Selected ShoppingBots and Comparison Bots
123PriceCheck
http://www.123pricecheck.com/
Abebooks: New Books, Used Books, Rare Books, Out-of-Print Books
http://www.abebooks.com/
Active Sales Assistant™ - Personalized Product Recommendations from Virtual Sales Assistants
http://www.activebuyersguide.com/
All Book Stores - TextBook Search
http://www.allbookstores.com/textbooks
Amazon.com – Personalized Recommendations
http://www.amazon.com/
Ask Jeeves®
http://www.ask.com/
Become.com - BE Smart, BE Thrifty, Just BE (Buying Guides, Articles, Forums, Reviews, Specs and Related Information To Help You Buy From Across The Web)
http://www.become.com/
Best Book Buys – Textbook and Book Search
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/books/
BidFind
http://www.bidfind.com/
BizRate Shopping Search
http://www.bizrate.com/
BookFinder – The Open Marketplace for Books Online
http://www.bookfinder.com/
BookFinder4U
http://www.bookfinder4u.com/
Bot Research
http://www.BotResearch.info/
BotSpot® - ShoppingBots
http://www.botspot.com/search/s-shop.htm
BottomDollar
http://www.bottomdollar.com/
Brilliant Shopper
http://www.brilliantshopper.com/
Buyer's Index - A Search Engine for Savvy Shoppers
http://www.buyersindex.com/
Cairo - The Best Deal in Town
http://www.Cairo.com/
Calibex - Price Comparison Shopping - Comparison Shopping Sites
http://www.calibex.com/
Camera Deal Search
http://www.DealCam.com/
Chambal.com - Compare Book Price and Buy
http://www.chambal.com/
CNET Shopper
http://shopper.cnet.com/
ComparisonEngines
http://www.comparisonengines.com/
DealPilot – Definitive Guide to Book Search on the Internet
http://www.dealpilot.com/
DogPile®
http://www.dogpile.com/
Dulance Product SearchBot
http://www.dulance.com/
eMarketplaces – SearchBots
http://snipurl.com/73pb
FetchBooks - New and Used Books
http://www.fetchbook.info/
FotoSearch - Search 50 Stock Photography and Stock Photo Vendors
http://www.FotoSearch.com/
Froogle™
http://froogle.google.com/
Froogle™ U.K. Beta
http://froogle.google.co.uk/
Froogle™ Shopping List
http://froogle.google.com/shoppinglist
Google™ Directory – Price Comparisons
http://snipurl.com/81xz
Ink Deal Search
http://www.DealInk.com/
ISBN.nu - Search for Books and Compare Prices
http://isbn.nu/
Kayak.com - Travel Prices and Availability
http://www.kayak.com/
Kelkoo ShoppingBot
http://www.kelkoo.com/
Macintosh Deal Search
http://www.dealmac.com/
Magazine Cost - Compare Prices of Discount Magazine Subscriptions
http://www.magazinecost.com/
MagazinePriceSearch.com
http://www.magazinepricesearch.com/
MetaIQ Shopping
http://www.metaiq.com/
MightyHot - What Others Are Buying Online
http://www.MightyHot.com/
Mobissimo - Travel Search Engine
http://www.mobissimo.com
MyScriptSearch
http://www.MyScriptSearch.com/
MySimon - ShoppingBot
http://www.mysimon.com/
NexTag – Compare Prices at Online Stores
http://www.nextag.com/
Open Directory – Price Comparisons
http://dmoz.org/Home/Consumer_Information/Price_Comparisons/
Open Source technology Group (OSTG) Price Grabber
http://ostg.pricegrabber.com/
PartFinder Service
http://www.techbriefs.com/partfinder
PartMiner®
http://www.PartMiner.com/
Price Comparison Shopping Portal – ShoppingBots
http://www.pricingcentral.com/
Price Grabber - Comparison Shopping Beyond Compare
http://www.PriceGrabber.com/
Pricenoia - Get the Best Prices on Books, the International Way
http://www.pricenoia.com/
Price Runner – Europe’s Leading Comparison Shopping
http://www.pricerunner.co.uk
PriceSCAN.com - Unbiased Price Comparison Shopping Online
http://www.pricescan.com/
Price Watch® - Street Price SearchBot
http://www.pricewatch.com/
RAM Memory Deal Search
http://www.DealRAM.com/
Ranardo - Search - Find - Buy - German ShoppingBot
http://www.ranardo.de/
RoboShopper
http://www.roboshopper.com/
ShopLocal™ - Weekly Ad, Sales, Deals, Discounts, Bargains and Specials
http://www.ShopLocal.com/
ShoppingBots
