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Online shopping --- you can get just the best deals!There is no doubt that online shopping is very big business. I never thought it would be. I have a back ground in small business, mostly face-to-face with the customer. I always believed there was no substitute for up-front personal contact.While I still believe that to be true, online business has taken a huge leap forward in the last couple of years. Reputable and profitable online shops have proven that they can provide excellent service. Customers will buy from a computer, and they will put their credit card details into a secure server. Some still feel nervous about it, but online shopping is growing at a very steady rate. The Americans and the British took to online shopping like a duck takes to water. Australians have been nervous about it, and slow to embrace the concept, mostly due to media scare stories. That attitude is changing rapidly, in Australia we now have some excellent online shops, and its possible to purchase almost any product, and quite safely, without risk of fraud. I believe that sending your credit card details through a secure server on the internet is far safer than using an ATM, where anyone can see your pin number. As well, mugging or bag snatching is becoming more prevalent near ATM's. On the internet secure server system, no human sees your credit card number, and even if they could, it's all encrypted anyway! All your details stay inside the secure server computer, even the shop assistant doesn’t ever see your details! To ensure your security when transacting via secure servers, your credit card and personal details are encrypted using the latest industry standard SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption technology before being sent over the Internet. The service is great too. All on-line shops are specifically set up to process your order, and get it to you as quickly as possible. Delivery systems are in place to ensure your order arrives quickly. I purchased a hardcover book on-line recently. I put the order in at 9 pm, it arrived in the mail two days later! Online shops have an email address if you have any queries or problems, and all such matters are dealt with immediately. Even cars and boats sell off the internet. If you have done your homework, and you know what you want, why chase around town trying to find it? You can compare prices, ask questions, make up your mind what model you want, buy it, have it delivered to your front door, and you don’t even need to get off the chair….other than to refill your tea cup! Happy Shopping, Patrick
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