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CategoryMYHABIT: The Private Fashion Sale Site from Amazon.com
It all started with Gilt.com, which invented the online private sale. It was a marketing coup — take overstock designer merchandise, c..
The Best Online Printers: Vistaprint and Uprinting
From free business cards to discounted postcard printing, I like both these services, which make it easy to upload or create your own des..
The Best Source for Magazine Subscriptions: Amazon.com
I've always subscribed to loads of magazines — frankly, many more than I can read. Years ago, I discovered a little secret that slashed..
The Best Source for Pet Food: PetFoodDirect.com
I spend most of my summer on a little island with no cars, two hungry Australian
Shepards, and one small grocery store with a limited ..
The Best Retailer for Nutritional Supplements: SupplementWarehouse.com
January is always "new year’s resolution" season at the gym: the machines, classes and workout floor are overcrowded thanks to that most..
How To Buy Groceries Online
My last post about buying brownie mix contained an interesting fact for online shopping fans: Amazon.com is beta testing a grocery depa..
The Best Online Bargains: The Big O
When I was 11, my stepfather introduced me to the "job lot" store, retailers who bought large lots of overstock, last season, bankruptcy..
How To: Comparison Shop for Electronics
Comparison shopping for electronics requires learning the SST (Shipping and Sales Tax) dance. With very slim profit margins on most elect..
How to Save with Rebates
Rebates offers generally offer greater values than up-front discounts, because they’re predicated on the the assumption that a good perce..
Shipping Charges: What you need to know
Today is my sister Georgina’s birthday. Happy Birthday, George. She may not get her gift on time, because I waited too long to get it o..