SHOPPING - Finding the best deals online

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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

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