Buying things on the Internet, such as books, air tickets and groceries, is becoming more and more popular. Do the advantages of shopping in this way outweigh the disadvantages?

Purchasing items online

for example

, books, air tickets and groceries are now widely used. In my opinion, while there are little benefits seen in sourcing

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goods from the web, the demerits extremely outweighs the merits as

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method is prone to internet fraudsters and the quality of the products being bought may not be original. Admittedly, there are minor benefits seen in online buying of items.

Firstly

, it is a convenient method.

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means that one can order for goods from the comfort of his or her home and the item would be delivered.

Secondly

, it reduces the risk of losing money to pickpockets

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infers that when one requests for a good from the

cyber space

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

cyberspace

, he would not have any need of going to the market to get them.

As a result

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it decreases the rate of losing money to these petty thieves.

For example

, the Principal of May Gold Academy Mr Martin Ono stated that ever since he was robbed of his phone unknowingly in the market, he now places orders for anything he wants on the web

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However

, despite the above merits

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the negative aspects of internet purchasing far outweighs the gains. One major drawback is that

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is saddled with internet fraudsters..

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implies that these

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of people could pose as normal traders just to swindle unsuspecting clients of their hard earned money

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Another crucial issue is that the goods being bought are most times not original.

As a result

, customers end up with inferior quality materials

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For example

, a survey conducted by the Bureau on Online Marketing in Taraba State amongst people who bought the latest Asoke material revealed that most of them got low quality materials from what they ordered on the web. In conclusion,

although

online shopping may be advantageous

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the downsides of fraud and substandard goods greatly surpass any benefit associated with

this

mode of purchasing items. 290 words. 35 mins