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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Online shopping has changed the way we used to visit stores to buy books, air tickets, groceries so on. In today's era where
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has become an important part of everyday
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as more people are coming on board. Now you are just a click away to access hundreds of sites to help you in shopping online. In
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, it has brought new opportunities for online shoppers to shop at ease at their convenience. Earlier shopping used to be limited since people used to go to particular place where there are a couple of options and find what the best they like. With the advancement of
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the problems people used to face before with limited options, cost, design so on, have now become things of the past. Now you have sites to compare the best option for you at your own convenience 24 hours a day. Like every technology, which has its own advantages
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comes with disadvantages. Online shopping can be stressful, especially if you are not able to find what you are looking for.
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with online shopping one cannot be sure of the quality of the product before actually experiencing the product purchased online. Now a days there are lots of sites which claim to sell original items, where as are sold
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people people often feel cheated, misguided, loss of their money. Online shopping is more advantageous as in today's world with the increased competition in the market all across the globe, people are having less time in their
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's due to increase in time given to work
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. Online shopping is fast, easy to access, at a one touch you have a variety of options which can help you in deciding what is best for you. All
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technology all
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the policies should be in order to help
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easy. As it is the fastest way one can shop in the world we live in, which has made it easier for us to shop for any product at our own comfort.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • convenience
  • time-saving
  • wide selection
  • competitive prices
  • discounts
  • accessibility
  • global marketplace
  • availability
  • fraud
  • scams
  • lack of
  • physical interaction
  • personal experience
  • impersonal
  • customer service
  • delays
  • delivery
  • return process
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