Online Shopping Directory

Part 4 -- Shopping Categories: Health, gifts, collectibles, live entertainment, toys, clothing, education, furniture

This section, still under construction, consists of notes that were not included in the book, Shop Online the Lazy Way. 

This directory started as a list of sites mentioned in Shop Online the Lazy Way, a book written by Richard Seltzer, which was published in August 1999 by Macmillan. This book is available in paperback directly from the author or from Amazon.com. It is also available in a Braille edition from National Braille Press (www.nbp.org).

Now that the rights have reverted to the author, he has posted the entire text of the book (with links to the sites discussed) at this site and is now free to update and revise this online version. Please send email to alert him of changes and interesting new sites that you have encountered, seltzer@samizdat.com

Part One covers aspects of online shopping that apply no matter what you want to buy.

Part 2 covers special cases, where there are major differences in how you shop based on the kinds of things you are looking for:

Table of Contents

Topics covered in the first edition of the book

Part 1 -- General Shopping

Portals, Shopping Malls, Ad-Blocking Software, Price Comparison Sites, Collective Buying Sites/Buyers' Clubs, Auctions, Classifieds, Usenet Newsgroups, Consumer Guides, Coupons, Rewards, Rebates, Special Deals, Bots, Robots, Crawlers, Agents, Spiders, Chat , Forums, Email Distribution Lists, Build Your Own Website, Build Your Own Store Site, Browser Add-ons to Rate Sites and View Other People's Ratings

Part 2 -- Shopping Categories

Cars -- Books -- Music -- Videos -- Real Estate

Part 3 -- More Shopping Categories

Money -- Groceries -- Computers and Software --Travel

Part 4 -- Topics not included in the book

(This section is still under construction)

Health/Fitness/Beauty: Health info for consumers, Wellness, Beauty, Pharmacy

Gifts/Flowers -- Collectibles -- Live Entertainment/Restaurants/Spectator Sports -- Toys -- Clothing/Jewelry -- Education/Training -- Furniture/Home Furnishings

Related articles

Health, Beauty, and Fitness

Health information for consumers: understanding, curing, preventing, and living with illness Wellness -- exercise, diet, and nutrition to get in shape, feel better, live longer, and look better Beauty and cosmetics --

retailers specializing in beauty-related products

manufacturers Pharmacy (prescription and non-prescription medicine and other products normally sold at drug stores) Sales of selected prescription drugs with online doctors to provide the prescription Non-prescription medicines, vitamins and other health and personal care products Medical supplies and equipment (for home care) Health insurance Psychiatry Lawyers (when a company may be liable for causing your condition) Dental Mutual support health groups Vision

Gifts

eGift www.egift.com

The Knot www.theknot.com wedding planning

Museum Shop www.museumshop.com unique articles from the gift stores of museums

Flowers

1-800-Flowers.com www.1800flowers.com -- flowers and items that you would only buy as a gift

Collectibles

Live Entertainment/Restaurants/Spectator Sports/Gambling/Interactive Games

Tickets to live events

Box-office agents Resale of tickets by online auctions Direct resale of tickets Last-minute entertainment (at bargain, rather than premium prices)

Restaurants

Gambling

Toys

Clothing

Jewelry

Education/Training

The Ottergroup www.ottergroup.com global distance learning, design and development

Furniture

Furniture.com www.furniture.com

FurnitureFind.com www.furniturefind.com

Mills Pride www.millspride.com cabinet manufacturer

Home Portfolio www.homeportfolio.com home furnishings

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