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1&1 Internet provides low-cost domain registration and hosting -- perhaps the lowest you will find anywhere online. Domain registration starts at £2.99 per year and hosting at £1.99 per month. The site's "package provider" will help you compare services and decide which is best for your needs. How reliable is 1&1? You're soaking in it. It's the Deal Dude provider of choice for this and many other discount sites. 1&1 also offers e-mail services from 69p per month and eShops from £4.99 per month. Finally, 1&1 offers a 60-day guarantee on its Instant Mail and Instant Website packages as well as Shared Hosting plans, SharePoint and Exchange Hosting packages and eShops. That means you will receive a full refund of all monthly and set-up fees if you are not satisfied and cancel within 60 days of sign-up. 1&1 provides 24-hour customer service by e-mail or phone. 1-800-Contacts is the largest dealer of contacts in the world. It has more than 20 million contact lenses in stock, meaning that it can ship 90 percent of orders within 24 hours. Since its launch in 1996, the site has filled eight million orders for more than 2.5 million customers. It carries popular brands such as Acuvue, Biofinity, Biomedics, Focus, Frequency, FreshLook, Optix, Proclear, PureVision and SofLens. To order from 1-800-Contacts you must provide a current prescription. The Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act requires your eye doctor to provide you with a written copy of your current prescription. It also is printed on every box of contacts. For prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses, visit 1-800-Contact's sister site, Glasses.com. 1-800-Flowers carries flowers, greeting cards and gifts for birthdays, new babies, weddings and anniversaries, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa and many other special
events. It also sells gift baskets, business gifts, plants, gourmet foods and sweets. Search by price or event, or browse a list of bestselling items. Check out the monthly gift clubs -- when you subscribe, the site will send flowers, plants or a food gift automatically to a recipient each month. Most people buy an ink jet printer because they're a great bargain -- low cost and relatively high print quality. But when it comes time to replace the cartridges, they're hit with a relevation: ink is expensive. It's the old "cheap razors, expensive blades" strategy. By one estimate a printer cartridge that sells for $30 costs just $3.50 to make, although retail prices tend to be dropping as the technology improves. That's why many people turn to recycled cartridges, or generics. Remanufactured cartridges are those made by the original printer manufacturer that are cleaned and refilled. 123Inkjets stocks recycled cartridges that work with Apollo, Apple, Brother, Canon, Compaq, Dell, Epson, Hewlett Packard (HP), Lexmark, Pitney Bowes, Xerox and dozens of other brands of printers (see the site for a list). If you'd rather purchase original manufacturer cartridges, browse the list of those available at Office Depot. One thing to consider is the cost per page printed. One study commissioned by Hewlett Packard found that while its cartridges have a 2 percent failure rate, 70 percent of recycled cartridges did not last as long as promised. Consumer Reports found much the same thing. The manufacturers say this is because they design the strip of silicon on the cartridges that has the microscopic ink nozzles to last only as long it takes to empty the cartridge of ink. In other words, the cartridges for personal printers are supposed to be thrown away after one use. Cartridge refillers say this is bunk, that you can refill cartridges as many as seven times. And it does seem to work for many people -- there are $6.5 billion worth of refilled cartridge sales each year. If you using your printer for everyday printing, you should be fine with refilled cartridges and save 50 percent at the same time. If you are printing photos on greeting cards, brochures or family photos on expensive photo paper, it's probably best to go with an original manufacturer's cartridge. 4Checks is a search engine that allows you to browse in one place more than 800 designs from top manufacturers of personal, business, payroll and computer checks. You'll find ordering direct to be much less expensive than if you go through your bank. Choose from a variety of themes, including pets, automobile makes, cartoon characters, flowers, holidays, landscapes, patriotic, careers, causes, sports, colleges and universities, humorous, nature and religious. Or personalize your checks with one of your favorite digital photos. Click on the "special offers" tab for free shipping and dollar-off discounts. After you select the checks and design you want, you will be directed to the manufacturer's site to complete your order. 4Checks features checks from Artistic Checks, Styles, LifeChecks, Unique Products, The Check Gallery, Classic Checks, Check Crafters, Message!Products and Identity Check Printers. 