Your Opinion - 2019 | Tellwut.com

1.

Do you shop online?

Yes

88%

3654 votes

No

12%

482 votes

2.

When looking for a product you intend to buy online, how often do you check it out first on/at the following?

	Often		Sometimes		Rarely		Never		N/A
A Search Engine (e.g. Google, Yahoo, Bing)	42%	(1517)	37%	(1351)	13%	(459)	6%	(225)	3%	(102)
A website you know sells the product	53%	(1925)	35%	(1284)	7%	(247)	3%	(110)	2%	(88)
A website recommended to you by friends, family, etc.	19%	(697)	40%	(1479)	24%	(859)	9%	(332)	8%	(287)
Amazon	67%	(2436)	24%	(859)	5%	(200)	3%	(93)	2%	(66)
At the physical store	36%	(1332)	42%	(1545)	14%	(495)	5%	(188)	3%	(94)

Are there any other places you search?

amazon
No other places.
none
E-Bay - Target - Wal-Mart
no
none
No
no
No
no
None
Lands End; and Wayfair
No
Amazon.ca
No
no
yess
specific online boutique
No
mypoints
none
No
None
no
none
no
No
no
no
No
Instagram & tweeter "sometimes"
NO
store
None
Bing
no
walmarts
no
No
mostly online
Ebay
None
Na
no
none
ebay
no
no
None
no
No
No
No
no
no
No
no
no
No
No
none
No
no
no
No
ebay
none
no
No.
no
No.
ebay
no
No
No
No
no
no
none
none
No
no
No
None
No
no
Walmart
nope
slickdeals
Classifieds
no
No
no
NO
no
no
No
no
Flipp, shopbot
deal websites
no
no
no
groupon
no
No
gfhgf
ebay
Walmart!!
Not that comes to mind
that covers the usuals
no
Not really
eBay
no
No
na
no
Kijiji
Ebay
No
Facebook
No
ebay
Ebay
No
no
kijiji
Ebay
No
no
no
no
No
no
no
No
No
ebay
no
NO
No
none
No
none
No
No
no
no
Websites for Stores e.g. Talbots, etc
none
No.
Can't think of any.
no
Ebay
no
No
no
Na
NOPE
Donâ€™t know
na
No comment
NO
no
consumer guides
No
no
ebay
No
No
No
None
Etsy; Ebay
Costco
No
Store site
none
thrift store
no
no
none
no
Kohls
no
None
walmart.com
No
No
NO
No
no
none
ebay
eBay. AliExpress.
No
No
No
no
no
Amazon
Ebay
No
none
None
No
Sometimes other wedsites
KJIJI
No
eBay (depending on how hard it is to find)
no
na
no
No
no
CONSUMER REPORTS
no
No
no
TopCashback, Rakuten, BeFrugal
No
N/A
No
no
None
None
No
Ggg
Not as a rule.
not that I can think of
no
no
That just about covers it
none
no
No I think you hit them all
NO
no, don't really research much
No
non
What else is there?
No
No
Kijiji to see if there is a good used one
ni
walmart
No
Catalogs
e bay
no
No
mobile app
Not really
No
no
no
no
No.
no
no
no
None
no
No
no
no
Stores offical websites
no
n/a
Pinterest
No
Nine
no
Google
no
no
Flyers
Goggle
QVC.com
no
sometimes I see a TV ad that sparks interest in something
No
no
Unknown.
No
No
none
No
Swagbucks
no
no
no
no
No
no
no
no
Kijjiji
No
no
none
Charity organizations
EBay
not really
thrift stores
No
no
no
no
No
no
No
No
no
Receipes
no
none
No
Consumer Reports
No
Costco
Unsure
no
no
no
na
Ebay
amazon
no
bing
no
Ebay
All over the place
No
not sure
No
No
ebay.ca, kijiji.ca, craigslist.org, Facebook Marketplace
No
review sites
No
No
N logs
nope
All the above
Shopbot
n
no
No
FLYERS
Some apps and emails
No
Ebay
No
No
no
No
Walmart
The stores themselves. Company that makes product
NA
No
nope
no
No
no
Nextag
Different stores
eBay
Njjjjer
no
no
ebay
Target
no
EBay
No
no
no
no
None
Ebay
no
Pinterest
wish
no
No
No
no
no
no
no
No
auction sites
The shopping channel in Canada and QVC in the USA
no
no
NA
No
qvc
no
no
Ebay
awesomebooks.com
no
Ebay
No
no
N/A
No
na
NO
quite possibly!
no
no
Thrift stores
NO
no
eBay.com
No
ebay
no...
OVERSTOCK.COM
No
No
review sites
No
no
etsy
none
No.
