Saturday, October 9, 2010

UK ONLINE SHOPPING; HOW TO SHOP ON THE INTERNET IF YOU ARE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Shopping online in the UK is not an easy thing to do if you are not well informed beforehand about the dangers of online shopping. One of the most feared dangers of online shopping is the fear of one losing his or her identity to online scammers. Losing of one’s identity online is called INTERNET IDENTITY THEFT.
They are however safe places where one can shop online and still are safe. One of such places is AMAZON.CO.UK. Notice that the web address is different from that of the US which is amazon.com. Amazon has over the years built name for itself as far as online shopping is concerned. Shopping from Amazon will ensure that your identity is not tempered with as they have the best internet and online security applications installed on their website.
REQUIREMENTS TO SHOP ONLINE IF YOU ARE IN THE UK
Like I said before, shopping online can be frustrating if you don’t know how online shopping is done in the UK. The first thing that you need is a billing address for you to be eligible to shop online in the UK. Billing address may be different from shipping address or the same as billing address.
You must include your post code on your address so as to make it easier for the courier people to locate you.
MUST I BE AT HOME ALL DAY LONG WAITING FOR MY PARCEL TO COME?
This is one of the questions that are frequently asked by first time online shoppers who see online shopping in the UK as a waste of time. There are two options available to you if you are not at home when the delivery team came to your house.
The first option is to drop a letter informing you that your parcel was brought and that a re-visit will be made on a specified date. The second option is to drop the parcel with your neighbor with his details dropped in your letter box informing you that your goods have been brought to you.
BENEFITS OF SHOPPING ONLINE IN THE UP
COST EFFECTIVE
You definitely cannot beat the competitive rate of online sales. The reason for these cheap online sales is that most online shops like Amazon have no rent to pay for displaying their inventory. All they pay is hosting fee and domain name fee which are very minimal. You don’t only save money; you equally save time which can be translated into money.
FLEXIBILITY
Online shopping has flexibility as one of its most valued benefits. You will have the time to carefully compare products with other bidders that are actively scrambling for your patronage. Amazon allows you to return their products if it does not meet your specification or if it has defection. All you need to do is look out for the return address and forward the product to it. You can even add items to your online shopping basket, save it and continue your shopping at a later date.
CONVENIENT
Online shopping makes you feel relaxed when you are shopping and you can shop at any time of the day or night. All you need is a computer that is connected to the internet and your payment details and you are on for an online shopping.
GOOD IN BAD WEATHER
Online shopping in the UK is most appreciated when the weather becomes so bad. The last winter in the UK was in record as the worst winter in the UK for the last twenty years or so and forecast have it that this years’ winter (2010) will be more severe than the last one. Only time will tell if this is true or one of those miscalculated forecasts that have been made in the past.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
There are lots of payment options you can use for your online shopping if you are in the UK. One of such payment options are Amazon gift certificate. Other payment options include; VISA card, MasterCard, Maestro Card, etc.

Start shopping online now!