There are loads of types of shopping. Besides the advantages, there are some disadvantages in each type of shopping. There are three popular types of shopping in life: online shopping, shopping at a supermarket, and shopping at an open-air market. First, online shopping is very convenient; if you don't have time for shopping offline, you can be offered some attractive deals and vouchers that lower your parcel. However, shopping online sometimes gives you items that are different from ones you have seen, so you have to be careful when buy thing via Internet. Second, it's shopping at a supermarket. Items in supermarkets have fixed prices, so you will never bargain and may have to buy things at an expensive price. Moreover, shopping at a big supermarket takes you much time to find your needing items. At last but not least, shopping at an open-air market is also a type of shopping that has some disadvantages. The weather has a lot of influence on open-air markets. On rainy days, you can't go to open-air markets. Not only that, some open-air markets have small spaces, so it's difficult to ride a motorbike into markets. To sum up, every type of shopping has its own advantages and disadvantages, so you should be a smart buyer to avoid these disadvantages.