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

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Purchasing things online like air tickets and groceries is
becomming
according with custom or propriety
becoming
increasingly common. It has many
benefits but
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benefits, but
there are some disadvantages. I will consider both sides of the argument and give my opinion.
To begin
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with, online shopping is convenient We can buy anything online with just a few clicks. Online shopping gives us
opportunity
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the opportunity
an opportunity
to shop anytime anywhere. There are no lines to wait.
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, I couldn’t go out during MCO, so I bought the things I needed on the internet.
In addition
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, we can buy things with cheaper price compare to off-line store. Online sellers offer various coupons or points for their regular customers.
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, I signed up for a new online shop and got a lot of coupons and bought things cheaply.
Furthermore
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, online shopping has unlimited choices. We can find almost
anybrand
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any brand
of item we are looking for online.
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prices and features are often compared enabling customers to choose the right products that they need. But there are some drawbacks too.
Firstly
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, shipping
probems
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
problems
or delays may occur during delivery. The products may not arrive the day I needed them so, we can’t receive at on time.
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, we will not get the products on holiday.
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, it took a long time to receive my product during MCO period.
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Secondly we
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Secondly, we
can be swindled from
unknown seller
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unknown sellers
an unknown seller
. We didn’t see in person. So, we don’t know what we are getting exactly.
Similary we
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Similarly, we
Similarly we
order
something but
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something, but
we can receive something else.
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, we can’t touch and try the product. When we get a pro -
duct
Suggestion
Duct
, the
color
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
colour
of the product or the size of the clothes can be different.
For instance
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, when
i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
got the clothes from online shopping, it was not the
color
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
colour
i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
thought. Online shopping has many advantages
such
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as convenience, low price, wide choice and disadvantages
such
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as shipping problem, cheating.
However
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,
delierery
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
delivery
problems and cheating are rare and these days,
saftey
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
safety
transactions are guaranteed. In my opinion, the advantages of online shopping outweigh disadvantages.
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    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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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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