How to Minimize Risk when Shopping Online in India?

In the last couple of years there is a tremendous increase in online shopping sites or ecommerce sites in India. Now many people are taking interest in these online stores and making purchases from them regularly. Almost all these online shopping websites are basically Market places where several sellers across India can join them and start selling their products on these sites. Some of the most popular ecommerce websites in India are Flipkart, Snapdeal, ebay.in, amazon.in, shopclues etc.

These major online web stores have very good service and are widely trusted by many people or customers. But caution has to be taken when buying any product even from these big sites because every seller is different in terms of maintaining high level of service and quality of products. I have seen many people falling in the trap of these bad sellers and they end up losing money and satisfaction. So here I have listed some important things that you should keep in mind that will make your online shopping experience safer and better.

Follow these Points for Better and Safer Online Shopping

To make your online shopping experience safer and better, you should always keep this things in your mind.

Website Popularity

Make sure that the website from where you are buying any product is well known by people and you have heard good things about it. Big online shopping sites advertise extensively on TV and on internet so that they can reach to more customers. So make sure that you buy from a good or high authority or trusted website whenever possible.

Seller Feedback

The products on these online shopping sites are sold by the sellers. Each seller receives a feedback score or rating from customers based on its quality of service and of products. If the seller ships the product in time and delivered product is of good quality then he will generally receive positive or high rating/score. So if you are buying something and the product is available by multiple sellers then choose and buy from the seller with the highest rating or score. These scores, ratings or feedback is generally in numbers from 1 to 5 or 1 to 1 to 10 or in percentages like 85%, 99% etc.

Cash on Delivery (COD) Option

If you want to be on safe side and do not want your money to be stuck in between the seller and you then choose Cash on Delivery (COD) payment option. If you shopping from a new/unknown website then always choose COD options if available.

Courier Service

Top Online Stores or Sellers always ship their products by good courier services or companies. So check this thing when buying any product from them. Some good courier services in India are Bluedart, eKart, Fedex, Aramax, Speed Post etc.

So if you consider all these points in mind when shopping online then I bet you will be on safer side and have a good online shopping experience.