4Checks also sells check accessories, including address stampers, check registers, deposit tickets, address labels, calculators and checkbook covers. 6pm.com offers deep discounts on shoes, apparel, shoes, bags and handbags, accessories, watches, sunglasses, jewelry, electronics, housewares and beauty products. Unlike its parent company, Zappos.com, it doesn't offer free shipping on orders and returns and its return policy is only 30 days, versus a year at Zappos. Both of these policies allow 6pm.com to offer sharper discounts of up to 75 percent off. Founded in 1996, AbeBooks (Advanced Book Exchange) is a global network of 13,500 dealers of used, rare and out-of-print books with regional databases for various countries, including the U.S. and Canada. Each dealer submits the books he or she has in stock to the AbeBooks database (at last count, it included more than 110 million new, used, rare and out-of-print books from thousands of booksellers around the world). Search for books by title, author or keyword or browse by subject. You'll be shown every available copy of each book in your country, with price and condition and the name of the dealer. If you purchase a book, AbeBooks will collect your credit card information and forward your shipping information to the dealer, who will send the book to you directly. Launched in 2001, AbeBooks UK (Advanced Book Exchange) is a global network of thousands of dealers of used, rare and out-of-print books. Each dealer submits the books he or she has in stock to the AbeBooks UK database (at last count, it included more than 110 million new, used, rare and out-of-print books from thousands of booksellers around the world). Search for books by title, author or keyword or browse by subject. AbeBooks UK will collect your credit card information and forward your shipping information to the dealer, who ships the book directly. Abt Electronics began in 1936 as ABT Radio in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago. Jewel Abt gave her husband David $800 so he could start a business. Renamed Abt Electronics, the company today has 1,000 employees at its 37-acre facility in Glenview, Illinois. Many members of the third generation of the Abt family still work for the company, which makes 6,000 service calls and deliveries in the Chicagoland area each week. Ninety percent of its business is from repeat customers. In 1998 Abt Electronics launched its website, becoming one of the first authorized online dealers for brands such as Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Bose and Onkyo. The Chicago Tribune has said of the company: "Abt's keys to success are the family's almost fanatical devotion to quality service and competitive pricing, its development of a higher-end niche, its in-the-trenches mode of management and its down-to-earth, low-key approach to selling and showroom decor." The Abt site includes a number of buying guides to help visitors make selections. You can search by brand, category or keyword. Don't overlook the "outlet" link that includes heavily discounted appliances and other products that have minor cosmetic flaws. You can also click on "Rebates" to search a database for cash-back offers. Finally, Abt's Guidestar service asks you questions about the product you're searching for, such as how you intend you use it, brand preference, price range, etc., as the choices are whittled down right in front of you. The idea is to recreate the experience you would have with a live salesperson. AC Lens sells contact lenses at up to 70 percent off retail prices. All contact lenses dispensed by AC Lens are the exact lenses prescribed by your eye doctor and are delivered in safe, sealed containers direct from the manufacturer. AC Lens carries all major brands, including Acuvue, Bausch & Lomb, Biomedics, Boston, Ciba Vision, Focus, Freshlook, Proclear, Purevision and Soflens. It also carries all types of lenses, such as daily disposables, conventional (vial), toric, RGP (Oxygen Permeable), colored and tinted and bifocals, as well as designer sunglasses. AC Lens provides free online consultations with its staff doctors of optometry. Academic Superstore sells commercial Windows and Macintosh software to students, parents of students and teachers at educational rates. To order, you must provide proof that you are a part- or full-time student, administrator, teacher or faculty member attending or employed by an accredited, degree-granting institution (K-12 or higher ed), or the parent of a K-12 or college student. Or you can purchase for an accredited, degree-granting school, college or hospital directly affiliated with an educational institution. High school students may purchase Microsoft products only if they provide a letter of acceptance from a college. Before you can order, every customer must provide a current student or faculty ID card, class schedule, registration receipt or letter from the school. Some caveats: Not all manufacturers offer discounts to K-12 