I've made more purchases of varied types of things online than I can list here.
For me, basically it amounts to is...
- if I can find what I'm looking for at a decent price;
- shipping charges won't drive the total price over that of a retail store;
- (if outside of Canada) exchange & Canada Customs won't bend me over the counter in the process;
- there is no local store carrying the same or similar item which does not require an out-of-the-way stop to/from work, or one which keeps decent weekday hours;
...if all of those criteria are met, I'll click my admittedly lazy butt into making the purchase instead of "going shopping."
Thinking of starting an online retail business?