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ADVANTAGES of online shopping:
1) Time Convenience
In comparison to a brick-and-mortar store with fixed hours, online shopping venues are available any time, day or night.
2) Shopping Apps
Shopping from an app is a convenient luxury.
3) Discounts and Notifications
Online stores want to keep you as a customer, so they may offer deep discounts, rewards, and cash back if you sign up for their newsletters.
4) Infinite Choice
Shelf space in a physical store is limited, which means the variety of goods is limited. This isn't true with online stores, where choices are abundant.
5) No Size Limitation
Another benefit is when the product you want to buy is too big to haul in your vehicle. Buying a boat from an auction site or ordering a tiny home online are just two examples of situations where your car just won't do the job.
6) Private Shopping
Ordering online is the preferred way to get something discreetly.
7) Zero Parking Struggles
8) Home Delivery for the Disabled
If you're physically disabled to the point that you can't drive or walk through a store, online shopping might be your only solution to ordering food, essential items, and other goods.
9) No Pressure Sales
If you don't want to experience awkward approaches by eager salespeople, you don't have to put up with that online.
10) More Payment Methods
Another benefit of online shopping is that you can pay for things differently than you can at a physical store. Some retailers support PayPal, Bitcoin, or zero-interest payment plans, for example.

DISADVANTAGES of internet shopping:
1) No Inspection Ability
Things you order online could be larger or smaller than how they appear in the pictures, or the measurements listed for the product could have been written down incorrectly.
2) Can't Always Talk to Someone Immediately
If you have a question about what you're about to order, or what you just ordered, you can't just walk up to an employee. You might instead have to wait a full day or longer to get your question answered.
3) Must Wait for Delivery
Need something no later than this afternoon? Not many online shopping sites have same-day delivery, and none of them offer the on-the-spot, take-home advantage that a physical store does. Some online shopping sites take weeks to deliver your order
4) Shipping Costs
Depending on what you buy, you could spend the same amount on just shipping costs, or sometimes even more. In-store shopping has no need to charge extra for shipping.
5) Privacy and Security
Privacy and security are legitimate concerns for any online shopper. Your payment information could get stolen from the site, or someone who works there could copy your bank details and use them later on their own purchases.
6) Legality Concerns
While this isn't a widespread problem, you could accidentally buy something that's illegal where you live. The product might very well be available from the website you're on, but it could also be illegal to order in your area.
7) Returns Can Be Complicated
Some sellers make the process breezy, but many make it extra hard for you to return their merchandise or get a refund.
8) No Support for Local Retailers
If everyone started doing all their shopping online, all the local stores would go out of business. When all the stores in town are gone, we'll have to drive further and further away to shop at a real store.