students or home-schooled students. Some manufacturers require full time enrollment. Class schedule must show current enrollment status. Verification letter must be signed by a school official or faculty representative. ID cards must be either validated to current semester, or submitted with current class schedule. Adobe, Corel, and Microsoft require photo IDs. You must resubmit your credentials each year. Ace Hardware began in the Chicago area in 1924 as a small chain called Ace Stores. It became known as Ace Hardware in 1931; its first self-service store opened in Merrillville, Indiana in 1952. By 1976 the chain had become a retailer-owned cooperative. Today these "helpful hardware" shops sell lawn and garden equipment, outdoor living products, paint, home goods, tools, hardware, plumbing supplie, heating and cooling equiment, electrical gear and auto accessories. Its online site also has shops devoted to products from Weber, Stanley, Rubbermaid and Carhartt Clothing. You can browse clearance items or the weekly circular or view a list of top selling products. Ace Hardware Online also offers a section of how-to videos and FAQs, learning guides, paint tips and lawn and garden advice. You also can click on the "Monthly Rebates" link to view a list of the current month's cash-back offers. Finally, members of the Ace Rewards program receive a $5 reward for every $250 spent at Ace Hardware, plus special online-only instant rebate offers. "Once you drink our teas," says Adagio Teas, "you will not want to drink anything sold in a supermarket ever again... The varieties there are the bottom of the barrel: low-quality bags containing 'tea dust,' or the tiny leaf particles that break off when tea leaves are processed." Adagio sells only full-leaf tea. It comes in resealable tins except for the largest size and a few herbals that come in aluminum-lined paper bags. Adagio sells black teas as well as a variety of flavors, oolong, white, green, herbal, roibos, decaf and teaware. Adagio Teas does not sell chai tea but recommends its Oriental Spice variety. You can order samplers for $15 or less. Adagio also has a tea-of-the-month club. Based in Brooklyn, New York, AJ Madison is the leading independent online appliance store and authorized dealer for a large variety of brands, including Electrolux, Broan, General Electric, Whirlpool, DCS, Jenn-Air, Friedrich, Amana, Maytag, Marvel, KitchenAid, U-Line and Frigidaire. AJ Madison sells cooking products (including ranges, microwaves and wall ovens), refrigerators, wine coolers, freezers, dishwashers, disposals, trash compactors, washers and dryers, air conditioners, snow blowers, patio accessories, grills, and sinks and faucets, among many other products. You can shop by keyword or brand. Don't overlook its outlet section or rebate center. Alibris, which began in 1994 as a book-listing service called Interloc, is a network of thousands of used and rare booksellers around the world that offer more than 100 million out-of-print, used, foreign-language, rare and signed books, along with first editions, autographs, maps and other collectibles. Alibris and its dealers also sell used videos, DVDs and CDs. You can search the extensive database by title, author or subject. The results include the condition of each book, movie or CD and a 1-5 point rating of the independent seller that offers it. You order through Alibris, which notifies the dealer to ship the item. Alice.com offers discounted groceries and household supplies with free shipping. Browse Alice to create a list of products and Alice will automatically add any coupons or discounts offered by the manufacturers. It also reminds you when your supplies might be running low. The products are shipped direct from the manufacturer. This eliminates the retail middleman, which is how Alice offers it low prices. Don't overlook the rapid-fire deals presented at the bottom of the page after you log into your account. AllPosters, a companion site to Art.com, is the world's largest poster and print store. (Typically, an art print is printed on a higher grade of paper than a poster, which makes it thicker and often provides more texture.) AllPoster's stock includes thousands of classic movie posters along with reproductions of the best-known works by artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, M.C. Escher, Ansel Adams, Gustav Klimt, Wassily Kandinsky, Jack Vettriano and Alfred Gockel. Search by keyword or browse popular subjects include animals, architecture, education, floral and botanical, food and beverage, humor, landscapes, motivational, performing arts, religion and spirituality, transportation, travel and world cultures. AllPosters also sells calendars, apparel, canvas art, framed art, frames, giclee prints, limited editions, magnets, standups, wall decals and murals and tapestries. Don't overlook its clearance section. Altrec Outdoors (pronounced "all trek") is a leading retailer of outdoor gear, apparel and shoes for men, women and children, including