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.

1. Kids' shoes.  Their feet grow too fast, so it's better to try them on first.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.