by Jim Folsom | Sep 12, 2014 | SAW NEWS |
In the 21st century, more and more people are shopping online. With good reason. There are many advantages to shopping on the internet. For instance, in many cases when buying online the consumer can avoid state sales tax. In most cases, if the seller is in a different state than the buyer, there is no sales tax. Also, there is no need to get up, shower, get dressed and drive to the store. You don’t have to drive all over town looking for what you need, in many cases not finding it, and wasting hours looking. On the net, you point and click, taking seconds to search different stores, many which are in other countries. You can shop all over the world without leaving your house. All you need is a credit card. However, there are some advantages to going to the store as opposed to buying online. One is that you take your purchase home with you that day instead of waiting for it to arrive via the US Postal Service, UPS or Fed Ex. A savvy internet shopper knows to order something a few days before he or she will need the item to give it time to arrive. A very savvy online shopper knows not to choose the cheapest shipping option when for a couple dollars more they can get priority service. For those of you new to online shopping here are some tips: If you choose standard mail, do not expect your package to arrive in a couple of days. Expect it to be a week or longer. If you choose priority mail and it...