no
Amazon
no
ebay
no
Nope
non
No
None
Nothing
na
ebay
NO
Aliexpress, Wish
Varage sale
none
No
Nope
No
the dark web for those illegal or hard to find substances I need for spells and hex bags
No
no
no
No
other online stores
No
ebay
No
No
none
AMAZON
No
no
no
No
no
no
no
no
not any
no
n
friends
no
No
No
No
Google
No
No
walmart
no
Shopping groceries
none
No
no
no
eBay
jhkjhkhjk
No
none
N/A
no
None
Nope
none
bigwords for books
No
yes
Wish
no
Ebay
No
None
no
no
no
eBay
no
No
No
no
No
no
Yes
WALMART
eBay
no
no
No
no
eBay
N/A
rge
no
google
no
wayfair
no
No
n/a
E Bay
no
No
no
no
N/A
not really
none
no
no
Target. Walmart
YouTube and other online reviews
wish
No
no
Opera
Pintrest
Yahoo
no
no
na
No
none
No
No
NO
Burlington.com
No
No
No
no
no
no
no
no
No
no
aliexpress
Good
YouTube
none
No
no
no
No
no
no
No
No
no
No
no
no
no
no
na
none
E bay
ebay
no
mo
NA
No
No
no
No
Ebay.com
no
no
facebook
no
no
NO
no
No O
No .
No
not sure
None
No
None
no
No
no
na
no
no
no
no
Ebay
No
n/a
NO
No
no
in store
Any place which may have it.
no
no
None
n/a
No
No
no
ONLINE CATALOGUES
No.
No i really only like to shop on wish.com but I do enjoy surfing around just to check out the different options.
no
none
N/A
Na
no
No
other on-line shopping or auction sites
No
no
nope
no
no
No.
Shoe carnival
no
Etsy
.
no
Ebay
no
ebay
no
no
no
none
n/a
Ebay
no
None
No
no
No
n/a
tj maxx, overstocks
NONE
no
No
na
ask.com
NO
EBAY
Target
No
No.
-no
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
no
no
no
ebay
no
No
No
No
Wish
no
no
None
No
no
no
No
the name of te store
n/a
Walmart online
Ebay
Pinterest
No
no
no
Google
None
no
no
ebay
no
no
no
No
no
no
no
Product website
No
No
no
duck duck go
No
Amazon
no
no
ebay
Kip
na
no
no
No
None
eBay
No
No
No
no
no
No
No
ok
Nonr
no
No
None
no
no
no
no
no
No
No
wish
no
No
no
No
No
none
no
Na
no
WEBSITE
no
no
no
ok
no
No
No
Hsn, qvc
No
n/a
Bvh
no
No there is not
NO
no
No
no
no
No
no
none
no
Facebook marketplace
No
no
No
No.
cool
no
TripAdvisor.com; Yelp.com
no
None
No
No
Wish
No
no
Ebay
none
parking lots
no
The comments about the item
no
No
No
None
n/a
no
none
ebay.com
no
No
no
no
Walmart
no
no
no
none
no
none
No
no
Not that I can think of at the moment
no
no
no
NO
ebay
No
no
no
no
No
No
no
no
no
no
no
no
consumer reports
no
none
no
none
no
No
NO
n/a
no
no
Ebay
.
Alot
If it's a medical equipment item I check in with groups who have the same condition.
no
none
Shopping websites
NO
None
online
no
google
No
No
None
No
no
Amazon
walmart
No
no
No
Consumer Reports
No
No
No
walmart.com
NO
cnet.com
none
no
no
no
No
walmart.ca
No
ebay
None
Nope!
very
google
none
no
no
Catalogs. Remember those???
Na
na
pretty much that covers it
none, but I like e-bay.
None
no
No
Target
na
No
not really
NO
No
Consumer Reports
no
no
Na
No
walmart.com
no
eBay
no
Google
No
Ebay
Read many reviews from different sources.
NO
no
Zulily
Not really
No
no
no
Na
No
no
nope
Market place
no
QVC
big box store apps/other apps
No
Magazine - â€œConsumer Reportsâ€
no
no
Flyer in newspaper.
no
n/a
No
No
no
No
No
business websigte
none
Coupon sites
no
No
none
Ebay
Circulars
Not really
Amazon
non
no
no
no
nope
No
ver
Ebay
NA
no
na
newspapers
no
no
no
Not really
no
Kijijiji
no
walmart
Ebay
no
No
No
Ebay
Target
n/a
no
no
No
EBay
no
No
No
no
product reviews
EBay
fvv
amazon
Garage saled
Newspapers
Old navy
No
no
no
No
No
na
WWRaw
NO
no
Donâ€™t know
no
ebay
N/A
No
no
nope
no
