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Posted by: Marc Flemming

BUY online, I say!

Here's a few web sites I use frequently to find some incredible deals. If anyone else has a few they rely on, please list 'em!

Obviously, try eBay.com/Half.com!

For Computer / Accessory Items, Electronics & Software:
Price Watch
CNET Shopper
Street Prices
Tech Bargains

For General Best Price Shopping:
Google's Froogle
Price Grabber
Shopping.com
Biz Rate

For DVDs:
DVD Price Search


A word to the wise, while there are a lot of great deals to be had out there, many of them are too good to be true. You don't want to turn up empty handed in a month with nothing to show but an empty bank account. It's good to feel comfortable in the outfit you're buying from before dishing out your money:

- Are they a member of the BBB? Not Sure? Look it up (along with any complaints that may already be filed against them): http://search.bbb.org/search.html
- Do a search on Google for the name of the company or the site. This can sometimes turn up previous customer commentary (particularly if you refine your search).
- Check out their ranking. The higher their ranking on the web, the more likely they're actually doing a lot of business (assuming those that do bad business doesn't stick around that long): Ranking.com
- Find company reports from customers who did business with a particular company:
ePublic Eye
Safe Shopping Network
- Finally: Shop Safely Online

If anyone has anything to add in the neighborhood of PRODUCT REVIEWS or COUPON sites - that would be a great addition to this thread.

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Posted by: oldbutafan

Thank you, Marc ... what a GREAT post and excellent information !!!

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Posted by: oldbutafan

This Dollar --- Stretcher site has some ideas for some inexpensive and homemade gifts including some recipes and "how-to's".

http://www.stretcher.com/index.cfm

Poke around and you'll find among other things, some craft how-to's and recipes for many, MANY kinds of homemade flavored coffee and cocoa mixes, chocolate "coffee spoons", and even a tea stirrer spoon.

Those recipes while interesting as gifts, will also help to break my personal cold weather/hot drink monotony

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