camping, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, running, cycling, surfing and climbing. The Altrec stock includes watches and sunglasses. It has dozens of top brands such as Adidas, Aire, America's Cup, Aquapac, Arc'teryx, Billabong, Bite, Bridgedale Socks, Burton, Camelbak, Carlisle, DaKine, Eagle Creek, Exped, Grangers, Kokatat, La Sportiva N.A., Life-Link, Merrell Shoes, Molehill, Montrail Shoes, Mountain Hardwear, MSR, Nike, Nikwax, NRS, Oakley, Osprey, Outdoor Research, Patagonia, Pearl Izumi, Prana, Quiksilver, Rossignol, Roxy, Ruff Wear, Salomon, Sierra Designs and The North Face. Don't overlook the outlet section. You can search the Altrec Outdoors site by keyword, category or brand. You know the place. Soon Amazon will be selling human organs and farm equipment (don't believe it? See for yourself). In the meantime, books and DVDs are discounted up to 40 percent and music and videos up to 35 percent. Plus the site has a lot of hidden bargains such as remainder books, discount toys, inexpensive videos and video games. Amazon Auto Parts stocks thousands of auto parts for cars and trucks. Search by year, make and model. Or you can browse by category. Don't overlook the clearance (outlet) section or the daily deals. Amazon Auto Parts also carries accessories for motorcycles and boats, as well as electronics such as car audio and GPS. Babies are so cute -- especially when they're holding mommy and daddy's checkbook! Save some money on the essentials by shopping at Amazon Baby. It carries a large selection of games and toys for infants up to a year old, including activity toys, cribs, strollers and car-seat toys, dolls and plush toys, electronic learning toys, gyms and playmats, music and sound toys, rattles, ride-ons, sorters and stackers, teethers and visual stimulation. It also carries backpacks and carriers, car seats, strollers, travel systems, playards, play centers, walkers, swings, bouncers, bathing products, changing tables, diaper bags, apparel, breastfeeding products, highchairs, health and safety equipment, bedding and nursery decor. Who said life would be simpler with kids? Amazon, although it now sells just about everything under the sun, began in 1995 as an online bookstore. While the largest bookstores and mail-order catalogs might have 200,000 titles, founder Jeff Bezos realized an online bookstore could have many more. He named his creation Amazon after the world's largest river. The first book Amazon.com sold was Douglas Hofstadter's Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies. Amazon also hosts a large marketplace of secondhand book sellers. Amazon Canada carries books, electronics, software, video games, CDs, videos and DVDs. If it's anything like Amazon U.S., soon it will carry everything else under the sun. Amazon Clothing carries apparel for women, men, teens, children and babies, as well as special sizes for petites, plus, maternity and big and tall men. There's also a denim shop. Amazon Clothing stocks apparel from many top designer brands, including Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Perry Ellis, Rock & Republic, Diesel, Kenneth Cole, Splendid, Nautica, Levi, Kensie and True Religion. It also has partnered with retailers such as Macy's, Guess, Armani Exchange, Eddie Bauer, Target, Eddie Bauer, The Children's Place and Land's End. Amazon Computers stocks a wide variety of computers and accessories for the PC and Mac, including networking gear, storage devices, printers and software. Search by brand or category or browse the bestseller lists. Amazon Crafts is the place to be for the crafter, sewer, scrapbooker and hobbyist. It offers a wide variety of supplies that you can search by category or brand. Amazon DVD stocks thousands of DVDs, including new releases and classics. Search by keyword or category, or limit your search to Blu-ray or standard DVD formats. Amazon DVD also carries HD DVDs and a few VHS for the old-school media consumer. Amazon Electronics carries a wide variety of electronics at discount prices from all the major brands. Search by category or keyword. Amazon Video Games stocks games for all major formats, including PC games that can be downloaded directly to your computer. Amazon Video Games offers a helpful console buying guide, bonus offers and the ability to trade in your used games for credit. It also has a variety of featured stores devoted to Blizzard Entertainment, Call of Duty, Disney, EA Sports, Grand Theft Auto, Microsoft Kinect, The Sims and Wii Fit. Amazon stocks more than 10,000 non-perishable items, including baking supplies, boxed meals and side dishes, beverages, breakfast foods, condiments and sauces, herbs, spices and seasonings, household supplies (including soaps and cleaners), natural and organic products and snacks, cookies and candies. Browse by category or brand. Build a shopping list or order products to be sent automatically at specific intervals. Amazon Health and Personal Care stocks thousands of products that can easily be ordered, including treatments