[metrocartockasur]

imput or input?
Since I live in the USofA I think you know how corrupt the post carriers are, stealing identities, taking something that looks to be of value and and selling it on ebay, that type of thing. Then there's the stuff that gets swallowed up into some black hole, never to be heard from again. There is no way to guarantee it I think... just a lot of prayer.
I go ahead and order anyway, just call the company I ordered from if it's not delivered. Sometimes they'll give a darn and refund me, sometimes they won't. You just have to go with the flow

[textarchive]

I ordered a package of video downloads from the Fifth Gear webpage just 2 weeks ago, it was £3.50 for a package of 3 which was the SLK350/RX-8 & GTI V. I recieved only 2 of those downloads, i emailed them about the situation & gave me the missing track and charged my credit card an additional £1.50 without my consent. After 3 email complaints i still havent gotten a reply.

[tsamprasxx]

Well here in Colombia you can't rely on any mail services. Even if you send an envelope that's slightly heavyer than normal, It's very unlikely to get here whatever it is. So in this way one can never order anything through Internet because it's very risky.
There's also the problem of how the Colombian Currency stands up Vs the Dollar (so if you're buying a 100 Dollar product, when converting it into Colombian Pesos It's way too expensive).
I have only ordered stuff from the Internet once, And that's because I had it sent to a friend's house in the USA when he went for a visit and he brought it to me.

[gabbaman]

I'm in the UK, I occasionally buy stuff from websites: I've bought computer equipment (printers, scanners, software), stationery and office furniture, the odd book from Amazon, flights, holidays and gig tickets and a couple of things off ebay. I pay with my card and most deliveries are registered (ie, I sign at my end) via Royal Mail or a parcel company and some sites offer tracking. i've never had any problems yet and am not aware of anyone else having problems (nor have i read about problems with mail/delivery in the papers). There are issues in the media with "rip-off Britain" though, for instance iTunes Music Store UK costs about 0.79 per track compared to something like 0.60 in the rest of Europe and its cheaper to buy Eurostar tickets from the US than its here (and UK residents can't buy via the US site)

[insoneeri]

Interesting question Santeno. Having lived in Britain, where Internet shopping is very advanced and now currently residing in the Netherlands, where it's almost impossible to buy anything online with a credit card, I feel so frustrated. I just cannot understand the difference in attitude. My parents wanted to buy a plasma TV, but you can't get one from an online retailer, without either transferring the funds from your bank to their's or cash-on-delivery (up to a certain limit, usually more than the price of a 42" plasma TV). In Britain, you can buy anything, using your plastic. No lower or upper limit.

[metrocartockasur]

By the way, I'm still waiting for a computer program I ordered in February, and a mothers day gift I'd ordered for the kids. We scrambled the day before mother's day to replace it, and it still isn't here

[pymnConyelell]

please guys, I need more answers from countriesa around the world.

[pymnConyelell]

Please let me know your experience on this.
For many years the internet has grown explosively in post-industrial and some industrial countries. some of the biggest growth has come in the way of on-line retail, in which companies are able to offer goods online and succesfully deliver them to people at their homes and businesses.
It is my understanding that in the great majority of countries (that have less than reliable mail services and where home mailing addresses are not prominently displayed or enforced), online retail ordering remains little more than a couriosity.
Can you guys tell me what your experience with online orders is in your countries and whether you feel that if there was a way to guarantee receipt of your orders, wether you would use the internet to order goods not readily available (or that are more expensive) in your home countries. For example, If you live in a developing country and wanted to order a computer on-line and could get a guarantee of delivery (without the product being stolen by post office workers), would you order the product on-line?
Thanks for your imput guys.

[pymnConyelell]

That's exactly what I'm talking about Fresa. Colombia has what, around 40 million people. Even if a few hundred thousand were financially able to order from the internet, do you think they would if they had the ability to do so and have a guaranty of receiving their package? It would probably have to be limited to corporate orders (as opposed to say- ebay) but still. what do you think, how popular would that be in your country?

[tsamprasxx]

Santeno, if some kind of guaranty that what you buy would be delivered, I think Internet sales could be popular within a mnority of the 44 million Colombian people. Items such as Ipods, MP3 players, sound cards, Digital cameras and so on would probably be the type of things sold ( So technology / Luxury / fashion items that perhaps aren't sold here).
However you'd need to consider what I was saying begfore about the currency. Once a short while ago, 1000 colombian pesos = 1 US Dollar. It became 3000 Pesos = 1 US dollar ( so it's as if instead of paying 100 dollars equivalent, you're paying 300 dollars and it may no longer be desirable. It's now down to 2200 pesos = 1 US Dollar and that has affected the market. If the tendency continues, which It's expected to do so, Internet sales may become somewhat popular now that mail shows also some signs of more reliability.
Feel free to ask any specific question and I'll look it up for you. Hope this somewhat helps in some way.