shopping on the internet requires that you provide credit card or banking information, which you worry might be misused or find its way into the wrong hands ...
companies that conduct business on the web must be able to guarantee the security of their transactions and the privacy and approved use of customer information—it is no exaggeration to say their life depends on it ... is anything fail-safe? no ... but if you're doing business with established companies, the risks, I'd say, are negligible ... they can't afford to be careless–the stakes are too high
you're not much of a computer person ... in fact, you're barely competent to send and receive emails and, if you try to buy something on the web, you'll probably click the wrong browser thingy and blow up the computer, maybe even the house ...
it's in a merchant's best interest that you enjoy shopping in his store ... for this to happen, his site must be clearly laid out, easy to navigate, and have useful easy-to-use features ... the best of merchants make this a priority ... most simulate the grocery-shopping experience by providing a shopping cart into which you place items to be paid for at checkout ... unlike a grocery store however, they typically allow you to leave a partly-filled cart of unchecked-out items and return another time to either complete or cancel the transaction
so don't be intimidated ... take a look around, click links, test features ... you'll be surprised how easy it is
