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Pros And Cons Of Online Shopping Vs. Traditional Shopping

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Shopping is when a person referred to as a customer, browses through a selection of goods and or services with the intent to purchase an option that best suits them. Shopping is one of the most common habits of today’s society and is done both for leisure and economical purposes. Traditionally, one would do their shopping at a store, but with all the technological advancements that we’ve had over the years, our manners have been shifting toward the use of the Internet as more consumers turn to online shopping. Each method has it’s own pros and cons, and as to which method is better, can be based solely on an individual’s experience and perspective.

Based on my experiences with traditional shopping, I can say that one pro to …show more content…

These cons, and I can only speak for myself, is why I personally like online shopping, but unfortunately just as with traditional shopping, this method comes with its own set of pros and cons.

The main pro to online shopping is its convenience. Is the ability to shop for the best deals in a much quicker fashion with just a few clicks. Unlike traditional shopping where you have to memorize which store had what deal, with a mental note to go back to that particular store with the risk of forgetting it all in the end. Shopping for the best deals is as easy as using a price match or comparison website or search, or as having multiple tabs open, allowing you to browse and shop at multiple stores at the same time, there even times that you can find the same item that is available at the local store listed on the website but for a lower price. An extra bonus to this, is once I’ve found my deals for the items I’m interested in buying, another plus is that I can save my goods to a list or add my cart to wait until I’m ready to make my purchase.

Another pro that online shopping offers that even I myself take advantage of is the option to have items shipped to anywhere. When a special event such as a birthday, wedding, baby shower and even Christmas comes around for my relatives that live in other states and or outside the country. This allows me to shop for a gift and have sent directly to the special recipient with no

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