My village didn't have a phone till i was round 18 years old. Hence...there was no net either. Online shoping was a tabu till a few years ago and still most don't do it....if you think shipping can be expensive...to get some stuff here is not only pricey but downright crazy. :) So no problems from my side. :) Think i made 7 purchases in totall from Amazon...it was all e-books. Didnt know Amazon was the most used tho...