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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Internet Shopping


I believe that everyone loves shopping. Some people do it for fun or for being fashionable. I do like shopping too since it helps me to relax and get rid of thoughts about my study. As I am here in the US, I found it tough to go shopping for following reason. I don't have a car to cover long distances since many good malls are too far from my place of living like Burton Creek Shopping Mall. In fact, it takes a lot of time for the two-ways trip. This forced me to think of alternative ways of buying things that I liked. Soon, I made up with the notion to buy things online. Before this step I had been a bit unexperienced and skeptical about shopping online, because I had believed it is not as good as shopping in a real life. Then, I asked my friends about some websites which are designed for prospective clients such as ebay, amazon and craiglist, and I was surpised by wide range of products that I was able to buy there. Of course, these websites have different functions: either people can bet and then win products for the price you put, or just buy products. Moreover, customers always have a choice between new and used items depending on their budget. The frist thing I bought through the Internet was a study book. It was cheaper than in a bookstore, yet it didn't take a lot of time to recieve the book. After that I really loved it, so I started to buy other things comparing them with the same things in ordinary stores. Consequently, I saved a lot of money which made me really happy. Some people are concerned about the security of their credit card information, and they are afraid of shopiing online. In this case, I think that all transaction are protected if one uses appropriate tools and services. I can advise to use PayPal. One of the best way to protect money. All in all, I am happy to purchase necessary products online so far and I definately will do it in a future. Do you want to try it if you haven't had such experience before?

3 comments:

  1. Buying a book by the on-line is very cheap and easy. It is awesome~!! I enjoy the internet shopping too^^

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  2. I agree with Ann, but I also wonder what the effect on local retailers is. I love to browse in book stores. Will they survive Amazon?

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  3. I enjoy shopping on-line, I used to buy many different kinds of product when I was in Korea, because I didn't have much time to shop, so it was kind of an alternative way of getting products and the products were dilivered to my house, how convenient it was!

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