Online Grocery Shopping

Online Grocery Shopping

1. Tips

   • Don't give out personal information, such as credit card numbers and social security number, via email
   • Don't use public, unsecured wifi
   • If you are familiar with a product and a deal seems too good to be true, don't just buy it- investigate
   • Use strong passwords with accounts regarding your information
   • Using a payment service, such as Pay Pal, is a good idea because they offer additional security
   • Use credit, not debit

2. Cons

   • On some websites, the ordering process is badly designed and hard to navigate your way through
   • When selecting a time slot that works best for you, if it is in a range of high demand time, it's going to cost more money
   • When it comes to quality and freshness, you may want something different than what is sent to you. For example, ripe bananas may be sent when you were ;looking for some that weren't all the way ripe
   • Without having to deal with lines, crowds, or people, your daily social interaction will decrease
   • Because it is online, popular offers may be unavailable at times

3. Pros

   • You can order any time you need to. Unlike a store, you don't have to wait until it opens or worry about it closing
   • When delivering, you can choose a 2 hour time slot that best works for you
   • The quality and freshness of the product is usually the best because the company tries to send the best of their products
   • Because you're ordering online, you don't have to worry about long lines or a crowded grocery store
   • You're able to look at different companies selling the same product in order to find the cheapest price without driving around to all different stores