I have put together a few tips that will help you be more confident about your online shopping. Tips for saving money, shopping safely and securely, and saving time by finding what you are looking for quickly.
First, It’s obvious that by shopping online you are already saving money since you are not using any fuel to get to the store. However, you are saving money in other “fuel”related ways. The Internet is the highway to the largest shopping center in the world Using it will save you money while searching and comparing prices and products. The Internet is by far the best way to find the lowest prices on anything you may need or want without driving all over town (or all over the world) to find it.
Second, Shopping Safely and Securely. Unfortunately, not everyone online is an honest business person. Make sure that when you are ready to pay for your purchase, you are on a secured page. The payment page, where you enter your credit card information must be secured. Use credit cards that are protected in case of fraud and use well known credit merchants, like Paypal or Security Metrics. The icons for these would be posted on the website your are purchasing from. If you are using a comparison website, a site that helps you find what you need at the best prices, such as “whizshopper.com” make sure they offer a way to contact them, where you can communicate with a real person instead of receiving only automated messages. For example…. If you want me to help you with your shopping, type in your e-mail address under the “Register” tab and I’ll respond to your personally. Don’t worry your e-mail address will not be posted for all to see.
Last tip for today, Take shipping charges into consideration when you shop online. Many sites will provide shipping discounts for multiple orders. If they don’t specify this, you can e-mail them and ask. Others will offer Free Shipping if you buy a certain dollar amount. Figure out first, if you want to spend that amount of money, if what you are buying is really what you want or if you are just trying to fill the dollar amount required for free shipping. If the latter is true, try finding another site that may have the item you are looking for. Keep an eye out for featured items or seasonal discounted items, many times these items will also offer an additional shipping discount.
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