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When did you make your first online purchase, what was it and why did you shop online?

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callgirl1 Mon 25-Mar-19 20:32:58

I`ve bought lots of stuff online, but my first purchase was in 2006, not long after I had my first laptop. My daughter and I bought my hubby a camcorder, one of those diddy little ones that fit in your hand, very unusual then. It came from Hong Kong, so we had to pay import duty on it, but he loved it.

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Fennel Mon 25-Mar-19 20:11:35

When we lived in France we were far from any shopping centres. So I bought several things on ebay.
Can't remember the first, but the best was a wall clock. I wanted a large one for above the fireplace. They're called oeuil d'boeuf (bullseye) clocks in France and are quite expensive. So I bought one on the UK ebay and had it delivered to daughter who brought it over.
We've still got it here, converted to battery.

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B9exchange Mon 25-Mar-19 20:01:59

Good for you M0nica, I hate replacing zips!

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M0nica Mon 25-Mar-19 19:52:15

I made my first purchase about 1998. Ihad a three quarter zip up jacket and the zip went and I soon discovered that it was not a standard UK size. I trailed around locally and even went to the haberdashery department in the Oxford Street branch of John Lewis, but to no avail.

I really liked the coat and didn't want to ditch it, so I decided to try the internet. My first search located a zip retailer somewhere in the USA with the right length zip and the right colour. It was only a couple of £s, even with postage, so I decided to risk it. 10 days later my zip arrived, it was put in and I wore the coat for some years more.

Fast forward 20 years. The zip on a outdoor activity anorak went. This time I could get the length in the UK, but not the colour, so I went online. I swear that the American company that came up with the right colour zip was the same one I bought from 20 years ago!

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