Kids and Baby Shoes

A blog that's all about the kids and babies and for the mom's and dad's as well.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Online Shopping Strategies

Do you ever get confused shopping on-line? There are so many sites out there it is difficult to find the good ones where you can get a deal at a great price. When searching in Goggle for example, the top listed sites are not always the best sites to buy from. Sometimes these sites spend a lot of money advertising and those costs eventually make its way into the price of the product that you are buying. Keep in mind that 'nothing is free'! If it is free then the price is built into the product that you are buying. Free shipping is good for allowing you to compare prices between web sites without having to checkout to see the hidden shipping costs. However, the post office charges for shipping so you have to assume that you are paying for it when you check out. Compare prices between sites. Shop for the lowest price and forget about everything else. You will often find that great prices on are on the smaller to medium size sites. The larger the site, the more overhead. Buying from a site with a physical store can often times be better. You will find that the brick and mortar aspect gives the company more creditability and they are often times more willing to deal with you if you have an issues. Dealing strictly with a web business can be frustrating when you need the customer service.

The best advise is shop price, then compare the free stuff and if they are still close buy from the one that has a brick and mortar store.


Let's Go Shopping


Babycenter
Buy Buy Baby
AllAboutSavvy
Arte Bebe
Baby CZ
Baby Laundry Boutique
babysoy
Cady Lane
comfi cozi
cupcake
Cute Baby Shoes
Cute Little Me
Dandelion
giggle
Emily & Ally
Eurochild
forest and zoe
Ginger and Scallion
Honey for the Bear
It's A Rag Doll's Life
Janie and Jack
Jolie's Online
Kids Shoes, Stride Rite and Primigi
Little Bits
Little Dudes and Divas
Maddies Closet
Mahar Drygoods
Max and Maude's
Milena Bee
Mod Mama
My Little Ducks
nonchalantmom
Olie Bollen
Orange Blossom
Pacifier
PamperedTot
pokkadots
Polka Dot Whale
POSH BABY
PsychoBaby
SnapdragonsBaby
stars + infinite darkness
Stride Rite and Primigi
Sugarfreckle
Swell Baby
The Red Balloon Co.
Tiny Truffles
Trendy Togs

Local - New York City
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada (SOHO)
Crembebe (East Village)
Karin Alexis (UWS)
Kingkow (UWS)
Les Petits Chapelais Créations (SOHO)
Romp (Park Slope)
Z Baby Company (UES/UWS)

Local - Boston
Kids Shoes at AlphaBits Childrens Boutique

Local - DC
K Baby

Local - SF Bay Area
lavish
Mill Valley Baby Co.

Local - LA
La La Ling
2 chix
Bebe au Lait
BellaBlu Maternity
Belly Dance Maternity
Liz Lange
Naissance on Melrose
Nestmom

New York
Veronique Maternity
Amber Hagen
Amy Coe
Anne-Claire Petit
Baby Bean Wear
baby star
blabla
Bonpoint
Devi
EGG by susan lazar
flora and henri
Icky
Jacadi
Kule
Lucy Sykes Baby
Lion & Finn
malina
Marie-Chantal
neopolita
oinkbaby
Petit Bateau
Petit Patapon
Sozo
Tea Collection
Trish Scully
Zutano
Inch Blue
Jack and Lily
Stride Rite
Abe Jones
Angelic Genius
Focoloco
gabbybaby
Glug Baby
Kee-Ka
Lily + Amy
littly by jenny
Loopy
Stardust Kids
Tatico
The Retro Baby
Tomat for Kids
Tricky & Titch
Wry Baby
3 girls and us
BABYGEARED
ducduc
kido
ModernChild
Modernmini
Modern Nursery
Modernseed
ModernTots
Netto Collection
Piccolini
Sparkability
zac and zoe
JouJouBaby
Land of Nod
New Arrivals, Inc.
Pottery Barn Kids
Rosenberry Rooms