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    Hi guys! I recently order some natural supplements online, just because i couldn't find them over here. Sometimes it's cheaper to order things online, sometimes it isn't, but that depends on where you are living and what you are trying to get :) In my case it's way cheaper to order mine online, I found a seller on Ebay who doesn't charge that much for the shipping. He also offers very fair prices, sadly he doesn't offer a lot variety.

    I'm still waiting for my package, I've so far had a very good experience shopping online. I started shopping online 2 or 3 years ago, I needed something so badly and couldn't find it here, so I went for it. I only shop online when I really need something and I just can't find it ''offline''. My favorite sites for this are Ebay and MercadoLibre.

    What about you? Do you ever order things online? How has your experience been? Where do you order from the most?
     
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    I do use Ebay, but another great one is Amazon -- especially if you have Amazon Prime! The free two-day shipping is AMAZING. I absolutely recommend it. For the $99 a year, you get that free shipping on most items, discounted prices, and their streaming service. Good deal, if you ask me. :)
     
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    @something back Bookmarked =D

    @MandyMarieB I like Amazon as well, I will be doing most of my shopping at Amazon UK :) I need to learn more about that prime program, do you think Amazon UK also offers it? I'm going to be in Netherlands, most people I know use Amazon UK and I have so far heard great stuff about that company. Looking forward to trying it =D
     
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    I would order every thing online if I could! You are right about the price being cheaper, for example I saved at least $20 bucks per bag of dog food ordering from Amazon than in the store here. There was no tax or shipping fee either. Ebay and Amazon are my favorite places to purchase online.
     
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    I love online shopping. It sucks that local online retailers usually suck in terms of product variety but I owe it to them for a lot of the stuff that I got so conveniently and for such good prices for their quality. Their return policies kind of encourage you to order anyway because they're so forgiving. Anyway I still see a lot of room for improvements and hopefully as demand for other products rises, so will the availability on these stores. For example back in 2011 I could hardly find any of the newest graphics cards at the time in local online stores and the only one I found was the LAST one in their stock (which I bought btw), but now you can find at least 20 different current gen graphics cards for sale at competitive prices, so it's clear the demand has risen for that.
     
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    You know, I'm not a hundred percent sure on whether UK has it, but I can't imagine they don't! I think it's a very profitable service for them, so I can't imagine them not offering it as much as they can. :)
     
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    I've ordered alot of things from ebay ana aliexpress websites, I've got them all without any problems and all the qualities was good :) the only thing I've faced a problem with is a small usb car adapter, it didn't work for me I don't know why :(
     
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    @jamesbonner That sometimes happen with things ordered from Aliexpres. I trust more the sellers from Ebay, they seem to sell better quality things, even thought they are all made in china, but hey, almost everything now is made there :O But there are different quality degrees even among them, but most of their products are made to stop working after a while.
     
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    I will ask my fiance, he should know, they order a lot things from Ebay UK, because my brother in law is British, so he doesn't have to pay the tax for the things he orders. It's pretty cool actually.
     
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    @Lun I have the same problem here with online local retailers, I very much prefer to order things from inside the country, but sometimes that is not even possible, so that is when I order from Ebay. I always try to order things from sellers who offer the tracking number option, because the mail service in my country is not good at all. Most of the times the packages reach safely my city, but they remain sitting there for weeks before they decide to deliver them. So with the track number I can not only track it, but I can go to the mail place and claim it.
     
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    @IcyBC Amazon might become my favorite site to shop at in the future as well :) In the country I am in right now ordering from Amazon is not a good idea at all, but once I am back in the Netherlands I plan to order some things I need from Amazon UK. Gosh, I love their amazon! British people are so glamorous and have such a fine taste in things, I've only found the nicest things ever on their Amazon! Specially when it comes to clothes! They indeed have better taste in fashion than dutch people, so fancy and classy! I'll definitely order my clothes from there... clothes in the Netherlands are so awful!
     
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    I haven't ordered online in a long time. It's more expensive to pay for the produce plus shipping, plus I rarely find something I'm so in love with that I have to have it. I'd rather shop in store.
     
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    Ehhhhh, actually you can find so many awesome deals if you live in the US. Most of the time you get free shipping on Ebay! I've gotten free shipping on Ebay when ordering from china, but most of the time I am willing to pay 3 or 4 extra dollars just to be able to track my package. You need to check more sites...
     
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    :oops:For quality and good prices for vitamins & herbs try SwansonVitamins. Have you a Walgreens & CVS? They have weekly ads that sometimes have buy and get one free sales. Walgreens has ads located by the entrance of their store and Sunday ad inserts for CVS or check their online sites too. I like shopping online. Walmart and amazon has free shipping if your order is $35 or more! Love shopping whether it's online or walk-in. 10dollarmall.com for clothes & accessories. Check BBB.org for ratings of businesses. :)
     
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    I used to shop at Walgreens a lot, but right now I get most of my supplements from Ebay. I might try Amazon UK later, since I am moving to Europe next year. And omggggg thanks a lot for the extremely useful links!!!! I am going to check those two out! I love 10 dollar malls ;)
     
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