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Since I began using the internet 10 years ago it has become the home of cheap prices. I only ever buy items offline for three reasons; I need the item immediately, I see a very special offer in a shop, I am buying clothes (and even clothes are becoming easier to buy online).
I will start with the obvious one which everyone is looking for online. That is cheap CD's and DVD's. There are a few very cheap outlets for these and it is often worth checking them all before buying.
My first choice is CD-WOW!
The average price of a CD album is now an amazing £8.75, they deliver all items for free, they have a very large and cheap DVD section and their games section is growing all the time.
Play.com is another cheap place for both CD's and DVD's. They offer free deliveries on all items and sometimes beat CD-WOW! on price.
Two more sites worth checking are Choices Direct and DVD.co.uk.
Finally a good site for DVD's is find-dvd's. It searched dozens of sites for the cheapest price on your selected DVD and gives you a link to get to the item on the correct site.
Insurance is nearly always cheaper to buy online. There are dozens of companies selling everything from car to house to life insurance and most give you around 10% extra off the premium for and online purchase. Infact there are so many companies selling insurance online that I am going to suggest you use a site where you fill in all your details and it will search for the best deal for you. Thhe only other sites I suggest you check are also listed below.
Insure Supermarket: Home Insurance Search and Car Insurance search
Screen Trade
Tesco Home Insurance Search and Car Insurance Search
For car insurance I also suggest you read this guide.
For home insurance I suggest you read this guide.
For travel insurance I suggest you read this guide.
Electronics stores often have very good bargains that can rival an online purchase, although this is not always the case. It is always worth checking the sites below if you are looking for anything from a cheap iron to a dish washer.
electric shop
empire direct
tesco.com
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The new purchase that people are starting to do more and more online is to book cheap flights and find cheap holidays. The sites below are links to airline sites or to sites that will search for the cheapest holidays or flights after you fill in a form.
Ryan air cheap flight finder
Tips for finding a cheap beach holiday
Stuck for a present for an occassion that is just around the corner? Well the following links are likely to get you out of a tight corner then. The sites I have listed below offer all sorts of ideas for presents that come in all sorts of prices from £3 up to £100000. Half the fun of buying from gadget sites is looking around at what you can get in the first place. Also it is worth looking around a few sites before purchasing as several of the sites may sell one product at varying prices. Also be sure to check out the postage charges.
thegadgetstore
gadgetstuff
Firebox.com
BoysStuff
Gadget Shop
GirlsStuff
iwantoneofthose
And when you don't have time to look around all the sites you would like to check for prices, you can always use a shop search site. They are always a great way of checking the cheapest prices and they always include shop sites that you weren't aware of. Even when checking your favourite cheap sites shop search sites are always worth a look especially when your in a rush.
kelkoo
pricerunner
So to round up this guide I will repeat the links and what they are good for:
CD's / DVD's / Games
CD-WOW! - Free worldwide postage, most cd's £8.75.
Play.com - Free UK delivery and cheap for both CD and DVD orders.
Choices Direct - Cheap CD's and DVD's.
DVD.co.uk - Cheap DVD's.
find-dvd's - Find the cheapest DVD's from a range of sites.
Insurance
Home Insurance Search
Car Insurance search
Screen Trade - Home and Car Insurance search
Tesco Home Insurance Search
Tesco Car Insurance Search
Car insurance - An expert guide
Home insurance - An expert guide
Travel insurance - An expert guide
Electronics
electric shop - Reduce price electronics
empire direct - A large selection of electronics
tesco.com - Reduce price electronics
Flights / Holidays
Ryan air cheap flight finder
Tips for finding a cheap beach holiday
Easy Presents / Gadgets
thegadgetstore
gadgetstuff
Firebox.com
BoysStuff
Gadget Shop
GirlsStuff
iwantoneofthose
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