Clothing. Granted, I hate buying clothes in person too, but not being able to try things on makes it seem like quite a gamble.
Zappos has free shipping both ways in case you want to return it.
Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
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Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#22There is an opportunity here (R2L E-Commerce system), but I'm too lazy to grab it.
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#23In Israel - pretty much everything. All the sites are broken in a lot of browsers, using questionable security practices and most importantly not accepting Paypal (we also have a problem with Paypal double converting NIS->USD->NIS). There is an opportunity here (R2L E-Commerce system), but I'm too lazy to grab it.
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#24Ordering one isn't the problem, but deciding for one has been surprisingly difficult. Asus alone has like 12 different models in the market (I kid you not!) and that's not even counting variants of the same product.
Review and price comparison sites have been less than helpful because none seems to carry an exhaustive list. Also their filtering and sorting capabilities tend to be a (bad) joke.
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#25Now, if this could be coupled with some sort of user history, and some predictiveness regarding other care products (e.g. if I show preference towards unscented soap, it's likely that I will prefer unscented shampoo), that would be awesome.
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#26I voted for "computers", more specifically: Netbooks. Ordering one isn't the problem, but deciding for one has been surprisingly difficult. Asus alone has like 12 different models in the market (I kid you not!) and that's not even counting variants of the same product. Review and price comparison sites have been less than helpful because none seems to carry an exhaustive list. Also their filtering and sorting capabil…
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#27Housing. Period. Craigslist is pretty much the most painful thing to use when looking for an apartment. But they have a lock on the supply side.
or the mobile version http://itunes.apple.com/app/craigslist-housing-maps-cribq/id...
* not affiliated with this, just happen to know it was created to solve your gripe
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#28Housing. Period. Craigslist is pretty much the most painful thing to use when looking for an apartment. But they have a lock on the supply side.
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#29Housing. Period. Craigslist is pretty much the most painful thing to use when looking for an apartment. But they have a lock on the supply side.
Re: Poll: What do you find buying online really hard or annoying?
#30Personal care products. There are too many products out there, and it's really hard to pay attention to all of the brand names and what is good/bad. Now, if this could be coupled with some sort of user history, and some predictiveness regarding other care products (e.g. if I show preference towards unscented soap, it's likely that I will prefer unscented shampoo), that would be awesome.
Where do you buy these online now? What are the most important things for you while choosing a personal care product?