How to make shopping online successful and fun

For a novice, shopping online can turn out to be quite a big turn-off simply because of all the variables that are not visible to you when it is compared to real-life shopping. Especially when it comes to things like clothes. You would be more accustomed to going to the store and trying on the clothes. Sometimes you could be unsure of your sizes and you can’t guess the texture of the clothes just by looking at it online. This is without considering the fact you may get swindled!

Identify the Website

You can alleviate the fear of being swindled by identifying the website. A quick google search would help you determine if the site is trustworthy. Especially if you look at the search bar and there is an “s” in the “http:” then that means there is a secure payment system involved. Check to see if the website has social media. You can then check to see what other customers have said about the products and if their service seems to be an authentic one. There will be websites that are trustworthy such as Shopping in Focus which will list many authentic online shops.

Check Return Policies

Check the return policies and shipping before you get all excited about the products available. There is no point in paying more than twice the price for the product if you can’t return it, should there be any defect in the product once you receive it. Because that will be the only time you can see if it looks good on your body and if you can style it the way you expected you could. If returns are easily handled by the website you have the assurance that you can bring any amount of outfits and send them back for a better fit if you had been wrong about your measurements.

Check Product Reviews

Do some product shopping with reviews. Go to several different websites looking for the product you need and read the online reviews. Use them to determine which of the online stores are the best places to shop for clothes on the internet. Pay attention to the reviews. If it is an authentic place there will be product photos alongside the reviews. There will be complaints. Read them all and weigh the good and the bad before making a choice.

Know Your Measurements

Know your measurements. It’s quite easy. Get a measuring tape and measure your shoulder length, bust, waist and hips and have a record of it somewhere. Check how measurements change according to country and convert your measurements accordingly. Keep in mind that if you are a size 13, some companies might have different measurements for a size 13. So always pick a larger size to be on the safe side. You can alter large sizes to fit you but not so with smaller sizes.

Colours

The colours online can change depending on how it is shown on screen and how it is in real life. So if you are looking for distinct colour it is better not to shop online but look for it somewhere in your vicinity. Because it might be listed as blue but turn out to be a slightly greenish colour when it gets to you. This is also why return policy is so important because you can send it back if it is not the colour you wanted it to be. Or you might find that it matches something else in your closet instead. As always, leave some room for error when you are shopping online and understand that you might not always get what you envisioned.