My name is Lexi Post and I despise shopping. I admit it. I know, strange but it’s true. I can’t stand going into stores to try on clothes, or look for just the right gift, or find a new author to read. Oh, but don’t get me wrong, I love to do all those things. I just prefer to do them online :-)
Honestly,
with offline shopping, my feet get tired, I develop a terrible thirst, and I
have to avoid rush hour traffic so my time is limited. In fact, I dislike it so
much that it wasn’t until this Monday that I finally made myself go into a
clothing store and shop after a decade of not shopping for clothes in stores.
Granted, I hadn’t shopped for new clothes online either in over six years, so I
didn’t even know what size I wore anymore or what styles might look good. It took
me three hours! I bought 3 pairs of jeans, 2 skirts, 4 tops, and a wrap for a
total of $116. Now that’s my kind of shopping, if it had been online.
So
what about book shopping? Okay, granted, there is nothing like going into an
independent bookstore or Barnes & Noble and buying a hot chai as one
peruses the colorful array of romance novels in every sub-genre possible. There
is just something about being around books that fills the soul. They’re like
old friends. And about once a year, I enjoy that little experience.
However,
it is online shopping for me, in general, and for books in particular. The
first reason is I live on a Caribbean island and though our one
bookstore does have a romance section, (highly influenced by me), it is small. So
to really get the breadth of authors I like, I need to go online anyway. Plus, when books are shipped, they get here
faster than me traveling across the island to where the bookstore is! Mainly
because to save gas, I don’t go over to that side of the island unless I have
multiple things to do there.
Another
plus for online shopping is the option to buy electronic books which I read
while on the treadmill. They are the only incentive that gets me on the @#$%
thing :-} Since my debut book Masque
is only in ebook right now, I’m am very pleased that people can buy my book
online ;-) I don’t know about you, but I buy lots of books online. Just trying
to keep up with all my friends’ books is a challenge, but with easy access
online, it makes it fun to shop for their books.
Which
do you prefer? Do you like to go into a
store and surround yourself with physical books before buying, or do you prefer
to sit at your computer and click away?
Always,
Lexi