for the symptoms of alleries, cough and cold, diabetes, indigestion, pain and snoring. It also has braces and supports, first-aid kits, health monitors, natural remedies and vitamins, medical supplies, mobility aids, smoking-cessation products, oral hygiene (i.e., toothpaste) and thermometers. Amazon Home has thousands of products designed to beautify your humble living space and mesmerize your visitors, including -- maybe -- members of your picky, picky family. Amazon Jewelry stocks thousands of beautiful and affordable luxury items from dozens of retailers. You can shop by category, department, price or keyword, and don't miss the regular markdowns of up to 70 percent on select products. Popular brands include Trina Turk, Kenneth Cole, Nicky Hilton, Beyond Rings, Hello Kitty, Vanessa Mooney, 1928 Jewelry, Carolee, Elle, ABS, Leslie Danzis, Antiquities and Lucky Brand. Amazon Kindle is the popular wireless reading device that weighs 10 ounces and allows you to start reading a new book within a minute. Kindle has no monthly fees or annual contracts. The Kindle Store stocks more than 600,000 books and single-issue magazines, including the latest bestsellers and new releases from $9.99 each. Since its release, Kindle has been the bestselling product on Amazon. The Kindle store also carries accessories for the product, such as protective covers. You also can download Kindle reading apps for the iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, Android and Blackberry. Amazon Magazines offers top magazines at up to 90 percent off newsstand prices. Search by category, keyword or price (starting at $10 per year or less). You can also renew subscriptions or give gifts. If a magazine offers "automatic renewal," your subscription will continue indefinitely until you cancel, which can be done through Amazon. Amazon Music stocks tens of thousands of music CDs and MP3 downloads. Search by keyword or genre or browse new releases and bestsellers. Amazon Music also has stores devoted to Music Gifts, Box Sets, Deluxe Editions and Award Winners. Don't overlook its free MP3 album and song downloads, including samplers. MyHabit is Amazon.com's private-sale site, offering savings of up to 60 percent on high-end products for men, women, children and infants. New sales begin daily and typically run 72 hours; inventory is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. (Check out the 36-degree videos of clothing on live models.) Membership is free, and if you already have an Amazon account you can use your credentials to log-in and your payment options and shipping addresses will be imported into your MyHabit account. Amazon Office Supply stocks thousands of products for the office and home office, including business and tax solutions, green products, teaching materials, paper, refills, calendars, presentation supplies, envelopes, shipping supplies and school supplies. Amazon Outlet offers clearance items in apparel, baby items, books, camera and photo, computer and video games, computers, electronics, home and garden, kitchen and housewares, office products, software, sporting goods, tools and hardware and toys and games. Amazon Pets has supplies, including apparel, beds, carriers, collars and leashes, feeding and water supplies, flea and tick control, food, grooming aids, health care, toys, training aids and treats, for every sort of living creature. Popular brands include Blue Buffalo, Canidae, Evo, Halo, Holistic Select, Merrick, Natural Balance, Purina, Royal Canin, Science Diet, Solid Gold and Wellness. Amazon Shoes stocks thousands of varieties of shoes, as well as handbags and sunglasses. Browse by keyword, department or age and gender. Featured brands include Puma, Crocs, Adidas, Nine West, Skechers, Reebok, Clarks, Dansko, Basics and New Balance. The site also includes the inventories of large retailers such as Aldo, ShoeMall, Shoe Mania, Papa Shoe and Footsmart. Don't miss the Sales and Deals department. Amazon Software stocks a wide variety of software for the PC and Mac. Browse by keyword or category. Featured brands include Adobe, Autodesk, Chief Architect, Corel, Encore, Intuit, Magix, McAfee, Microsoft, Nuance, Panda, Rosetta Stone, Sage, Serif, Smith Micro, Sony Creative and Symantec. Amazon carries apparel, gear and equipment for every sport you can imagine, including baseball and softball, basketball, camping and hiking, cycling and wheel sports, exercise and fitness, fishing, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, running, soccer and skateboarding. The store also sells trading cards and memorabilia. Featured brands include Accusplit, Body Max Fitness, Finis, Humminbird, LifeFitness, LifeSpan, Marcy, Mongoose, Nautilus, Polar, Pro-Form, Sole Fitness, Stamina, Team Sports America, Upper Deck and Zippo. Amazon Toys offers action figures, games and puzzles, arts and crafts, building sets, blocks and models, dolls, electronics, educational toys, ride-on toys, role-play and dress-up toys, sports and outdoor toys, stuffed animals, toy figures and