Is Online Shopping Better Than Offline/Store Shopping?

Online shopping is the one thing that your old timer tailor-master wants dead. It eats up his business faster than the cookie monster chomping on chocolate cookies. But we love it. What's better than window shopping minus the walking and the sweating with the added bonus of having munchies at arm’s length at all times?
However, we bring to you 5 reasons why you should ditch the phone and sweat it out in the sun.

(WYSIWIG )
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET is the top reason. check out the consumer forums and the horrible reviews most online retail stores get and suddenly trying before you buy becomes your number 1 reason. There's a reason why your mom and dad are sceptical about online shopping. From taking pictures at attractive angles to outrightly showing a different picture and sending you a different product, online retailers will try every trick in the book to separate you from your money.

(Cheaper Deals) 
Online retailers will try to lure you with eye catching taglines like 70% discount and when it seems too good to be true, it always is. They will inflate the prices artificially and then offer the discount so that their margins don't suffer. On the other hand, the offline retailer will give discounts based on your interpersonal skills and your skills will only improve with every “bhaiyya thoda sahi daam lagaana” you say.

(Socialisation)
Get a few friends to tag along as you all go about on your shopping sprees. You'll have more fun and get more relevant opinions of that dress you tried than any of the 5 star ratings you see on online retail shops. The time for online shopping is a rainy afternoon,for all other times text your friends and organize a raid on the flea market.

(The Economics)
The more that money changes hands, more will be the increase in your country’s GDP. Online retailers cut out the middleman and that is a loss of valuable GDP. That's the reason behind the go local phenomenon which is gaining currency these days.

(Exercise)
Yes, we are lazy and we're only getting worse. Walking is good for you and more importantly, if you can walk for 20 minutes in the search of that rare Pokémon then you surely can walk to the shops to get your stuff. Trust us, your 40 year old self will thank you for it.