To Buy or Not To Buy

The Internet was supposed to revolutionize the purchasing process. But not everybody wants a piece of the action.

Photo of woman shopping onlinePhoto of woman shopping onlineJulie Terstriep isn't the kind of person who gets intimidated by technology. The business manager for Western Illinois University's campus recreation department had been using the Internet as a personal shopping mall for at least a decade before she convinced WIU officials that purchasing equipment and supplies online would save the university time and money. "I'm definitely a risk taker when it comes to technology," she says. "I love the abilities that technology gives us, and if somebody says to me, 'Well, I don't know if we can do this,' I'm always bound and determined to find a way we can, because it's going to be faster, easier and more efficient."

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