playsets and vehicles and die-casts. Search by age, price or category. It also offers specialized stores such as those devoted to birthday gifts, KidKraft and Thomas and Friends. Featured brands include Lego, Nerf, Crayola, TamaTown, Little Tikes, BeyBlade, Fisher Price and Barbie. What better place to buy English-language books than in the country that invented the English language? Amazon UK also sells electronics, movies, video games, software, toys and games and home and garden products. Amazon Wireless offers more than 140 bestselling phones from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon. Shop by carrier, features, price, color and/or brand. You can also check if you are eligible for an upgrade. Why not take the train? It's never quicker than driving but it's sure more comfortable. Amtrak serves more than 500 cities in 46 states over 22,000 miles of track. You can order Amtrak tickets online to be delivered by mail (they'll send it by express mail if you trip is within 10 days) or to be picked up at the station before departure. Most people don't realize that Amtrak offers discount tickets. Typically they're for longer routes, e.g., Chicago to Los Angeles, but often regional tickets are discounted as well. A roundtrip ticket from Chicago to Grand Rapids, for example, that costs $50 might be discounted to $8 those in the know. All aboard. Refunds: Most tickets are refundable before travel begins; a fee applies in most cases ($30 per adult and $15 per child). Some discount tickets are non-refundable. Ancestry.com is the first place to look (after you talk to every living relative you have) for information about your ancestry. It has millions of documents and family trees and adds more every day. Enter a name and you quickly see all references to that person in the database, including in census, military, vital and other records, in many languages. People researching their families used to send letters by snail mail and wait patiently for a reply, or visit libraries and strain their eyes reading microfilm. Now that research can be done in minutes rather than hours, with not traveling. Ancestry.com has two membership levels: one gives you access to all U.S. records, and one gives you access to everything on the site. Both types of subscriptions renew automatically each month or every six months. You can also register free for access to some databases, the message boards and learning center. Angie's List, founded by Angie Hicks, provides reviews of contractors, movers, doctors and other professionals by verified members. It adds about 40,000 new reviews from members each month. Angie's List, which she started in 1995, now has more than 550 categories including plumbers, roofers, dentists and medical specialists. Companies and providers also are allowed to respond to criticisms. Appliance Parts Pros was founded in 1999 by Roman Kagan with an inventory of 300 parts. Today it stocks more than 700,000 parts and has been named as one of the top retailers online. Based on Kagan’s experience as a repair technician, the site focuses on helping customers do repairs themselves with a parts database and more than 40,000 detailed schematics and diagrams. The site also offers a forum with detailed repair and maintenance advice. See the site FAQ for help finding parts numbers and appliance model numbers. All in-stock orders placed before 4 p.m. EST ship the same day. Founded in 1973, Argos is the the U.K.'s leading general merchandise retailer with sales of more than £3.5 billion annually. That may be, in part, because it sells just about everything under the sun -- including more than 17,000 products on its online site. Besides its online site, Argos has more than 650 stores throughout the U.K. and Republic of Ireland, Only about five percent of the U.K. population doesn't live within 10 miles of an Argos store! Argos sells more furniture, small kitchen appliances, toys and watches than any other store in Britain. It is the second largest retailer of personal care products, prepay mobile phones and VCRs. It also sells electronics, video games, DIY products, home appliances, digital cameras and camcorders, office products, homewares, sports and fitness equipment, toys, baby products, gifts and jewellery and watches. Don't overlook the special offers and price drops section. Anything purchased through its print catalogs or on the website can be picked up in an Argos store, to save shipping charges. Art.com sells framed and
