Good and Dark Sides of Online Shopping

Shopping is one of most favourite pass time for few, especially for ladies. But for few lazy souls, it is very tiring stuff to go out and hunt for the best clothes, accessories and other stuff for them. Now the advanced technology has made it easy as you can buy anything at just one click and you will get it delivered at your doorstep. The Internet has made online shopping one of the trending ways of purchase.

We know that online shopping has many benefits but are there any cons for it? Let us look at the pros and cons of online shopping for a clear understanding of this whole concept.

Good side of online shopping:

• Great Convenience: In the traditional way of shopping, you need to take separate time for it as the shopping hours and time are restricted. Also, it needs you to get out of your house in different weather conditions such as hot summer or messy rains. But online shopping provides you a great convenience as you can do it sitting at your favourite place in the house with a cup of tea and that too at any time, be it day or night, weekday or Sunday.

• Comparison and Reviews: In traditional shopping, one can’t really visit each and every shop for checking out the prices for the same good offered by different retailers. Also, you may not have the idea about the quality of the items and the services provided by the shopkeeper. So there is fair chance that you may end up buying low-quality stuff at a higher price.

But when it comes to purchasing the stuff online, you can easily compare prices from different vendors for the same good within few minutes. You also judge the quality and services provided by the vendors by reading the reviews provided by other customers. This helps you to save on online shopping and also buy the good quality stuff. Value for money!!

• Variety of goods with no pressure to buy: You get abundant choices in online shopping than the traditional shops. Moreover, there is no such thing called propositioning by sales guy to buy the stuff. No pressure to buy the things, you are free to move ahead with a second shop or the other shopping item.

With these advantages of online shopping, now time to see the other side of the coin of pros and cons of online shopping.

Dark side of online shopping:

• Physical touch missing: A human being has his own senses and is so used to feel the things. In traditional shopping, you can feel the item physically and sense it. This gives you a satisfaction about the quality of the stuff, especially when it is about shopping clothes, veggies etc. To add on, you can also try the clothes to check the fittings before buying them. But in online shipping, you can’t touch and feel the stuff and also will not be able to try them. This can make your shopping experience tougher, especially if you are not having good knowledge on measurements. Though these are rare scenarios and you have the option to return the stuff online as well.

• Services: You may get your questions answered at the same moment in traditional shopping but in online shopping, you may need to wait for some hours for the same. But many websites do have instant chat help available nowadays.
• Security: Security can be a concern for few while purchasing stuff online because if you are not alert about few safe protocols, your account can be hacked and your personal information may become public. But the safety precautions such as spyware scanner, secure HTTPS, and private tab browsing can help you to get through this easily.

Since both these ways have their own benefits and disadvantages, what matter type of person you are. Few may enjoy spending time in local markets and few may love to purchase in a relaxed way at home. So, what’s your call -online or traditional shopping?