websites set up by stores or weekly flyers
no
no
no
RV parts country .com
No
ebay
Ebay
None
none
No
No
No
no
Private sellers
No
no
no
Store
no
no
Walmart
No
None
no
No
no
n
no
thrift stores
no
no
no
eBay
none
N/A
No
Mercari.com
No
none, just the above mentioned
no
No
No
None
Ebay
My own home
no
no
eBay
No
no
Walmart.com kohlâ€™s
No
walmart
none
no
Ali
None
no
No
No
No
N/A
No
bing
No
no
no
No
none
nope
None
Target
no
none
No
Google
no
no
No
NO
No
Rbay
No
No
no
not at this time
No
no
catalog
no
no
Catalog
No
no
No
Macy's
No
not really
No
Google
NO
Walmart.com
no
Manufacturer website
no
I don't think so.
na0
Google
No
Nope
No
I sometimes check YouTube.
No.
n/a
Store ads in newspaper
No
No
No
none
no
no
Nope
No
ebay
No
flipcart ,myntra
NONE
no
No
No
no
no
no
No
Ebay
no
ebay
Walmart.com
no
No
no
Review sites
AliExpress
No
No
No
none
No
No
No
None
no
No
Ebay.ca
no
no
no
no
na
No
No
No
no
No
No
no
na
no
No
ebay.com
Amazon
Brad's deals, offers.com
reviews
na
Walmart
???
no
No
groupon
no
no
no
No
No
Amazon and Walmart
Wish
No
no
no
Overstock
No
No
eBay and wish
No
No
No
nope
etsy
no
No
Consumer reports
no
No
No
No
No
No
Ebay
none
no
No
no
N/A
Amazon in foreign countries
No
Ebay
no
No
None
No
no
no
ebay
no
Many
n/a
ad papers
no
no
Google
Ebay
No
none
Facebook
no
No
Wish
None
NA
no
No
No
no
walmart
Rewards site
no
n/a
No
Na
No
Nope
no
Mail
None
Store app
no
no
Offer up
None
no
Ebay
no
No
no
no
Wish
No
no.
No
Facebook marketplace.
no
No
WalMart and eBay
no
ebay
N/a
Walmart.com
no
no
No
Ebay
No
nay
Overstock , alibaba
fgd
NONe
EBAY
No
Wish, tophater
na
no
eBay, offer up,
no
walmart .com
no
Forums and Instagram influencers
Facebook marketplace, Kijiji
No
No
none
no
No
na
Flyers newspaper
N/A
No
No
no
No
No
No
No
no
no
Nope
No
no
No any othe search thing here
no
no
no
no
there are no other places i donot search
NA
not at all
no
No
No
none
No
No
no
YouTube
Not really
Ebay
Online used sites
no
no
None
nhl
Just local stores
no
Amazon.com
The only time I was a
YouTube
Expert reviews
No
no
no
ebay
NO
no
No
Chewy
Ebay
E bay
No
na
no
no
No
no
Bing
Wish
No
Na
Ebay, Facebook Marketplace
No
no
yardsales
No
Ross
no
Wish
Google
uncecided
eBay
No
no
No
No
no
no
n/a
No
no
No
Best Buy
EBAY
Not really
No.
family names
none
N/a
Marketplace on Facebook, Groupon, ebay, Itsy
No
No
Not really
no
No
No
no
amazon
None
Ebay
No
No
ebay
No
none
N/A
No
lowes
Ebay
No
No
none
Nope
eBay
no
Google
No
Ebay
NA
No
No
none
Mercari
Amazon
Yahoo
Store's web-site
no
NO
No
No
No
no
E bay wish
?
Ebay
Wish
No
nope
shein
Na
Facebook marketplace
No
No
Ebay, Lego offerup, craigslist
No
no
none
No
No
no
Chrome
not really
no
no
Retailmenot. Com
no
no
no
no
no
No
None
No
no
ebay
No
NO
GOOGLE
no
Ebay, Vita Cost
no
Kazakhstan
No
forums
no
N//A
ebay
no
Ebay
no
n/a
Swap meet
ebay
Snapdeal , flipcart ,myntra
I just type in the product and reviews into google search engine
ebates
No
No
No
No
nope
amazon
Buy Sell Trade Sites on Facebook
Face Book, Kijiji
Wish, top hat
No
nebay
no
no
No
no
No
Ebay
Walmart
none
No
Thrift stores depending on what the item I'm looking for is.
Facebook marketplace
No
kolhs online
Google, Yahoo and Bing
no
ebay
That pretty much covers it unless I see an ad or article about it in a physical magazine.
NO
ebay
no
No
No
No
no
Ranchi
No
eBay
No
No
No
no
No
Ads for local stores
no
No
NO
No
local flyers
Wish
no
No
No
Wish
Local stores
Dept store direct sites and rebate sites
no
no