unframed art and posters. Search by keyword, subject (movies, celebrities, toys, cities, giraffes, canyons and mesas, lighthouses, etc.), artist (Georgia O'Keeffe, Ansel Adams, Henri Matisse, etc.) or collection (Vintage Ads, The Life Magazine College, Southwest Art, Afrocentric Art, Campus Images, etc.). You can see any item framed and/or matted in a variety of styles and colors simply by clicking on the "See It Framed" button. Ashford, founded in 1997, carries more than 3,000 luxury, brand-name watches at up to 80 percent off retail, all originals with serial numbers and two-year warranties. Ashford has more than 40 top brands, including Movado, Ebel, Bulova, Cartier, Breitling, Invicta, Locman, Raymond Weil, Seiko, Skagen, Hamilton, Omega, Golana Swiss, Ebel, Tag Heuer, Concord and Gucci. Search by gender, brand, keyword or price. Don't overlook the clearance section. Of course it's not fair. But for anyone who has lost a precious item on eBay at the last second, Auction Sniper is a godsend. You enter the highest price you want to pay for an item and the site's software logs into your account and places a last-second bid on your behalf. No more fumbling to type in a final bid as you watch the clock hit 0. The fee for using Auction Sniper is 25 cents for every winning snipe of an item $25 and under, 1 percent of the total price for any item $25 to $995 and $9.95 flat fee for any item over $995. The first three snipes are free so you can testdrive the service. Audible.com has a selection of tens of thousands of audio books and audio versions of popular magazines, newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, radio programs (including those on NPR), lectures and exclusives. Why pay for a tape or CD when all you want is the sound? The books also are up to 75 percent less expensive than buying a comparable audio book. Once you've downloaded the programs to your Windows or Mac computer, you can listen to them immediately, burn them to CD or upload them to your digital audio player (e.g., iPod, Palm, Creative Muvo and 500 other MP3 players, plus iTunes). Anyone can purchase and download titles but the site also offers two memberships, both of which include a free subscription to the audio version of the Wall Street Journal or New York Times and a 30 percent discount on any other audio titles you purchase: Gold: $14.95 per month allows you to download one audio book, periodical or program per month. Platinum: $22.95 per month allows you two downloads per month. Audible UK has a selection of tens of thousands of audio books in more than 100 categories, as well as select periodicals. Why pay for a book on CD when all you want is the sound? Download audio books at Audible UK and save up to 80 percent on what you'd pay for the same audio book in a retail store. Once you've downloaded the audio books, perodicals or other programmes to your Windows or Mac computer, you can listen immediately, burn to CD or upload them to a digital audio player (e.g., iPod, Palm, Creative Muvo, etc., even iTunes). Anyone can purchase and download titles but Audible UK also offers two membership programmes: pay £7.99 per month to download one audio book or programme, regardless of price, every 30 days, or pay £14.99 per month to download two books or programmes every 30 days. AudioBooks.com is an audio book streaming club for residents of the U.S. and Canada. Membership is $29.95 per month for unlimited listening on any Internet-enabled device such as the iPhone, iPad, Android phones and Interet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. Audiobooks.com also sells digital audio books for $19.99 each. Auto Anything sells thousands of interior and exterior accessories and performance parts for cars and trucks, including a huge selection of vehicle covers. The site, which is the online shop of Blue Ribbon Motoring (founded in 1979), also has bed caps, bike racks, car bras, chrome accessories, deflectors, flender flares, license plate frames, lights, mud guards, nerf bars, roof racks, spoilers, Tonneau covers, cargo liners, dash covers, seat covers, wheel covers, air intake systems, diesel injectors, exhaust systems, performance chips, digital compasses, garage gear, pet travel gear and radar detectors. You can search the site by make or keyword. Auto Anything also offers a one-year guarantee in which it will refund the difference if you find any item you buy at a lower price elsewhere. Auto Barn sells thousands of auto parts and accessories for cars, trucks and motorcycles, including car care products, additives and even tires. You can search by brand, the make and model of your vehicle or keyword. Auto Barn, which has been around since 1957, sells original manufacturer parts, aftermarket parts and performance parts. Its 50,000-square-foot warehouse in New York state has 35,000 auto parts in stock. Auto Parts Warehouse, founded in 1995, stocks more than 550,000 parts and accessories from top aftermarket manufacturers to fit all domestic and foreign makes and models at up to 70 percent off dealer prices. Operated by the credit report company Experian, AutoCheck is an online service that allows you to enter the VIN of any vehicle and retrieve a report giving its ownership history. This is crucial if you are buying a used car; you want to know if it's ever reported stolen or salvaged, flood-damaged, rebuilt, a rental or fleet vehicle, potentially had its odometer rolled back, or a former taxi or police car. The database contains 16 billion records on more than 320 million vehicles compiled by Experian from