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Many people are doing their shopping on the internet nowadays. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online.

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Internet
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The Internet
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 has been changing the world significantly. For easing the process of buying and selling the goods some people prefer doing it through
internet
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the internet
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.
Benefits
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The benefits
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 and drawbacks of
this
 notion will be discussed in upcoming paragraphs. Online shopping has made
easier
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it easier
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 to do shopping. A person does not have to visit
to
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apply
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the store
for
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to
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 buying
a products
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products
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 as
one
 can for the same just effortlessly sitting at
work place
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workplace
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 or home.
Moreover
, a customer is provided more details about the
product
 on online sites and
one
 can
also
 compare the features of
product
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the product
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 simultaneously right on the site.
In addition
, a customer does not have to stand in
long
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a long
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 queue at the cash counter unlike at malls and grocery stores, where
one
 has to wait in a queue for billing. On the other side, online shopping lacks the touch and feel
experience
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the experience
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 of the goods,
besides
this
person
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,person
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 has to buy clothes without trying on it.
However
, offline stores are more convenient in these aspects, where
individual
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the individual
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 is given full freedom to touch the
product
 as well as
one
 can try on clothes before buying. What is more,
one
 has not to wait for delivery of the
product
 as in online shopping.
In addition
, online customers are more likely to be sold fake and bad quality products, which cost them their money and time. To conclude, shopping on
internet
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the internet
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 has convenience over offline shopping in some aspects but
one
 has to be careful about scammers as
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a customer
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customer
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customers
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 can be scammed easily on
internet
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the internet
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • E-commerce
  • Consumer behavior
  • Virtual marketplace
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital footprint
  • Return policy
  • Comparison shopping
  • Customer reviews
  • Retail therapy
  • Logistics
  • User interface
  • Payment gateway
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