3.

How often do you click on deals and coupon offers sent to you by email when they require in advance personal information such as name, email, address?

Very often

11%

472 votes

Often

13%

525 votes

Sometimes

28%

1141 votes

Rarely

21%

889 votes

Not Applicable

8%

323 votes

Never

19%

786 votes

4.

If applicable, when do you click on email offers?

When I am familiar with the sender

43%

1763 votes

When I am familiar with the brand/product

28%

1165 votes

When I am find the deal very appealing

28%

1173 votes

I don't click on email offers

14%

573 votes

When it doesn't require my personal information

20%

822 votes

Other (please specify)

0%

11 votes

Not Applicable

15%

640 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
	0.09%	5
Coupons are never sent to me	0.02%	1
Coupon	0.02%	1
when it is a significant coupon to use for my purchase and doesn't need any advanced personal info. Just clicking to receive an easy coupon code is ideal.	0.02%	1
Have to check background information	0.02%	1
If I REALLY want it BADLY	0.02%	1
I have food restrictions, so I have to have the contents list of any food before I will buy it online. (Celiac Disease - no wheat, barley or rye grains in any form; Iodine, Aspartame, sea food fresh or salt water, etc	0.02%	1

5.

Have you ever been a victim of a phishing practice? Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain personal information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Yes

25%

1039 votes

No

57%

2352 votes

Undecided

18%

745 votes

6.

How many times in the last year have you been a victim of a phishing practice?

1-3

78%

815 votes

4-6

11%

114 votes

More than 6

11%

110 votes

7.

Do you shop online using your smartphone?

Yes

38%

1551 votes

No

50%

2080 votes

Not Applicable

12%

505 votes

8.

Do you have a password in place to control access your phone?

Yes

55%

2261 votes

No

23%

953 votes

Not Applicable

22%

922 votes

9.

When shopping online, which of the following payment methods have you used in the past year? Select all that apply.

