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Posted by Hemos on from the what-to-do dept.

A reader writes:"I've been buying stuff on the Internet for a while, and wanted to get people's thoughts about the best places to go. I primarily am looking for media or computer parts. Of course, I've used Froogle, PriceWatch or PriceGrabber, but also use places like tigerdirect or NewEgg. Where else do people go, and any recommendations for getting decent deals? " Oh, and of course, shamless plug for ThinkGeek, who is also owned by OSTG.

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  1. Great Deals? by jdc180 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Fatwallet.com

  2. Well.. by Heem · · Score: 5, Informative

    I like to use froogle to find the prices.. BUT:

    (and I hope some online vendors take note of this)

    If I can't get the shipping price BEFORE I put in my Name and Credit card - I take my business elsewhere. Alot of these places put a low price out to get high on the search engines, and then have like $30 for shipping, which of course you can only see AFTER you put in all your shipping address and credit card, mothers maiden name and favorite pet, at which point I bet they figure either people won't notice, or will feel that they already did all that work they might as well just pay it.

    So, bottom line for me : No shipping price ahead of time, No Business from me.

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    Don't Tread on Me
  3. In the UK by jgritz · · Score: 5, Informative

    www.ebuyer.com has always served me well. I believe they have a US operation too.

  4. Google makes this question redudant, surely? by hedgehog2097 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Type anything* into google and invariably all the results are price comparison sites anyway.

    I often put "-compare" as an additional search term to remove most of these, if I'm looking for just the specifications for something, for instance.

    *Computer kit, obviously.