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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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