Over 60 percent of those who have bought online say they have made purchases thrice or more. This indicates that once a person engages in an online transaction, chances are high that he or she will come back and engage in repeat transactions, it said, adding only about 13 percent refrained from repeat transactions. Purchase will be driven by convenience, flexibility and bargains. It says that over half the respondents use the Internet from their homes, and close to 60 percent use it from their work place. Over 91 percent of the Internet users are aware of the Web sites where they can order online a variety of goods and services.
Awareness is generally higher among working professionals and housewives.
According to the survey, fear of poor quality, inability to touch and feel the product, lack of security, fear of giving out credit card numbers on the Net and concern about mode of payment are the major deterrents to buying on the Internet in India. The Divide Can astrologers correctly predict earthquakes. T.K. Dutta and Ajai Bhambi argue it out.