1. Why would you want to shop online Part Two
Posted by admin On January 17, 2008 2:03 AM
Now that the holidays are over and online shopping has cooled down, it?s time to cash in on all those gift
cards you received as holiday gifts. It seems like every major retailer and online shopping company offers gift
cards these days. Though January is still a busy time in shopping malls with people handling returns,
exchanges, or cashing in the gift card, as a gift card holder you can avoid the shopping malls. How? Cash it
in at an online store.
Many retailers don?t limit the use of gift cards to the retail store itself. They will gladly accept them at their online shopping store.
From the comfort of your couch, just type in the company?s web address and your at the store. Find the product you want and put it
into your shopping cart. If you are not sure of what product you want, browse around without getting on your feet. When you find
something you like, place it into the online shopping cart and check out using the gift card.
The biggest hesitation people have about online shopping is waiting for the product to arrive. This should not be your concern as a gift
card holder. You had to wait this long for after Christmas for your gift anyway, so what are a few more days? There is a good chance
that your desired product will not be in stock at the local store, especially after the busy holiday season. Waiting for the product to
arrive may be unavoidable anyway. So, sit home, make a few clicks, and find something else to do until the product arrives.
Second to wait time, shoppers are afraid of online shopping because they do not want to reveal their credit card information to the
cyberspace world. Well, with a gift card you don?t have to worry about that. A gift card has no record of your personal information, so
there are no risks. Buying gift card for yourself and using them for online shopping is not a bad idea either if you are afraid of credit
card fraud. Gift cards for many different retail outlets are available at your local pharmacy; therefore, a trip to the actual store is
avoidable.
Keeping the gift card at a secure location in your home prevents it from being lost or stolen. That?s right, reserving the gift card for
online shopping keeps it out of harms way from crooks and your own clumsiness. Gift card are just like cash and the retail store does
not keep a record of them. So if you lose your 50 dollar gift card, it is like losing a 50 dollar bill. It is impossible to get your money
back. Keep the gift card at home close to your computer, where it is safer than your coat pocket.
Convenient stores need to drop the word convenient from their title, because online shopping is much more convenient. Plus online
shopping doesn?t raise their prices for being convenient. In fact, the competition involved with online shopping helps consumers find
better deals. In other words, you can get more value out of your gift card by with online shopping.
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