The internet has no doubt made aspects of our everyday lives much easier. You can have food and drink delivered to your front door, buy products from another country with a simple click of a button and even watch other people's videos even though you've never met them.
Shopping is now so quick and simple to do on-line that we are experiencing first hand the effects this has on smaller retailers and stores along the highstreet. There are many advantages and disadvantages to shopping both on-line and instore, which brings up the question of which is better?
Imagine this, you have a party to attend tomorrow and you are convinced that you have nothing to wear. About 10 years ago, you would be panicking and rushing to your nearest clothing retailer in hopes of finding something last minute. If you couldn't find something you would have to resort back to that dress you've worn to the past 20 events. However, in the modern day, you are able to lay in bed on your tablet and with a few clicks you are at your favourite clothing store. You can browse an entire collection in minutes and if nothing takes your fancy you can pop over to another website and repeat the whole process until something tickles your fancy. You can even have the perfect dress sent to you by the next day and viola, you are set for the party!
One problem with on-line shopping though is you may think you've found the perfect dress, yet when it arrives it only fits around one of your legs or it completely drowns you, which could have been avoided if you had gotten out of the house and physically gone to the shop to try the thing on. That way you know that it fits you exactly and plus it gives you something to do with your day! You are also less likely to buy stuff you don't like and are less likely to overspend because you can see exactly what you are buying.
Admittedly, on-line shopping is much quicker than travelling to the shop in question, and it is a great way to procrastinate or fill time in your day, but shopping in-store can be a social experience, especially because I love having a shopping trip day with my friends.
You also get to take the product home there and then and don't have to wait around for the late postman on his bike, who turns up to your door at 2pm, only for you to realise that he's got some junk mail and not your dress. In-store shopping eliminates the delivery cost, which you could use to buy a Barry M nail polish.
All this aside, there tends to be a wider choice available on-line and there are a huge amount of stores that are only on-line nowadays and more importantly, for the first time we can buy something from anywhere in the world and have it shipped to us.
There are so many opinions on which method of shopping is better, and honestly if asked I couldn't pick between them. I like both methods and each are useful in their own way.
What about you? Yes, you reading this. What method of shopping do you prefer and why?
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