Brick and Mortar Shopping vs. Online Shopping

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Brick and Mortar Shopping vs. Online Shopping

Sherry Kirk

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9/21/2014

Running head: BRICK AND MORTAR SHOPPING VS. ONLINE SHOPPING

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BRICK AND MORTAR SHOPPING VS. ONLINE SHOPPING

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Brick and Mortar Shopping vs. Online Shopping

While both online and brick and mortar shopping can give you convenience and competitive pricing, they are different in the selection of products and security risks.

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping." Everyone has to shop, and some do it for pleasure but most do it out of necessity. When I was young there was only one way to shop. Now there are several different ways to buy from going to a brick and mortar store to shopping online. There are benefits to both as well as drawbacks, but it is nice to have the option between the two. Some conveniences are obvious take general shopping for example.

Everyone has had good and bad experiences shopping online or in a store. In local store was a man pushing a cart which contained a screaming, bellowing baby. The gentleman kept repeating softly, "Don't get excited, Albert; don't scream, Albert; don't yell, Albert; keep calm, Albert." The woman standing next to him said, "You certainly are to be commended for trying to soothe your son, Albert." The man looked at her and said, "Lady, I'm Albert."

Shopping online and brick and mortar shopping can both be convenient. At the brick and mortar stores as a consumer has the convenience of having what they bought instantly and not pay for shipping. There are a lot of people who will avoid shopping online for this reason. A consumer has to shop during the store hours. Store shopping can be inconvenient to someone who works during store hours. On the other...