Name : Evi Yuli Astriningsih

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Online Shopping and In-store Shopping

Online and in-store shopping are different in various ways. However, they both are
convenient ways to shop. Some people really enjoy shopping while others hate the whole process
of buying things.

Those who dislike shopping will try to find ways to find what they want as quickly as
possible and then move on to other activities. By Shopping online we will save time and money
that used for parking and gas like shopping in-store, you can buy the product whenever you want
with a single tap on your smartphone. In contrast, shopping in-store will make us lost a lot of
time because people want to see everything, visit every shop, have to wait for a free dressing
room to try on the clothes, and must to deal with long queue. Like the in-store shopping, online
shopping offers a great variety of stores to choose from. Almost any store you would typically
find in a mall will have a corresponding online store featuring the same items. But on the other
hand, shopping online means you can’t see the product physically and try it on, and you might
receive a product that not as what you expected. You cannot always tell what the merchandise is
really like by seeing a picture of it on the Web, the color may be somewhat different online than
it appears in real life, the exact size and proper fit may be critical when it comes to clothing.

However, price always become a consideration. Unlike shopping in-store, by shopping

online you may be able to use various tools on the Internet to compare prices and quickly come
up with the lowest price. In addition, in online shopping you have a “Shopping cart” icon that
reminds you how much money you’ll spend, so you’re not going overboard. But sometimes, you
will need to pay a higher price for shipping, than for the product and also you must wait for the
product to arrive. While whereas in in-store shopping you get the product immediately after you
pay. For the last, security is an important concern for shoppers, and not everyone is comfortable
with the idea of using a credit card online, in this case, in-store shopping is safer than online
shopping, you don’t have to worry about your credit card number being stolen.

As we have seen, there are benefits and drawbacks involved both in online shopping and
in-store shopping. It seems more likely though that those who enjoy shopping may prefer to do it
in person while those who detest it may be just as happy to shop online.