Being a self-confessed shopping addict, I was totally struck by an article about Green shopping which I incidentally stumbled upon during one of my “online window shopping” activities. Since my time was too hectic to do even the things I love like shopping, I’ve turned to the internet to window shop.
I was surprised when I read about the idea of green shopping which really caught my interest. By reading the coined word, I immediately got the idea that this type of shopping would allow me to do something good for the environment while doing my shopping round.s. Very ideal right?
According to buy.com, a popular online shopping site,a study by the Carnegie Mellon University’s Green Design Institute proved that “shopping online consumes less energy and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 35 percent compared to shopping at traditional retail stores.” Here’s a diagram to show you a better picture of this:
 While buying from the traditional retail stores or going to the malls would require burning gas or fuel if you’ll travel using your car or vehicle, buying online would reduce energy. Online shopping sites like buy.com use distribution channel that saves carbon dioxide emission in delivering products to the consumers compared to the regular cycle of consumers driving to and from the malls or department stores. Here is an illustration to show you:
 
In the past, I used to shop online because I don’t have the time. After learning about the principle of green shopping, I now have an environmental reason to do my shopping online. What about you?
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I also love buying online, cause I really don’t have time to go in the malls to buy my needs. I am very thankful that there is an available online shopping around the net. Thanks for the information. I can relate.
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