With the emergence of numerous eCommerce websites that are designed to meet various consumer's shopping needs, it has become practically a common place for easy shopping for all.
My original intention about this post was to provide a massive list of shopping websites to my friends who intends to do their gift shopping this season online but that plan changed because such long list (in my opinion) will only end up confusing you, thereby defeating our main purpose of making your shopping a bit easier and enjoyable this season.
I feel that a smaller and authentic list of the best gift shopping websites will do you more good, as in , it will be easier to read and try out either now or in future.
While Amazon ,eBay, Barnes & Noble, Smart Bargains, Best Buy, Etsy, Walmart , Craiglist and their likes are all popular eCommerce retailers-if for whatever reason, you do not fancy the idea of shopping in those platforms (even though they are included here because we are talking about the "best" eCommerce platform), there are still other shopping websites where you will truly enjoy your shopping time.
Below is the list of best shopping websites that will give you the best shopping experience in terms of good, friendly and secured shopping cart ,quality items, price discount and other consumer related benefits.
Disclaimer: I have not tried all of these websites. In fact, i have not even tried the majority of them.
...that would be madness. I cannot defend each individual website.
Many of them offer the same service, what i can say is that they have been listed in reliable sources and that i have visited each website individually to verify that at the time of writing it was working and appeared legitimate.
Moreover, be suspicious of any site that requires you to pay before shopping or to join them. Remember, to visit the website(s) that suits your needs and requirements best.Top 16 Best Shopping Websites 2014
1. Amazon: Amazon was founded in 2004 and is one of the most popular online retailer worldwide. Amazon offers products in a wide range of categories combining free products shipping from Amazon store and third party sellers together in one place- It's quite cool shopping for gifts in Amazon and i personally recommend it and to majority of online gift shoppers , Amazon is their one-stop place to go for shopping. Amazon have the world biggest selection of books, music-DVDs or Videos,electronics, computers, fashion stuff, sporting , beauty,etc.
Amazon offers free standard shipping, you can receive your order in less than 5 days- They have great discount opportunities with superb return policies!
2. Google shopping: Huge and reliable, from toy gifts to trending tech gifts to gear ups and family fun gifts. The most popular comparison website.
3. eBay: eBay is largely an online auction website but also allows users to "Buy It Now" if the seller elects this option. It is a popular cyber shopping site like Amazon and makes a great Amazon alternative.
4. Overstock: Overstock also known as O.co was founded by Patrick M. Bryne in 1999. Initially, overstock started out by selling surplus and returned merchandise at lower retail prices but recently, they have began to stock more new items.
5. Buy.com: Buy.com is another one of the best shopping websites like Amazon . In 1997, Buy.com started selling electronics and since then, they have expanded to big number of other products categories. They also offers free shipping on a number of products (free shipping on orders of $25 or more)
6. Barnes & Noble: While Amazon is the largest retailer on the internet, Barnes & Noble is the overall largest book retailer in America.They have one of the best online bookstores. Like most online retailers, Barnes & Noble for orders over $25 offers free shipping , giving you the opportunity to effortlessly cut down on delivery costs.
7. Smart Bargains: This is another shopping website which focuses on selling popular brands at bargain prices- The site is claim to be your personal bargain hunter on brand name products in an extensive categories ai discounted price, up to 70% off.
8. Walmart: Walmart is one of the largest and best shopping website in the world today. Just recently, they make some changes to their online store and their customer care is quite cool. On Walmart you can buy a variety of items and have them delivered to your door or to a store near you for pick. They also offer free shipping on orders of $50 or more.
9. Target: Target.com provides online ordering, store locator and shopping information for products. Free shipping or free same day store pick up on all online order. Plus, save close to 5% every day with a Target REDcard.
10. Shopzilla: Shopzilla is a paid shopping site that highlight similar products from several shops online in the U.S and Europe helping online shoppers discover, review and purchase goods online. They are also in partnership with Bizrate which gives them a good rating.
11. Deal News: Deal news is one of the best comparison shopping website for consumer electronics, apparel, gift items and other products. According to Alexa rating, dealnews.com is a top 1000 website in U.S
12. Shop local: A good place to shop for local handcraft. Shop local is the retail division of pointRoll. According to them, " shop local provides brands and agencies with the highest impact solutions to reach shoppers everywhere along the digital landscape, driving measurable in-store sales. I was amazed with the good reviews i saw when i was doing my research. In fact, i plan to give the website a trial (after i'm done with Amazon)
13. New Egg: Newegg is an online retailer of compter hardwares and software and other computer related products. Good place to shop for computer related gifts.
14. Tiger Direct: Similar to newegg, tiger direct is a direct online retailer of computer and electronics.
15.B&H: Founded in 1973, B&H is an online store that targets professional photograhpers and videographers. They have a vast selection of point&shoot cameras, Notebooks, Ultrabook, mobile workstations etc. So, when next you are looking for photo or video related gifts , check it out.
16. Zappos: Zappos offers the widest selection of shoes of all sizes and styles. Zappos is one of the web's most popular online shoe stores. They offers fast and free shipping with good return policy.
In conclusion, i have to say this- i personally choose to do my online shopping in Amazon , because of the many benefits it offers to consumers and also in terms of selection, no matter the category, you are almost not limited. For me that's a huge advantage! And finally, i choose Amazon, because it suits my purchase needs and requirements best.
There are other hundreds of good shopping websites (especially, private websites) that i didn't mention here- If you know of any one that will offer great shopping experience to cyber shoppers, please head straight to comment section of this blog and drop it/them there and remember to help me share this article on social media, so that others will benefit or add their voice.
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