The Downside Of Online Shopping

[Canary42]

If you buy something in a shop you see the product.

Online you don't, just a picture and description.

All OK if it arrives accordingly, but if it doesn't then the time and hassle to get it sorted is annoying.

This week I have received two packages with parts missing. Furthermore, an order (food) which I booked for February 26th delivery (as offered) they informed me is being delivered next week.

Three in one week which I now need to get sorted out - I am extremely annoyed. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[ummmm]

That hasn't happened to me. Often they'd send me the same product but a bigger version.

[Smowball]

I’ve done my weekly food shopping online with Tesco for years, but since lockdown I can’t get a delivery slot for love nor money, so Mr Smow has taken it upon himself to go to the nearest Sainsbury’s and do the shopping at the mo. Tbh I think he’s glad to get out of the house lol

[Old_Geezer]

Out of town shopping areas usually have free parking in order to survive. Use your shops or lose them. Trouble is this cov reaction nonsense is putting a crimp on normal shopping.

[Deskdiary]

Love it.

My wife and I are a part of the problem for the demise of the High Street (although the Lockdown will most likely do a better job).

We were early adopters of online shopping, and have had deliveries from Tesco from when they first started - a nice unintended consequence is that you buy what's on your shopping list, whereas pushing a trolley around a supermarket, you invariably end up going off-piste and buying more.

With clothes shopping, because sizing from pretty much all manufacturers can be so different, we order three of everything - our normal size, one below and one above, and then take the other two back, which is no real hassle and by and large free postage.

When my kids were younger I'd take them to Toys R Us, see what they wanted, go home and order it from Amazon at a discount.

I've bought cars and motorbikes online.

My son needed a webcam for his PC recently for his online lessons, ordered it from Amazon Prime at about 10am, and it arrived about 5pm the same day - absolutely astonishing service.

So I don't actually think there is a downside.

[Vagus]

Thanks to the pandemic, we got over our hesitation about online shopping and think it’s great.
As well as Sainsburys for food shopping (which has been very efficient for us, just a couple of minor hiccups which were no big deal), Amazon has provided us with many things we wouldn’t otherwise have been able to buy.
Also John Lewis and M&S home delivery, for clothes for us and gifts for far away family.
It’s been so successful for us that I have no doubt we will continue with it.

[rowanwitch]

Only one major issue, a cardigan/jacket didn't arrive (floryday), and the supplier claiming it was delivered, Chinese company so gave up trying to prove they were wrong. Mostly things are as described, and I tend to use the same online stores now. Just being careful the company has a UK or EU office to deal with.

[buyzillapk]

The most common downsides of online shopping is: Delay in delivery. ...
Lack of significant discounts in online shops. ...
Lack of touch and feel of merchandise in online shopping. ...
Lack of interactivity in online shopping. ...
Lack of shopping experience. ...
Lack of close examination in online shopping. ...
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