General Chat

What sort of things do you usually buy online? Is there anything you wouldn't buy online?
What are your favourite sites for online shopping?

I've bought quite a lot of books online. I've started buying cherry hot chocolate online, because the shops don't seem to sell it any more.

Also, where I live is quite a rural location, so there aren't too many shops. So it's a lot easier to shop on the internet.

Are there any sites you don't trust? Have you had any bad experiences shopping online?
There have been a few occasions when the items I've ordered online haven't turned up, but the online retailers have (in most cases) sent replacements or refunds for items 'lost in the post'.

Do you prefer shopping online or in shops?

I order clothes from the catalogue on- line.

Other than that, I occasionally do a Sainsbury's or a Tesco.

Liquorice, sugar - free sweets, a copy of the Gough Map from the Bodleian Library and OH bought me a couple of books from Amazon and I once bought some CDs and a copy of an old OS map.

That is the sum total of my internet shopping experience.

W H Smiths sell old OS maps; but usually only the ones for the local area. It's the same for books about local history. If you're researching another part of the country, it's usually better to go online.

Books for my Kindle ~ I get new ones every day (don't ask how many books I have waiting to be read).

I get some goods from an Australian company online. Their prices are good, and they are reliable (had to send one thing back for a replacement, no problem). We live quite a distance from shopping centres, and I'd rather spend a few $$s on delivery charges than spending half a day driving to shops, looking for a park, and putting up with crowds!

I've bought appliances, lamps, doormats, sheets, perfume, office chairs...... the list goes on.

I wouldn't buy clothes online, because sizes can vary..... and would never buy shoes, because my feet are a different size... not just a teeny bit, but a full size. :-(

I have bought a lot online mainly from Amazon, I think they can be trusted. I wont use Ebay although I have seen some good bargins. A couple of years ago I ordered a couple of T-shirts and a pair of trousers from a large retail ladies clothes store.....the driver tried to shove them through my letter box, which then got stuck, damaging the letter box, so never again from them. I have ordered a few things for my granddaughter cot for instance which was delivered to my daughters address the next day, giving an hour slot to when it would be arriving...you cant get better than that

I have used Tesco and Asda online but not since we have lived here with a large Morrisons opposite and Sainsburys down the road

Books for Kindle
Clothes for me (Sixteen47) as the high street clothes in my size are just so bad
Clothes for him - he hates shopping for them
Shoes - for my width
Sweeties - from A Quarter Pound of - for good old fashion sweets

Oh anything and everything. Also I find I can get some really unusual gifts which these days you just cannot find on the high street as they are all the same.

In fact, my gifts are always commented on (smug smile) :-)

I LOVE INTERNET SHOPPING

Kindle books from Amazon, also my rotary washing line, car seat covers, Norton Security - all from Amazon

QVC is my No: 1 on line shop - they are fantastic to deal with - in over fifteen years have never ever had a problem with anything from them - excellent prices, easy pay systems with no interest and no quibble 30 day money back guarantee on everything, including food [which I have never bought] - clothes and shoes, even if you've worn them, and earrings - which would never happen with another supplier

I've heard bad reports of people doing their grocery shopping online and ending up with bruised apples and such. I think it's better to be able to cherry pick fresh produce yourself.

We had some very near to the use by dates on some items such as two boxes of those yogurt drinks think 6 in each and 2 days life.....complained and got money back.....also I ordered a large joint of topside which we would cut into 3 small joints. they sent silverside....I complained and again received money back and kept the beef ....very nice it was too :-D

My daughter works for a big supermarket as a ' picker' (online deliveries) so it keeps her in work whilst still at college

I buy most things online. I started when I lived in a rural area and it was cheaper and less time consuming than getting the car out, driving to town, paying a parking fee etc., and then I just continued doing it when I moved to the small town I live in now.

I have a monthly supermarket delivery, though I do shop separately for fruit and veg, bread and most meat. This month my delivery charge was £1.

Don't buy shoes online as I don't have an average fitting, but go online for just about anything else . Touch wood, I have never had to send anything back or wait very long for anything to be delivered.

i use Amazon an awful lot for everyday things like lawnmower blades to flea drops for my dog..lol, things like that are often much cheaper than the shops.I always buy my books and music on there as well.It saves trawling from shop to shop to find things.

Sometimes i buy things from Ebay, but not as often.

I never buy clothes online as i like to try things on before i but them,i did last year buy some children's pjs but they were very small , the seller was really good and quickly replaced them with a bigger size and paid for the return postage., but i would not order clothes again.


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Himself buys golf balls & gloves online. Much cheaper than the club's pro shop!

I look at StrawberryNet for cosmetic specials, but haven't bought anything yet.... I can get most of what I want locally, but the only mascara I like is an Estee Lauder one, and no shops locally sell those products; the nearest shop is about an hour drive, in another State.


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Nothing wrong with Ebay - it isn't their fault if the post man is a plonker. Their resolution process works a treat to I have used it twice this year and they sorted things out within 24 hours. On one occasion the seller couldn't supply and didn't refund in the timescale he promissed, the other the order apparently got lost. On this occasion a prompt from Ebay and it was sent next day courier.

We don't yet use it for food, mainly because we like to see what we are getting and we enjoy the twice weekly trip out to the supermartket. However we occasionally buy meat on-line from a local wholesale supplier - £25 min to make it worth while but the quality is usually better than the supermarket.

Otherwise we by most things on-line. Ebay, Amazon, direct to suppliers, whatever has what we want at a reasonable price. We have bought all out domestic appliances on-line, beds, etc.


The list so far this year includes

Coins, Trainers, Clothes, Books, Tools and hardware (Toolstation have next day delivery for orders over £10 - cheaper than driving there....!) Bits for the garden pond filter parts, Computer network card, Light bulbs, wife's craft stuff

I found my favourite brand of OK sauce on line.....can't find it in the shops.....but I held back my excitement over finding it when I saw the price....£10 and that wasn't including P&P.

These days I look online before making major purchases as it is very often cheaper.....not always though.

As much as possible.................I loathe shopping :-| :-|

You have to watch how much some sites/sellers charge for p+p. I've seen things on Ebay selling for pennies; but the p+p has been about £10.

I'm not sure if lawnmower blades are any everyday thing. :-S

I usually buy 'nowt' online - 'tho the quality ain't as good as it was when I were a lad and the totter came calling.

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Graham,
they are for my Flymo which always needs the plastic blades replacing..they chip and break so easily.
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I have never looked on E- Bay or Twitter.

Have never felt the need.

The only reason I used Amazon was because I typed in a book title I wanted and that was the cheapest it was offered.

Like car boot sales, I think it is only too easy to buy things you neither want nor need when you see them on those sites.

You can't buy stuff on Twitter. It's a social networking site. ;-)