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28 stouffville suntribune thursday dec 2 2004 tradition edges out convenience for holiday shopping staff photosteve somerville wendy robin of robins nest displays flowershaped soap just some of the items available at her website and in her yonge street store by patrick mangion staff writer with an online survey of 1200 canadian shoppers finding more than 40 per cent of us would rather endure a date with the dentist than christmas shop at a busy mall its no wonder internet shopping con tinues its steady ascent on the retail landscape while the amount of business being conducted in cyberspace has grown steadily in each of the past four years online shopping still accounts for less than 1 per cent of total revenue for canadian business es according to statistics canada meanwhile despite the popular ity of the internet ecommerce still seems to be receiving mixed reviews from consumers who may be treading lightly given the num ber of identity theftrelated crimes being reported but as the holiday shopping sea son shifts into high gear many shoppers say relying on our senses shopping the oldfashioned way still beats convenience brian sieber figures hell buy one gift online for every eight from a store i like to see for myself what im getting im always worried id order the wrong size online said the aurora resident while security isnt a significant concern for him mr sieber said internet shopping provides an invaluable tool for timecrunched window shoppers who prefer to surf rather than shop online dan jankelow coowner of richmond hillbased incredible novelties knows all to well how the internet isnt necessarily the panacea it has been called the threeyearold business specializing in promotional prod ucts and toys has since scaled back its internet presence maintaining an online catalogue but removing the shopping option competitors had access to our entire database mr jankelow said now the company is receiving more phone calls from customers inquiring about a product they saw on the website its the same as window shop ping at a store you still have to go in to see it he said wendy robin is in the process of doing just the opposite however she and her sister own robins nest home decor on yonge street in richmond hill ms robin hopes to have her companys website revamped by the end of the week to accommo date online shopping rather than just browsing so as hot to miss the consider this either an online invoice or order confirmation should accompany your online purchases know what currency is being used ensure the business you are buying from provides contact information find out if the total cost includes shipping and handling fees and taxes and duties and make sure you know how to change or cancel an order courtesy of the ontario consumer ministry christmas rush weve always wanted to do it it will expose us to a wider market ms robin said but there will always be those undeterred by bursting parking lots and cash register lineups i like to see what im getting said john pape as he perused the shops of upper canada mall in newmarket but if i did shop online id only order from a com pany i know he said aurora residents john and allison who did not want their last name used said items such as books and cds bought from rep utable online retailers are a safe bet for those clicking and scrolling their way through the holiday shop ping season the message is simple exeroise caution said diane brisebois president of the retail council of canada its the same as going into a bricks and mortar store if youre providing banking information ensure its a store you know and trust ms brisebois said as more trusted brand names establish a web presence more shoppers will turn to their comput ers instead of the mall she added canadians spent more than 3 billion over the internet last year on everything from airline tickets to books an increase from 24 billion in 2002 roughly 14 per cent of canadian shoppers a number that has remained virtually 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