Inner Workings of Online Shopping
Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if there is somebody out there who has any experience a)from a developer's standpoint or b)from a shopper's standpoint, on how the checkout system works when online shopping. I'm interested in multiple items on the FS website, however, I what I would really like to know is this: When is the item "secured"? When it is in your cart? When you confirm final payment? Half way through the payment options? Or is it simply a race to the checkout. If this were the case, I would have to choose the one most important item and checkout right away; without any hope of picking up more than one deal.
Any insights would be appreciated. (I also realize that this is basically and extension of the very useful "Online Shopping Tips" thread.)
I'm wondering if there is somebody out there who has any experience a)from a developer's standpoint or b)from a shopper's standpoint, on how the checkout system works when online shopping. I'm interested in multiple items on the FS website, however, I what I would really like to know is this: When is the item "secured"? When it is in your cart? When you confirm final payment? Half way through the payment options? Or is it simply a race to the checkout. If this were the case, I would have to choose the one most important item and checkout right away; without any hope of picking up more than one deal.
Any insights would be appreciated. (I also realize that this is basically and extension of the very useful "Online Shopping Tips" thread.)