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Both styles of shopping carts have positive aspects as well as drawbacks. My personal preference is for the Old-Style shopping cart. I think that it will be more effective in my website because I am offering products where customers might want to buy multiple sets .The following slides go over some of the pros and cons of each cart style.

OLD STYLE CART

Customers type the number of items they wish to purchase in the box next to its image and click the button to add them. They do the same for any other products they wish to purchase.

PROS AND CONS OF OLD-STYLE CARTS:

Some advantages of the old-style shopping cart are

-It is more convenient when adding more than one of an tem.

-Customers might be more familiar with this format.

Some disadvantages of the old-style shopping cart are

-The cart is not visible until moving to the next page.

-It involves a two-step process of typing and then clicking.

DRAG AND DROP CART

Customers click on each item they want to purchase and drag it to the right.To place more items in the cart, they repeat the process.

PROS AND CONS OF DRAG & DROP CARTS:Someadvantages of the drag & drop shopping cart

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-It is a more visually appealing method.

-It is more on the cutting edge of technology.

Some disadvantages of the drag & drop shopping cart are

-It may be more difficult for special-needs customers to navigate.

-Only one item may be dropped at a time.