Despite my grumbling, I had no one else to blame for my wasted afternoon than myself. I had sworn last August after a birthday shopping disaster for my two year daughter that involved four stores, five hours, a trip from one end of the city to the other and ended with me dragging a box as tall as myself down an escalator, through a store and across a mall parking lot that never again would I shop in person. In the age of the Internet, a vow like that is not an idle threat. You want it, it's online Everything from daily necessities to completely frivolous items is available for purchase online. Just log on.
Online shopping is the ultimate convenience.
You can go from store to store with the flick of a finger and buy products you can't find locally all in a matter of minutes. My favorite perk of online shopping is that they do the shipping. I've found this a lifesaver when buying gifts for relatives who live far away. I always buy the actual present on time but have proved myself chronically unable to find the proper sized box, parcel paper, tape and the time to go the post office to mail it in time for the special day. In this speeded up world with its increasing demands, time has become a precious commodity.