Some people think that online shops will eventually replace entity shops （offline shops）. What is your opinion? Write a 300-word argumentative essay stating your views.
【正确答案】：【参考答案】With the advance of society, more and more people tend to online shopping instead of going outside to shop. There is a certainty that online shopping will be gradually a common lifestyle as time rolls by. But that does not necessarily mean that online shops will eventually replace entity shops. Just as every coin has two sides, shopping online is not exceptional.First, since this is a type of virtual shops, consumers purchase the products without the opportunity to try them on at first; consequently, they may be not suitable to customers. While in entity shops, consumers can try until they get the satisfactory products. Second, consumers can never be sure whether the product is exactly what they see in the picture or read in the descriptions. What they receive may be much different from what is in their mind, for instance, strange color, wrong size or bad quality, which can be totally avoided when shopping offline. Third, no one could insure a completely secure process of transport; therefore, the products may be lost in the express delivery. And usually, conflict between retailers and customers occurs when products are damaged What’s worse, there are many more fishing websites existing online, which often cheat customers who don’t have experience in online shopping, resulting in bank password being stolen and the loss of property.Even though online shopping has become a vital convenience in our daily life. It can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get whatever they want while staying at home. For the retailers, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have much circulating funds. They don’t have to rent a house and spend money on employees compared with the traditional trade mode. However, we cannot ignore the weakness of online shopping and the strength of offline shopping as well. Only when the balance can be achieved between online and offline shopping can consumers enjoy a pleasurable and convenient shopping without the concern of being cheated.
