Six Things You Should Not Buy Online
Shopping online is easy and convenient, but there are a few things you should NOT buy online.
According to Kiplinger, here are six things that experts say you should never buy online.
- Kids' shoes. Their feet grow too fast, so it's better to try them on first.
- Flowers. Obviously everyone buys them online now, on big holidays like Valentine's Day and Mother's Day. But if you're close by, you can get a much better bouquet for less money if you go through a local florist.
- Furniture. It's better to actually sit on it first. Because if you don't like it, it's expensive to send back, and a lot of online furniture stores charge for shipping and tack on a delivery charge and both might not be refundable.
- High-end musical instruments. If you're buying a cheap guitar for your kid, that's fine. But if you want something good, it's worth the extra money to go to a music store and make sure it sounds the way you want it to. Plus, it could get damaged in the mail.
- Rugs. You can't really tell what the exact color is by looking at a photo on your computer, and they're also a pain to send back if you don't like it. Discount websites like RugsUSA.com don't usually cover the return shipping.
- Mattresses. It's a really expensive purchase, so you want to lie on it first. But not just because of the expense, you spend so much of your life sleeping, buying a mattress is the one purchase you don't want to cut corners on.