Most people who answered this question really like online shopping. I like it too, and I think it is part of the wave of the future. It is certainly convenient, and it cuts out a lot of auto traffic which causes air pollution, consumption of the diminishing supply of petroleum, accidents, deaths, frustration, stress, and other bad things. However, there are things about online shopping that I really don't like. One is that I don't like giving out my credit card number over the internet. I have already had one serious problem from this. Another thing I dislike is having to return merchandise. What a hassle! And it often costs money for shipping things back to the store. This is after you've waited a week or two to get the things in the first place. Then there is the delivery problem. If you buy things that will fit in your mailbox it's okay, but otherwise there is the risk of having a big box dumped outside the door of your house or apartment and somebody walking off with it. The businesses that sell online are going to have to work on some of these problems if they want to increase their share of the market. Delivery seems to be the Achilles Heel of online shopping. You used to have to go out to buy things; now you have to stay home to get them! Another thing that bothers me about online shopping is that it is obviously putting a lot of small merchants out of business, thereby changing the face of America. Bookstores have been the hardest hit of all retailers. It almost seems as if the stores will eventually be offering nothing but tattoos, pedicures, haircuts, and hamburgers. The small towns of Middle America have been particularly hard hit by the double-whammy of Walmarts and online shopping.