You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: These days many people prefer online shopping to conventional shopping. What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words

Nowadays, more and more people have changed their shopping styles from

the

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in-store shopping to online purchasing. There are sort of advantages and

disadvantages

of

e-commerce

,

while

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but

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I believe that the advantage of

on-line

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online

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shopping outweighs the backwards. Many people may argue that

e-commerce

has brought negative impacts

in

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on

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our lives. The numbers of

identify

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identified

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crimes are surging worldwide, and they impact the financial issues from

individual

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individuals

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to business organizations. To

further

elaborate, people’s private information,

such

as

the

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their

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official name, telephone numbers,

the

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ID number, and Credit card numbers are easily

access

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accessed

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by

the

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third parties.

This

information is easily stolen by hackers and indecent staff and

pass

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passed

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by to criminals no matter how secure the website is.

However

, despite

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of

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the

disadvantages

mentioned above, I believe that the benefits of online shopping are more than

disadvantages

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the disadvantages

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.

Firstly

, for

individual

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individuals

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, it is convenient to shop online because customers can reduce time and money

consuming

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consumption

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due to

commuting.

Also

, it is efficient to receive informative price matches online at once

instead

of checking the prices store by store.

Furthermore

, it can reduce the possibility of virus

contagione

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contagion

contagious

contagions

due to

physical contact during

pandemic

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the pandemic

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of COVID-19. For

business

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a business

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organization

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organizations

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,

e-commerce

can decrease the cost

on

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of

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renting or hiring staff in a physical store. It can bring more profits to companies. In conclusion, even though some people may think online shopping has brought negative impacts

for

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on

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people’s lives, particularly identity crimes, I believe that the advantages of

e-commerce

outweigh the

disadvantages

, and these crimes can be prevented via mandatory policies from governments to business

organization

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organizations

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, and proper behaves of customers when shopping online.