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Different way to buy things

Buying things is more and more convenient nowadays, no matter go to department store, shop, or use mail-order. Going to department store and using mail-order are the main way to buy things for modern people. The article will discuss the major difference of department store and mail-order in three points, shopping time, fir or not and touch and feel the merchandise.

First, the difference point between department store and mail-order is shopping time. The shopping time both can be choose by the customers. They can chose what time they want to buy things. Although the time can chose by the customer, it has time limit for department store. Department stores usually open at eleven o’clock in the morning and open at ten o’clock in the evening. The mail order is different from department store. It opens twenty-four hours and can let customer buy things whenever they want if they have computer.

The second difference point between department store and mail-order is fit or not. At the department store, customer can try on the clothing. It can surely know the size and can know what color is more suit for customer themselves. Using the mail-order to buy things, customer should really know their size or they just can go by themselves. Sometimes, the color may have a little different with the merchandise because of the computers’ screen.

The third difference between department store and mail-order is touching and feeling the merchandise. Customers can touch and feel the material is comfortable or not at department store. They will know the material of merchandise clearly. If the products are imperfect, customer can change them immediately. Customer can not touch and feel the merchandise by use mail-order. The material my not as good as customers expected.

For each way to buy things there are some advantages and disadvantages between department store and mail-order. People can choose going to department store or using mail-order only if they like. The most important thing is happiness. If customers buy things with happiness, no matter department store or mail-order will have advantages for customers.