Wednesday 23 February 2011

The advantages and Disadvantages of online shopping

Online Shopping

Advantages
·                  It may be cheaper then what you find in a shop.
·                  Less time searching for an item instead in a store you could be looking for it for a while.
·                  You can compare items by going online and looking at other sites on the same item, to find the cheapest.

Disadvantages
·                  The waiting time for an item the item might take 3-4 days depending
·                  You can’t touch the item that you are buying like clothes or a video game that you want to look at to find out more about the product before you buy.
·                  Hidden costs you could buy a cheap item but you don’t realise that posting and packaging could be £10, or more depending on where it is being sent from and to where.

Threats
·                  scam
·                  Bank details could be exposed
·                  Fraud
·                  Shops closing staff laid off high unemployment rate.