People are becoming more confident in the safety of their online financial and personal data transactions, leading to a rise in the number of people who make purchases via the internet. This is especially true for low-priced, mass-market commodities, but what about high-priced, very personal goods like jewellery? Do you think people will buy waist chain from jewellery websites?
The following are just a few of the many reasons why purchasing jewellery online is not only risk-free, but also potentially one of the most delightful and fulfilling online shopping experiences you can have.
People have come to realise that purchasing goods (or services) online is not nearly as risky as was originally believed. There has been a significant investment in the research, development, and marketing of safe and secure transaction methods for online stores, and these businesses work tirelessly to convince customers that they will not be ripped off.
When making our first internet purchase, most of us chose an item that was both low in price and low in importance, so if it turned out to be less than ideal, we wouldn't kill ourselves. Equipment includes a can opener, a calculator, sunglasses, and a tablecloth. As luck would have it, your order arrived safely and is basically as described on the website; your credit card statement checks out, and you can rest assured that this first online shopping experience will not be the last.
You've gained the courage to shop more regularly on the internet, perhaps at stores and websites you're already familiar with and can therefore put your trust in. You learn the ins and outs of online shopping as you check out a variety of stores and compare costs and shipping times. You learn to have faith in specific online transaction methods (PayPal, for example), and you understand the value and significance of an SSL site (Secure Server Licenced), which provides consumers with some level of security assurance. You have gotten over your fears and are confident enough to make purchases on the internet, right?
Since you have been only purchasing low-priced necessities up until this point, there has been little to no financial risk, right?
Is it time for you to upgrade your internet shopping habits by purchasing a television, ride-on lawnmower, computer, bedroom set, or other similarly large and pricey items? Larger purchases come with a greater perceived level of risk, but this is often less of a deterrent than consumers' need to physically examine and, ideally, smell expensive goods before making a purchase decision online. Smart shoppers will perform their research in person at one or two stores, decide on the product, brand, model, design, etc. that they want, and then go online to find the best pricing and shipping options. Approximately 10% of consumers do this at present, but that percentage is likely to expand exponentially as consumer confidence in online transaction systems grows.
Well, let's move on to the jewellery section. Due to the high price and the fact that jewellery is such a personal purchase, many people avoid making jewellery purchases online. Most jewellery sold is costume jewellery because it is less expensive and more versatile than fine jewellery made with precious stones.
This makes it more difficult to make a choice, but when a woman spots a piece of jewellery that she knows is perfect for her, she may give in to the temptation to make an impulsive purchase and pull out her credit card without thinking twice. Hence, just as at a jewellery store or a department store, people often make purchases on impulse when shopping online. Should one willingly pull out one's credit card? - Is it just as risk-free to buy jewellery online as it was to buy that electric can opener or that wonderful tablecloth?
If an online jewellery store has the same important SSL certified mark and a safe and secure transaction system as other online retail sites, then it is just as safe and secure as any other online retail site. The difference here is that you're buying something for yourself, something you'll actually use, and something that says something about who you are, so you'll spend more time thinking not about whether or not it's safe to buy the item online, but rather whether or not you actually like and want the item.
In the end, it's up to you to decide; it's the same as when you're trying to decide whether or not to buy a wonderful piece of jewellery from a catalogue.
It would be unwise to risk a substantial sum of money on an unprotected internet transaction if you were looking to buy a diamond or other precious jewel. Even though there has been a lot of negative coverage in the media about online scams involving precious stones, and even though legitimate jewellers' associations all over the world are working hard to clean up the industry and restore consumer confidence, this coverage should not be taken as a reflection on costume jewellery.
It's safe to say that any purchase you make at one of the many reputable online jewellery stores is in good hands, as the vast majority of large jewellery manufacturers and retail chains now have websites. The same is true for many boutique jewellery stores and even some that specialise in hand-made items.
Purchasing jewellery online may be a terrific experience for many reasons, including the vast selection, which is impossible to discover in a physical store or jewellery district. Everyone is showing off their jewellery collections on the internet. The odds of finding the perfect piece of jewellery for yourself, the one that practically leaps off the screen and makes you exclaim "yessss, that is what I want!" are much higher when shopping online. What are the odds that one of your friends will find and buy the same piece of jewellery as you, given the millions of options accessible online? This is especially true when searching for independent jewellery stores online, such as those selling one-of-a-kind creations by local artisans for reasonable prices; after all, you never know where the jewellery you're wearing was made; it could have been crafted in the remote regions of the Russian Steppes or in a sleepy town in Portugal, for all you know.
