Online Shopping

Computers Have come a long way since the first one was invented in the early 1900's.We currently live in a society where people can do almost anything on the Internet. You can plan your day ahead, check your horoscope, and look up anything that you can think of. The oncoming trend on the Internet now is online shopping. With online shopping you can buy books, clothes, CD's, and even buy a car. There are many benefits to online shopping and many downfalls.

There are many stores to shop online at. Among the many are Gap, Amazon Books, Music Boulevard, American Eagle Outfitters, and J.Crew. To online shop all you have to do is follow the instructions that are given on the web page. It is very simple. Some benefits of online shopping are that sometimes you get it at a cheaper price. You can browse everything any store has not just what is at the store you can see back stock and everything. In addition, the most important benefit of all in my opinion is you can shop without leaving your house.

You can also shop anytime day or night so if you have a busy schedule then you don't have to fit time in to go to the mall, you can shop at your own time.

As good as this all sounds there are a few downfalls. One of them is you have to pay for shipping and handling which can cost a pretty penny especially when your only buying a CD you pay $3.00 or $4.00 for this service. Another downfall is you have to use your credit card. Which I'm sorry to say is not fully protected.

A lot of companies say that there web sites are protected but there are always hackers who can get your card number and charge a lot of money on your credit card, which has been done to me before. The worst thing about online shopping for me is you have to wait about a week for your product to come to your house.

As you can see online shopping definitely has some pros and cons. Most people can generally find what they are looking for online just as easy if not easier than finding it at the local department store. People can waste their time and money to transport to those particular store.

Besides that, the variety and choices through online shopping is more diverse since the market is global and not local.