Shopping On Line
Shopping On Line
Anytime….Any Day
l Shop without leaving your home
l Shop at your favorite stores
l Shop for specific items
l General Rules
l Comparison Shopping
l Safety
l Shopping sites
Shop Without Leaving Your Home
l Shop at Your Favorite Stores
l Find Exactly What You Want
l Find the Best Deals
Shop At Your Favorite
Store
l Enter the store you want in the
address line of your browser ( www.costco.com,
www.nordstroms.com)
l Click on specific items or
departments
l Search for the item you want (i.e.
men’s cashmere sweater)
Shop For a Specific Item
l Go to a site that you know will
specialize in that kind of item
Search using a general search engine (google,
yahoo, dogpile, etc.)
Search using a shopping search engine (more
under comparison shopping)
General Rules
l At every site look for specials and
bargains
l Check the extras – shipping rates,
privacy policies, security, return policies, warranties, delivery times
l Contact information – real address
and phone number for customer service
Comparison Shopping
Safety
l Name and Password
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Do not use your real name as a
username or your birthday as password
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Make your password complex
l Combinations of lower and upper case
letters and numbers
l Not meaningful in any way
l Look for web sites that adhere to
association standards (Truste, Verisign)
l Security – lock and key should
appear on status bar of your browser, address will have https
l Read the privacy policy
l Fees – check all fees and return
policies
l Use credit card (one time numbers,
check bills)
l Consider email just for shopping
Shopping Sites