Essay Online Shopping

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Yesterday, I received a text from my neighbour that ask me to help her pick up a parcel from

the delivery guy because she will be out for a week due to job affairs. Then, I started to think if there any
advantages by doing online shopping?

According to the Sun daily report, Malaysia has the highest penetration of online shoppers in
the Southeast Asia with 67 percent, followed by Thailand with 57 percent and Singapore with 52
percent. So, you are going to listen about why most of the Malaysian nowadays love to do online
shopping instead of going to the shopping mall. I would like to share about advantages and
disadvantages of online shopping nowadays.

Online shopping can make people nowadays’ s life become easier and it also can be a nightmare
for someone’s life. There are many advantages and disadvantages by doing online shopping. I would like
to start my speech with the advantages of online shopping.

Online shopping can save our time and energy. There is the convenience of being able to shop
without according to the shopping mall operating hours. Online shopping allows you a 24/7 shopping
time. You can surf the Internet at any time of the day and buy your goods. We can surf the online
shopping websites at any time of the day to buy our goods. We also can assume the time taken for the
item to be received. You can find and buy products from all over the world.

We have multiple of choices including the brands, quantity and also prices. Shoppers can
compare the item that they want to buy wisely before make the payment without having to spend
energy to travel between several shops. The ability to shop from home allows many people (the elderly,
the disabled, young mothers) to still purchase the products and services they need. We can make sure
that the item is correct as we wanted. We also can receive information about the quality of service
provided from the seller just by using online chatting. Then it is more comfortable, doing it in the
comfort of your home, instead of running around in the store.

The next advantage is online shopping oftenly offer cheaper prices and discounts. Goods are
often cheaper as the seller does not have the costs of running a shop. By this, seller can cut the cost on
the goods which lead to the lower price offer. A product come to you direct from the manufacturer or
seller without middleman being involved. This is also the main reason why online seller were choosen
nowadays instead of the old selling method.

There are some online shopping websites that provide discount coupons and rebates. You get
cheaper deals and better prices with discount coupons and rebates thrown in. There were also limited
unit offer for clearance stock before they come with new stock or products and also limited time offer
for the earliest visitors. What you only need to do is grab your phone and wait for the offers.

However, there are also disadvantages of online shopping. One of the disadvantages is scam
issue. There are lots of report about the scammers happened in the country.Scammers nowadays are
getting more dangerous. Online shoppers should first familiarize themselves with online stores and how
they protect their data before going on an online shopping spree. There are various of scamming trick
such as hacking and phishing scams.
Security concerns also have become a big issue nowadays. Ask opinion or help from
experienced people if you do not sure about something. Shoppers also need to read the terms and
conditions before making any payment. Even with the latest security ware, hackers still manage to find a
way to steal your data. Make a police report if you already scammed. Contact the bank quickly to avoid
any further transaction which could cause more losses. Not knowing how to keep yourself safe is the
biggest disadvantage of online shopping. despite warnings from snopes and other cyber "police" sites,
the store may be a scam put up to gather people's credit card data and social security numbers.

In conclusion, online shopping could make our life easier. But, it also can become a nightmare
for those who did not take safety precautions. Since online shopping provides many advantages for us,
there is no reason for us to totally boycott the online shopping traditition. However, we need to be
intelligent as how the technology nowadays had become.

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