Nowadays, online shopping becomes more popular than in-store shopping. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of online shopping and give your own opinion about the topic.

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Shopping online has become the most popular trend among shoppers despite both positive and negative outcomes. In my personal opinion,
although
online shopping is more convenient and time-saving there are some drawbacks associated with it. To start with, the ever-increasing popularity of online shopping has raised some questions about whether it is useful or not. Online shopping is easily accessible to
the
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customers
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, the purpose of buying something can be fulfilled by ordering with a single click of the mouse.
Therefore
, it can save the valuable time of the
customers
because they do not require to visit the shopping mall physically. In
addtion
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addition
, online shopping not only has made shopping easy for
customers
but
also
for
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businesspersons. With the help of online business
platform
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platforms
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businesspersons can easily continue their business from home if they want.
For
example
, a large number of
persons
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are interested in
online
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forum
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to sell their goods. That's why online business benefits both
customers
and businesspersons.
Conversely
, a huge number of demerits online shopping posses
for
example
, sometimes
customers
are cheated
while
purchasing something online. A lot of consumers are not provided with
proper
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services or goods which they have ordered.
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, in recent times it is
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common trend that
customers
are complaining about the product
which
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they have
recieved
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received
is not properly matched with the sample showing on the online page.
Moreover
, there
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no
options
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of
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trailing the product
on
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fitting
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the fitting
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room so the product most specifically
clothings
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clothing
items of clothing
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may not
suits
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the person in terms of size or age who bought it.
To conclude
, despite some drawbacks I personally believe that, online shopping has brought a significant change in people's lives. Though it has some
disadvatages
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disadvantages
it does not outweigh the advantages.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • E-commerce
  • Brick-and-mortar stores
  • Mobility
  • Price comparison
  • Discounts
  • Loyalty programs
  • Delivery delays
  • Consumer experience
  • Market reach
  • Digital storefront
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Shopping convenience
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