Disadvanteges on Online Shopping

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5 Disadvantages of Online Shopping The preference of whether to shop online or in person is one that is very individual and is different for everyone. The choice to e-shop may even differ within each person depending on what is being shopped for and what time of the year it is. The major issue to either choice is of course, preference. The technology of the Internet gives people the option of shopping online if for some reason they do not or cannot go out into the “real” stores. This form of shopping did not exist a few years ago. Although you might think that online shopping would be the easier choice of the two, shopping at a major known store is definitely to your advantage. There are 5 main disadvantages to online shopping: You do not see in person the item that is being sold. This can include that ability to try on clothing of being able to see the true size of the product. Many times items that are sitting in a warehouse get bumped around and begin to show signs of wear and tear. When buying online there is no guarantee that the item you get will not be one of those that are dented or otherwise worn in some way. Along, the same lines, you do not deal directly with the salespeople as well. If you have a major problem that you need to take care of immediately you cannot deal with it in person. If you are simply a people person, shopping online will not be for you because you will not be participating with anyone but yourself. During times of heavy Internet use or on extremely smaller online websites, you may retrieve a site that is loading slowly which can take a lot of time spent waiting and even cause you to get bumped off of the internet. This can happen at any point in the shopping experience and cause you to waste a lot of time trying to get back on the site and also trying to figure out what of your information was saved, if any. E-shopping is not for

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