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Doing Some Research On Online Shopping This Year

Posted by: dragonblogger  //  Category: Consumerism

Shop.com

So I am browsing Shop.com this week to find idea’s for Holiday gifts for friends and family.  I like how they break down each category at the top of the screen, and you can just click on Sale and Gifts and see those items that are having sales or make popular gifts this season.  Not sure what to get your teenager, you can click on “Gifts”, then click on “Gifts for Teen Boys” and get an idea on the items that are popular for teens these days.  In Sales you can narrow down to just seeing which Mp3 players, or Electronics are on Sale to save you from having to weed through all of the items you aren’t interested in looking at.

shop.com categories
Shop.com Categories

If you are looking to save money you can also specifically look for which online retailers through Shop.com are giving free shipping offers right now.  You can do this through the Free Shipping Spotlight, which may help you decide whether to make your purchase online or in-store this season.  In addition if you just want to browse what coupons or discounts are available you can check the Coupons section of Shop.com and see which merchants have which deals.  Some have 10, 15 or 20% off popular items, others give you a flat dollar amount off a certain amount you spend.  I was searching for a Wii Game for the family this year, and Boom blox was in the running, Shop.com showed 8 stores carrying it ranging from $35.99 to $60.48.  This type of comparison makes shopping great, because you can take these prices and compare to your local stores, and if you can’t find a better price, you can just buy it from Shop.com

Even if you don’t purchase anything from Shop.com it still is a good place to go to browse and get gift idea’s, you can also enter their Contest and Sweepstakes where they will be giving away one new item every week.  You don’t have to make a purchase only create an online account and you get entered into the drawing just by doing so.  I entered the contest to win the iPOD touch screen, I already have an iPOD nano, but if I win the iPOD touch I will sell my Nano and just keep the touch.

-Dragon Blogger

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Working in the IT Industry for over 10 years and specializing in web based technologies. Dragon Blogger has unique insights and opinions to how the internet and web technology works. An Avid movie fan, video game fan and fan of trying anything and everything new.

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6 Responses to “Doing Some Research On Online Shopping This Year”

  1. Janneth from Work at Home (1 comments) Says:

    I love shopping online because it’s convenient. I will try shopping shop.com. Thank you for sharing it.

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  2. lisa from Woodbury Commons (1 comments) Says:

    I can’t imagine what life was like before online shopping. The selection, speed, convenience, dang – can you imagine NOT being able to shop online?
    lisa@Woodbury Commons´s last blog ..Blogging About Woodbury Commons – 1/19/2009 – 1/25/2009 My ComLuv Profile

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    dragonblogger (1957 comments) Reply:

    I can’t, I love online shopping far better than visiting stores for anything except clothing or sneakers (where you have to try stuff on)

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  3. Brad from Christmas Store Online (1 comments) Says:

    I just checked out shop.com. I do like it. It’s a change from Amazon where I do most of my online shopping. I love Amazon but it is nice to be aware of alternatives.
    Brad@Christmas Store Online´s last blog ..Sexy Coupon Stocking Stuffers My ComLuv Profile

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  4. ANSH from black friday ads 2009 (1 comments) Says:

    I think research is a must thing because through this you can easily know about the schemes and other offers, if you want to take advantage with your shopping then the research can help you so much.
    ANSH@black friday ads 2009´s last blog ..2009 Cyber Monday Ads, Sales, Deals Specials My ComLuv Profile

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  5. Ron from IPod Car Adapter (1 comments) Says:

    I absolutely hate going to the store and dealing with the crowds. Online shopping is the only way to go.
    Ron@IPod Car Adapter´s last blog ..iPod Receiver – iPod Car Stereo My ComLuv Profile

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