Some of my online shopping "Tools"

I've picked up a few little tools to help me save this Christmas season while shopping online. I don't particularly like to shop and since there are 3 to buy for in my house it gets tricky to buy without having someone around. On top of that I don't really have a lot of time to shop. I turned to online shopping a few years ago because (1) I can find things that aren't in my area, (2) I can do it in secretly (aka out of prying eyes) (3) I can look for the best deals, and (4) I can do it in my PJ's!! Here's a few of them. (*BTW: I am in no way affliated with any of these and I don't get anything for share these. I'm just sharing not earning*)

1. ShoppingNotes.com This is a great site if you find that PERFECT gift but its still out of your reach or not on sale yet. You cut and paste the URL of the item you are looking for and when the item's price goes down, your sent an email alert. It keeps you from having to constantly look for it to go down.

2. One a day sites. These are sites that sell basically one item per day. I was able to find MP3 players for $9.99 on one of these. These are the ones I've had the best luck with. There's many more but these I've used the most.

• Woot


• 1saleaday


• Yahoo shopping


• Unclegraveyard.com (great for CDs)


• Yugster


• Whiskeymilitia (great for teen clothing that's "different"


• Woot Shirt


• dodtracker (multiple sites tracked for one a day sales)

3. Mypoints.com I shop online stores listed there (which are basically all the major online stores) so I earn points for gift cards. I figure a few extra clicks are worth the time and energy since I'll earn extra by turning in points for gift cards for other things I want or need.

4. Deal of the day. Most websites have a tab or link somewhere on there site that lists a deal of the day. Sometimes its simply free shipping but other times its up to 90% off an item. I've ran across a few that have a small window or small number of items to get it at a cut rate price but I find its worth doing a quick click through to find it.

5. Online Coupon codes. Before I complete a checkout on any website, I google for coupon codes for the store I'm shopping for. Sometimes I get lucky and sometimes I get zilch. But it never hurts to knock off even 10% off shipping.

I'm sure there's tons of tools online out there to help make shopping online less of a cyber kick to the wallet. Every day I stumble across something new that helps with some aspect of cutting my shopping cost.