There can be great fun keeping up with the Joneses, even if it can be quite taxing on the wallet, and since internet shopping has become so popular it provides another way to be one step ahead of the neighbours.
After all, you can source just about anything and from any country on the internet and the items that you buy for your home can be the envy of Mrs Jones and the rest of the neighbours.
Hand carved wooden armadillo from Outer Mongolia? No problem, it must be there somewhere online. The newest and latest food processor from the US? Yes, I am sure I have seen one somewhere. Stackable Plant Pot Flower Towers from a niche online boutique in the UK? Absolutely no problem.
The thing is, whatever you are looking for to stay one step ahead of the crowd, it will be there somewhere if you look hard enough. There are online stores covering every taste, every budget and every inclination and a whole lot more that you did not even know existed.
The only problem is that your dear friend Mrs Jones will be driven to want to outdo you even more and you may just start off a never ending circle of envy, so be careful what you wish for as you may find yourself outdone.