Is it advisable to shop online or shop offline?
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$7 Answers
It is not very good if you want to buy Clothing, Jewellery or something that you are not sure how it wud be when u wear them.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
So I guess, I would say a nice mixture of both is pretty good.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
Other than that though there are a alot of awesome deals out there you just need to look around and not just settle for the first deal you find
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
Online, on the other hand, has the advantage of convenience. You can shop at 3:00 AM in your pajamas, if you want. Sometimes the online venue of a store will have sales before the B&M version, especially near a big holiday, just as they often have web only specials. And there are some odd types of items you can only get online.
When I shop online, I like to get as much bang for my buck as possible. That means I'll use a rewards program like MyPoint or Memolink, where I get points for dollars spent online. Point are redeemable for cash or gift cards. I use a site like RetailMeNot or DealTaker to find discount codes, especially free shipping, for the particular store. Finally, I pay with a credit card that also gives me points. I get the lowest price I can plus points, so I can buy more stuff!
I'd say it depends on your needs. Either way, stick with reputable merchants. And for online, it doesn't hurt to use a credit card that gives you single use card numbers.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
Many online retailers suffer more from a "market for lemons" problem caused when buyers can't be certain of the merchandise quality until after they buy the merchandise. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/09/27/ebay-the-market-for.html
Buying from a specific U.S. retailer (non-auction) online which has a reputation you trust would alleviate much of the problem.
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
Does it come with more risks? Not particularly, as long as you go to an online store that won't screw you over. A good web site to see if an online retailer is good is http://www.resellerratings.com
As an example of the kinds of savings, here are a couple electronics items, price compared between Best Buy and Newegg, a very popular online computer/electronics store:
Best Buy: On sale for $170 with a 1GB flash card
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8742239&st=sd1100is&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1202648739174
Newegg: $150 for the camera, or $170 with an 8GB flash card and a case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120253
If you look through the sites more and compare more things, you will find that online stores tend to be significantly cheaper on many different kinds of items, though a sale at a brick and mortar place will frequently match a common online price.
Some other good sites to shop online from, though frankly there are loads of good ones:
amazon.com
buy.com
bhphotovideo.com
Here are a few deal tracker sites, which are nice for finding out where to get cheap stuff - they cover online and brick and mortar stores, and there are dozens of these:
fatwallet.com
spoofee.com
techdeals.com
antirebate.com
You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$You can leave an optional "tip" with Mahalo's virtual currency, Mahalo Dollars. If you are asking a difficult question that might require some research, or if you'd like a wide variety of feedback, a higher tip often leads to more answers to your question.
M$
