Inrecentyears,onlineshoppinghasbecomeincreasinglypopularinChina.Thelastdecadewitnessedadramaticincreaseinthenumberofpeopleoptingforonlineshopping.Somepeopleclaimthatonlineshoppingcancompletelyreplaceshoppinginretailstores,Giventhesecurityandproductqualityconcernsofonlineshopping,however,lamagainstshoppingonline.
Firstly,shoppingonlinehasprovedtobenotsafeenough.Consumerswhobuyproductsonlineneedtoprovidetheirprivateinformation,suchasIDnumber,personalandcreditcarddetailswhichcanbestolenandusedfraudulentlybyskillfulcrackersandhackers.Furthermore,e-commerceusingcheckandcreditcardsleavestheclientsvulnerabletobankingfraudwhichremainsthetopsecurityconcernsforpeoplewhenitcomestoonlineshopping.Secondly,thequalityoftheproductsboughtonlinecannotbeguaranteed.Somefunctionalproductssuchasapparelandelectronicdevicescannotbetriedortestedonline.Unliketraditionalretailstores,onlineshopscannotprovideyouwiththechancetochecktheproduct'squalitybeforebuyingthem.Onlineshoppersareworriedthattheproductswillnotbewhattheyhaveexpectedwhenviewingwebpages.
Itistruethatonlineshoppingoffersanattractivelistofbenefits,withthemostobviousbeingtheconvenienceitbringstotheshoppers.Nevertheless,duetoitssecurityandproductqualityconcerns,Ipersonallyholdthatonlineshoppingisfarfrombeingagoodchoiceforshoppers.(238words)
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