There is no gasoline expense and no chance of an accident. Online shopping can also be done just about any time, day or night, and it does not matter whether a brick-and-mortar store is open (Hong, Thong, & Tam, 2005). This makes it much more convenient than traditional shopping for a lot of people. The problems with online shopping include a danger of credit card information being stolen, a possibility of merchandise being damaged in shipping, and the fact that a person cannot touch and carefully examine the merchandise before he or she agrees to buy it (Hong, Thong, & Tam, 2005). Of course, it can be returned,...

Some places also will not pay for the return shipping, so it might end up costing money even if the person decides that he or she does not want it. Overall, online shopping or traditional shopping is a matter of taste.
Bibliography

Hong, W., Thong, J.Y.L., & Tam, K.Y. (2005, Winter). The effects of information format and shopping task on consumers' online shopping behavior: a cognitive fit perspective. Journal of Management Information Systems,…