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.

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the current day and age , e-shopping has become the centre of attraction for all age groups. Especially, during lockdown
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it has gained popularity and every individual has started using the web stores as it is just phone away to buy anything. With
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will be discussing the pros and cons of purchasing things online. On the one hand , the world has come to its knees due to unprecedented pandemic. There was
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chaos mounted on every individual about the availability of basic groceries and vegetables.
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crisis has taken the internet by storm and increased sales online.
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, people started buying daily needs like milk, vegetables through BigBasket application which delivers everything at doorsteps.
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, the individual locked down at their homes and does not have an option to move out.
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made every person who has little or no knowledge about the internet , buy things like books , toys online at ease. Since, the virus is spreading like a wildfire and stopped elders coming out of their homes, started buying things on
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nline store and prone to phishing ,ransom attacks online.
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, recent news in
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ndian Times stated that more elders are scammed online than youngers during the recent crisis. In a nutshell , though procurement of things through web stores has become easy for almost every age group
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, the older people should be more careful while getting things from online as the chances of compromising the secure details like debit card are high. Everyone who is using
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nternet must check if the website that they are using for buying anything is secure and stop using the other sites which are fraudulent.
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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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