For many people, shopping through the Internet is associated with the purchase of a "cat in a poke". Especially it concerns the purchase of clothes. In this article, we will discuss the basic steps that need to be taken when buying things via the Internet.
How to buy in the online store?
The general scheme of buying in online stores is this:
- Choice of goods.
- Choose a payment method.
- Choose the method of delivery.
- Receipt of goods.
When choosing a product, regardless of the resource, it is necessary to read the comments to it and check the correspondence of the sizes. Especially the last one concerns buying clothes on American sites. In many online stores there are special tables for comparing sizes, while for the reference point it is better to take your parameters in cm. And in the comments you can get acquainted with the opinions of other buyers about this product, since it can be small (larger) or different from the one declared for photos and in description.
Due to some peculiarities of buying Internet shops in foreign (in particular American) Internet shops, many consumers have a question: how to buy things on the Internet from abroad? Let's consider this issue in more detail.
Buying clothes in American online stores
85% of acquisitions are made on such giants as amazon.com and ebay.com. Also on certain sites by the type of buyusa.ru you can find catalogs with thematic stores. If you do not know English, you can use the automatic translation of pages in Chrome or a Google translator.
There are two ways of ordering - through an intermediary and independently. In the first case, the payment and delivery is made by the intermediary firm, you only provide information about the order. In the second case, you register on the site with the goods, pay it through a bank card, choose the delivery method yourself. There is one nuance - in many US stores, delivery is possible only within the country. This problem is solved by specialized services that provide you with a shipping-address for a fee. It will be delivered to you all the goods you bought in American stores. Further this firm packs the goods and sends out either by air mail or by sea. The first option is more expensive, but faster. Usually the price depends on the weight of the goods, but the minimum weight of the parcel is 5 kg, so even if you ordered a shirt with a weight of only 200 g, you will pay as for 5 kg. Therefore, it makes sense to order not himself, but with someone. The second option is preferable for volume orders because of lower prices. Things will be delivered to the address you specify in your order. Approximate delivery time by air is 3-4 weeks, delivery by water can take up to 3 months. Little advice - in some states there is no tax on purchases, so the middleman should choose from there.
How to pay for purchases on the Internet?
Payment for purchases in the online store can be made both directly through your bank card, and through international electronic payment systems - PayPal, for example. Nuance - a bank card must be specially designed for payments on the Internet, for example, VisaElectron, also it is necessary to open a currency account on it. Electronic systems are more convenient because they can be replenished with any card.
Buying clothes through domestic online stores is easier. First, you can pay in several ways: cash on delivery, direct transfer of funds to a bank card, cash (if the store has a representative office in your city).
Is it worth buying online?
Buying clothes through the Internet allows you to buy cheap and quickly a branded and quality thing. In this case, your choice is not limited to distance, you can make purchases in any European and American online stores.