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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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Nowadays, online shopping becomes more widespread all over the world.
People
 prefer to buy
goods
 using the
Internet
 than going to the shopping to the city malls. Some pros and cons could be found here. The obvious argument for the benefits is the convenience of
Internet
 shopping, most
people
 prefer to stay at home and buy
goods
 using online shopping. A lot of big online shops like Amazon and Aliexpress are very popular now. You can buy anything you want using the
Internet
, from the phone to even the car. The biggest advantage is you do not need to stay in queues and spend a lot of time,
also
 you have a wide choice in the online shops. And the main feature of modern life is safety, when you buy
goods
 from your home, there is no need to communicate with other
people
. There are,
however
, some drawbacks.
Firstly
, you can receive
goods
 of bad quality, and if the seller is not reliable, some problems with
goods
 return could have occurred.
Secondly
, due to do shopping through the
Internet
 so easy, it is could be difficult to control the expenditures of money.
Also
, it could be dangerous because of fraudsters, so
people
 should be sure about the website safety, to not enter their's payment data to the wrong site, which could lead to the loss of money. In conclusion,
although
 there are certain negative sides,
Internet
 shopping is very convenient and helps make
people
 lives easier.
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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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