Shopping and ordering items online can often save you a lot of money compared to buying directly from a shop but there are some things that you need to bear in mind when you do this.

If you are buying items for a specific date, allow plenty of time for them to arrive, be checked and returned / re-posted if necessary. This is especially true if you are ordering Christmas presents for example that often can get caught up in the Christmas rush and be delayed. If ordering for Christmas you may want to order as much as two months in advance, or even longer if the item is coming from overseas. When ordering items that are coming from overseas, be sure to check if you will be charged an import tax as this can very quickly bump the price up.

If you have ordered something and it has not arrived when it should, chase up the company as soon as possible rather than leaving it until the last minute as it may be that the items are out of stock and not due in until after your desired date, in which case you can cancel your order and still have time to order from elsewhere.