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4 money-saving hacks for online shopping

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Online shopping has become a way of life now. Everything right from a broomstick to the most expensive electronics is available online. Of course, a big segment of online shopping is for garments, groceries and household articles. Online dress shopping for women has become a constant feature for many of the players in the digital space so much so that some of them have started exclusive sections for promoting garments on discounts. One of the most commonly bought items online is the leggings for women. The versatility of use that leggings can be put to along with the ease of buying them online are considered two major factors for the same.

While buying online is an easy way to get what you want at your door step, it’s an exercise that requires caution and alertness to gain the maximum without losing out on cases of payment frauds. The very same ease of use of purchasing anything online also is the same channel that can be used to cheat.

Here are a few hacks to ensure your online dress shopping is safe and enjoyable.

Plan
Online shopping is tempting. Many times, people end up buying impulsively only to feel that they have bought items that they might not use often. There is always an option to return items bought online but there is a stipulated time period. The best thing to do to avoid all this hassle is to plan what you want to buy. Even a simple everyday necessity like leggings for women can be a planned purchase. When you plan, you save money that can be spent on impulsive buying.

Add to cart but do not buy
Another interesting tip is to add items to the cart but not proceed to buy immediately. There are few advantages to this method. The first is that similar items from the same buyer if available are suggested to you. Another advantage is that similar or same items from other buyers are made known to you. A third and most important advantage is that online portals will tempt you to buy the items added to your cart by offering discounts. This is a temptation that is good to yield to.

Choose 0% EMI option
If any of your online shopping purchases provide a 0% EMI option, the wise thing is to opt for it instead of paying by cash on delivery. This ensures an immediate outflow of cash is not happening thus reducing burden on your pocket.

Never buy only from one seller
When you buy anything offline, you check and compare prices with various sellers. It’s a good idea to practice the same technique when buying online too. It happens that the same kinds of items are sold by more than one seller even in the online space. They come at varying prices too. It will only work in your best interest to check all such options before buying anything online.

Follow these hacks to get the best out of your online shopping experience.

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Laxman Balagani

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