Comments on: What shopping do you do online?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:57:32 +0000

I buy books, magazines, toys, baby stuff, and electronics online. Mostly from Amazon.com. I find I get great deals from using a site called jangle.net which shows Amazon's best buys. With free super saver shipping, I've saved a LOT of money.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:07:53 +0000

Great advice Kacie. I’m not a big clothes shopper to begin with…I love my comfy sweatshirts and jeans for the most part. I pretty much avoid buying pants and shoes online, unless there’s a rock-bottom deal. I recall getting a great pair of suede mules from LL Bean a few years ago for almost nothing, since you slip those on, sizing wasn’t much of an issue. I have a hard time staying away from PJ’s when I can get a great deal…. since I always buy medium and they’re roomy to begin with, I find that sizing is no big deal with PJ’s :)

By: A

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:45:40 +0000

I’ll echo Kyle’s comments about being a male. I know what fits at the casual stores (Old Navy, Express, etc) so if there’s a sale on things that I CAN buy online, I’ll usually scoop it up.

Last year when I entered the ‘real’ world, I paid a local tailor $5 bucks to do a complete measurement of my body. So now when I need new dress shirts or work clothes, I have my chart of measurements and order away. Saves a bundle of dress shirts, suits and slacks.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:55:56 +0000

mmm, books. I certainly don’t need any more unless we turn an entire room into a library, but I can’t help myself!! I just discovered a neat trick. I got a ton of Target giftcards for Christmas, and you can use them online. Better yet, you can order books from Target and they ship from Amazon!! It looks like you can get any book Amazon sells through Target’s website, for the Amazon price, and use a Target giftcard.

Another reason this might be nice: ebates gives cash back on Target purchases, but not Amazon purchases. I don’t know if they give cash back when you use a gift card, though.

By: Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping

Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:01:23 +0000

I buy quite a bit of my clothes online. But for guys I think it easier. I shop at stores where I already know what size I wear and so it makes online shopping easy. Since I shop a lot at Old Navy, I know that the XL shirt and the 34×34 cargo pants are going ot fit, their sizes stay pretty consistent from style to style so I don’t need to try them on first.

Oh…and thanks for the mention Kacie!!

By: majellamom

majellamom — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:40:14 +0000

I do a LOT of shopping online. We live in a rural area…over an hour to the nearest Walmart…over 3 hours to the nearest mall/target/virtually anything else…

I wear plus sizes, and have had really good luck with JCPenney, Old Navy, and Land’s End. I haven’t yet bought shoes online, but when hubby needs new work shoes (now that he’s found a style he likes) I probably will go for it.

I buy groceries occasionally from Amazon. Use paperbackswap all the time. I’ve purchased cloth diapers (new and gently used) off the net. I’ve bought sheets, kitchen appliances…I even bought a changing table and armiore off of JCPenney clearance priced, with free shipping to boot.

If you are near stores, it probably takes a similar amount of time and effort to bargain hunt in stores vs. online.

Since we don’t get to retail stores that often (other than locally owned, which we support when we can afford it) searching for deals on the net is the best we can do!

By: Jendeis

Jendeis — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:17:20 +0000

I love buying clothes online! You are right, though, you've gotta to check the return policies to make sure that you are getting a deal. I highly recommend Land's End for swimsuits online. Love their suits! Also, Aerosoles is great for buying shoes online. I've never had a problem with returns there.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:38:35 +0000

For the most part I agree, except for shoes. Most shoe sites have free shipping and free return shipping and you can find great deals, especially off season!

I also like shopittome.com. You can select your preferences (brand, sizes, etc.) and they email you as online stuff gets marked down. I’ve gotten some great Gap deals this way.

By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net

Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:46:12 +0000

I buy almost all of my kids’ clothes online. I also buy books, electronics….pretty much everything except for clothes for me and groceries. And I’d buy groceries online if I could get a great deal! LOL

I have really long limbs, so I always fear the sleeves and legs of clothes will be too short. However, sometimes I do buy clothes online if there’s a local store where I can exchange or return the item if it doesn’t fit right.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:41:57 +0000

I only buy books and scrapbook stuff online. Clothes I simply have to try on. I have bought shoes though, but with the zappos place just down the road I’d rather try them on to! After adding the s/h charges I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a “deal” on clothes online. With books, I order used mostly. If new I wait till I have $25 for the free shipping at amazon.