Many people are doing their shopping on the internet nowadays. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online and give your opinion.

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Technology has been flourishing by leaps in every area of life, and shopping is not an exception. We can buy anything with a few mouse clicks in the comfort home, and they provide an easy way to
payment
,
however
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it can be impulsive buying . There are
a
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myriad benefits associated with shopping online.
Firstly
, accessibility to buy products which can not be found in the nearest store. People can reach anything without physically going, they can
shopping
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at home, which
lead
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to saving precious time.
Moreover
, online platforms support multiple
payment
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such
, give people the convenience to buy. To illustrate
this
, in 2021 the users of Tokopedia, one of the leading application
store
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stores
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in Indonesia, increasing more
significantly
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up to 30%. Consumers of Korean fashion
product
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products
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are the most buyer. They can buy Korean clothes without having to go
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Korea. Tokopedia
also
provide
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BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) , so that the consumer which does not have money can pay it
in
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another time. Admittedly,
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hedonic shopping is
undesirable
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consequence of e-commerce’s buyers.
Customer
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has a tendency to buy goods and services without planning in advance, cause an overspending and
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rising debts. E-commerce growth followed by the
increasing
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of digital
payment
has encouraged the penetration of
payment
features that aims to attract
the
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consumers. The current phenomenon in Indonesia is the existence of pay later features. Pay later system requires a minimum purchase of
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amount , make them buy the higher price and unnecessary products.
However
,
this
digital
payment
feature has unexpected outcomes
charactarized
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characterized
characterised
by increased default. To sum up, buying something on the internet can reduce the mobilization , save time, and has many
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to pay , in spite of
hedonic
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the hedonic
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character of buyers.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • E-commerce
  • Consumer behavior
  • Virtual marketplace
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital footprint
  • Return policy
  • Comparison shopping
  • Customer reviews
  • Retail therapy
  • Logistics
  • User interface
  • Payment gateway
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