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

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Nowadays, more and more people have changed their shopping styles from
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in-store shopping to online purchasing. There are sort of advantages and
disadvantages
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of
e-commerce
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,
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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
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has brought negative impacts
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our lives. The numbers of
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crimes are surging worldwide, and they impact the financial issues from
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to business organizations. To
further
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elaborate, people’s private information,
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as
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official name, telephone numbers,
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ID number, and Credit card numbers are easily
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by
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third parties.
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information is easily stolen by hackers and indecent staff and
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by to criminals no matter how secure the website is.
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, despite
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of
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the
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mentioned above, I believe that the benefits of online shopping are more than
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disadvantages
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the disadvantages
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.
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, for
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individuals
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, it is convenient to shop online because customers can reduce time and money
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due to
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commuting.
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, it is efficient to receive informative price matches online at once
instead
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of checking the prices store by store.
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, it can reduce the possibility of virus
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contagion
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physical contact during
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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
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can decrease the cost
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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
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people’s lives, particularly identity crimes, I believe that the advantages of
e-commerce
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outweigh the
disadvantages
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, 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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • conventional shopping
  • prefer
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • online shopping
  • convenience
  • time-saving
  • wide range
  • competitive prices
  • accessible
  • comparison
  • lack of
  • physical experience
  • delayed delivery
  • potential
  • fraud
  • limited customer service
  • dependence
  • technology
  • impersonal
  • shopping experience
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