Why are people moving towards online shopping?
“Online shopping makes everything so much easier – it’s a bad habit of mine.”
The world has been taken up by a storm when the concept of online shopping replaced the way of traditional or window shopping. Be it for every special occasion, festivals and parties, people used to roam around from one store to the other in the search for some of the best gifts for girlfriend, boyfriend or any other such loved one.
The ease and convenience that each of these reputed online shopping websites offers is highly commendable and is what has made everyone a fan of it. As most of these websites are globally established it helps to bring our loved ones close to us as we choose to shop something for them and get it delivered at their doorstep. Online shopping websites have removed the distance that comes in between two persons who are separated by distance as it delivers our token of love like a chocolate gift pack or a plush soft toy. But are forever close to each other’s heart.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, going out to shop something would be next to inviting the virus to come and infect you. Shopping malls and other shops might have opened up for the public but the question is how safe are they to be visited by us? And even if we do so, how are we going to tackle the long queues or crowded places while shopping for various items? Under such circumstances, shopping online seems to be a smart choice as there are many online websites who are offering no contact delivery (which seems like the safest option to consider under such scenario).
Here are a few reasons why people are preferring online shopping over the traditional way of shopping, these days.
Ability to shop 24x7x365 days open
Can compare prices before purchasing
Better Prices to offer out of a competitive market
Save time and efforts of one
Greater variety and one gets to know about out of stock options
Offers free shipping as our order gets delivered at your doorstep
Delivers as per the time and convenience of the sender/ recipient
Everything in one place - just like the shopping malls but in a virtual form
Secure payment methods to choose from
Easily able to find what we are looking for
Able to maintain social distancing and avoiding crowds at the same time
Can be sent across cities, states and nations
No judgements while shopping something personal
The quality is same as the one made available at some offline store
No doubt, just like every other thing which would have its open set of pros and cons, online shopping does too. But somehow it overrules each and every one of those points due to the awareness that is being spread continuously and the thought to make it completely safe that goes behind it. That is the reason people are moving towards online shopping and leaving behind the old notion of offline shopping.
Happy Online Shopping! :)