul 21
I buy one and offline often. I like to price shop a lot so I go back around look before I buy anything so I’m saving my money.
@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
5 Jul 21
Once a month we order my phone cards. They get sent to my email and I add them to my phone.
Probably the price mark-up is too low for a physical store to bother stocking it.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Phone cards you mean credits for cellphone.
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil i just read it here before in this site they call it phone credits. So what's phone cards for
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@DaddyEvil (137249)
• United States
5 Jul 21
@hotsummer Maybe.. I've never heard it called that before.
@Deepizzaguy (102092)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Jul 21
I usually buy batteries and print cartridges online about three times a month.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Oh you use a lot of ink. Great that online shopping is big help
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@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
6 Jul 21
@Deepizzaguy that would be fun. Printing a lot of coupon
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@Deepizzaguy (102092)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
5 Jul 21
@hotsummer Yes I do use a lot of ink to print coupons.
@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
5 Jul 21
Like you, I search online, for things not in brick and mortar. Different stores have different reasons for not having items. So far, I've been told, discontinued selling it, out of stock and on back order, discontinued manufacturing or simply we don't have it. I had to hunt for monk fruit sugar and my phone battery of my old phone - we got 1 battery shop, for phone batteries too! 
Found battery at ebay.
Found battery at ebay.@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Yrs hard to find items sometimes are just online
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
6 Jul 21
@hotsummer
I noticed that too. Luckily it is online. I just found my monk sugar on sale at Swanson Vitamins! What a relief! 
@NurulKh (149)
• Indonesia
5 Jul 21
I very often make online purchases. Almost 3-4 times a month. Because the price of goods in e-commerce is very cheap, even though there are additional shipping costs that must be borne.
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
5 Jul 21
Yeah although shipping cost isn't that big but they add up. Like if you had different purchases from different sellers then they will have their own shipping cost for each order
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@kaylachan (68550)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
5 Jul 21
We do live under the supply and demand system. Always have.
@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
5 Jul 21
I always do the online shopping and my last was last month and it was of groceries
