NEWS  & ARTICLES

Top Sites for Bargain Hunters - Yardena Arar, PCWorld.com, 2008

Customer Feedback Central: 100 Places to Find Reviews for Every Product - Inside CRM Editors, 2007

24 Web Sites, Counterfeit

Drugs - Miranda Hitti, WebMD.com, 2007

Avoid the Biggest Web Shopping Annoyances - Tom Spring, PC World.com, 2006

  Step 2. Top Price Comparison Sites

Include Auctions when comparing prices.  But always know what the item is costing retail before you place a bid.  Auctions are great, but you still have to be careful.  You don't want to pay too much.

EbayersThatSuck.com
 

Search Auctions

Bidfind.com
MPire.com
Online-Auction.net
Overstock Auctions
Search.com - Search All Auction Sites at Once
 

Local Auctions
LiveDeal.com
 

Search Antiques & Collectibles

Tias.com
 

Search DVD's

DeepDiscountDVD.com
DVDPriceSearch.com
 

Search Price Comparison's - Books

AddAll.com
Alibris.com

AllBookStores.com is by far the best place to start shopping for books.  They have combined the best stores that have the lowest prices.  Don't buy till you run a price check at AllBookStores.com

BestWebBuys.com
BookFinder.com
BooksPrice.com
Chambal.com
DirectTextBook.com
Half.Ebay.com

Walmart.com
For Text Books?...You Bet'cha!
300,000 Books, Search by Title, Author or ISBN.

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Search Price Comparisons - Everything

AimLower.com
ConsumerReview.com
BuySafeShopping.com
Ebay.com
Froogle.Google.com
Microsoft's Live Search/Products
MSN Shopping
MyTriggers.com
PriceGrabber.com
PriceRunner.com
PriceTool.com
ShopCartUSA.com
Shopping.com
Shopping.MSN.com
ShoppingSpot.com
ShopWiki.com
ShopZilla.com
SortPrice.com
Super Shopping: SuperPages.com
TheFind.com
Yahoo! Shopping
 

Costco.com
Costco requires an annual Gold Star membership fee of $50.00 to join. The prices seem to be regulated by area. The Return Policy is one the best. The Executive Membership is $100.00 a year.  With this you receive a 2% Rebate on all purchases (not gas), and special savings opportunities.  If you shop regularly you should not have a problem getting back the cost of the membership. We live close enough to do our weekly shopping and gas purchases there. I have noticed, lately, that the price for gas is higher than our local Safeway. If they go to much higher, it won't be worth the cost of membership. Also, I have noticed their prices for electronics have been a little high. We have decided to drop our membership down to the Gold Star this coming year. Their prices for food still seem to be good.

Shopping By Request
Submit the item you are looking for and Seller's respond by emailing you a quote.
I have not used their services so I am not able to tell you how comparable their pricing is.

Respond.com
 

Shopping Computers & Electronics

AMD Computers
Anandtech.com Price Guides
Ecost.com
Price.com
PriceGrabber.com
PriceWatch.com
Shopper.CNET.com
StreetPrices.com

Shopping InkJet Cartridges
DealNews.com/printer-ink/

I have had good luck and good quality ink with...

DataBazaar.com
Inkgrabber.com
TylerMartin.com
 

Shopping Office & Shipping Supplies

MailersAndMore.com
PackingSupplies.com
Papermart.com
Staples
ULine.com
 

Shopping Novelties, Crafts & Parties

JoAnn.com

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Shopping Computers/Hardware & Software

HardDrivesNorthWest
NewEgg.com
ZDNet.com/ComputerShopper
 

Shopping Computers Hardware/Discount

ComputerGate.com
I have had a couple of small problems with ComputerGate.com. When I received my order, several items had been damaged during shipping.  So I asked for a RMA Number and to return the damaged items. 
Several weeks went by and I contacted them about the Returned Order.  They replied they had never received it.  I had kept all my documents and when I shipped the partial order back to them I purchased Delivery Confirmation through the U.S. Postal Service, so I had the Date and Location of Delivery.
I emailed them the Delivery Confirmation number and other pertinent information, and explained that they had in fact received the order.
After giving them all the information - they found the received items.

On a different occasion I purchased Modem from them.  I received the Modem but it did not have any drivers or documentation.  I emailed them and requested drivers. It took them several days to email back with a location to where I could download drivers.
 

