Tips For Cyber Shopping

This prevents unnecessary impulse buys. Sites such as CouponSherpa have a roundup of deals available to help you compile a list ahead of time they may also have coupon codes available.

Tons of shoppers will be transmitting credit card information online and scammers are lurking. Download the latest updates for your anti-virus and spyware software. Also, before you check out look for the "https" in the address bar showing a secure site to relay your information.

More merchants are starting to respond to customer demand for free shipping. Both Best Buy and Overstock.com are the latest retailers to offer site-wide free shipping.

Marketers sometimes make a regular price look like a bargain and as you are swept up in a bargain frenzy, you may not notice. Do comparison shopping at sites like PriceGrabber.com.

Some markdowns are attempts for retailers to unload junk and make room for better merchandise. If you're shopping for high-priced items go to stores and compare features. Try Cnet.com for reviews of a variety of higher priced consumer items.