| Almost every household in developed countries | | | | customers who buy clothing online. This is the |
| have internet access. With such wide reach, many | | | | safest bet! |
| have seen the potential of the internet and | | | | Besides that, there is the FAQ page. Legitimate |
| opened online clothing stores. This is definitely | | | | businesses usually would have a good Frequently |
| beneficial to consumers as it gives consumers | | | | Asked Questions page to answer to all your |
| more choices when they buy clothing online. | | | | queries. There should be a list of questions that |
| However, there are fraudster who also see the | | | | consumers would ask when purchasing. Make sure |
| potential of internet and are using the internet to | | | | to think twice if the FAQ page only consists of a |
| cheat people of their money. | | | | few questions. It is pretty easy to distinguish |
| I am sure you have heard of some horror online | | | | those who are doing real business as compared |
| purchase stories such as consumers paying the | | | | to those who put up a site within hours to con |
| money but never received the goods or stories | | | | your money. |
| of poor quality items and so forth. | | | | Then, there is the Contact Us page. There should |
| I must admit that all those are true. There are | | | | be an address or at least, an email address where |
| people who are out to cheat your money and to | | | | you can send queries too. One easy way is to |
| prevent yourself from falling into their trap, be | | | | send a queries email and see if there is an |
| sure to make sure that the online clothing store | | | | auto-responder mail. Real businesses usually use |
| where you want to buy clothing online is | | | | auto-responders to make sure that consumers |
| legitimate. | | | | get fast reply and to build trust. Again, if this is |
| First of all, business registration number. All | | | | lacking, look further and dig deeper before giving |
| legitimate businesses should have a registration | | | | them your credit card number. |
| number. Be sure to look for that in a website | | | | Lastly, a reputable merchant. PayPal is a good |
| before buying. Also, make sure that the business | | | | merchant that is trustworthy. Through PayPal, |
| registered in a reputable country. Besides the | | | | you will be able to pay using credit card without |
| major countries, countries such as South Korea, | | | | having to reveal personal information like your |
| Japan and Singapore are very stringent with their | | | | credit card. This is an added security, so even |
| companies standard and you can place more trust | | | | when you were to buy clothing online from the |
| in companies registered in those countries. | | | | store offering PayPal, the store itself will never |
| Next, testimonies. This is one obvious aspect to | | | | have the important credit card information. So, |
| look out for when checking if business is | | | | when possible, choose a store that offers PayPal. |
| legitimate. Look out for testimonies from other | | | | |