Online shopping

Okay, I admit it, I am an online shopper, through and through.

It might be that I don't have to deal with crowds, crabby salespeople and the people that insist on pulling out their checkbook after the sale is rung up and the cashier tells them the price.

It might be that I don't have to leave the house and the item is delivered right to my door.

Or it just might be that prices are so much better online in most cases.

Case in point: It was decided that we needed a waterproof camera for an upcoming trip (4 days away). So we head out to Ritz Camera and two hours later we have a camera in hand, for about $400 (it was a nice camera). Before opening it, I insisted that we check for comparison on Amazon.

And lo and behold, it was over $150 less, plus no tax. "But we leave in a couple days..." I was told. Now, if it had been ten bucks, even fifteen, I'd probably would have acquiesced. But we're talking about $175 here. So we ordered it online at Amazon and paid for overnight shipping and promptly returned the camera to Ritz. Time well spent.

Luckily for me, I so not have the instant gratification need first and foremost. True, I like to buy things and have them, but I am a realist too. I love books and I can spend hours in a bookstore perusing every section. But 99 times out of 100, I'll walk away with a list of titles and authors more than a book. Then I go online to Amazon and buy them there. Even if they were the same exact price, which they aren't, the tax savings alone makes it worth it.

So I admit it, I am hooked on online shopping and Amazon is my dealer.