For starters I wouldn't buy a pet online. I think it is important to get a feel for an animal's personality before buying. A picture is just not enough. I would also want to see what kind of environment it was raised in. Not only to know how it might effect the animal itself, but more importantly I wouldn't want to support someone raising animals in a substandard environment. For example, I wouldn't want to provide financial support to someone running a puppy mill or the like.
Big ticket items such as car or homes would also be hard for me to buy online. I think the reasons for this reluctance are pretty obvious.
At this point, I am not sure I could use an online-only bank or insurance company. I think in time these companies will probably reach a wider audience. However, until this happens I am not willing to risk it.
Last but not least I don't think that buying medicine online is very wise. First of all I don't like taking medicine. Second, I really don't like the thought of taking medicine sent from god knows where, made by god knows who. I say this assuming that I am currently getting what I pay for from my local pharmacist.
Many services, such as having clothes tailored or skis waxed, currently aren't even available for purchase online. This makes sense because services are something that, at this point, are impractical to both purchase and deliver online. Even though it is hard to envision, I believe that sometime in the near future you will start seeing more services available for sale online as technology continues to improve. My prediction comes from the fact that most analysts were saying as recently as 5 years ago, that Amazon.com might never turn a profit. How wrong they were!
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