Shopping… YAY!!!

I have never vetted purchase decisions with friends online. Why? I don’t know. But when there is a big purchase I need to make, I ask my family and friends… offline. Although I do have a facebook account, most often than not I don’t really keep up with it… The last time I changed my status on facebook must have been about two months ago or more. Social networking is not really something that I do all the time, so I wouldn’t base my decisions on them. I do use the internet to research the best prices available, to see all the brands possible, and and to know where to get the item at. For example, I purchased a cell phone about two months ago and I looked for the phone I was interested in at the mobile online store. When I saw the price, I was skeptical as to whether or not I was going to get the cell phone at the time or not. I googled the phone and several websites had the phone at a discounted price. So I went with the cheapest one and I didn’t wait long to get a new phone. Social media has shaped my decision on a purchase when using ratings, as Jeremy mentioned on Does Social Media Sway Online Shopping? When I was looking for a vacuum cleaner, I saw all the vacuum cleaners Walmart had online within the price range of what I was willing to pay. Then I saw which ones I liked the most and which had the best reviews out of the two top choices. This is how I decided to buy a vacuum cleaner.

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