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The two past times that are favoured most by gay men are sex and shopping. Now of days you can do both online with the aid of a PC, unfortunately in both cases the experience is somewhat diluted when compared to the real thing.

Online sex speaks for itself - a lot of frantic keyboard typing with some stranger who is probably 20 years older than you think. Online shopping sounds great in theory – How else could you go shopping at 4 in the morning wearing just your pyjama’s.Try walking thru Stephens Green shopping center in a pair of pyjama's and you'll either get thrown out or get mistaken for part of the window display at TK-Maxx.

 

Theres nothing you cant buy online - the problem is finding it. Most major retailers now allow you to buy the same products from their stores over the internet. The two most inconvenient factors here are 1. you're not able to try on clothes until they arrive thru the door and 2. its a lot harder to return something. 

Superquinn have recently launched a website which could change the way Irish people view the internet, www.buy4now.ie an online grocery store which will allow you to virtually walk the aisles of a supermarket, and for a fee, everything will be delivered to your door. No more bumper-cars with wobbly trolleys, it'll also cut down on impulse buying, you'll no longer feel  temptation when popping in for shaving foam to come out with £20 pounds worth of ice cream and chocolate cake.

 Ryanair is another Irish company which took a gamble on the internet and it’s starting to pay off for them, currently 55% of 
their tickets are sold online and there are no agency commissions on these purchases resulting in a reduction in prices. Ryanair often hold special internet sales, a recent sale saw every seat purchased online go for £1. 
 
Ireland has not yet caught up with the online shopping frenzy which is currently taking place throughout the USA and 
the UK. Dominos.co.uk allows online users to order their choice of pizza and a time it should be delivered so that you can order before you leave the office 
and a cute delivery boy is waiting at your door with a thick based four cheese pizza when you get home.  

Faxfruit.co.uk is a revolutionary gift service on which you purchase fruit which can be delivered to any address in the UK.  A great way of getting out of hospital visits that for sure!

The lack of interest in Ireland could be due to to the high prices charged by many Irish sites which forces buyers to look to foreign sites which offer better value, even when the poor exchange rate is taken into consideration. 

When searching for a bargain, be prepared to visit foreign sites as well as local ones, It is true that the very best bargains can be found on the net but you have to shop around.

 

 

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