Shopping Online vs. Shopping in Stores

Nowadays, online shopping is developed widely and popularly. People are more and more familiar with shopping online. However, many people often go shopping in stores. Especially on weekends, many shopping centers and malls are still crowded by people. Comparison between online shopping and in-store shopping shows that each of them has its own advantages.
First of all, online shopping has obviously more advantage than in-store shopping in selecting of products and price. Regardless where they are, people can search online and find the item they want. They can also compare prices between many stores in the worldwide web and have the best deal for this item. After doing payment online, remain things people have to do is to wait until the item comes to their doors. However, shopping in stores makes people have happy feelings of having a product they want. They have a sense of the product that they choose and can try it on. They can feel how good the product is, what it looks like as well as how it fits. Though they have to pay a little higher price at a store, after payment they can enjoy the product immediately.
The second is about aftermarket services. In store shopping is surely better than online shopping. If people aren’t pleased with any item about quality or they don’t like it, they can complain and ask for a return. The return policy is easy and quick, and they can have their money back instantly. Whereas, if you buy a product online and you don’t want it, you have to call the seller to ask for a return, and take much more time for that. Sometimes you can’t contact the seller, or the seller refuses to return it. Even when the seller approves the return, you have to pay for shipping with unhappy feelings.
Lastly, it is about the time and money people spend on shopping. Shopping online or in store attracts people in different ways depending on the buyers and their purposes. Some people like shopping online because they want to save much time and money. They