An online shopping system is provided for minimizing transportation costs
by using a plurality of prestandardized delivery containers to eliminate
waste in product delivery, and enhancing the convenience of users by
automatically selecting a delivery container in accordance with the size
of a selected product and clearly denoting information about an order
closing time, a delivery source location, etc. When the user inputs the
type and the quantity of a product, a delivery container which is optimal
for storing the ordered product is automatically selected based on the
volume of the product and an internal capacity of the delivery container,
and a price of the selected delivery container is displayed. Thereafter,
each time an additional product is ordered, a new delivery container
which is optimal for storing all ordered products including the
additional product is selected, and a price of the new delivery container
is calculated. Information related to a price difference between a
previously selected delivery container and the newly selected delivery
container selected is obtained and presented to the user in accordance
with prescribed display methods.