{"id":45570,"date":"2024-01-18T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T04:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=45570"},"modified":"2024-06-10T17:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T09:34:35","slug":"online-shopping-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Online Shopping Guide In Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shopping is a national pastime in Malaysia. When we\u2019re not taking refuge from the tropical heat in air-conditioned shopping malls, we\u2019re window shopping online. In 2023 alone, Malaysians spent <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.dosm.gov.my\/gdp\/digitaleconomy_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over RM289. 5 billion<\/a> in e-commerce transactions.<\/p>\n<p>But not all online shopping sites are the same. Some are better than others for specific categories of items, or could have rewards programmes that can help you save on future purchases, or could be better for obscure items you can\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Want to get more out of your online shopping? We have compiled a quick guide to help you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/best-online-shopping-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find the best online shopping platforms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/online-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Score the best online sales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/top-shopping-categories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Know what to buy online<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/find-deals-discounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get the best online deals and discounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/best-credit-card-online-shopping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max your credit card benefits for online shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/payment-methods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Use the right payment methods for online shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/returns-refunds-warranty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handle returns and refunds like a pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/forwarding-service-shopping-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Select the right package forwarding services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/glossary-terms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understand the important terms for online shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"block\"><div><strong>Check out the full 10-chapter guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/online-shopping-guide-malaysia\/best-online-shopping-sites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything you need to know and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325],"tags":[538,624],"class_list":["post-45570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","tag-e-commerce","tag-online-shopping"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Ultimate Online Shopping Guide In Malaysia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here&#039;s everything you need to know about shopping on the internet in Malaysia in our simple 10-chapter guide.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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