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?

Technological advancements
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simplified the life of the individual. Shopping on
internet
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and
ordering
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books , flight tickets and groceries has increased in
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recent times. In my
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the advantages of shopping online
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definitely more as compared to the disadvantages and will explain in the below essay. Internet shopping is trending due to two reasons.
First
of
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it is easier and can be done from the workplace or home. The difficulties in commuting to the shop with loss of valuable
time
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saved by
this
. In the recent
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online shopping with Chitki, spar and nature's basket are
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to all the households as everything and anything can be shopped and delivered to home.
Additionally
, there are
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of choices to choose from.
For
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of 10000 clothes of various brands and
further
can be filtered according to our choice.
Thus
online shopping has significantly changed our lives. At the same
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there are some demerits,
such
as losing our money by getting conned by people. Recently my
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mother gave her ATM pin to a stranger for completing
transaction
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losing
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enormous amount of money.
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, rarely the ordered product may be faulty but most of these platforms give refunds for the same. To conclude, online shopping has improved our life by saving our
time
, reducing the effort as well as
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of choices available
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these platforms. But at the same
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we need to be cautious by not getting carried away and taking care of our money.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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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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