Everyone knows women love to splurge the minute they hit the mall, but according to a recent survey, it's their male counterparts who take the crown when it comes to online shopping. Go on the internet and there's no dearth of jokes about how wives can empty out their husbands' hardearned cash with one deadly shopping spree, but perhaps men might not have the time to look these up because they're too busy looking for the best online deals. According to a new survey by a website, "Almost twice the number of men shop online as compared to women, as 60% of the orders placed online in a month are by men." The survey adds, "Guys like shopping online while women just check deals and do window shopping. Men are more comfortable buying everything, from pen drives to mobiles and electronics, and even daily grooming essentials, online. However, girls' shopping habits are limited to fashion accessories and sometimes home decor."
It saves energy, petrol, time and money
Apart from discounts and great deals that most online shopping portals offer, another reason guys prefer shopping online is that it saves long drives to the mall and the time spent finding a parking spot. Nitin Sahu, a bank accountant who stays in Mayur Vihar, says, "When I can buy everything online, why should I drive all the way to Noida or to the South Delhi malls? It takes an hour to go to Vasant Kunj if there is no traffic on the roads.Driving for two hours and then shopping for two hours is tiresome. I shop online to avoid traffic. It saves energy, petrol, time and money as well."
Can't stand the long queues in malls
You not only need time and money for shopping but courage also — courage to stand in the long queues at the cash counter with your heavy shopping bags. While in most cases there is always someone to carry a girl's bag, it's not the same for guys. They have to brave the shops, stand in long lines and then carry their shopping bags themselves. Shubham Chaudhary, a lawyer, says, "A lot of times I have left a shop just because it was crowded and had a long queue. My wife doesn't shop for clothes online because she likes to try them out before buying, she would click herself from several angles and then decide if she wants to buy it."
"But I can't wander with her to shop after shop and then stand in queues. She just has to try out the clothes without worrying about the queues and the heavy bags that I end up carrying. So, I shop for my stuff online and ask her to go to shopping with her friends," says Shubham.
Why would you go to a shop when you know the technicalities?
Boys and their toys have a simple bond — they don't care about the colour or whether there are better options available elsewhere. If it works, it's good enough. It's for this reason that guys say they shop online, because the products they buy involve fewer complications. According to Abhishek Kumar, a documentary filmmaker, "I shop for electronic devices online because that's the safest thing. When you know what laptop configuration you want, or when you know which company's hard disk you want, why would you go to a shop and choose from there? These things never go wrong if you need to know what you know. With clothes, you can still have issues with the size or fitting, but with the gadgets, there is no chance of such problems."
Shopkeepers confuse you
Out of the many things you may see in a market, the one thing you'll never witness is a woman shopping alone. She'll always be accompanied by at least one, if not a dozen, girlfriends, who'll given their opinion on every dress she picks up, and sometimes even the sales staff will give their thoughts. For men, shopping isn't a community activity, and they're certainly not looking for a slew of opinions. Roshan Jha, a sales engineer who recently bought a DSLR camera from an online website, says that shopkeepers confuse their customers if they're unsure about the product. He says, "I wasn't sure which camera would be better for me. Going to a shop and asking them would have meant more confusion. Each shopkeeper will tell me his favourite and that would not have helped. So I searched for the camera online. And I compared it with other companies' cameras, the price and the features. It was quite clear what to choose - the best features at a reasonable price."
Can't shop for girlfriend with family
Ajeet Keshwani, a final year engineering student, says, "When you live with your family, it becomes very difficult to shop for your girlfriend, especially if you want to surprise her. Where do you hide the gifts? Parents or siblings will always ask you why girlie things are lying around in your room. So, I shop for my girlfriend from online shopping portals and I send them to her directly. She likes these kinds of surprises. Sometimes she even sends me links to what she wants and I buy it for her. It also saves me the embarrassment of entering a cosmetic shop or the ladies' section of a shop."
Women: It helps in bargaining
But while men are ahead of the women in buying stuff online, women also check out shopping sites — only to be able to bargain better when they go shopping in the market, however! Megha Sharma, a teacher, says, "Who doesn't like bargaining? I'm one of the best bargainers in my friends circle. Whenever my friends have to go shopping, they take me along so that I can bargain for them. What they don't know is that I always check the prices online before shopping. Main kabhi-kabhi shop mein khade ho ke mobile phone pe check karti hoon, ki yeh online kitne mein mil raha hai. It just makes you a smart shopper."
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