The growth of online shopping has greatly improved life for the customer In my opinion, there is no doubt that online shopping has improved life for the customers. Nowadays, we are living in a consumer society where people appear to live with the single objective of having the latest model phone, clothes, device, etc. What is more, buying online is cheaper than doing it in small shops and I am sure that is the main reason why people continue doing that. First and most importantly, being able to buy online offers you a lot of free time to spend when and how you want, in that way, you might spend more time with family and friends. Another point in favour of buying on the Internet is that you can find whatever you are looking for. Should you are looking for something special or unique, you may find it on the Internet and moreover, you might find it in a quicker way. People tend to avoid purchasing online for fear of buying something that they really don’t like or need and they will not get a refund for their purchase. But fortunately, when you buy something online and you finally don’t like it, you might return the product without additional charges, in most of the cases, and get your money back again. Currently, it is often claimed that thanks to massive online purchases small businesses are being adversely affected, even many of them reaching the bankrupt. To sum up, we are aware of the great damage that online purchases are making to small shops. We are also aware that we cannot live beyond our means and we only try to make ends meet. In my view, you can kill two birds with one stone since you will save time and money and you might spend it on doing whatever you want.