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?

In
this
day and age, it is true that shopping online for things like books, air tickets, and groceries has been becoming increasingly common.
This
tendency would bring both pros and
cons but
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cons, but
I think that the benefits do outweigh the drawbacks. On the one hand, there
are
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some reason why people tend to buy things on the Internet.
Firstly
, customers are likely to be shopping online because of its convenience.
Nowaday
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Nowadays
, many people are often busy with work and
study but
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study, but
just only
by
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with
a click of
button
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a button
the button
, they might buy anything they want and the shippers will deliver their products to customers as soon as possible.
Secondly
, it seems that e-shopping allow customers to browse for products and checking prices between these online shops.
For example
, buyers can easily compare the shoes of Adidas and Nike, while it is difficult to do that at stores.
As a result
, people might make a better decision to buy what they like after taking prices, sizes and models.
Finally
, buying things online could help people save money. It is because the retailers are able to sell the products with attractive discounts through online.
On the other hand
, shopping online brings consumers some
disadvatages
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
disadvantages
. The
first
reason is that people are unable to touch and feel of merchandise in online shopping, it is always hard for them to examine the quality of these products.
As a result
, they might purchase the items with poor quality. Another cause could be that customers would be delayed in delivery.In fact, though the duration of selecting, buying and paying for an online product may not take more than 15 minutes; the delivery of the product to customer’ s doorstep takes about 1-3 weeks.
Last
but not least, consumers do not feel happy with the quality items they had bought online, they tend to abandon these products or don't use them at all, which would lead to a large waste of money. In conclusion, it seems to me than we gain more than we lose from.
the
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The
development of online shopping.
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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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