Interactive Friday!!! Online shopping: What Nigerians are saying

There is a gradual shift from the traditional market shopping to online shopping. And most Nigerians are cashing in on this. To meet the demands of the daily increase of online shoppers a number of companies have sprung up. They include; Jumia, Konga, Kaymu, DealDey, among others.

Consumables are also sold online, orders for food, pot of soup etc are being placed online. this is a great market and oportunity  for even those without shops, they can sell from home. recently a colleague of mine, buy items at discounted prices online and resell them to family and friends via her BBM

Is online market more convenient  for shoppers than the regular market?
Have you  ever engaged or patronized any online shop?
kindly share your experience with us. Here are the views of other Nigerians.

Victoria Onuoha, Student

“I use Jumia; I like it because it offers a variety of goods which are quite affordable too. They also deliver their goods to customers on time. They provide an avenue for you to return stuff you have issues with.”

Oluwaseun Owolabi, Student

“I use online shopping malls but I have don’t have any preference. I use anyone as long as they have what I want.”

Michael Bamidele, Student

“I like Jumia because they deliver products fast and they are efficient.”

Paul Akerele, Graphic Designer

“I use online shopping malls like Jumia, I do window shopping most times, though. The last time I wanted to get something from them, they didn’t have what I wanted.”

Faith Olisa, Teacher

“I’ve used Kong and DealDey. I prefer Konga because they always deliver the exact product I want and in good time, too. Some other online shopping malls merely apologise for the inconvenience caused by delivering substandard products.”

Chukwuemeka Joseph, Student
“I use online markets and I prefer Konga because it is user friendly. It has a very easy interface. Products are also affordable. On Jumia, you have to buy strictly new products and the prices are not always accommodating. I think Konga is better. Also, the user interface is very easy to use, even a layman can use it. But Jumia’s website is complicated if you look at the graphics.”

Peter Adewoye, Student

“I like Jumia, because of their advert. All of their adverts look very nice and interesting.”

Wale, Graduate

“I haven’t had any contact with any online shopping mall, this is because my younger sister recently had an experience which was painful. She wanted a tablet and she decided to get it from Konga. On the site, she saw details and all the accessories were complete. She booked for it and the process took a long time. They didn’t deliver it when she needed it. When they finally did, the accessories were not complete. That was when I decided that online marketing is nonsense. I don’t believe in it and I won’t do it.”


Source. The Nation.