Online Shopping

 

There are many ways to shop on line. Here are a few and some recommended sites to use.

 

 

Method

Description

Suggestion Sites

Browsing

Browsing allows for a shopper to view various items for sale within a specific retailer.

Banana Republic

 

Ann Taylor Loft

Auction

This enables shoppers to bid the price that he will spend for an item. In this type of shopping, the buyer is competing with other buyers for the same item. The shopper who bids the most money will pay that amount for the item.

 

ebay

 

Yahoo! Auctions

Gift Giving

This allows for the shopper to purchase an item and then send it to the recipient of his choice without a billing statement. If the nature of the gift allows, wrapping is also available at these sites.

 

Red Envelope

 

Flowers.com

Comparison Shopping

These sites allow for shoppers to compare prices of the same item among competitors.

Amazon

 

Price Grabber

 

Gift Certificates

This allows the shopper to purchase gift certificates for gift giving, without actually having to travel to the stores to obtain them.

GiftCertificates.com

 

1 800 Gift Certificate


Shopping online is convenient, but just like shopping with a lot of cash in your wallet, certain security precausions need to be taken.

 

  1. Always make sure the site is secure when you are submitting payment for an item. This can be checked by looking in the bottom right side of your screen. There you will see a lock. If it is locked, it is secure.
  2. Be careful with passwords! Never share them and do not use personal information in your passwords. Remember that no one will ever contact you from an online company to verify your password.