about shopping on website

pandun1234

Today more and more people prefer to do shopping on website.We have popular shopping websites such as taobao，on which one can sell as well as buy anything legal as long as he has an account.We also have websites which only sell certain products,ie.AMAZON sells books and VANCEL sells clothes.Recently we are having websites,which sell products or services at a very low price,as long as there are enough buyers.We call it group purchase.
Hv you ever do shopping on website? Which way of shopping do you prefer?Show me the reasons.

sddzzqq

Yes, it is so convinent. But there is something not good, such as its quality or the logistics.

indiangirl

I would prefer shopping in a shopping mall or a store, bcoz if I shop online, the quality of the products and the cs would drive me crazy. We can touch and smell when we shopping in the market.By the way, I like shopping.

highfive

It depends on what type of products I'm thinking of buying.
I've only bought a few things via online shopping and they are all electronical ones, e.g., mp4, e-dictionary, charge, etc.  cuz i think they are much cheaper online than in shops.  
anyway, I think one has to be really good at discerning and putting everything into scrutiny before clicking the buttons.  impulsive buyers are more likely to fall prey of the cunning salesmen.     that's probably why it's called TAO, cuz you have to compare, select and tell real from fake ones.   
you have also gotta be a smart negotiator cuz the price is flexible.  sometimes foreigners couldnt get it but we Chinese seem to derive a lot of fun from bargaining.  it's a cultural thing probably.
as for some products like clothes and shoes, it's gotta be tried on personally cuz the size is easily unsuitable.  they'd better be purchased in real shops, I guess.
besides, we've also gotta figure out ways to protect ourselves when our rights are violated.   the customer service in China is a lot worse than western counterpart. we've gotta be tough and stand up against unfairness or unlawfulness.

feiyuyitiao

indiangirl: I would prefer shopping in a shopping mall or a store, bcoz if I shop online, the quality of the products and the cs would drive me crazy. We

to some extend online shopping is no problem, but you must select web-site with good repulation (like jingdong)according to my experience.