Bargain Shopping Online [Paperback]

Kate Shoup Welsh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 21, 1999

Not content to let their mouse or keyboard do all the work, today's cost-conscious shoppers have been searching for the Web equivalent of Target. Wal-mart or discount outlets. The search has ended! Bargain-Shopping Online tells readers where to get everything from fine china to designer clothes at the best price online.

Written by an expert on Internet shopping, who's an avid bargain hunter herself, this book contains over 1,500 Web sites for the best bargains on everything from jewelry to furniture. A unique and resourceful format with easy thumb references and fun icons rate the expense of delivery costs and the quality of navigation on the site. 13 broad categories lead readers to the sites with the best prices for:
-- Apparel for men, women and children
-- Baby Stuff
-- Books
-- Computers
-- Electronics
-- Food and Drink
-- Games and Toys
-- Health and Beauty
-- Hobbies and Collectibles
-- Home and Garden
-- Music and Video
-- Sports and Fitness

Plus two appendices with info on General Auction Sites and Discount Stores on the Web!

Editorial Reviews

Review

When Kate Shoup Welsh want to buy hip beauty products, she does not head to a mall. "I live in Indiana, and though we have some nice stores here, you can't find a lot of high-end boutique brands, " said Ms Welsh, the author of "Bargain Shopping Online."

From the Back Cover

Save Money and Time Shopping Online! Don't spend hours in shopping malls and department stores battling crowds, waiting in lines, and browsing through end-less racks and shelves. With Bargain Shopping Online, the Internet becomes your own personal discount warehouse - brimming with the products you want and open at your convenience! filled with more than 1600 entries, this handy guide shows you where to find the best deals on: Apparel; Baby and Kids' Stuff; Games and Toys; Books, Video, and Music; Electronics and Computers; Home and Garden Supplies; Health and Beauty; Sports and Fitness; And much more! Each entry includes Web address and a brief description of the best bargains on the site, along with ratings on shipping costs and ease of navigation. You'll also find a detailed listing of the best online shopping agents available to help you compare prices across the web and find the very best deals. Finding bargains online has never been easier or more fun!

Product Details

• Paperback: 357 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (October 21, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071358943
• ISBN-13: 978-0071358941
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 3.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #799,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated and Immature Internet Site Recommendations, January 5, 2001

By 

Clurie Bennis (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bargain Shopping Online (Paperback)

Published in 2000, this booklet is already, alas, outdated. For example, out of 15 searches, 2 sites were "unavailable" ...4 were out of business... several had pages "in process"... one was too pale to read... some were impossible to navigate or didn't know how to respond "this product is unavailable."

In short, out of 15 sites, only one recommendation was "professional." (yahoo.com)

Some excellent sites were missing, like ewolfs for antiques.

There is no index and many entries are simply repeated under different headings, so in fact there are fewer than 1600 recommended sites.

Sorry, Ms. Welsh and McGraw-Hill! I know you worked on this for a long time... maybe you can publish another (indexed)edition when internet businesses stabilize.