ComputerSurplusOutlet.com
I have not purchased from Computer Surplus Outlet yet. But I get their email newsletter.  They have some terrific deals! They also have items listed that are Free or come with Free shipping.  Try'em out and let me know what you think!

Update: I placed my order on 1/2/04. And they charged my credit card on 1/2/04. But I had to email them twice and telephone twice to receive my order. I finally received it on 1/28/04. In their defense, they were moving. Will I be ordering from them again? Nop.
 

Cyberguys.com
Cyberguys.com is another favorite place of mine.  Last time I ordered they sent me a Free gift!
 

SurplusComputers.com
I have not purchased from SurplusComputers.com. But their prices look good. Check'em out and let me know what you think.

Shopping Computers Software/Discount
 

NothingButSoftware.com
PlanetCDROM.com

SoftwareOutlet.com

SoftwareOutlet has really great prices and super fast shipping!

Shopping Bots & Stores - Miscellaneous & Computers

BotSpot.com
BuyCentral.com
BuyersIndex.com
MySimon.com
NetMarket.com
PriceScan.com
PricingCentral.com
RoboShopper.com
ShoppingSpot.com

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Sales, Deals & Bargains

AmazingBargains.com
BeatThat.com
Boddit.com
DealsAtNet.com
SalesCircular.com
SearchAllDeals.com
ShoppersResource.com
SlickDeals.net
RetailMeNot.com
 

Shopping Tips & Tools

Samizdat.com
Home.MiningCo.com
 

Rebate & Cash Back Sites

If you buy through these types of shopping sites you will get a percentage back on your purchase. Some of the time the store that you have found your great deal at is listed in a cash back sites.  And that makes it an even better deal!  

Ebates.com

Ebates.com is one of the more popular. And one that really does pay. They make it easy to shop and receive your rebates!

Stockback.com
DirectoryOfGreatDeals.com
MiserMart.com
RebateStatus.com
RefundSweepers.com
ShopAtHomeSelect.com
 

The FTC (US Federal Trade Commission) keeps an eye
out for consumers regarding Rebates. Check out their website for
a "Consumer Alert! Taking the "Bait" Out of Rebates"
Providing information regarding Rebates and
instructions for what to do when your Rebate doesn't arrive.
They also provide an online complaint form.

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Discount Codes

NaughtyCodes.com

Deal of the Day Sites
DealSucker.com
Dodtracker.com
ZeroDayDeals.com
 

Online Coupons & Deals

AbleShoppers.com
AmazingBargains.com
BensBargains.net
DealNews.com
FatWallet.com
MoreStuff4Less.com
MyCoupons.com
PriceDropAlert.com
SlickDeals.net
StealDeals.net
TechBargains.com
TotalDeals.com
 

There are tons of Coupon Sites online.  I have only included a few.  I find that going from site to site to find a specific coupon is too time consuming.  I have discovered, and you might also, that it is much quicker to use a search engine or a web search tool like Web Ferret.  Just type in an appropriate word (i.e. Amazon coupon or Barnes and Noble coupon) and within minutes you'll know if there is a coupon available for the store where your item is located.

I also subscribe to several Coupon Email Newsletters. I keep these is a special folder in Outlook Express.  Then when I need a coupon I just run a search on that folder.

These that I have included here seem to have all the bases covered.  Check these Web Sites first.  It might save you some time.

CouponSurfer.com
DealHunting.com
HotDlz.com
 

Hey, have you ever thought about 'buying coupons'?
For things that you use regularly, you can definately save some money. I take Benadryl on a daily basis. So, I purchased several $1 off coupons.  Got'ta tell ya...
I saved a bunch!

CouponsandForms.com
 

Local Coupons

ValPak.com
 

Discount Codes & Rebates

Couponing.About.com
CurrentCodes.com
FreeAfterRebate
 

Search Tools

The two search tools I use are WebFerret Pro and  WS Websearch.

I set my options so that they use different web searches.  This way I am not doubling up and looking at the same sites twice.

I have upgraded to WebFerret Pro because I use it alot and find it an indispensible searching tool.

You can find WebFerret (Free) and WebFerret Pro for fee at:

Ferretsoft.com

And WS Websearch (Free) at:

FirstStopWebSearch.com
 

My two favorite searches?...

Froogle.Google.com
Yahoo.com

Step. 3 Get Ready To Buy... Coupons, Discount Codes and Safe Shopping Tips

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