Online Shopping!!!

Today's assignment is to spent $500 on online shopping.

The first thing that come to my mind is JEANS! NEW JEANS!!!! yes i love nice jeans, plus my jeans are getting old. There is a saying by 1 of my friend, "a new year must always start with a new pair of jeans and wear them till they worn out throughout the year and don't wash it until the year ends." Its a bit disgusting not to wash the jeans for a year but its common practice for guys to make raw jeans fade by not washing for half a year or more. Recently i have become a fan of raw jeans and I mean i really plan to get some new jeans 1 for the new year and another 1 for chinese new year.

When choosing the jeans i want to get, i look for quality, style, brand and special (cannot be too commonly worn by many people). Of course the price have to be reasonable. I prefer simple raw jeans with not much fading and pattern on them and also jeans that are tough and good quality that will last long.

This is a pair of A.P.C jeans from A.P.C official website http://www.apc.fr/ In terms of quality, it is 100% cotton and RAW denim, which is what im looking for. The main reason why i like this pair of jeans is because it is quite rare to find, A.P.C does not have any retail outlet in singapore, the only way to get it is by buying them online or go find some boutique that import it (usually sells at a high price due to imported, not worth it). That is why buying it online is the best way to get this jeans. The price of this jeans is 125 EUR, converted to singapore currency it will be 251.678 SGD.

This is a pair of nudie jeans, its from the website http://www.nudiejeans.com/shop/ Nudie jeans have been quite a trend for some time, its becoming more and more common for poly guys our age to wear. However, despite getting common, this pair of nudie is quite special. As the description says, it is 98% cotton and 2% lycra, it is a pair of black jeans wash down by stone and sand blasted to this colour. It is different from the normal raw denim nudie jeans we see around. Another reason why i am getting this pair of jeans is same as the A.P.C jeans, nudie also does not have any retail outlet in singapore, that makes it quite rare to get. The price of this jeans is 1199 SEK, converted to singapore currency it will be 236.942 SGD.

To sum up my online shopping trip, the amount i spent on this 2 pair of jeans will be $236.924 + $251.678 = $488.62

Reflections: Online Shopping

After doing this online shopping assignment, i realize that online shopping is actually very fun. I actually spent an hour or 2 looking at the internet browsing thru different things to buy on the net. I ended up with a long list of things and finally choosing these 2 pair of jeans, the main reason i choose these 2 pair of jeans is because they are not sold in singapore. From this, i realize the convenience of online shopping. Singapore being a small country, although we are very advance and stuff, there are still many things not sold in singapore. Especially in the fashion industry, where some brands only open outlets in some particular place. With online shopping, we do not have to fly overseas to buy something that is not sold in singapore. All we need is a credit card and internet. Therefore with the advance of new media in the retail industry, comes online shopping more and more brands and shops are offering this service to increase their sales, it provides convenience to the consumers and also generates more revenue for the company.

However, there is a downside on online shopping. The security of credit cards use when purchasing an item. There are many cases of credit card fraud or stealing credit card number cases happening online, and these are due to people casually giving credit card numbers to websites that are not reliable. Another problems is the delivery process, sometimes packages went missing if its not registered mail, or maybe the delivery time sometimes takes too long for things you need urgently.

In conclusion, when doing online shopping, the websites we visit are marketing and business website. These websites some are there to provide convenience and ease when shopping, but there are also websites out there that are there to steal people's credit card number and hack into them. Therefore, with the convenience of online shopping, we also need to be careful of the system and take the necessary precarious when shopping.