Talk about e-commerce and the first thing that pops to my mind is ONLINE SHOPPING! I know, this week’s com125 lesson is not only about online shopping but more about doing business on the internet.

But this is my blog so I am going to talk about online shopping because that is what I know best about e-commerce.

You can buy anything and everything off the internet, from a computer or a sofa set to a pencil or paper, and from any part of the world (you need to check for the availability of international shipping first).There are many sites where you can take part in this activity of online shopping. Let me show you a few.

Website #1: Fredflare.com

From the picture, you can clearly see that fredflare.com sells almost everything. You might want to consider this website to do part of your Christmas shopping during the festive season. You’ll be able to find something quirky, girly, manly, indie, unique, cute, or simply awesome from this website. It’s a great place to start your journey to internet shopping here! The only downside to this website is that it is not from Singapore and does not ship to our sunny island. Therefore, you’ll probably need a vpost account to be able to do some shopping here. Visit http://www.singpost.com/ for more info about a vpost account.

Website #2: Asos.com

Asos.comASOS is from the UK and they sell more clothes and accessories for both genders. If you’re looking for an outfit that people won’t be able to find in the retail stores in Singapore, ASOS is the way to go. If you’re thinking, “why go through all that trouble just to get an outfit that I can’t find in Singapore?” Well, imagine going to a dinner where you’ll meet many new people, and there you are, with your amazing dress from Zara, and you think that no one else would come in that dress because you just bought it the day before. The next thing you know, another lady walks into the room with that exact same dress as you. … yea. Awkward isn’t it. Now if you were to buy a dress from ASOS instead, the chances of that scenario happening will be cut down drastically by at least 90%! I mean, what are the chances of another lady going to ASOS and browsing through their site, and picking the exact same dress and colour as you? Pretty low I would say. And the best part, ASOS SHIPS TO SINGAPORE FOR FREE (if you spend a minimum of 75pounds)

Website #3: Coupon purchasing websites like http://plus.bigdeal.sg/ and http://www.groupon.sg/

This is a couple of websites that has been the buzz in Singapore lately. Many people are purchasing coupons and vouchers for a deal that is offered by those websites. The deals range from food vouchers to travel vouchers to spa treatment voucher and even mani and pedicure vouchers. Discounts as much as up to 90% can be offered to shoppers and who would want to miss out on a deal like this? The downside of these websites is probably the fact that more than half the time, we’re purchasing for something that we don’t need, and maybe, it’s something that we don’t even want. But because there’s a deal on it, we simply have to buy it. Good for those who only buy when they need that offer, and to the rest of us who buy just to ride on the deal, well, let’s just hope that we are really saving more than we are spending.

Now, these are but a few of the many many many millions and billions of websites available out there for us to fulfill the need to shop. Do check out more and share some websites you think are worth introducing to everyone!

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