What Was Your First Online Purchase?

Does anyone else feel like they're living in some kind of science fiction future where they can buy things instantly and have them sent to them within a day or so? If I don't curb my impulsive shopping habits, I tend to rack up quite a bit of spending. I'm sure there are others out there like me, too. As the avenue for e-commerce has turned into a gazillion lane highway, this has certainly changed the way we view shopping and purchasing things that we need.

I was browsing for some Blu-rays the other day (to satisfy my HD addiction) and I started thinking about how readily I buy things online these days, because of how easy it is. And then I started wondering about what my first online purchase was.The crazy thing is that while I was thinking about it, I realized this couldn't have been that long ago, given how far it's come so fast.

As it turns out, my first online purchase was on Ebay.com. I was trying to get a Halloween costume together and ended up getting a Ghostbusters patch I never used because I couldn't find a matching jumpsuit at a local Goodwill. I remember being hesitant to spend the two dollars that I ultimately spent on it since this was an Internet transaction. Funny how things change, huh?

So, what was your first online purchase, and when did this take place? How often do you purchase things online?

Comments

[Chris]

Mine was eBay too. I believe it was a full set of Ford Mustang trading cards back in 1997 or so.

Good times.