Online grocery shopping

Online grocery shopping
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It is true that going to shop at a local grocery store consumes a lot of time. Currently, online grocery shopping has created important solutions to consumers. HYPERLINK "/" \t "_blank" and HYPERLINK "/" \t "_blank" are some reputable websites that facilitate online grocery shopping (Schneider, 2014). Online grocery shopping has its advantages including its drawbacks.
One of the biggest advantages of online grocery shopping is that it enables consumers do not have to travel to supermarket stores to purchase products. An individual can order products online and have them delivered to her door. Online stores are always open 24/7. Aspray, Royer and Ocepek (2013) explain that people can search what they are looking for because several online stores are available, which specialize in various types of products. Online stores usually offer online specials like discounts; therefore customers can take advantages of such offers. Besides that, online ordering normally gives customers a time slot of one or two hours to deliver ordered goods. This makes the service more convenient and saves time and cost rather than queuing at local stores or facing parking hassles (Schneider, 2014). Buying items online discourages impulse buying; thus a person can save money for better use. In addition, the online shopping stores normally deliver quality and freshest products to customers. Reputable online shopping stores gives customers guarantee that if they are not happy with whatever they ordered, then they will be refunded.
However, there are certain disadvantages facing online grocery shopping. Sometimes, products are priced higher due to delivery fees. Consequently, an individual may end up paying more when shopping online than going to a local store. Apart from that, a customer cannot search for best-looking and quality products online; she has to trust an online shopper to select items for her. Schneider (2014) says that although, most online services guarantee freshness; a customer might be less impressed when items are delivered to the door. Moreover, people who shop online do miss great deals, which can be obtained with coupons while shopping in a physical store. Aspray, Royer and Ocepek (2013) opine that some online grocery stores do not deliver items unless a customer orders goods worth $150 and above. Also, online grocery shopping is a virtually anonymous activity whereby there is no human contact. A person might not have any encounter with a friendly person or an old friend. In certain cases, an individual may still...