Marci Weddle

10/16/05

Elective Five

 

 

 

Online Shopping Sites

 

 

Method

Description

Suggested Sites

Comparison Shopping

Used by customers to

Obtain bargains or sales

Bizrate.com

Nextag.com

Browsing

Used by customers

To window shop for a certain item

Coolum.com

Victoriassecret.com

 

Gift Certificates

Customers can email or print out gift certificates which have been purchased

Giveanthing.com

Giftcertificates.com

 

Auctions

Used by shopper to find property/material/clothing that one has to bid for; open to the public

Ebay.com

Auction.com

 

Surplus/Clearance

Used by customers to find sale items at a reduced price; getting rid of old merchandise

Smartbargins.com

Target.com

 

Security Tips

 

 

Check for the closed pad lock or key symbol in the browser window when entering your credit card/personal information

Install a firewall.  It is easier than you think.

Do not use a debit card. Your protection if things go wrong is much weaker than if you use a credit card. And shop carefully on auction sites. They account for 85% of Internet fraud by deception.

Use good passwords for shopping online. Do not use names or words that you can find in a dictionary. NO BIRTHDATES