Shopping is more or less like an inevitable activity we do either on a daily, weekly or monthly basis be it for groceries, clothing, cooking products, building materials or school items name it, we can not avoid performing it.
Most people upon hearing the word shopping makes them feel a cold chill run down their spine. Why spend hours walking around and between buildings looking through windows for a few products one may ask. Others standing in a queue.
Yes, that is the shopping we are used to but not anymore because it is now possible to all kinds of shopping on the Internet. Online shopping has revolutionized every aspect of acquiring products and services thanks to today's technology.
Online shopping is a form of buying goods or services on a digital platform either from a personal computer or a mobile phone. The digitization of products and services has technically brought all stores within reach and simplified means of payment as well.
Online shopping has a whole list of merits.
1. It Saves Time
You agree that the traditional way of shopping takes up a great deal of time. Time starts lapsing from the moment you leave home, drive through traffic and finally reach the stores only to find a long queue.
Online shopping is a time saver. The initial minutes are spent searching and reading about the product or service you intend to purchase. Next few minutes are spent filling your shopping cart and processing payment, lastly you receive a receipt. No traveling, no queues, no traffic, no bad weather and no time wasted.
Shopping online comes with an option of either collecting your purchase from a nearby outlet or have your purchase delivered right to your door step. Home delivery ensures your purchase reaches you in time and as ordered. Again all this happens without you leaving your house something that may have sounded impossible.
2. Improved Customer Service
Online shopping through the FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions has tremendously improved and helped answering questions that often arise when shoppers are seeking to purchasing products or services.
Unlike the traditional way of shopping where we had to bear with a rude or unkind staff, online shopping has well trained customer service department ready to answer any questions in regards to shopping, they receive and solve complaints, assist with information on how to use features and services available on their online shopping platform.
3. It Is A Smart Way To Do Shopping
Not once or twice did you have to go out of budget while traditionally shopping because you placed items in your shopping cart that were not in your buying list. It may not be look or seems important but it hurts the wallet one may say. By shopping smart you also get to manage your budget and finances in a much more skillful way.
Online shopping is again the smart shopping. Products have price tags attached and cumulatively add up as you place them in your shopping cart. There is a real time way to keep an eye on the overall cost. This is what we call control and accountability.
Products or commodities can be added or removed with a simple click. Interestingly is the possibility to indicate or input a quantitative measure on what you want to buy. Again this gives you control over your shopping list in a more smart and accountable way.
4. Improved Payment System
Online shopping is digitally buying, digitally selling and digitally paying. The traditional form of cash payment is long overdue. Handling notes or coins is also a health risk in today's world. Online shopping accepts most forms of secure online payment such as PayPal, Mpesa and Credit Cards and Master Cards.
One is able to monitor payment and in case of any issues arising after payment there are records from which can be used to resolve and erroneous payments. These are secure channels of payment eliminating the need to carry money in bulk.
5. Selective Subscriptions
Online shopping is the mail man whom you want delivering only good news about products and services you frequently use or intend to use.
Online shopping email subscribers are able to receive information and updates before they reach the public domain. Upon registering an email address with an online shopping platform you will be able to receive promotional information, shopping coupons, discounted products, arrival of new products and dates about the big sale.
Any other information you do not intend to read or receive can be easily unsubscribed. This is control over what you want to see and read.
6. All Under One Roof
The traditional form of shopping would be similar to a list with items I intend to buy and the location of the stores where I must physically go to even if they were located several hours drive apart.
Not only was this an exhausting exercise with no guarantee of getting what I was after but it would sometimes require traveling extra days till I got every item on my list. Long gone are those days.
Online shopping perfectly minimized all these unnecessary travel by introducing multi-store system under one roof. Products are categorized by name, by price and even by best selling making online interesting and informative.
Item can be categorized by gender or by activity making it easy to find a product.
Examples of categories include Sports Wear, School Uniform, Mens Fashon, Womens Fashon, Perfumes, Household, Electronics, Furniture, Farm Products and Tools.
These are like different stores selling different items and all are under the same roof. This is a possibility that no one may have thought would work. Surprisingly, some products are indicated overseas, meaning you can easily order a product from overseas without having to undergo the tiresome paper work.
It becomes more interesting, you are able to track your oversea purchase till arrives and when to expect it at your door step.
More so is the description section of a product, you get to read and learn about the product. Other users who may have bought the product can leave their opinions and reviews.
