Disadvantages of Online Stores

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We know that currently many business people use online stores to market their merchandise, besides online stores there are many advantages but there are also many disadvantages, these disadvantages must be taken into account by businesses, such as selling prices being more expensive than offline stores because of added shipping costs. special skills to manage websites etc.
 
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We know that currently many business people use online stores to market their merchandise, besides online stores there are many advantages but there are also many disadvantages, these disadvantages must be taken into account by businesses, such as selling prices being more expensive than offline stores because of added shipping costs. special skills to manage websites etc.
This is true. For this reason, we must make purchases from trusted online stores.
 

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Disadvantage is scamming. There are soany online stores that advertise beautiful things at very low prices which in turn tempts people to buy from them and they end up being scammed
 

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The only disadvantage that I can see with this concern is how to compete with other competitors online. If they drop their items' prices, it would be a big challenge for the others.
 

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The major disadvantage of online store is logistics challenges. Sometimes, it will take ages before your ordered products will arrive. Sometimes, you will receive different package from what you ordered. If you are unlucky, you may not receive any package at all.
 

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We know that currently many business people use online stores to market their merchandise, besides online stores there are many advantages but there are also many disadvantages, these disadvantages must be taken into account by businesses, such as selling prices being more expensive than offline stores because of added shipping costs. special skills to manage websites etc.
Wow!!!
I don't know any disadvantages of it until you stated it here now. Thank you
 

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One major disadvantage of an online store is that you do not have the option of testing your goods or products before buying. If by chance the product ks faulty, you would have to go through the long process of returning it.
 

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Online stores don't allow you to examine the goods before purchasing it. Most times, online stores always generate bad experiences when patrons can't get exactly what they want. Refund policy is always a difficult route to follow.
 

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We know that currently many business people use online stores to market their merchandise, besides online stores there are many advantages but there are also many disadvantages, these disadvantages must be taken into account by businesses, such as selling prices being more expensive than offline stores because of added shipping costs. special skills to manage websites etc.
You are very right, these needs to be taken into consideration because some people are actually after price and they feel what is the need to buy product online when they can easily get it at an offline store at a cheaper rate.
 

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Yes with Online stores you don't get to examine what you are buying or the goods before purchasing it.So you might just buy what you didn't bargain for. which is bad
 

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Online stores don't allow you to examine the goods before purchasing it. Most times, online stores always generate bad experiences when patrons can't get exactly what they want. Refund policy is always a difficult route to follow.
There are times when they will being something that is very different from what you have ordered and most times, you will not be able to refund it so it is better to buy it offline
 

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We know that currently many business people use online stores to market their merchandise, besides online stores there are many advantages but there are also many disadvantages, these disadvantages must be taken into account by businesses, such as selling prices being more expensive than offline stores because of added shipping costs. special skills to manage websites etc.

One of the disadvantages of having an online store would be too much competition because there are so many stores that are offering the same product and services.
 

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This is why I feel better to buy things offline. You would be able to assess the things better to know that it is as properly as you wanted it
It is truly better to buy things offline so that you will not start going through the stress of returning the product that you bought if you are not satisfied with it. That will be so stressful
 

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We know that currently many business people use online stores to market their merchandise, besides online stores there are many advantages but there are also many disadvantages, these disadvantages must be taken into account by businesses, such as selling prices being more expensive than offline stores because of added shipping costs. special skills to manage websites etc.
Adding delivery cost to the price of commodity isv not limited to online stores alone. It is applicable in offline stores as well. It is the buyers that bear the cost either the online stores or offline stores
 

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If you are a businessman, you need to consider the drawbacks of online stores, so you have different characteristics, such as many online stores of the same type, which will make the level of competition even higher. A weak internet connection also often disrupts transactions.
 
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