Debit cards

32%

1176 votes

Credit cards

51%

1854 votes

Gift cards

45%

1657 votes

PayPal

52%

1917 votes

Prepaid Debit cards

13%

475 votes

ApplePay

3%

119 votes

Amazon Pay

9%

326 votes

Google Pay

6%

218 votes

Other (please specify)

2%

78 votes

Other Answers	Percentage	Votes
	0.28%	22
N/A	0.09%	7
none	0.09%	7
Gift Cards	0.05%	4
Samsung pay	0.05%	4
NA	0.04%	3
not saying	0.03%	2
prefer not to answer	0.03%	2
Virtual card	0.01%	1
Not applicable.	0.01%	1
Cashapp	0.01%	1
I am not telling	0.01%	1
specific store cards	0.01%	1
cash	0.01%	1
prepaid credit card	0.01%	1
NOFB	0.01%	1
EBT	0.01%	1
Rather not say	0.01%	1
Money	0.01%	1
Amazon gift certificate credit	0.01%	1
paypal	0.01%	1
Cash on delivery	0.01%	1
Checks	0.01%	1
Amazon gift cards	0.01%	1
I'd rather not say	0.01%	1
PREPAID VISA CARDS	0.01%	1
not applicable	0.01%	1
bank transfer	0.01%	1
myob	0.01%	1
survey points	0.01%	1
Money I can use on Amazon from gift cards I won on Tellwut.	0.01%	1
.	0.01%	1
not telling	0.01%	1
I won't say.	0.01%	1
store credit cards	0.01%	1

10.

When shopping online which payment method do you use the most often?

Gift cards

18%

662 votes

PayPal

24%

871 votes

Credit cards

32%

1166 votes

Debit cards

17%

608 votes

Amazon Pay

2%

85 votes

ApplePay

1%

26 votes

1%

21 votes

Prepaid Debit cards

4%

134 votes

Google Pay

1%

40 votes

store credit cards

0%

1 votes

I won't say.

0%

1 votes

not saying

0%

2 votes

N/A

0%

7 votes

not telling

0%

1 votes

.

0%

1 votes

NA

0%

3 votes

Money I can use on Amazon from gift cards I won on Tellwut.

0%

1 votes

survey points

0%

1 votes

myob

0%

1 votes

none

0%

7 votes

prefer not to answer

0%

2 votes

not applicable

0%

1 votes

NOFB

0%

1 votes

PREPAID VISA CARDS

0%

1 votes

I'd rather not say

0%

1 votes

Amazon gift cards

0%

1 votes

Checks

0%

1 votes

Not applicable.

0%

1 votes

I am not telling

0%

1 votes

cash

0%

1 votes

prepaid credit card

0%

1 votes

Virtual card

0%

1 votes

Rather not say

0%

1 votes

Money

0%

1 votes

11.

Before you purchase a product online, do you ensure that you are on a secured website that begins with https instead of http?

Yes

67%

2443 votes

No

19%

693 votes

Undecided

14%

518 votes

12.

Do you have your credit card information saved on shopping sites/apps?

Yes

31%

1286 votes

No

56%

2331 votes

Not Applicable

13%

519 votes

13.

Do you prefer shopping with an e-gift card or a physical gift card?

E-cards

26%

1063 votes

Physical cards

28%

1159 votes

Either are fine

46%

1914 votes

14.

Do you prefer receiving as a gift a physical gift card or an e-card?

Prefer physical card

40%

1670 votes

Prefer e-card

15%

628 votes

Either is great

44%

1838 votes

15.

How often do you do the following?

	Often		Sometimes		Rarely		Never
Check out items in a store and then buy them online as I want to look for the best price	20%	(749)	44%	(1597)	23%	(824)	13%	(484)
Buy multiple sizes of an item online with the plan to return ones that don't fit	9%	(311)	18%	(640)	16%	(581)	58%	(2122)
Buy a number of items online with a plan to return the ones I don't care for	8%	(286)	16%	(598)	16%	(570)	60%	(2200)
Check out items in a store and then buy them online as I want to think about the purchase	12%	(423)	35%	(1287)	26%	(947)	27%	(997)
Check out items in a store and then buy them online as I want a variant of the product (ie size, color, etc) that was not available	13%	(469)	36%	(1330)	23%	(852)	27%	(1003)

Results: Your Opinion - 2019