Shopping Online and In Stores
Heidi Mehlberg
“Yup, this is the one,” she said as she clicked the purchase button for the size 7, red, stiletto heel. “This is going to look great with my little black dress I’m going to wear in two weeks. Wait, what? Can’t read my credit card number?” She questioned as she re-typed it. “There, now it should work. What? Can’t find the page? Why not? Oh, there we go.” She said with a sigh of relief when it finally worked.
A week later, she got the shoes in the mail. She put on her dress and ripped open the shoe box. She held the shiny red shoe out in front of her like they were a gift from God. They looked just like she thought they would. “They are beautiful,” she whispered as she slid them on, her toes hitting the front of the shoe, and her heel hanging over the back.
There are positives, negatives, similarities and differences about shopping online and in stores that I am going to explain. The first difference is when shopping online, there can be computer complications. People should usually have an abundant amount of time to go shopping online because complications can take a while. Technology is not only used while shopping online, it is also used in stores at the check out counter which may also have complications too, since technology is not perfect.
While shopping online, people cannot try on the accessories they pick out. One disadvantage to not being able to try on clothing or shoes online, like the girl purchasing the red stilettos, may result in items not fitting when it arrives in the mail. Another disadvantage of shopping online is that the texture and exact color is unknown for certain, as opposed to being able to pick up the clothing and feeling the texture and seeing minute patterns. One example of this would be when I purchased a swimming suit and when it arrived at my house, it wasn’t the right color or texture. The swimming suit turned out to be tan with ruffles instead of a white, smooth texture.
When shopping at a store, a sales person can come and assist shoppers in finding different colors and different sizes that will look and feel the best on that particular person. For online shopping, people have to make guesses on size and color.
In stores, there is a wider variety of sizes and particular designs. Sometimes the online stores are sold out of specific designs, but sometimes they have more.
Although both shopping online and shopping in stores uses money, only a credit card can be used online, in contrast to being able to use cash, check, or credit cards while purchasing items in stores. Purchasing products online has an additional fee added to the total. This additional charge is for shipping, while shopping in stores does not have this additional charge.
Both ways of either shopping online or shopping in stores have positives, negatives, similarities and differences about them. No matter which way a person chooses to shop, it all comes down to spending money on clothes that were chosen because of personal taste.
Heidi Mehlberg
“Yup, this is the one,” she said as she clicked the purchase button for the size 7, red, stiletto heel. “This is going to look great with my little black dress I’m going to wear in two weeks. Wait, what? Can’t read my credit card number?” She questioned as she re-typed it. “There, now it should work. What? Can’t find the page? Why not? Oh, there we go.” She said with a sigh of relief when it finally worked.
A week later, she got the shoes in the mail. She put on her dress and ripped open the shoe box. She held the shiny red shoe out in front of her like they were a gift from God. They looked just like she thought they would. “They are beautiful,” she whispered as she slid them on, her toes hitting the front of the shoe, and her heel hanging over the back.
There are positives, negatives, similarities and differences about shopping online and in stores that I am going to explain. The first difference is when shopping online, there can be computer complications. People should usually have an abundant amount of time to go shopping online because complications can take a while. Technology is not only used while shopping online, it is also used in stores at the check out counter which may also have complications too, since technology is not perfect.
While shopping online, people cannot try on the accessories they pick out. One disadvantage to not being able to try on clothing or shoes online, like the girl purchasing the red stilettos, may result in items not fitting when it arrives in the mail. Another disadvantage of shopping online is that the texture and exact color is unknown for certain, as opposed to being able to pick up the clothing and feeling the texture and seeing minute patterns. One example of this would be when I purchased a swimming suit and when it arrived at my house, it wasn’t the right color or texture. The swimming suit turned out to be tan with ruffles instead of a white, smooth texture.
When shopping at a store, a sales person can come and assist shoppers in finding different colors and different sizes that will look and feel the best on that particular person. For online shopping, people have to make guesses on size and color.
In stores, there is a wider variety of sizes and particular designs. Sometimes the online stores are sold out of specific designs, but sometimes they have more.
Although both shopping online and shopping in stores uses money, only a credit card can be used online, in contrast to being able to use cash, check, or credit cards while purchasing items in stores. Purchasing products online has an additional fee added to the total. This additional charge is for shipping, while shopping in stores does not have this additional charge.
Both ways of either shopping online or shopping in stores have positives, negatives, similarities and differences about them. No matter which way a person chooses to shop, it all comes down to spending money on clothes that were chosen because of personal taste.
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