You may hear it a lot, but the biggest purchase I've made online was a PC. I have actually bought numerous computers online. One for my own use, for my brother, for my friend, and a laptop for school purposes. When I think about the risks of shopping online, I tend to think about pros and cons. The pros of shopping online would be the convenience. How else can you buy a computer or the shoes you've always wanted while sitting on your butt and clicking your mouse? Savings is another big thing that comes to mind when shopping online. I can easily find discount coupons for nearly everything I want to buy. There are universal coupons for certain stores that you can easily find by typing in "[shop name] coupons". I just recently bought two jordan track jackets online and used a 20% off coupon that I found on google.
The only con's I personally see is SHIPPING.. AND HANDLING... I HATE shipping and handling... but if I'm buying a lot of things at once, it isn't as bad as if I want to buy a $5 book.. and have $4.99 shipping and handling.
The whole thing about, "your card can get hacked.. what about the risks??" that stuff doesn't come into account for me. With the world today, there are millions of viruses.. thousands upon thousands of hackers, but as these hackers and viruses get better and better at their jobs, so do companies with security on their websites. I guess I can confess that I only purchase items online from sites that I trust, such as Eastbay, Champs sports, Footlocker, Amazon, but random sites that offer deals; I can't find myself to ever believe them. I guess its more of a security paranoia. Other then that... I would recommend shopping online for absolutely everything... except maybe a bottle of hotsauce.. haha
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I dont do online purchases enough. I should do them more often. I never about about the coupons though! he... Hotsauce
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