Shopping is an interesting experience for me. I love shopping, I even did some shopping today, getting the things I need, and replacing the finished items at home is fulfilling but the question is which method do I prefer? A lot of vendors are making good use of the digital market. One of my friends made more than a million naira last year by selling online. Who does not like getting his or her goods from the door steps just by a click, I guess we all love that, shopping without stress, a convenient method of shopping 🛒. Online shopping is nice, I have gotten some things like furniture, bags, shoes, wristwatch ⌚ , etc, through online methods of shopping though, some of them had negative stories attached.
The way some items appear online is not their original color or size, all thanks to the editing apps most vendors use today just to give a more pleasant look to their items..lolz. I once met a woman doing a lot of magic in her shop with the items she wants to display online. You see, this online shopping got some disadvantages. But I wouldn't dispute the fact that it's very convenient. The bag I bought online the other time looked bigger in the picture but upon receiving it, I was disappointed. It was so small that it couldn't serve its purpose. I had to go buy another bag in the physical market. Again, a shoe I bought the other time, I had a size issue even when the size I choose should size my son but it didn't. You know sometimes, the size the manufacturers write may not matter until you size it..that's what happened in my case, returning it and picking another size came with extra charges. However, I have gotten quite a several items without complaining on the quality, only that shopping online is costlier.
Now unto my preference...
As much as I like online shopping especially while buying items that might be difficult to get it quickly in the physical market, physical shopping remains my preference today.
In the physical market, I get to feel and access very well on items I want to buy. I get to negotiate and beat down prices where possible 😂. I get to hear some practical reviews on some items from my fellow buyers. I have had my customers explain to me clearly the use of some recipes physically and I won't have such an opportunity online. Nowadays, I am even sourcing from local markets where I can be shopping with reduced price because I don't have a lot of money. Today in the market, I was very lucky to get some items at cheaper prices other than what I used to buy before...I was just surprised and it wowed me.. lolz. Online shopping comes with a price tag which leaves me with no choice of bargaining price...even my customers know me very well 😉...I have strong bargaining power and get things with a slight discount in the physical market...isn't that amazing? Let me take up the stress of going to the physical market now that I haven't made a lot of money for convenient shopping 😂
In summary, I love both shopping methods but I prefer physical shopping due to the reason listed above .
I come in peace 🕊️ oo, which one do you prefer my reader? Hehehe
This post was inspired by the #hivelearners community contest on the topic titled ONLINE SHOPPING VS PHYSICAL SHOPPING
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