When buying stuff online one must be very careful to
know genuine websites to shop from. Below are the confirmed lists of some websites
that you can buy from cheaply among others.
1.
www.amazon.com
- Amazon.com was the first great online retailer and still one of the best for
reviews, ease of use and look and feel. For books and music it is still one of
the best places, but now other places are better on
pricing
and shipping charges.
2.
www.retrobox.com - This is the place where you can find an old Pentium II or
III shipped to you for under $100. Or order a bunch of them. It is amazing how
many cheap old computers they have in storage that could be yours. Just load on
a copy of Linux and you are set!
3.
www.newegg.com
– Where you can buy computer parts cheap, fast and with good customer support.
There selection is fantastic, and you can almost always find what you want at a
very good price.
4.
www.cyberguys.com - Another online place to buy computer parts cheap, they
are cheaper than NewEgg on some items (typically low priced items like cables
and mice, especially in bulk), but they cost more on larger, more expensive
products (routers, video cards, etc). Typically if you are spending less than
$50 on bulk items like cables or keyboards go to CyberGuys, but for name brand
computer peripherals go to NewEgg. CyberGuys is especially good at more unique
components, parts and gadgets that NewEgg would not even carry.
5.
www.ebay.com
- Hey, eBay is the online Wal-Mart/flea market of the world. You just cannot
beat it. Just watch out who you are buying from when the deals sound just too
good to be true. Many eBay retailers just gouge you on shipping and handling,
but others are extremely reasonable.
6.
www.bestbuy.com
- Their prices along with free shipping usually beat Amazon for music and
movies, and they can come in close to newegg on computer stuff, but their
selection is not very large. Plus many of their computer "deals"
involve large rebates, which I prefer not to use when you could get those same
low prices from day one somewhere like NewEgg or CyberGuys.
7.
www.deepdiscountcds.com - A super low price place to purchase CD's and movies, with
fast response. I have used them a couple times and they were fast with new
releases, with prices after shipping that beat Amazon or BestBuy. Sometimes
BestBuy can beat them, some times they cannot. You have to go and check both
places.
8.
www.inksell.com
- A low price e-tailer who sells quality replacement ink products. We
actually purchased once from someone who was cheaper, and we regretted it.
InkSell is inexpensive, but their products are very good. Use coupon code fastship
to get free 2-day shipping with no minimum order size.
9.
www.newegg.com
- The online place to buy computer parts cheap, fast and with good customer
support. There selection is fantastic, and you can almost always find what you
want at a very good price.
10.
www.neandertech.com - A super online ISP with rock bottom prices on established
internet dial-up access. Don't expect super customer support at these prices,
but for techies who know what they are doing this is the place to be.
11.
www.fastfloors.com - The online place to buy flooring. We bought about 500
square feet of laminate from them and it came in flawlessly (and our
installation work was impeccable, of course!). A good place to deal with, with
good pricing and shipping.
12.
www.nobrainerblinds.com - The online place to buy blinds and window coverings. We
have purchased 14 blinds from them now, and they were very good with pricing
and shipping. We actually had to return one blind they sent in the wrong color,
and the return was painless.
13.
www3.sears.com
- Like everyone else we have some Sears/Kenmore products (like our lawnmower)
and every now and then we need parts for them so we can fix them ourselves.
Here is the direct link to the Sears Parts Store. Their prices are not
wonderful, but compared to having Sears or some repair place fix it, they are
cheap!
14.
www.rpsproducts.com - A low priced place to buy
replacement humidifier wicks and HEPA filters. Yes, these last retailers are
getting obscure and very specific, but that's why I have this list!
For any inquiries hit me on the comment box, you'll be glad you did.
