Although most people today acknowledge that the internet is huge, many willingly admit that the internet is still in it's infancy! Still just a baby with diapers on! The search engines and their algorithms and other techno-jargon are merely on the cusp of internet's full potential. I believe that the day when a 10 year old can hook up a laptop and immediately design a website at no cost and search engines can index and crawl sites every second in real time and bring content to each user based on their needs rather than a websites rankings and links on the internet is the day the internet reaches maturity. Right now we are nowhere near this, but are well on our way to it.
For the everyday shopper who is willing to make the most out of every single cent he/she spends, the day the 'illusion' that things sold on the internet are the cheapest stuff you can find in the world becomes reality will be sign that the internet has indeed matured. To do this, however, every single store or business in the world must have an internet presence. Today however, this is not the case! What you really have now on the internet is large wholesale chains operating through the internet selling limited varieties of goods. The only reason they look cheap is very similar to why stuff in the only shop on your street looks cheap, and IS cheap...because you have no other UNLIMITED comparison. What i mean to say is that what you are offered on the internet belongs to either one or a few chains of stores and what you see in the store down the street is the only product of that brand or type for the next 10 miles or so and therefore, are the cheapest. If, in reality, you had information about ALL the products from every country and store in the world at your finger tips, price, quality and service will be offered at a whole new mind-blowing level! This will shift the paradigms even of inflation! It will be a whole new era in living.
What you DO have now, is internet stores selling their wares while physical stores (your everyday mall store) that do not have a web presence are unable to offer you their stuff in juxtaposition to internet stores, and therefore seem cheaper or better. Physical stores have not caught on or are not willing to move into the internet due either to ignorance or a lack of skills base to make it on the internet, largely because infant internet is still not easy to get onto. I assure you, however, that if you could access the products of all stores, web ready or not, you will find your shopping experience a whole lot more rewarding and really value-added. You essentially will have power in your hands! Power to bring more value to your everyday life by maximising your income through more cost effective buying. Power to know EXACTLY who sells at a better price and who gives better service and making your buying decisions after these considerations.
Remember, the 'illusion' is just that, an illusion. But be on the lookout for websites and services that INCLUDE stores that DO NOT have websites. Sites that give you product information about BOTH web-ready and non web-ready stores alike. And websites and services that allow you to gauge products by the quality of service, vision of the company and a company's proven track record, through the mouths of past customers rather than just on price. It will change your standard of living, since buying decisions no longer are dictated by what you have been 'told' to buy, but by what you know about the things you are buying. This is some serious food for thought!
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