ALTADENA, CA, November 2, 2003 - With the nation’s economy still on shaky ground this holiday season, many consumers need to make sure they can stretch their shopping dollars as far as possible.
And with half of all consumers planning to do some of their Christmas shopping online this year, Steve Loyola, president and founder of Best Web Buys, an online comparison shopping service, offers the following tips:
- Use comparison shopping sites which scour the Internet within seconds for the best deals available.
- Check for store coupons and free shipping offers.
- Consider buying from an out-of-state retailer. Many out-of-state retailers do not charge sales tax
- Compare each store’s availability and estimated shipping time.
- Research the seller’s reputation. The lowest price from a poorly rated vendor may not be the best deal after all.
- Remember that not all comparison shopping sites are really showing you the lowest price first. Some give higher placement to stores that pay to be promoted. Make sure to click the sort button to find the lowest price
- Order early. Double-check the sales tax and shipping costs before submitting your order.
- Print the order confirmation page. It will contain information you may need to resolve any problems with an order.
The August and September 2003 issues of Money® magazine referenced
BestBookBuys.com for finding the best deals on books online. And the August
2003 issue of Parents Magazine named BestWebBuys.com one of the "25 Best Web
Sites for Families".
Best Web Buys' five product specific sites -- Best Book Buys®, Best Music BuysTM, Best Video BuysTM, Best Bike BuysTM and Best Electronic BuysTM -- compare prices, shipping and availability of more than 2 million titles and items at dozens of online stores including Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Barnes and Noble (NASDAQ:BNBN), half.com, Powell's, and buy.com. Best Web Buys was founded in 1997 by Steve Loyola, a former Jet Propulsion Laboratory computer scientist. The company is located at 2400 Lincoln Avenue, Altadena, California, 91001 and can be reached at 626.296.6260.
Editors Note: Best Book Buys, Best Bike Buys, Best Music Buys, Best Video Buys, Best Electronic Buys and Best Web Buys are trademarks or registered trademarks of Best Web Buys. All other trade or brand names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
