Assorted:
Fakespot rates the user reviews of products on Amazon. You enter the URL of the product on Amazon and the site analyzes the reviews. It awards the product reviews a letter grade from A to F based on its algorithm and there is a pretty good explanation of the rating after the analysis.
Respond.com You tell them what you are looking for and they send your request out to a bunch of sellers who will contact you.
Shopzilla is a mall site. You can get comparison pricing, reviews, etc.
Shopping.com is a mall site. You can get comparison pricing, reviews, etc.
PriceGrabber does comparison shopping to find you the best prices on the Web.
Become.com does comparison shopping to find you the best prices on the Web.
SlickDeals Forums
Infomercials has links to all that good stuff sold on TV.
SpaceShots for Sale "...you have the opportunity to enjoy an astronaut's view of our world. Spectacular, brilliant satellite images taken from 450 miles up in space. These poster size digital images are out of this world..." .
UPS allows you to track your shipments.
America's Charities is a federation of non-profit, charitable organizations. Charitable giving is an important facet of American life, more than anywhere else in the world. This site details charitable organizations and workplace-giving campaigns.
TraderOnline is classified ads divided into 10 to 12 categories.
Farmer's Market Online tries to pattern itself after a farmer's market.
Consumer Reports - not much for free here.
Walgreen's DrugStore Buy everything you need online.
Unclaimed Baggage where you can buy the lost shoes of others.
Custom Jigsaw Puzzles from your photograph.
SmartHome has electronic gadgets for the home.
Improvements for things around the house and garden.
Carparts.com - you enter your make and model and you can buy parts for your car (as well as accessories).
Underwriters Labs - certified electrical products and the companies that make them.
SalesCircular shows sales that are going on at local brick and mortar stores. You select the product category and state.
Edmund Scientific has geeky scientific products but also has cool stuff to tinker with.
ThinkGeek has cool stuff for your geeky side and for thinking kids.
The Science Company sells science stuff like weather stations.
Christmas Place sells nothing but Christmas decorations.
The Unemployed Philospher's Guild sells stuff like Freudian Slippers and the fabulous Light-Up Starry Night Pillow.
TravelSmith sells bags, gadgets, and clothing for the traveler.
Johnson Smith Co. - has a small collection of sites that sell gadgets and unusual gifts.
Dealtime will find the book, music, or movie you want and compare prices, including shipping, at a bunch of online stores.
Gift Certificates sells gift certificates for about 200 big name stores and restaurants. You buy 'super certificates' that the receiver can then trade in for a certificate for a specific merchant. Small charge for service.
Give Anything sells gift certificates for about 200 big name stores and restaurants. You buy 'super certificates' that the receiver can then trade in for a certificate for a specific merchant. Small charge for service.
Craig's List is a mish-mash of stuff for sale, job postings, services offered, etc. Separate listings for a small number of metro areas.
Minimus sells small size stuff like samples and travel size stuff.
Archie McPhee sells ... well ... librarian action figures, meat air freshener, windup hopping lederhosen, etc.
Uncrate - a shopping blog for men who like to buy 'stuff'.
Books:
- Amazon Books
has books for sale, short interviews with authors, books in the news, etc. They will send you e-mail notification when your favorite author publishes or a book about your favorite subject is published. Best of the big three book sites.
- Barnes & Noble Books
Their prices are not as good as Amazon's but they seem to have a larger, if not different, inventory.
- Powell's Books is big and cheap - maybe bigger and cheaper than Amazon. Interesting lists that are good browsing if you are looking for a new direction in your reading.
- Book Outlets is an article about a few book outlets that rival Amazon.
- Books-A-Million has a large inventory but is not cheap.
- Bookshop gives a small cut of its profits to local brick and mortar book stores.
- Book Outlet has gotten good reviews and sells books cheap.
- Booksontape
- Que Books - technical books.
- AddAll searches for book prices in thiry online book stores.
- AllBookStores does an excellent job of searching for book prices in online book stores.
- Audible.com is a large site handling books on tape.
- libro.fm is an audio book store.
- Book Finder finds books for sale on the Web.
- Strand Bookstore - new and used books for sale.
- Abebooks - New and used books along with reader reviews. The site has a search feature that finds books at other sellers and compares prices although the results have a lot of hits that are duplicates or are just not useful.
- 10 Best Sites for Trading Books and CDs is an article on the Make Use Of site.
Computer Stuff:
- Readers Choice Tech Retailers (2024) This article reports on a survey of PCMag readers and the vendors that they picked as best for computer hardware and related products.
- NewEgg sells mostly computers and parts but also sells other electronics.
- Tiger Direct sells mostly computers and parts but also sells other electronics.
- Micro Center sells mostly computers and parts and has received good ratings. The site includes a PC Builder function that helps select compatible hardware when doing a custom build.
- Computer Discount Warehouse
- Monoprice - electronics, computer and peripheral equipment. Its USB and HDMI cables were highly rated (Wirecutter 2019) along with Anker and Amazon Basics.
- LiveWire Reviews - reviews of computers
- Cyber Guys sell all kinds of computer parts.
- J&N Computer Service sells parts, CPU/motherboard bundles, etc.
- Motherboards.org reviews motherboards.
- PC Power and Cooling sells power supplies and cooling fans.
- Guru3d reviews video cards and has some troubleshooting information.
- Everything USB sells stuff that you can attach to your computer via its USB ports.
Software Discounted for Nonprofits and Educational Institutions:
- NPSoft
- TechSoup
Computing Deals:
- TechBargains - great site for computer related bargains on the Web - coupons, percentage discounts, free shipping, etc.
- Software Voucher finds coupons and discount codes for software.
- AntiRebate - has discounted stuff that doesn't require use of a rebate. Mostly electronic stuff.
- Dealnews.com lists current bargains - mostly computer related.
- TechForLess has a rapidly changing inventory but the prices are worth checking out.
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Catalogs:
- Catalogs is dedicated to catalogs.
- CatalogMonster is dedicated to catalogs.
- iVillage has items from various catalogs in many categories with links to the catalog site.
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Art:
- Art.com This site lets you pick posters and reproductions of paintings which you can frame and mat using their interactive tools. Very nice site although it can be tedious to browse since they only show 6 pictures at a time.
- Vintage PosterWorks where you can buy posters from days of old.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Store
- Poster Shop
- eBay is the largest and includes a person-to-person auction.
- Last Minute Auction - eBay auctions with less than an hour to go.
- Priceline Bid on airline tickets, groceries, gasoline, loans, etc.
- The Bank Rate shows you credit card rates at various institutions and has a search engine to help you find one that meets your criteria.
- The Credit Info Center has information about credit cards in general. Also, has a search engine for credit cards and rates plus news on credit unions, credit companies, etc. It also has best credit cards with frequent flier miles, best with rebates, best platinum, etc.
- MasterCard
- Visa
- American Express
- Privacy.com This site lets you use temporary credit card numbers. You can set limits to how much can be charged on them and how often they can be used. They are connected to your real credit card but vendors that you use online never see the real number. This protects you from fraud and evil-doers who might steal your info from vendor databases.
- NextAvisor reviews credit card offers and has info on credit ratings.
- Burner Credit Card Numbers This article talks about a service called Privacy which allows you to link your credit card or back account to temporary numbers that can be used to keep your main accounts private.
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