Poll: How many of the services which you use personally do you contract/purchase online? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | | Ventnai 
Spain
Local time: 14:10
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What services? Not exactly sure what this question means
| | | | Marjolein Snippe
Netherlands
Local time: 14:10
Member (2012)
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| Broad question | Jun 11, 2020 |
I also found this question difficult because "the services" is rather broad.
If things like energy provision (gas, electricity) and mortgages count, then the answer would be "a few" for me.
| | | | | Let's reverse the question | Jun 11, 2020 |
Are there any services you contract/purchase offline? Probably not, so the right answer here is 'All'.
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I have my hair cut online once every other month, but I fly to Mountain View once a year to renew my e-mail address.
Philippe
| | | | | Services? Or stuff? | Jun 11, 2020 |
If the question refers to products/stuff ... almost everything online. My picture is on the wall at Amazon
I am surprised retail has not been hit much harder. Who wants to go to a store, park, wait in lines, deal w crowds? Ugh. But, apparently, millions still do.
| | | | | Define 'services' | Jun 11, 2020 |
Does your local bakery (when you buy a bread) render a service?
| | | | | A lot of them | Jun 11, 2020 |
Roughly 20.
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| Services? What kind of services? | Jun 11, 2020 |
I wonder if the Site Staff would care to explain the question so that we mere mortals are able to give a satisfactory answer. Anyway, some services I use are paid for and others are free, some are provided online and others are delivered in person. To sum up, there’s a bit of everything…
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 14:10
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| Not sure I understand the question | Jun 11, 2020 |
I answered "most of them", but I'm not sure which service the question refers to...
| | | | Jo Macdonald
Spain
Local time: 14:10
Member (2005)
Italian to English
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I contract all services I use online personally
I am a virtual being
Mere pixels on a screen
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I have a range of different services I use personally when playing tennis, but none of them were purchased on line.
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 10:10
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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| Everything online | Jun 12, 2020 |
Not only services, but products as well. There are so many advantages of purchasing online and so many disadvantages of buying personally that the space here is insufficient to list all of them.
Bute there is one factor that kills purchases of any kind in person: the fact that we have specialized sites where you can select from a large list of service providers, read the reviews of former clients, see their stats and the famous 5-star rating method is more than enoguh to eliminate personal... See more Not only services, but products as well. There are so many advantages of purchasing online and so many disadvantages of buying personally that the space here is insufficient to list all of them.
Bute there is one factor that kills purchases of any kind in person: the fact that we have specialized sites where you can select from a large list of service providers, read the reviews of former clients, see their stats and the famous 5-star rating method is more than enoguh to eliminate personal purchasing, where you have no idea who you're hiring, from your commercial life.
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Is software considered a service?
I use e-tail services to purchase most of the products that I buy, but I also hire a number of service providers that have to do their work in person: hair stylist, house cleaner, arborist, plumber, electrician, handyman, painter, carpet cleaner, auto mechanic, etc. Borderline cases might be CPA (though I'd sure hate to have to scan all those forms and receipts), computer tech, health care providers. My online prescription service charges twice as much as ... See more Is software considered a service?
I use e-tail services to purchase most of the products that I buy, but I also hire a number of service providers that have to do their work in person: hair stylist, house cleaner, arborist, plumber, electrician, handyman, painter, carpet cleaner, auto mechanic, etc. Borderline cases might be CPA (though I'd sure hate to have to scan all those forms and receipts), computer tech, health care providers. My online prescription service charges twice as much as the local pharmacy, takes 4 or 5 days to deliver, and uses enormous bottles that I have no room to accommodate. ▲ Collapse
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