The following are just a few of the many reasons why purchasing jewellery online is not only risk-free, but also potentially one of the most delightful and fulfilling online shopping experiences you can have.
People have come to realise that purchasing goods (or services) online is not nearly as risky as was originally believed. There has been a significant investment in the research, development, and marketing of safe and secure transaction methods for online stores, and these businesses work tirelessly to convince customers that they will not be ripped off.
When making our first internet purchase, most of us chose an item that was both low in price and low in importance, so if it turned out to be less than ideal, we wouldn't kill ourselves. Equipment includes a can opener, a calculator, sunglasses, and a tablecloth. As luck would have it, your order arrived safely and is basically as described on the website; your credit card statement checks out, and you can rest assured that this first online shopping experience will not be the last.
You've gained the courage to shop more regularly on the internet, perhaps at stores and websites you're already familiar with and can therefore put your trust in. You learn the ins and outs of online shopping as you check out a variety of stores and compare costs and shipping times. You learn to have faith in specific online transaction methods (PayPal, for example), and you understand the value and significance of an SSL site (Secure Server Licenced), which provides consumers with some level of security assurance. You have gotten over your fears and are confident enough to make purchases on the internet, right?
Since you have been only purchasing low-priced necessities up until this point, there has been little to no financial risk, right?
Is it time for you to upgrade your internet shopping habits by purchasing a television, ride-on lawnmower, computer, bedroom set, or other similarly large and pricey items? Larger purchases come with a greater perceived level of risk, but this is often less of a deterrent than consumers' need to physically examine and, ideally, smell expensive goods before making a purchase decision online. Smart shoppers will perform their research in person at one or two stores, decide on the product, brand, model, design, etc. that they want, and then go online to find the best pricing and shipping options. Approximately 10% of consumers do this at present, but that percentage is likely to expand exponentially as consumer confidence in online transaction systems grows.
Well, let's move on to the jewellery section. Due to the high price and the fact that jewellery is such a personal purchase, many people avoid making jewellery purchases online. Most jewellery sold is costume jewellery because it is less expensive and more versatile than fine jewellery made with precious stones.
This makes it more difficult to make a choice, but when a woman spots a piece of jewellery that she knows is perfect for her, she may give in to the temptation to make an impulsive purchase and pull out her credit card without thinking twice. Hence, just as at a jewellery store or a department store, people often make purchases on impulse when shopping online. Should one willingly pull out one's credit card? - Is it just as risk-free to buy jewellery online as it was to buy that electric can opener or that wonderful tablecloth?
If an online jewellery store has the same important SSL certified mark and a safe and secure transaction system as other online retail sites, then it is just as safe and secure as any other online retail site. The difference here is that you're buying something for yourself, something you'll actually use, and something that says something about who you are, so you'll spend more time thinking not about whether or not it's safe to buy the item online, but rather whether or not you actually like and want the item.
In the end, it's up to you to decide; it's the same as when you're trying to decide whether or not to buy a wonderful piece of jewellery from a catalogue.
It would be unwise to risk a substantial sum of money on an unprotected internet transaction if you were looking to buy a diamond or other precious jewel. Even though there has been a lot of negative coverage in the media about online scams involving precious stones, and even though legitimate jewellers' associations all over the world are working hard to clean up the industry and restore consumer confidence, this coverage should not be taken as a reflection on costume jewellery.
It's safe to say that any purchase you make at one of the many reputable online jewellery stores is in good hands, as the vast majority of large jewellery manufacturers and retail chains now have websites. The same is true for many boutique jewellery stores and even some that specialise in hand-made items.
Purchasing jewellery online may be a terrific experience for many reasons, including the vast selection, which is impossible to discover in a physical store or jewellery district. Everyone is showing off their jewellery collections on the internet. The odds of finding the perfect piece of jewellery for yourself, the one that practically leaps off the screen and makes you exclaim "yessss, that is what I want!" are much higher when shopping online. What are the odds that one of your friends will find and buy the same piece of jewellery as you, given the millions of options accessible online? This is especially true when searching for independent jewellery stores online, such as those selling one-of-a-kind creations by local artisans for reasonable prices; after all, you never know where the jewellery you're wearing was made; it could have been crafted in the remote regions of the Russian Steppes or in a sleepy town in Portugal, for all you know.
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