Online shopping is a multi billion industry and is continuously growing. Many people favour this type of shopping because of convenience. For shoppers who work for long hours, it would be difficult to visit a store during normal business hours. On line retailers accept orders twenty four hours a day and shoppers can simply shop from their place of convenience and whenever they have free time available. In addition, on line shopping gives the consumer the ability to compare items with an ease. This prevents the hassle of visiting different traditional stores and trying to remember details like prices and features. On line shopping is particularly useful for those with restricted mobility as they can shop with ease.
Also some of the items may only available in certain parts of country and this can make comparing items difficult for traditional shoppers. But with on line shopping it is possible not only to compare the products, but also they are able to order products from around the world. This is particularly useful to acquire hard to find items which are a regional specialty of a particular area. In most of the time the prices are cheaper if you buy on line rather than in traditional stores. Also on line shopping offers great help to those who are interested in sending gifts to friends and family members. This can save a great deal of time because they can have the gift shipped directly to your friend or family member as opposed to buying the gift and then have to wrap them and shipping it.
A problem of on line shopping is encountering misleading product information or shopper buying a wrong item. The simplest solution is to contact the customer service to verify whether or not the product for sale will suit your needs. Carefully read the fine print before you make a purchase. These include information such as product description, payment options, cost of the product, taxes and shipping and return policy. Another problem with on line shopping is slow internet connection or a web site loading very slowly. Most of the reputable on line retailers have dedicated servers with less than ten second loading time.--Raje Jawa
Shopping on the Internet can be economical, convenient, and no less safe than shopping in a store or by mail.
8 Tips for Shopping Online Safely
1. Don't leave the computer unsupervised while shopping online. Pay the safest way. It's best to use a credit card, especially when your purchasing something that will be delivered later, because under federal law you can dispute the charges if you don't get what you were promised.
2. Print and save records of your online transactions.
3 Log out properly at the end of a transaction. Make sure you can contact them if the order goes wrong,
and that they have an after sales policy.
4. Check out unfamiliar sellers with the Better Business Bureau and your state or local consumer protection agency. You also have dispute rights if there are unauthorized charges on your credit card, and many card issues have zero liability policies under which you pay nothing if someone steals your credit card number and uses it.
5. Never enter your personal information in a pop-up screen. Legitimate companies don't ask for personal information via pop-up screens. Install pop-up blocking software to avoid this type of scam. There is no general three-day cancellation right, but you do have the right to reject merchandise if it's defective or was misrepresented.
6. Install spyware and antivirus software to help ensure that your computer is protected from hackers and advertisers, who want to collect your private information. I recommend using Spyware Doctor, which is highly rated for finding spyware, viruses and roolkits.
7. Do not download files from unsolicited emails. If you receive an email, with an attachment, from somebody familiar, contact them, and ask if the file was sent by them before downloading.
8. Never provide your social security number to an online retailer. Your social security number is never required to purchase an item.--Steven Dohrm
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