I remember when we had dial-up AOL, back when internet subscriptions were counted by minutes & the Hamster Dance was the COOLEST thing ever. &I remember the first Christmas that my Mom bought our toys online- she bought everything from one of the first sites {that I’m aware of} that had an “e-catalog” and I remember how excited I was every time the UPS delivery guy rang our doorbell & dropped off a box clearly marked eToys.com.
In the fifteen or so years since then, online shopping has changed dramatically. Amazon came into existence, and now almost everything ever created is available online. I love shopping, but I buy as much as I can online now rather than in the store-whether it be for clothes, toys, home goods, or even diapers. Here’s why:
1. You can see how the item you’re shopping for fits in with what you already have. I’ve been picking up items here & there to decorate my home, and there have been times that I fall in love with something online, but then look around the room that it would go in & realize it just doesn’t fit. If I was buying that item at the store, I couldn’t do that- I’d get it home, be disappointed, and have to bring it back.
2. You can save money. I’m already ahead because I’m not using gas money, and most of the time I am able to find a free shipping code for most sites. &It’s much easier to search for coupon codes online than it is to scour newspapers in the off chance that your store has a coupon! It can be as easy as going to Google, searching for a store & finding the best promotion code for your purchase.
3. It saves time. It’s so much faster to go online & click the mouse a few times than drive all the way down to the store, find what you’re looking for, check out & drive home. Add my two-year-old to the mix & shopping in person for one item can take hours.
4. You won’t be “that mom”. Your toddler can be screaming in the background & no one will stare at you. Well, except your screaming toddler.
5. There’s often no sales tax. This seems to be slowly changing, but a lot of websites don’t charge sales tax.
What’s your favorite part of shopping online?
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That’s true about the sales tax, but if it’s going to be a deduction on my taxes, I always have to claim it anyhow.
Poo on that.
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