Comments on: Twelve Great Resources for Buying Smart

By: beloml

beloml — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:19:01 +0000

retailmenot.com is also great site for finding online coupon codes for hundreds of retailers.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:11:29 +0000

http://www.sundaysaver.com/

grocery shopping… & others, check your local grocery for deals… no need of local newspaper subscription.

By: Benjamin P. McKenna

Benjamin P. McKenna — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:34:25 +0000

For product reviews on electronics, I find Newegg.com quite good. The reviews are sometimes a bit pickier and in-depth than you need, but usually spot-on.
I agree with you on PriceGrabber, but I find an equally useful tool is just to look the thing up on eBay. If all fails, it helps to know the resale value before you buy anything.

By: James

James — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:33:25 +0000

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By: ChristianPF

ChristianPF — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:34:29 +0000

Great article!! I really agree with AMazon and consumerreports – those are 2 very great tools!!

By: nickel

nickel — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:16:15 +0000

Eric: Yeah, I used to use PriceWatch all the time, though I eventually gravitated to PriceGrabber. I did this in part because I buy less in the way of computer gear/upgrades nowadays and in part because PriceGrabber covers way more stuff.

By: Eric J. Nisall

Eric J. Nisall — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:10:53 +0000

Another great price comparison site is pricewatch.com. Although it is mainly geared toward computer and personal electronic parts/accessories, it provides a wealth of comparative information.

If you like IMDB (I frequent the site as well), you may also be interested in tv.com. They have breakdowns of individual tv show episodes and depending on the completeness of the review even let you information about the songs that are used in each episode.

By: S

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:58:36 +0000

One site not on your list is ebates.com.

I read about it in an AOL.com article just before Black Friday last year, and my love for this site has grown so much in the last 10 months since I joined. I’ve already gotten checks back totaling $42. You receive a check quarterly, as long as your rebate accounts for over $5.01 (otherwise, you just get it next quarter when your total goes over $5.01). It’s not a huge amount of cash if you don’t shop online that often, but for the 2-3 times every quarter I have to/want to get something, it’s definitely been worth it! And you can typically get these rebates and still use %-off coupons, so you save twice at one store.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:21:59 +0000

Check out gamerankings.com or metacritic.com

They are both aggregate review sites, so if you want to know about a game you can see a list of all the sites that reviewed that game and be able to click on them and read the reviews as well. Metacritic also has movies, tv, and music.

By: Ria Rhodes

Ria Rhodes — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:47:29 +0000

Good lists. Many of my favorite websites are there.

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:27:08 +0000

Consumer Reports is an excellent resource. However, paying the annual subscription fee is not worth it to me… I was thrilled when I discovered that through my public library’s website (Davis County Utah), I can access electronic Consumer Reports’ archives for free! And I can do it from my home computer using my library card #.

I’m not sure if all libraries offer this service but I wanted to pass the tip along.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:11:27 +0000

Tire Rack is awesome. Always great prices, and the customer reviews are fantastic for doing research. I’m lucky enough to live right near their headquarters, so I just go pick the tires up or even have them install.