With the technological revolution and the emergence of the internet the manner of contemporary consumption has changed. A virtual market, that digital companies control, joined with the common market. Online shopping has many advantages, with the biggest being the convenience of shopping. The most frequent drawback of online shopping is the waiting time for products and doubts in the process. Online shopping is becoming increasingly more popular, in particular during crisis situations. The use of online shopping has increased because of the epidemic. Infinite bulletin boards that are encouraging imprudent consumption can be found on the internet. Social media is armed with promotional advertisements that want to sell products every day. Facebook and Instagram are playing a key role in the promotion of products on the web. Increasingly more people engage in online
29shopping and are paying bigger digital companies to advertise them. These companies control digital monopolies and possess enormous amount of data that they process in their benefit. Online shopping will be increasing the irrational consumption because of good marketing strategies. It is important to know the principles of safe shopping, so that unpleasant situations can be avoided. Interviewees knew the characteristics of online shopping well. Almost all have already completed an online purchase in the past.
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