http://www.ShoppingBots.info/
Shopping Search Engines
http://searchenginewatch.com/links/article.php/2156331
Shopzilla - 25,529,610 Products From 46,492 Stores
http://www.shopzilla.com/
SideStep - The Traveler's ShoppingBot
http://www.sidestep.com/
Smarter.com - Compare Prices and Products
http://www.smarter.com/
SmartShopper.com - Your full-time Shopping Sssistant
http://www.smartshopper.com/
Sort Price ShoppingBot
http://www.SortPrice.com/
StepUp - The Internet's Local Marketplace ShoppingBot
http://www.stepup.com/
StreetPrices®
http://www.StreetPrices.com/
The Opinion Site – ShoppingBots
http://www.theopinionsite.com/shopbots.htm
ThomasNet® - Find Companies and Product Information
http://www.thomasnet.com/
Top Ten Price Comparison Services
http://www.toptenlinks.com/Shopping/Price_Comparison/index.shtml
Travelaxe - Hotel Rate Comparison ShoppingBot
http://www.travelaxe.com
Vendio Stores Search
http://srch.vendio.com/usearch/
Windows Marketplace Comparison Shopping
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com
Yahoo – Shopping Agents
http://snurl.com/33fx
Selected Shopping Online Resources
All-Internet Shopping Directory
http://www.all-internet.com/
All Online Coupons
http://www.allonlinecoupons.com/
Bargain Share
http://www.bargainshare.com/
BizRate
http://www.bizrate.com/
Black Friday 2005
http://www.bfads.net/
BlueFly
http://www.bluefly.com/
Buy.com – The Internet Super Store
http://www.buy.com/
Cheapstingybargains.com - Free Online Coupons, Dell, Overstock, Amazon!
http://cheap.typepad.com/
Compare Stuff
http://www.compare-stuff.com/
Consumer Search - Product Reviews and Reports
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/
Consumer World – Shopping Resources
http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/shopping.htm
CouponCabin - Save with Free Coupon Codes & Discounts
http://www.CouponCabin.com/
Coupon Mountain
http://www.couponmountain.com/
Dealazon - Find Amazon Deals
http://www.dealazon.com/
DealCoupon - Web Coupons from A - Z
http://www.DealCoupon.com/
Deals2Buy
http://www.Deal2buy.com/
DealShake
http://www.dealshake.com/
DealTime®
http://www.dealtime.com/
Discontinueditem.com™
http://www.Discontinueditem.com/
Don't Buy Junk
http://www.DontBuyJunk.com/
eBay
http://www.ebay.com/
epinions
http://www.epinions.com/
Estonish.com - The Lowest Prices From the Web's Most Trusted Stores
http://www.estonish.com/
FlamingoWorld Online Coupons and Discount Shopping
http://www.flamingoworld.com/
Free After Rebate - The Best Things In Life Are Free
http://www.freeafterrebate.info/
Frugal Internet Links
http://www.savvy-discounts.com/links/links_consumer_frugal.htm
Google™ Catalogs – Search and Browse Mail Order Catalogs Online
http://catalogs.google.com/
Google™ Directory – Shopping
http://directory.google.com/Top/Shopping/
Half.com
http://www.half.com/
LiveDeal.com - Your Local Marketplace - Buy & Sell Local - No Shipping Hassles
http://www.LiveDeal.com/
Lockergnome's Problem Solvers -> Bargain Hunter
http://help.lockergnome.com/index.php?showforum=21
Mighty Goods
http://mightygoods.com/
MSN eShop
http://shopping.msn.com/
NetMarket - Online Shopping With Doscount Pricing - Bargain Electronics Superstore
http://www.netmarket.com/
Online Shopping Directory
http://www.samizdat.com/shopping.html
Open Directory – Shopping
http://dmoz.org/Shopping/
OverStock.com® - Your Online Outlet™
http://www.overstock.com/
Price Grabber
http://www.pricegrabber.com/
Price Scan
http://www.pricescan.com/
Product Reviews and Reports by Consumer Search
http://www.consumersearch.com/
Review Finder
http://www.reviewfinder.com/
Rather Be Shopping - Free Online Coupons and Links
http://www.rather-be-shopping.com/
RSS Feeds Dedicated to Shopping Bargains
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RSSBargains
Safe Shopping
http://www.safeshopping.org/
SalesCircular.com – What’s on Sale at the Retail Stores this Week?
