After hours glued to your device and the indecisive thoughts of hitting the "Place Order" button, you finally made the commitment to go online shopping. Everything is great until they bait you with 20% off your next order. Boom you soon become an active participant in online shopping.
Online shopping has been around for years but this day and age it feels as though whenever I look at someone's computer screen during class or someone's email all I see is shopping, shopping, shopping. Everyone is looking for the best sale, the fastest shipping, and the cutest outfit.
It has quickly replaced the need for actual shopping. Spending hours at a time on websites, hunting for the best deals and trying to meet free shipping standards. However, why are we spending so much online and why does it seem like there's some form of commitment before actually buying something?
Online shopping can be dangerous and addictive for people who tend to procrastinate or are completely bored. $200 per month is probably how much I spend online. I often find myself indulging on websites just to seek the thrill of adding things to my cart.
When I surf the web I usually get trapped in the sale section of every website. These major companies have developed methods to entice the everyday shopper in order to gain maximum profit. Clothing stores like Forever21 and Footlocker have made the idea of shipping cost a negative connotation.
For most clothing stores, shipping costs can be up to $9.00 per cart. In order to qualify for free shipping, a person must spend a minimum of $50. Shoppers like me will continue to purchase even if it is things that have no purpose until I finally reach $50. Ironically enough, spending $15 in order to reach $50 is more of a deal than placing money into shipping.
I have no clue as to why I stopped going to stores. Possibly because I hate trying on clothes, or feeling like I wasted time by driving to a store.
Online is just so easy and quick it makes perfect sense that I am addicted to it. These million dollar companies purposely troll your emails and every website you visit after you place anything in your cart to make you continue to revisit the sales.
The saddest thing about online shopping is I'm not sure if it will lead to a downfall of malls and stores and sales associates. Statistics show that people are just not shopping like they were in the past. As the world moves forward into this digital era, I always question what will happen to these jobs people no longer need.
