With the development of information technology , internet shopping has become the most popular mode of shopping than conventional shopping .
Although
online shopping has benefits like cheap and easy mode of buying compared to physical purchasing , it has some disadvantages like the high possibility of fraud and shipping delay .In the following essay ,
this
writer wishes to discuss
further
on pros and cons of online shopping .
To begin
with , when we consider the positive side of
this
new development , easiness to purchase comes
first
.
Furthermore
, we can purchase any item , even at midnight with
this
mode and we can pay easily using cards . At the same time , there are multiple varieties of items to chose from and interestingly , their prices would be cheap compared to conventional shops due to the absence of middlemen.To illustrate
this
, a few days back I have purchased a computer from an online shop in the Abans company and on the same day one of my friends has purchased the same computer from a computer shop in Colombo , but the price is more than 10000rupees higher than the mine.
On the other hand
, when we discuss the disadvantages , the main problem with
this
method of purchasing is internet fraud . Since there are many fake online sites and fake companies , some people who are new to
this
method will be fraud by these fake sites and they can easily steal from their credit cards .
Moreover
, there could be some bitter incidence like delayed shipping of purchased items to customers.
For example
, one of my friends experienced a delayed shopping of an iPad from the online shop , and when the item reached him , a new version of the iPad has come to the market .
In conclusion , online shopping has become one of the popular modes of purchase by customers and it has advantages like low price and variety to select compared to the conventional model .
however
, some people may experience a delay in shipment and froud as its disadvantages .