Online shopping is something I enjoy immensely, since I don't have to get dressed up and get out of the house, and I can do it at 3 AM if I want to. This article about online shopping is in three parts:
Online Shopping with Shopping Search Engines
Froogle
Froogle. Google's shopping engine is a great resource. Just type in anything you are trying to find, and Froogle will bring up a whole plethora of search results, complete with price comparisons.Bizrate
Bizrate.com. Bizrate.com bills itself as the "world's best shopping engine". They have a huge index of search results to choose from (over 30 million product offers from more than 40,000 stores).MySimon
MySimon.com. MySimon.com, the winner of "Forbes Favorite" and "Best Internet Shopping Service" Eppy awards, is a prime Net shopping engine.Yahoo Shopping
Yahoo Shopping. Yahoo's shopping page is simply laid out and easy to use. A nice feature is the "Top Searches" on the top of the page.Amazon
Amazon.com. With millions of offerings to choose from, Amazon has evolved from a small bookstore to a mammoth Internet presence.Overstock.com
Overstock.com. Ever wondered what stores do with the stuff they over-order? Well, check Overstock.com and find out.Shopping.com
Shopping.com. Shopping.com is the merged result of Epinions.com and Dealtime.com. They do a good job of making their site simple and easy to use.PriceRunner
Pricerunner.com. Pricerunner is Europe's leading comparison shopping site. You can search by product or by product number/model name.PricingCentral.com
PricingCentral.com is an extremely comprehensive shopping search engine, and can help you compare prices fast and simply.MSN Shopping
MSN Shopping. MSN Shopping's home page is a bit crowded, but their featured stores and directory are both easy to navigate.Shop.com
Shop.com not only allows you to search for thousands upon thousands of different products, but they have an outlet store full of discounted products and bargains galore. For this cheapskate, this feature alone merited a bookmark.Shopzilla
Shop from "more than 25 million products from over 45,000 stores" at Shopzilla. Navigate to the bottom of the home page to see their shipping widget; just enter in your zip code and from then on out your shipping will be automatically calculated should you choose to purchase anything.Keep going and read about comparison shopping search engines, or skip ahead for a list of the best online auction sites.
