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?

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Because of innovations
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as the internet, smartphones and faster and cheaper exchange of goods, all benefiting the globalisation, shopping has become easier than ever. Online. Not only has it become easier but
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more popular. Now how much do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, if there are any? The turnaround in society, public interests and consumer behaviour has benefitted a lot of
people
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. Moving
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to an online form are more practical concerning the reach of
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. Independent
companies
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and
entrepreneurs
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can now reach anyone with a stable internet connection.
Shops
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that are on the streets not only have a limited capacity of how many
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can
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at once
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but
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the only
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they can have are those who are actually walking by and nearby the store. Whereas online, one can even
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when at home.
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, online
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have the opportunity to house more
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than they may in physical form due to the capacity of space.
Entrepreneurs
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have the chance of offering their
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online and actually storing them in
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facilities.
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, no rent needs to be paid which paves the way for anyone, if rich or poor, to be able to start a
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. Based on their
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, with the help of a little advertising,
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all around the world can offer their talent, ideas, creation to exactly those who are interested in it. Much more talented
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have a chance of doing what they love and making
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from it.
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as Shopify can be a huge help concerning that topic.
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online shopping brings many disadvantages with it, as many phenomenons caused by
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globalisation do. Not only does is the competition between
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growing, as many
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have the same idea, but
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and privately owned
shops
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that have had opened
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generations are going instinct. Why? Because of the global players.
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a huge market with so many
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with similar ideas and the same ways to realize them creates a sea full of visionaries,
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and
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. These can be seen as
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fish.
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, in that ,sea there are
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sharks. Big
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like Amazon are causing old
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in the
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to close as their revenue is going down to a point where they cannot finance themselves anymore.
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, traditional and local
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have to close which
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harms the climate of the
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and downtowns. When
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like these close, new
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with a lot of
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, often franchises take over the place.
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, the
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lose their identity and tradition. What is left are global
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that already earn enough
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and are
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well set up online. In the online world, private
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for
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do not have any interaction or traffic on their page, because
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as Amazon take away their
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. The only thing that independent
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are forced to do, is eventually switching to
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like these as well. The only problem is that from that point on, they become dependent on Amazon and it is taking stakes from their revenue. That simply is not fair.
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, the
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become lazier and less interactive with other
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. Going out, socializing, going shopping with friends is better than sitting on the couch or laying on the bed buying stuff. But sadly, the
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option is more like the reality. Especially the younger generations are so caught up in their social media world and on their phones, that the shopping option may as well be just one finger touch away. So why not just buy clothes at that moment, when it is so easy? In conclusion, the ability to online
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can come in really handy in some situations as it is very convenient and easy.
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, we should not lose our lust to go outside and hang out with our friends and support our local
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. In order to save the tradition, culture and climate of the
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, one should really try to do less online shopping when it is unnecessary and plan to when go spend
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, do it in the city.
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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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