Check out with the risks involved in Online shopping

The craze of online shopping has picked up quite significantly in the last decade and online sellers are expected to improve their share of purchases for years to come. There is no doubt that you can find great deals online and so many different brands which may not be even available in regular stores, even shopping malls. If you have never shopped online or even if you are a regular online shopper, you should understand that despite of all the hype, there are certain disadvantages of online shopping.

Normally when we shop from a regular store, we can see the item and atleast visually inspect that it looks fine.Once you place you order the waiting game starts. You have to wait for a few days for the item to arrive which can be quite frustrating. What if the item you are expecting never arrives, you will be lost in a series of phone calls to the seller and the courier company. Only a few sites offer free shipping, some others will ship for free only if your total purchase price exceeds a certain amount.


Disadvantage of online shopping includes inability of getting items in your possession quickly.Most good internet sites have taken adequate measures to overcome most of these disadvantages. An intelligent online shopper knows a lot more than a novice. Both regular stores and online shopping have advantages and disadvantages of their own.