My List of Places to Buy Stuff Online for Less
This is my list so I can remember easily all the retailers and links, so why not share?
Amazon.com -
The one and only and original Amazon.com. It was the first great online
retailer and still one of the best for reviews, ease of use and look and feel. Now they have taken over the world. Yes,
we are Prime members, but you should still shop around since they are not always the best deal.
NewEgg -
The online place to buy computer parts cheap, fast and with good customer
support. There selection is fantastic, they have excellent customer reviews,
and you can almost always find what
you want at a very good price.
Cyberguys -
Another online place to buy computer parts cheap, they are cheaper than NewEgg
on some items (typically low priced generic items like cables and mice,
especially in bulk), but they cost more on larger, more expensive products
(routers, video cards, etc). Typically if you are spending less than $50 on bulk
items like cables or keyboards go to CyberGuys, but for name brand computer
peripherals go to NewEgg. CyberGuys is especially good at more unique
components, parts and gadgets that NewEgg would not even carry. Their shipping
rates on multiple items are more reasonable than NewEgg as well. They are
THE place to buy bulk USB cables.
eBay -
Hey, eBay is still the online flea market of the world. You just cannot beat
it and they sell anything that can be sold.
Just watch out who you are buying from when the deals sound just too good to
be true. Many eBay retailers simply gouge you on shipping and handling, but
others are extremely reasonable. If you are willing to wait on really slow
shipping from China you can get cables and accessories for almost nothing.
BestBuy.com -
Their prices along with free shipping often beat Amazon for music and movies,
and they can come in close to Newegg on computer stuff, but their selection is
not very large. Plus many of their computer "deals" involve large rebates,
which I prefer not to use when you could get those same low prices from day one
somewhere like NewEgg, Geeks.com or CyberGuys. I do not even go to their
bricks and mortar stores much any more (only when my son has a gift card) and
now I much prefer ...
Micro Center - You can pre-order online and either have it
shipped to your home or pick it up from your local retail location.
They stock all sorts of parts, cables and accessories and also sell both new
and refurbished laptops, desktops and tablets (Apple products too.)
The only Micro Center in Missouri is located in the Target plaza (
The Brentwood Promenade) and
we are lucky enough to live
only about a mile from it! They have competitive prices to Amazon/NewEgg, you can see your local inventory and can pick up reserved items in 18 minutes. They have saved me so many times during the pandemic when people at Wash U want items quickly.
DeepDiscount.com -
A super low price place to purchase CD's and movies, with fast response. I have
used them a couple times and they were fast with new releases, with prices after
shipping that beat Amazon or BestBuy. Sometimes BestBuy can beat them, some times
they cannot. You have to go and check both places.
ChristianBook.com -
The biggest and (sometimes) cheapest place to buy Christian music online.
Sometimes
their special prices beat DeepDiscount, Amazon or BestBuy but sometimes they do not. You should
check them along with DeepDiscount and BestBuy to see who has the best deal
at any given time. This Christian dealer often gets special deals (bonus
DVD's, autographed covers, free albums, etc.) that the secular dealers do not
have. They also have sheet music and accompaniment tracks for sale which you can
either download or have sent to you.
InkSell -
A low price e-tailer who sells quality replacement ink products.
We actually purchased once from someone who was cheaper, and we regretted it.
InkSell is inexpensive, but their products are very good. Use coupon code
fastship to get free 2-day shipping with no minimum order size.
FastFloors -
The online place to buy flooring. We bought about 500 square feet of laminate
from them and it came in flawlessly (and our installation work was impeccable,
of course!). A good place to deal with, with good pricing and shipping.
Appliance Parts Pros -
We noticed the handle of our dishwasher was cracked, but instead of calling
some appliance repair place, I looked online to see if I could find a place
where we could buy the part and replace it ourselves. The place with the best
searching capabilities and the best price was AppliancePartsPros. Our
dishwasher may not look and work "exactly" like it did before, but it works, and I was able to fix it myself!
FILTERS-NOW -
A good, fast and inexpensive etailer who sells Filtrete and other stock
furnace filters in bulk. If you buy 6 or more you get free shipping and a 5%
discount. You cannot beat that!
Mint Mobile - I have moved from Virgin Mobile to Tracfone and now to Mint Mobile to always try to find the least
expensive cell service that would work. Mint is a tad bit more expensive than Tracfone ($15/month vs $12.50/month) but worth it
for better service (T-Mobile vs Verizon), a much higher data cap (5GB/month vs 500MB/60 days) and better customer support.
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