Online Shopping Guide: Find Brand Names, Craft Ideas, Product Comparisons and More
February 21, 2008
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findingDulcinea Staff
Whether you shop out of necessity or because you enjoy it, you can probably do it better with our Online Shopping Web Guide. Find a pair of shoes exactly like the ones your favorite celebrity was wearing, locate one-of-a-kind craft items or bid on that baseball card you never got as a kid, all from the comfort of your home. The Web is fully stocked with brand-name retail shops, price- and product-comparison sites, and discounters that can save you money. Before you decide to brave the crowds at the mall, read the findingDulcinea Online Shopping Web Guide and let the Internet do the legwork for you.
Expand All Guide SectionsSecure Online Shopping
Once you’ve mastered the technology, putting items in your virtual shopping cart is a lot easier than pushing one around the store. If you’re new to the practice, the guidelines below will ensure you master the steps to secure online shopping. Even old hats can buff up on Internet security.
Insights for Secure Online Shopping
- Shopping online is perfectly safe if you know how to protect yourself and what to watch out for. The findingDulcinea Internet Security Web Guide shares the essential security information you’ll need for safe online shopping.
Top Sites for Secure Online Shopping
For an overview of online shopping …
eHow
’s “How to Shop Online” takes you step by step through the process of online shopping and shows you how to find products, compare prices and navigate a shopping cart system. It’s a great place to start if you’re new to shopping online.
To evaluate a site’s validity …
The Better Business Bureau
published an article, “Shopping Safely Online,” that details ways you can verify the validity of a site or offer, and provides warning signs for scams.
For safety tips …
SafeShopping.org
is a site created by the American Bar Association that teaches you secure practices for shopping online and providing your credit card information. The menu breaks down the elements of online shopping into helpful categories.
OnGuardOnline
has quick tips on how to avoid Internet scams and identity theft, and how to safely navigate online auctions. Also find information on how to file an Internet-related complaint.
Co-op America
’s “Responsible Shopper” program has profiles that explain the legal, environmental and human rights track records of companies, helping consumers make educated decisions about where to shop online.
Online Shopping Guides
When you shop online, you can often locate the item you want and the store that sells it within ... read more »
Online Auctions and Classifieds
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