So even before you commit to purchase a product you have prior information of what to expect. This is just the endless possibilities that come along with online shopping.
Most people upon hearing the word shopping makes them feel a cold chill run down their spine. Why spend hours walking around and between buildings looking through windows for a few products one may ask. Others standing in a queue.
Yes, that is the shopping we are used to but not anymore because it is now possible to all kinds of shopping on the Internet. Online shopping has revolutionized every aspect of acquiring products and services thanks to today's technology.
Online shopping is a form of buying goods or services on a digital platform either from a personal computer or a mobile phone. The digitization of products and services has technically brought all stores within reach and simplified means of payment as well.
Online shopping has a whole list of merits.
1. It Saves Time
You agree that the traditional way of shopping takes up a great deal of time. Time starts lapsing from the moment you leave home, drive through traffic and finally reach the stores only to find a long queue.
Online shopping is a time saver. The initial minutes are spent searching and reading about the product or service you intend to purchase. Next few minutes are spent filling your shopping cart and processing payment, lastly you receive a receipt. No traveling, no queues, no traffic, no bad weather and no time wasted.
Shopping online comes with an option of either collecting your purchase from a nearby outlet or have your purchase delivered right to your door step. Home delivery ensures your purchase reaches you in time and as ordered. Again all this happens without you leaving your house something that may have sounded impossible.
2. Improved Customer Service
Online shopping through the FAQ or Frequently Asked Questions has tremendously improved and helped answering questions that often arise when shoppers are seeking to purchasing products or services.
Unlike the traditional way of shopping where we had to bear with a rude or unkind staff, online shopping has well trained customer service department ready to answer any questions in regards to shopping, they receive and solve complaints, assist with information on how to use features and services available on their online shopping platform.
3. It Is A Smart Way To Do Shopping
Not once or twice did you have to go out of budget while traditionally shopping because you placed items in your shopping cart that were not in your buying list. It may not be look or seems important but it hurts the wallet one may say. By shopping smart you also get to manage your budget and finances in a much more skillful way.
Online shopping is again the smart shopping. Products have price tags attached and cumulatively add up as you place them in your shopping cart. There is a real time way to keep an eye on the overall cost. This is what we call control and accountability.
Products or commodities can be added or removed with a simple click. Interestingly is the possibility to indicate or input a quantitative measure on what you want to buy. Again this gives you control over your shopping list in a more smart and accountable way.
4. Improved Payment System
Online shopping is digitally buying, digitally selling and digitally paying. The traditional form of cash payment is long overdue. Handling notes or coins is also a health risk in today's world. Online shopping accepts most forms of secure online payment such as PayPal, Mpesa and Credit Cards and Master Cards.
One is able to monitor payment and in case of any issues arising after payment there are records from which can be used to resolve and erroneous payments. These are secure channels of payment eliminating the need to carry money in bulk.
5. Selective Subscriptions
Online shopping is the mail man whom you want delivering only good news about products and services you frequently use or intend to use.
Online shopping email subscribers are able to receive information and updates before they reach the public domain. Upon registering an email address with an online shopping platform you will be able to receive promotional information, shopping coupons, discounted products, arrival of new products and dates about the big sale.
Any other information you do not intend to read or receive can be easily unsubscribed. This is control over what you want to see and read.
6. All Under One Roof
The traditional form of shopping would be similar to a list with items I intend to buy and the location of the stores where I must physically go to even if they were located several hours drive apart.
Not only was this an exhausting exercise with no guarantee of getting what I was after but it would sometimes require traveling extra days till I got every item on my list. Long gone are those days.
Online shopping perfectly minimized all these unnecessary travel by introducing multi-store system under one roof. Products are categorized by name, by price and even by best selling making online interesting and informative.
Item can be categorized by gender or by activity making it easy to find a product.
Examples of categories include Sports Wear, School Uniform, Mens Fashon, Womens Fashon, Perfumes, Household, Electronics, Furniture, Farm Products and Tools.
These are like different stores selling different items and all are under the same roof. This is a possibility that no one may have thought would work. Surprisingly, some products are indicated overseas, meaning you can easily order a product from overseas without having to undergo the tiresome paper work.
It becomes more interesting, you are able to track your oversea purchase till arrives and when to expect it at your door step.
More so is the description section of a product, you get to read and learn about the product. Other users who may have bought the product can leave their opinions and reviews.
So even before you commit to purchase a product you have prior information of what to expect. This is just the endless possibilities that come along with online shopping.
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