Shop till you drop...virtually...

3 C's; choose-click-confirm, three simple steps you need to take when you want to shop online. It's so simple, it makes you want to do it again, again and again. Especially when you know that virtual store's price is cheaper than what they sell in the un-virtual store, and there are so much interesting and tempting ads. Sometimes you just stop buy and look at one ad, but in the end you end up with buying things that you don't really need.
Many advantages you can get by shopping online, in spite 0f the fact that it makes you have lesser social life and the addiction phenomenon. One of it, you can reduce your traveling time and cost. You can jump from shop to shop by a simple click and your feet won't feel any fatigue. You can compare prices for one item in different stores and choose the cheapest one, without having to argue or bargain on the price, but remember to add the delivery cost. You can also avoid meeting some annoying shop keeper, whom you can't understand any words they are saying (well maybe this is only in my case). And you can do all this anytime, in your comfort office desk or your home computer.
Some tips for effective online shopping:
1. Always know what you are buying. Don't browse through un-important thing cause you will end up buying things that you don't need.
2. If you have the items you want, check out different store or seller also. They might have different price or might have some bonus for your purchases.
3. Look at the seller history or record. A good record seller is always better, however if you are stuck with a non-rated seller, you can try by being the first buyer.
4. Don't be tricked with the interesting pictures or misleading pictures. Always check the materials quality of the items you want to buy. Make sure you know the size.
5. Re-check the item list that you want to buy before carrying to the payment. Check the quantity, the item number, the color or other options.
6. Re-check the price of items. Also check the delivery terms, is it for free, included in the price or you have to pay once the items are delivered. For non-expensive stuff, sometimes the delivery cost can be more expensive than the items cost.
7. When doing the payment, make sure you are in a secure website or trusted webpage and it has security features that you can trust. As a pre-cautions, always clean your history and cache once you've done your purchase. And also check your Email for confirmation that your purchase is successful.(For a safer method, do it in a mac...hehehe....)
8. Always check the delivery schedule and make sure you are there to receive the items, or at least someone there to receive your items. Delivery man sometimes can be cruel if they found out no body at home.
9. When you receive the items, normally it is nicely wrapped in a box. Make sure you get the right items and the right color or whatever that match your receipt. If it is an electronic stuff, make sure that it is working accordingly and it has a warranty.
10. If you are satisfied, maybe you can leave some testimony to the seller. Or if you are not satisfied you can always leave a bad comment...:D

Happy shopping....