Seeing the ladies walking round and round, shop after shop makes me wonder how energetic they can be. I could not even walk half a block when I feel the pain on my back. I am happy now that shopping online has become a reality, but, with some restrain. Shopping online no doubt can save you time and money(depend on where or what you buy). The only drawback is that you cannot physically view and feel the products for some items like shoes and dreses. For other standard items you need not have to physically view or feel it as you are sure to get the item delivered to you the way you want it.
The question is how safe is it to shop online. Many are still thinking twice before typing in the credit card number. So far I had made many purchases online and everything is as smooth like when you hand over your card to the cashier over the counter at the offline shopping mall.
People are afraid of fraud but have you not heard there are fraud offline as well.
Basically I will take note of a few things before I shop online.
1) Get a complete description of the items, total price including shipping and handling, delivery timeframe, warranty and the return policy.
2) Do not send any sensitive information by email. When you fill in your card number make sure that the page url should change to "https" or "shttp" indicating the information you submit is secured.
3) Print out the page for information in case you need proof later.
If you take all the neccesary precaution, all is safe when you buy online.
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