The price of things just keeps on going up. However, people, especially women, still want to look and feel their best. That’s why sites like Ali Express and Temu have become popular recently, especially in the West. Sure, they offer nice clothes at a fraction of the price of Western and international retailers. But the question is, “Are you getting your money’s worth when you shop on these sites?” Let’s answer that question now.
You Can Get Great Deals By Shopping Online
So, there’s one drawback – you can’t try clothes on in an online shopping store. However, these stores do offer a generous refund policy. Most brick-and-mortar retailers either offer a limited return and refund policy, or state that ‘all sales are final!’ Online stores offer another bonus. They have size charts that you can use to compare clothing after you’ve takenmeasurements.
However, you can buy brand names at a fraction of the price through online retailers. Some retailers like Temu even have employees do extensive physical checks on each item in inventory before listing it. So, you know that you’re getting a quality item when you buy a pair of Guess jeans for $8.
Online Shopping is Convenient
Due to the growing popularity of remote work, many Americans may be able to shop only during certain times of the day and night. Unfortunately, many traditional retailers may be closed during those times. That’s when online shopping is a real Godsend. Because online shops never close, Americans find them convenient.
Now, they can shop for their favorite dresses while brushing their teeth at midnight. That is a convenience that was unthinkable even a decade ago!
You Can Do Your Homework Before Buying a Brand
How is that possible? Simple! You can read customer reviews regarding brands before making a purchasing decision. That gives you an advantage because it gives you access to lots of information and insights you don’t learn about when you try clothes on, either in the fitting room of a physical store or in the physical store.
Some of these insights include:
- The best ways to wash and care for the clothes.
- Whether it’s as new as the retailer claims it is.
- How it wears.
- How long do the clothes last after several washings and wearings?
- How the clothes fit in reality.
- How the clothes look and make the wearer look like in reality.
You’ll Get Free Marketing
Sure, you can read about certain deals that physical stores offer before the fact in the newspaper or your favorite magazine. The issue is that you have to read the newspaper or magazine to learn about the offers. Additionally, you have to visit the store on the days the offers take place and meet other (often stringent) criteria to leverage those deals.
Thrift stores may offer amazing deals. The trouble is that you can only learn about these deals if you are in the store. Also, the deals only apply on certain days and are only good for certain items.
Online shopping changes the entire equation as far as announcing deals is concerned. It’s because retailers bring the deals to you by email. Yes, online shopping outlets use email marketing to inform you of amazing offers and deals, often months in advance. That gives you lots of prepping and planning time.
Online retailers often announce spectacular deals and offers on many lines and items of clothing. Good examples are, “50% off of all Guess sweatshirts,” or “Buy 3 dresses, get 2 free!” Traditional retailers usually can’t afford to offer deals that amazing.
Location Doesn’t Matter
If you lived in Texas and wanted to buy dresses only sold in London or New Delhi thirty years ago, you would have had some issues. You would have either had to travel to the metros physically, or you would have to have had a friend buy the clothes for you and send them to you. You could have mail-ordered the clothes. But mail order often has a reputation for sending shipments late or even losing them
Online shopping tips the scales in your favor. You can now shop at any store you want, including those in London and New Delhi. So, E-commerce has transformed the global marketplace into a local one where people can shop at their convenience.
Many online retailers even offer free shipping. Also, there are no pesky and long lines to wait in to purchase clothes. All you have to do is click on the “Checkout now” and “Purchase” buttons, and the clothes will soon arrive at your doorstep once your payment is approved.
Conclusion
Online shopping outlets like Temu and Aliexpress offer more than great deals on clothes (and other goods.) They are game changers. The reason is that they have made shopping more convenient (and some would say, more enjoyable) by allowing people to make purchases with the simple clicks of a few buttons. Indeed, perhaps that’s why online retailers are now a permanent part of the shopping landscape.
