Comparison Shopping
by Denise Moyle, Outpost staff
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The Mall vs. The Internet |
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Scale of 1-10: 3 |
Scale of 1-10: 7 |
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- You have to get dressed. |
+ No need to get dressed or do your hair. |
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- You have to drive there and find a parking spot. Don't even think about doing something else at the stoplights or while driving. 'Tis the season for road rage. |
+ Don't have to drive anywhere. No traffic or searching for a parking spot. Time saved can be put to use doing something constructive,like watching Jenny Jones. |
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- You have to listen to crappy Christmas music played too loud and good Christmas music not played loud enough. |
+ Ability to chose your own music and its volume. |
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- Outside it is cold; inside it is hot. |
+ Climate control. |
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+/- You know where all the stores are, but you can not come and go from them easily. |
-/+ Finding the site you need can be frustrating but you can come and go from the Internet easily. |
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- Screaming children, runny noses, perfume ladies and strollers. |
+ No screaming/crying children (at least none you don't know). |
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+ You have your purchases that day. |
- You won't receive what you bought for at least two days -- and possibly weeks if the item is popular. |
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+ The food court. Hot Dog on a Stick :)! |
- You'll have to make something to eat. No Hot Dog on a Stick :(! |
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- Rude or annoying sales people and other frustrated shoppers. |
+ No sales people and the only people you have to put up with are the ones you live with. |
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- Waiting in line to pay and not being able to do anything else for fear someone will cut in front of you or yell at you. |
-/+ Slow modems and busy sites, but you can do other things while you wait. |
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- You have to carry all of your bags around with you all day. |
+ The Internet delivers. |
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+ Everything at the mall is three-dimensional. |
- Everything is two-dimensional. |
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+ You can, or at least your kid can, sit on Santa's lap. |
- There is no Santa at your house until Christmas Eve. |
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+ Most stores take cash, credit and checks. |
- The Internet only takes credit cards. |
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+ You can get someone to help you if you can't find something. |
- There may be someone out there somewhere to help you but your guess is as good as mine on how to find them. |
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- Time at mall to find seven items: 3 hours |
+ Time on Internet to find six items: 1 hour |
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Posted Dec. 13, 1999
Copyright 1999 Nevada Outpost
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