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We've all heard how great Internet Shopping can be; that you can get things far cheaper as the shops don't have to pay expensive overheads. How convenient it is - you can shop when you want to. How there's a much broader range - you can find specialist items on the Internet you'd never find on the high street. How it's easy to compare prices, and how there are no queues and plenty of parking online!

But before you start shopping on the Internet there are a number of questions you have to ask yourself.

1. Do you trust the vendor?
2. Do they have a 'secure' server?
3. What are their delivery times?
4. Can you contact them if the order goes wrong?
5. Are there any hidden charges?

Most Internet shopping sites use some sort of shopping cart - this is your virtual trolley into which you can place items, then take them to the checkout when you want to pay. The checkout must be in a secure server in order for your transaction to be secure.

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