{"id":2961,"date":"2013-07-24T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T05:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2013-07-24T15:36:28","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T05:36:28","slug":"australians-love-to-shop-on-the-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/australians-love-to-shop-on-the-toilet\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians love to shop on the Toilet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Era of mobile shopping is upon us and savvy Australian shoppers are making the most of the ability to shop when and where ever they like.<\/p>\n<p>The eBay <em>new Era of Mobile<\/em> report has revealed that as a result of being able to shop using mobile devices, many Australians have been inspired to shop in some very unusual places and situations;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One in three (32 per cent) Aussies report that they were inspired to shop while watching a movie<\/li>\n<li>One in five were inspired on the toilet &#8211;\u00a0this mobile shopping habit is favoured by men more than women.<\/li>\n<li>During a meeting (17 per cent)<\/li>\n<li>At a birthday party (14 per cent)<\/li>\n<li>In the shower (13 per cent &#8211; who has a water proof mobile?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Buying on the go has also been matched with the ability to sell on the move thanks to the eBay mobile app that was first launched 5 years ago.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>52 per cent of people surveyed admit to selling goods in order to fund a must have purchase<\/li>\n<li>Around half of young Australian smartphone owners surveyed who shop online (52 per cent) would sell an item in order to buy something else they really wanted<\/li>\n<li>This rises to 61 per cent among those who have sold an item online in the past year<br \/>\n37% of Aussies surveyed will sell last season\u2019s wardrobe online<\/li>\n<li>Other items sacrificed include household furniture (22 per cent), mobile phones or laptops (22 per cent)<\/li>\n<li>Surprisingly, 8% are willing to part with their car or family heirlooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pre><em>These findings are based on a survey of 1000 respondents aged 18-44 by Galaxy research<\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Era of mobile shopping is upon us and savvy Australian shoppers are making the most of the ability to shop when and where ever they like. 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