Shopping with Your PJ’s on       Aya Jaafar "9C"

“One thing every girl needs to hear: let’s go shopping” This quote asserts and alludes how endless is love among girls and mostly in shopping. Boys like football, and it is their favorite sport and girls feel the same toward a new T-shirt or new high heels. However shopping has changed, and instead of going to the mall, searching for a parking spot, wasting time, girls order things online. Online shopping isn’t only beneficial for girls, but also fathers, teachers, kids…everyone! I believe that Online shopping has many advantages be it environmental, economic or social.

To begin with, shopping online has many advantages on the environment since it decreases air pollution exerted by cars to go to the malls or stores. Online shops give one the opportunity to shop 24/7, and also reward us with a ‘no pollution’ shopping experience. There is no better place to buy informational products like e-books, which are available to us instantly, as soon as the payment goes through. Downloadable items purchased online eliminate the need for any kind of physical material at all, as well, which helps the environment! A study concludes that shoppers who complete every step of a single transaction online, whom the author calls Cybernauts, will have a carbon footprint almost two times smaller than traditional shoppers, who make multiple visits to a store to evaluate, purchase and return items. Emissions related to packaging and delivery of the items purchased online didn’t outweigh the impact of customer transportation going to the store and back.

Moreover, online shopping is very beneficial for saving money, so it has various advantages to the economy. Cheap deals and better prices are available online because products come to the client directly from the manufacturer or seller without involving middlemen. Plus, it's easier to compare prices and find a better deal. Many online sites offer discount coupons and rebates, as well. Not only are the prices better, but one can also save on tax as well since online shops are only required to collect a sales tax if they have a physical location in one's state. Moreover, comparing and researching products and their prices is so much easier online. If a customer is shopping for appliances, for example, one can find consumer reviews and product comparisons for all the options on the market, with links to the best prices. We can research firsthand experience, ratings, and reviews for most products and retailers which help one find exactly what he or she is looking for at the cheapest price.

Furthermore shopping online has a lot of social advantages. Shopping online saves time. So instead of going to the mall, waiting in the line for an hour, searching for a parking lot, and waiting for hours for a fitting room, one can have everything ready at a blink of an eye.  Especially during holidays, festivals, or on weekends, they can be such a huge headache. Also, being crushed in the crowds of shoppers sometimes makes us feel rushed or hurried. One doesn't have to battle for a parking place. All of these problems can be avoided when one shops online.” said Jennifer Madison. Moreover, shopping online makes one feel comfortable and wise. Oftentimes, when we're out shopping, we end up buying things that we don't really need, all because shopkeepers pressure us or use their selling skills to compel us to make these purchases. However, convenience is the biggest perk. Where else can we comfortably shop at midnight while in our pajamas? There are no lines to wait in or cashiers to track down to help us with our purchases, and we can do our shopping in minutes.

 All in all, one can’t help but notice how online shopping saves time, money, reduces air and noise pollution, and how it is so advanced. I love ordering things online because when they arrive it’s like a present to me, from me.