Online shopping has gained more patronage following the wide appeal it seems to be getting from internet users. However, while this phenomenon might be seen to be offering some pleasant results, one cannot but exercise caution while carrying out online transactions.
One of the major benefits of online shopping is that it offers a stress-free shopping activity as one does not have to get on the road to visit a ‘break and mortar’ store to carry out his shopping activity, but rather visit an online shopping platform to carry out his shopping. More so, an online shopper needs not to worry about walking back and forth, the aisles of a supermarket trying to tick off his list. Instead, he could visit the different categories on the online platform and select his chosen items by simply swiping or clicking on his browsing device.
On the other hand, online shopping has also recorded its downsides as it has left very sordid tales of woes for other online shoppers who have had cause to complain about their credit cards being cloned after making payments on some of these online platforms. In addition to this case of identity theft, some other downsides include illegal substitution of goods which can only be detected at delivery and failed transactions. Moreover, countless cases of multiple deductions for a single online transaction have been reported at banks to help resolve.
In conclusion, while a huge volume in online shopping transactions could be seen as a measure of technological advancement for a developing country such as ours and thus be encouraged, adequate actions must be taken by regulatory agencies to ensure that those who would rather carry out their shopping online can do so without having fears of failed or fraudulent transactions. In addition, shoppers should always run a background check on any platform they wish to shop before they eventually register their credit card details to forestall any cloning incident.
Online
shopping
has gained more patronage following the wide appeal it seems to be getting from internet users.
However
, while this phenomenon might be
seen
to be offering
some
pleasant results, one cannot
but
exercise caution while carrying out
online
transactions.
One of the major benefits of
online
shopping
is that it offers a
stress
-free
shopping
activity as one does not
have to
get
on the road to visit a ‘break and mortar’ store to carry out his
shopping
activity,
but
rather
visit an
online
shopping
platform
to carry out his
shopping
. More
so
, an
online
shopper needs not to worry about walking back and forth, the aisles of a supermarket trying to tick off his list.
Instead
, he could visit the
different
categories on the
online
platform
and select his chosen items by
simply
swiping or clicking on his browsing device.
On the other hand
,
online
shopping
has
also
recorded its downsides as it has
left
very
sordid tales of woes for other
online
shoppers who have had cause to complain about their credit cards
being cloned
after making payments on
some
of these
online
platforms
.
In addition
to this case of identity theft,
some
other downsides include illegal substitution of
goods
which can
only
be detected
at delivery and failed
transactions
.
Moreover
, countless cases of multiple deductions for a single
online
transaction
have
been reported
at banks to
help
resolve.
In conclusion
, while a huge volume in
online
shopping
transactions
could be
seen
as a measure of technological advancement for a
developing country
such as ours and
thus
be encouraged
, adequate actions
must
be taken
by regulatory agencies to ensure that those who would
rather
carry out their
shopping
online
can do
so
without having fears of failed or fraudulent
transactions
.
In addition
, shoppers should always run a background
check
on any
platform
they wish to shop
before
they
eventually
register their credit card
details
to forestall any cloning incident.