Online shopping is the act of purchasing a product, goods or services over the internet. Similarly, Online shopping in Nepal is gaining attention and overgrowing. Online shopping provides a better shopping experience to the customer compared to the conventional shopping. Whether it be shopping for clothes, Electronic, mobiles, Tickets for Airlines or buses you can almost buy any goods that you previously had to roam around markets and various stores. From preventing hectic traffics to dodging bargaining on the stores, you can forget all those hassles and have convenient shopping experience.
I think online shopping in Nepal to buy clothes, Electronics, mobiles or any other services are better than the traditional shopping. Even if you are unwilling for online payment, you can have cash on the delivery strategy where you can check your product and pay the money for no additional charge.
So, what are the reasons for the customers to pick online shopping rather than the traditional shopping?
Here are some of the reasons as per the feedback of the customers:
1. Convenience
Imagine shopping from anywhere you want either home or work at the early in the morning or middle of the night. You can do buying at any time and don’t need to manage a timetable from your busy schedule as you can do your shopping in minutes. In today’s context waiting in line, being stuck in traffic in the polluted environment is just the first thing.
2. Freedom to choose
Online shopping in Nepal provides a variety of options from the several brands from different sellers. There is an extensive selection of product that you want. You don’t need to spend the money on travel. You can have far more choices of colors and sizes of the clothes, different variety of electronics and mobile phones from worldwide brands.
- Better deals
If you are not the type of person who is good at bargaining, retail stores might charge you a considerable amount of money that you can prevent through online shopping. Online stores provide you the best price for the product as they come to you directly from the seller or manufacturer.
4. Comparison
You would like to compare the cost and research the product before buying. Traditional shopping does not allow you to compare due to lack of variety of products whereas in the online shopping you can compare and even check the reviews and the opinion of other people on the product.
- Incognito shopping
Are you shy to buy undergarments, lingerie or sex toys ??? well then, shop online. Online shopping enables you to purchase these products without embarrassment.
So where do you go for online shopping in Nepal??
You don’t need to wear your shoes or expensive clothes and go anywhere. You just need a computer or mobile device, a working internet connection and some websites of the best online shopping sites in Nepal. As per the reviews in 2017 here are the top online shopping sites in Nepal:
- Daraz.com
- Hamrobazar
- Nepbay
- Sastodeal
- Reddoko
Here is the comparison between some of the mobile phones and computer accessories between some of the online shopping sites in Nepal:
| Product | Kaymu.com.np | Sastodeal.com | Reddoko.com |
| iPhone 8(256 GB RAM, 2GB ROM) | Rs. 112,500 | Rs. 112,500 | Rs. 119,500 |
| HP Core i5 laptop HP PAVILLION | Rs. 74,990 | Rs. 74,000 | Not Available |
| Samsung Galaxy s8+ | Rs. 84,675 | Rs. 84,293 | Rs. 84,727 |
| JBL on-ear headphone T-450 | Rs. 3,265 | Rs. 3,500 | Rs. 3,365 |