Nowadays, online shopping becomes more popular than in-store shopping. It is a positive or a negative development? Discuss the reasons and effects of online shopping.

In a technology-driven society, the form of shopping has considerably altered. People have a tendency to use e-shopping via computers or mobile phones

instead

of going shopping directly in the store. While there is an undoubted benefit of

this

trend, the

convenience

, there are

also

significant drawbacks, namely the

unguaranteed

give surety or assume responsibility

guaranteed

quality

of products.

This

essay will look at both sides and argue that the advantage outweighs the disadvantages. One of the most important advantages of online shopping is the

convenience

. Not to mention, it is

time

-saving. It is the fact that more and more white collar workers as well as blue collar workers are under severe pressure of

time

-working, so they do not have much

time

to go shopping. Thanks to e-shopping services, customers easily get all the information of goods relating to price and

quality

to make a decision whether or not to buy them.

As a result

, people can spend their

time

with their families and do more productive things.

For example

,

instead

of spending precious

time

sitting in traffic, people will have

time

to do exercises or read books which is more beneficial than wasting

time

in the store. That being said, online shopping has gradually become a common shopping habit of people all over the world due to its

convenience

.

However

, the main drawback of online shopping is that people are unsure about the

quality

of the products.

This

is because the customers are unable to see or touch the products so the

quality

of products may be lower than its advertisements.

Besides

, the appearance of products is not as attractive as the photographs the sellers give because producers took photographs of their products with highly advanced technology. From my own experience, I used to buy a hair-dryer via

shopee

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

shape

-a popular e-shopping app in Vietnam, it is smaller than the one I see in the photograph and it is not beautiful as it is shown in the app.

Therefore

, it is obvious that buyers may be cheated the

quality

of products they buy. In conclusion, online shopping has brought advantage, including the

convenience

for buyers,

in addition

to the disadvantage, the

unguaranteed

give surety or assume responsibility

guaranteed

quality

of products. It is personally believed that the advantage outweighs the disadvantage in the context of technological development.