http://www.salescircular.com/
Sales Hound – Find Sales at Stores & Malls in Your Area
http://www.shoppinglist.com/saleshound/slh_default.asp
Shop.com
http://www.shop.com/
Shopper
http://www.shopper.com/
Shopping.com™
http://www.shopping.com/
Shopping Bargains - Online Coupon Code and Discounts for 500+ Online Stores
http://www.shopping-bargains.com/
ShopSeek - Online Shopping Mall
http://www.ShopSeek.com/
SlickDeals
http://www.slickdeals.net/
Smart Bargains
http://www.smartbargains.com/
Store Runner
http://www.storerunner.com/
Strong Numbers – Retail Pricing Intelligence and Insights™
http://www.strongnumbers.com/
Super Pages
http://www.bigyellow.com/
TechBargains
http://www.techbargains.com/
UltimateCoupons.com™
http://www.ultimatecoupons.com/
xpBargains - Best Source of Best Tech Deals
http://www.xpbargains.com/
Yahoo Shopping
http://shopping.yahoo.com/
Yahoo Virtual Malls
http://snurl.com/33fy
Selected Coupon Sites
FatWallet.com
http://www.fatwallet.com/
Jizmo.com - Coupons, Savings and Deals
http://www.jizmo.com/
RetailMeNot.com
http://www.retailmenot.com
NOTE:
As you use the above referenced resources you MUST be very vigilant and keep in mind the following risk management tools to help you obtain a successful shopping experience:
1) Send an eMail to the shopping site prior to purchase requesting a copy of their “Customer Satisfaction Policy”. Allow up to 24 hours for response and if company response is slow or canned be cautious. If company takes longer than 24 hours to respond purchase elsewhere!
2) Look for contact information on the home page. Company MUST have the following listed: phone number, complete address including zip code and an eMail address to resolve any product or service issues.
3) Pay by credit card thus allowing you the problem solving resources of the credit card company should any problems arise. Some will halt the payment until your questions are answered.
4) Save and print all your online receipts. Also save all receipts and packaging physically received in case you need to return the purchase. Save all correspondence that is generated for the purchase as well.
5) Return the merchandise promptly and within return policy period if problems have not been resolved. State that “communications were unsatisfactory” for the reason you are returning the merchandise.
By using the above risk management tools and allowing time to either browse through the many virtual malls or using one of the many ShoppingBots you will have a very successful and rewarding Internet shopping experience. I would also make it a requirement that your Internet browser software have the 128-bit Encryption security protocol. …. the very safest available! Now go shop with your Bot until You Drop!!
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Accessibility Resources
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Agriculture Resources
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Artificial Intelligence Resources
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Astronomy Resources
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Auction Resources
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Biological Informatics
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Bot Research
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Business Intelligence Resources
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ChatterBots
http://www.ChatterBots.info/
Data Mining Resources
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Deep Web Research
http://www.deepwebresearch.info/
Directory Resources
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eCommerce Resources
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Elder Resources
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Employment Resources
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Finding People
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Healthcare Resources
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Information Quality Resources
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Internet Alerts
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Internet Demographics
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Internet Experts
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Internet Hoaxes
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Knowledge Discovery
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Military Resources
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Outsourcing/Offshoring Information and Resources
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Privacy Resources
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Reference Resources
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Research Resources
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RestStress™
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Script Resources
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ShoppingBots
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Statistics Resources
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Student Research
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