Question

write a articlr on the harmful effects of online shopping

Answer 1

Nowadays in new era of technology, internet has already become part of our life. As Internet is becoming more widely used, we almost can find or do everything via internet. As many businesses are attempting to globalize their sales, Internet becomes the primary means of advertising and selling their products or services worldwide. Many businesses are creating web pages in addition to their retail stores, and many start their businesses with online stores alone. Paul Demery (2006) said, according to a new report from Forrester Research, 75% of the 80 million U.S. online households have purchased products over the Internet, with more than two-thirds having made an online purchase within the past three months. 8 million of web shoppers, 19% households spent $500 during the past three months, 16% spent between $250 and $499, 26% spent between $100 and $249, and 39% spent between $1 and $99. Due to online shopping is becoming more and more popular, there will have a lot of issues like, privacy, cheating, Fraud and security concerns, consumer expectation and etc.

Online shopping websites is build to allow people to sell and advertise their item or buy any things that they needed via website. In 1990, Tim Berners-Lee created the first World Wide Web server and browser. According to Kathryn (2010), in 1992, several years before Amazon was launched, there has a first-ever online bookstore been opened by a man named Charles Stack. Now it becomes Books.com. But, the first businesses to really make shopping online popular are Amazon and eBay which is launched by 1995 and 1996. These two businesses remain among the top online shopping sites today. The system is build in ethical way as it allows people to sell and advertise their items or buy any things as they needed via website. However, some people who having guilty mind take this advantage to do cyber crimes, such as cheating or scamming, stealing credit card information and etc. As stated in Wikipedia (2010), online shopping website brings a lot of advantages to public, such as more convenience, lower price and selection, information and review and etc. On the other hand, there are some disadvantages exist too, such as fraud and security concerns, lack of full cost disclosure, privacy and etc.

Answer 2

ARTICLE

Date : 13th March, 2018.

As shoppers, we all behave differently so it’s impossible to say for sure whether online shopping decreases the time spent shopping or actually increases it. There are many ways in which online shopping technology can save you time when compared to a weekly or bi-weekly trip to the grocery store or shopping mall. But not everything is bulletproof and you have to take in the possible errors that can be made along the way. From a grocery perspective, the employees choosing your food might not actually select the right produce or brands. It’s no different with clothes – what if the wrong sizes or colors are shipped to you? You either have to take the time to ship everything back (at your expense), or travel to the store to make an exchange.

Another major factor to consider when shopping online is the “buy now” button. For many online retailers, they store your credit card information after an initial purchase. While convenient, this capability may also present a significant and potential downside. Shopping online makes it very easy to “add to cart” and “proceed to checkout” which for some, can turn out to be addictive.  In the end, people may accumulate truckloads of stuff they don’t truly need – while spending money they don’t really have. 

Another very common online “trick” that consumers face is inexpensive purchases that end up costing a lot more. For example, a $10 DVD can end up doubling in price once posting and packing, a transaction fee and a handling fee are added. So despite enjoying the convenience of ordering the movie from your couch, it’s most likely double what you wanted to pay.

Probably one of the most important factors to consider when shopping online is security. Today, consumers are very concerned about privacy and data security, both of which may be compromised after hitting the “Pay” button. And while many companies say that customer credit card details and passwords are not as risk, consumers still feel the need to keep an eye out on their inbox, mainly for dubious looking links. Services like Breakaway client BillGuard are available to help consumers. BillGuard is a free, personal finance security service that alerts consumers to hidden changes, billing errors, scams and fraud on a credit card. 

By - Neer Tanwar.