I got to thinking about this one day while browsing some online stores. I realised that there are some things I will not buy online no matter how cheap I perceive them to be.
Here are some things I do not buy online and my reasons for not doing so:-
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- Clothes, bags and shoes – I am a tactile shopper – I like to touch the material of clothes, bags and shoes before I buy them. Also experience has taught me that what looks good on the computer monitor may not look as good in real life and vice versa. So, I still do most of my fashion shopping in person. However, I am willing to buy bags online when I can do proper research on a particular item like my Rebecca Minkoff Morning After Mini bag 🙂
- Liquid eyeliner and Mascara – I do not even purchase mascara from warehouse sales due to a previous bad experience. I purchased a mascara during one such sale and when I got home, realised that it was all dried up = waste of money. You can’t tell if the mascara has been opened by others during a sale (I saw it happening once and I wanted to smack the lady!) or when sold online. Once opened, mascaras dry up faster due to the introduction of air. Since I cannot be sure, I don’t buy them online.