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Alternatives to Amazon.com

Goose!Goose! That's me, honeyShow me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
edited February 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm sure there's plenty out there and I'm just not thinking clearly, but could you guys be kind enough to help me find one stop online shopping that aren't called amazon?

Short but sweet.

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  • DeadfallDeadfall I don't think you realize just how rich he is. In fact, I should put on a monocle.Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I've never had problems with Buy.com

    In fact, I've found most of the things I buy from there cheaper than others.

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  • slugabedslugabed Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Barnes and Noble is very similar. (bn.com)

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    half.com

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    play.com is where my brother (I don't own a credit card) does all his online shopping and has never had a problem with their service after about 150 purchases ranging from DVDs to games to posters and t-shirts.

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  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    If those options don't help, perhaps explaining what it is that bugs you or causes amazon to not be an option would help us list websites that are more in tune to what you're looking for?

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  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I was just looking for other places for comparisons on prices and shipping options between.

    Thanks so far, been great.

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  • kaliyamakaliyama Left to find less-moderated fora Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    abebooks.com

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  • EggyToastEggyToast Jersey CityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    If you use FireFox, try these out:
    http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2006/11/07/10-firefox-plugins-that-save-you-money/

    I've used a couple and they're pretty neat, if you're looking for specific things. Amazon often cheats by offering free shipping, even if it takes a week longer than it would otherwise, but at least it's fair cheating (by simply not charging shipping costs).

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  • HewnHewn Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I've had a fair amount of success with Overstock.com. They have spent a good share of their advertising budget comparing themselves to a discount Amazon. It's true, sometimes.

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  • TechBoyTechBoy Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    If you're just looking for other sites to price compare with, there's tons of sites that specifically do multi-site price comparisons.

    I'm not sure what the "best" one is, but I've used Pricegrabber.com a lot to great success.

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