We’re about 15 days out from the official beginning of the insane holiday shopping season, and I know a lot of you are girding your loins for battle with the various monsters and soccer moms who will be out there, blocking the aisles and throwing well-placed elbows in pursuit of the best values decorating the cold metal shelves at your local Big Box Outlet Store.
While I appreciate a good deal, I just CAN NOT DO IT. All those people just give me the creepy-crawlies, and if I’m awake at 5 AM, it’s because I never went to sleep the night before, which only makes me more aggressive and irritable. It’s not a recipe for good shopping. So I try to do as much bargain hunting during the year as I can, and these are a few of my favorite haunts.
BizRate: This one goes without saying. Whatever you want to find, from clothing to electronics, is there, with price comparisons to boot.
NewEgg: The one stop shop for anything technology. If you’re the kind of person who builds their own computer, then you’re already familiar with the awesomeness of The Egg. Whenever I need to replace some old computer parts, or whenever I get the itch to ponder upgrading my desktop (need more RAM and a faster processor), I hit up New Egg before going anywhere else. Hundreds of technology stores, thousands of great deals.
Deep Discount DVD: If you’re looking for the best possible deal on DVDs, music, books, and fun stuff like that, this is basically your first stop. I’ve spent hundreds of dollars here, saved hundreds more dollars over Amazon price, and have never had a problem with these guys in the least. I can whole-heartedly recommend them over just about every other competitor (though I still check Amazon’s prices, just in case).
Do you have any favorite haunts for values? If you do, leave a comment below and share it with the rest of us. No sense hogging all the good stuff for yourself!
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