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Essay / Compare and contrast online versus in-store shopping...
In-store shopping can also be much faster since you don't have to worry about shipping. Just grab the item you want, get in line and buy it. It seems really quick and easy, but sometimes in store there can be long queues which will make you very patient. I've had a few disappointments with online order shipping, but nothing too bad that I won't order offline again. I have had experiences with sellers who were extremely slow to ship an item. There have been times where I never even received the item I ordered, but luckily they were able to refund me. In the store you can actually see the item, but you have to rely on a photo when buying online. Many sellers zoom in on the item a lot, so the item has a chance of being smaller when you see it. When shopping for clothes, in-store shopping is definitely a better option. The main reason is that you can try on clothes. If it's a store that doesn't have fitting rooms, you can still see it clearly and hold it against you. You can't do this at all with online shopping. You will just have to rely on the size and measurements and most clothes from online stores do not match their sizes. Sometimes I received items with completely different measurements than they