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nowadays online shopping is rapidly replacing physical shopping in store. do benefits outweigh the drawbacks

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Love it or hate it, shopping is an essential part of modern life. These days, a major change is happening in the mode of shopping; in-store shopping is being replaced by online shopping.
This
 essay will analyse how the benefits of e-shopping outweigh the drawbacks. A disadvantage of shopping online, that can not be overlooked, is that you can not observe the product until you buy it and has it delivered to your doorstep.
This
 may be a serious issue for customers who want to purchase goods
such
 as clothes or perfume.
Although
 you can fit on clothes, smell perfumes or feel dresses at a store,
this
 is impossible with online shopping. While reviews are available to aid potential customers to make their decision
at
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 some e-shopping websites, most of these reviews are unreliable as they are written by bots or scammers.
Therefore
 the inability to perceive products through touch or smell remains a major problem.
However
, e-shopping has two key advantages; it saves
time
 and allows you to purchase
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item
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 from anywhere. The
time
 spent on
traveling
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 to a store is saved, allowing you to spend it on a hobby, as you can shop at the convenience of your home. Since people are extremely busy nowadays,
time
 is gold.
Furthermore
, being connected to the global market
,
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 increases
the
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access to better quality products and companies with high
reputation
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.
Eventhough
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Even though
, online shopping doesn't allow physical contact with goods, buying products from reputable companies
guarantee
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high quality
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 items.
In addition
, as online shopping saves
time
, I
frimly
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firmly
 believe its advantages
outweighs
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 its disadvantages.
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