By Anson Lee
One of the commonest uses of the online medium today is e-shopping or also popularly called e-commerce. We can virtually buy any item online today, thanks to the internet. Of course, in order to do so, we need to have a smart device with us, like a smartphone or a tablet. But is this medium safe and reliable to buy all types of products and items? Can it be used for buying electronic and digital items? Since in the virtual world, we do not really get to see the products upfront closely and in-person, how can you be sure that the product bought from the online medium will not be faulty or have technical snags and issues?
The answer is that the virtual medium is as good as the physical world, as long as you know the right places to make purchases. The use of reliable sites and apps is highly advised. Today, in India, one of the popular online sites that promote fair and ethical e-shopping are sites like that of Paytm. Of course, you can use the official websites of different brands too to make purchases online. The only drawback of using brand websites is that you do not get to know about other branded items thereby limiting your choice. To be able to decide wisely and make a well-informed decision, it is essential that you use a site that features all top-rated brands at one place.
Buying an electronic item online is absolutely secure and safe. The only caution you need to take probably is the method you pay for the purchase and make sure to use an authenticated site for online financial transactions.
In order to buy a tablet online, you can choose between different methods of payment that include:
- Your credit cards
- Debit card
- Bank transfer
- Use your digital wallet for transferring money to the merchant, or
- Use your smartphone as a UPI wallet and make the payment.
Tablets are expensive items and so are other electronic products and hence most sellers or resellers do not offer cash-on-delivery options. But for products that are quite affordable and cheap, this option is also present where customers can pay when they get delivery of their ordered items.
All the above-mentioned methods of payments are quite safe and foolproof. The safest, of course, is the electronic wallet and the UPI payment method. In both cases, the payment mode is not directly linked to your bank account, thereby protecting your sensitive personalized information from getting hacked and misused.
While going from shop to shop or driving from one place to another in order to find the perfect tablet in the offline world, that meets your requirements is tiresome, physically exhausting and mentally draining; the online medium is what makes the entire process of shopping easy and comfortable. You get to conduct e-shopping activities from the safety and comfort of your homes. It is fast, options show up with great speed, pictures upload in seconds and you can use the zoom in and zoom out features on the site to view the product really close and then take decisions accordingly.
