Internet Tips & Tricks
By MARK DAVIS
General Manager, CommSpeed Internet Service
President, Prescott Computer Society
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SHOPPING
- Finding the best deals online
 www.pricegrabber.com
There are plenty of
sites that will give you comparative prices on different
types of goods ranging from electronics to clothing to
tchotchkes. But
PriceGrabber is worth visiting, not only because of
its scope -- you can look up anything from Starlight
Fairy Barbie to digital cameras to a 50-cent pair of
scissors -- but also because of the extras you get in
each item's listing.
You'll get the
standard rundown of online retailers who carry whatever
it is you crave, whether it's in stock, and peer ratings
of the merchants and the item in question. But you'll
also see a unique bottom-line price, based on your ZIP
code, of the base cost plus tax plus shipping.
You'll see listings
by people who have used copies of whatever you're
looking for, and you can sell your own stuff for a fee.
You can sort the
results by any column you like -- seller rating,
bottom-line price, and so on. And you can quickly get
details about the thing and a rundown of reviews it was
given by other visitors. In fact, the whole site is a
quick, easy way to get the basics for something you're
thinking about buying. It belongs on your shopping
list.
Other comparison
shopping sites are worth a visit:
www.BizRate.com
www.NexTag.com
www.PriceScan.com
www.MySimon.com
www.PriceGrabber.com
www.fatwallet.com
--
The Internet is a huge hit with shoppers, a place to
share tips about sales and good buys and the latest
coupons. People looking to get the best deals from
national stores have been flocking to sites like
Fat Wallet for
the latest intelligence on what items will be on sale at
what stores. That's the kind of info this site and
others like the Deal of the Day -
www.dealofday.com
- post every day.
HAPPY SHOPPING!
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