state DMVs, auto auctions, Canadian DMV, consumer protection agencies, insurance claims administrators, auto dealers and regulatory agencies. You can type in the VIN to get a free summary; a full vehicle history report is $29.99. Or if you haven't decided on a car, pay $43.99 for unlimited reports for 60 days. For $59.99 you can get unlimited reports for 60 days plus Title Guard insurance. More than half of the people who place ads on AutoTrader sell their cars within two weeks, and four of five of the millions of people who visit the site each month are specifically looking for a used car. AutoTrader's database contains three million listings from 40,000 dealers and 250,000 private owners. Selling your own car, according to studies, translates to as much as 8 percent premium over trading it in. AutoTrader will help you price your car and guide you through the process of placing an ad. A three-week package starts at about $45, an eight-week package is about $65 and a deluxe package (run until the car sells) is about $100. Spotlighted ads start at about $160. You can also order a Carfax report detailing your car's history to post with your ad. Bag, Borrow or Steal is a unique service that the Wall Street Journal has called "the Netflix of designer bags." The site allows you to rent expensive designer handbags, watches and jewelry for a monthly membership fee of $9.95 plus a weekly or monthly rental fee depending on the value of the bag you choose. (The minimum initial membership is three months.) You may keep the items as long as you like. The selection includes evening bags, everyday bags, messengers, totes, beach bags, backpacks, clutches and work bags. The work of more than 50 designers is represented, including Coach, Kenneth Miller, Dolce, Nicole Miller, Ralph Lauren, UGG, Guess, Calvin Klein, JLo, Baby Phat, Cynthia Rowley, Betsey Johnson, DKNY, Guess, The Sak, Charles David, Mae & J, BCBGirls, Dooney & Bourke, Juicy Couture, T-Bags, Francesco Biasia, Cole Haan, Coach, Kate Spade, BCBG Max Azria, Lulu Guinness, Snatch, Tess Loriani, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Botkier, Kooba, My Flat in London, Bulga, Isabelle Fiore, Luella, Versace, Andrea Brueckner, Tod's, Valentino, Burberry, Belen Echandia, Chloe, Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Hogan, Jimmy Choo, Judith Leiber, Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana. Search Bag, Borrow or Steal by designer, style or color. It also sells gently used bags in its outlet store. Banana Republic is a Gap-owned retailer that offers accessible luxury apparel and accessories for men and women. When it was acquired by Gap, Inc. in 1983, it had just two stores and a safari motif.
Bargain Catalog Outlet sells leading apparel and accessories for up to 80 percent off retail, including women's fashions from 12W up to 44W and men's apparel up to 10XL and men's tall sizes up to 7XLT. It also stocks bedding, home decor, cookware and gadgets. Bass Pro Shops sells a large variety of outdoor equipment and gear, including products for freshwater fishing, fly fishing, saltwater fishing, hunting, camping, climbing and archery. It also stocks marine supplies, gear and electronics, along with apparel and footwear. Don't overlook its clearance department or the list of its 100 top-selling items, divided by category. The Bass Pro Shops online catalog contains more than 11,000 products, most of which you can view in extreme detail. Browse through the free online library of more than 3,300 articles on hunting, fishing, camping, marine and gear, along with cool features such as the "fish calculator" that allows you to enter the length and girth of specific fish to get an estimate of their weight. Batteries.com is an online store devoted to ... you guessed it ... batteries. You can search by keyword, device or category. Founded in 1999, this supplier of "batteries for every season and reason" carries standard alkaline batteries, plus those for camcorders, cameras, cell phones, dog collars, flashlights, hearing aids, iPods, laptop computers, PDAs, portable DVD players, power tools, remote-control cars, scanners, surge protectors, two-way radios, video game consoles and watches (type in the number on the watch battery and the site will show you which replacement you need). Batteries.com also carries rechargeable and solar-powered batteries as well as carrying cases and Optima vehicle, UPS and sealed-lead acid batteries. Finally, it has Zip-Linq cables. Don't overlook the clearance section. Select products come with lifetime warranties and laptop batteries have a two-year warranty. The site provides some help files, such as a Flash animation of how to change a watch battery and a battery glossary. Beauty.com, a partner site to drugstore.com, sells make-up, fragrances, skin care products, bath and body items, hair care products, accessories, gifts and grooming items for men. You can search by keyword, category or brand, including philosophy, DuWop, Clarisonic, Phtyo and Nars, as well as trendsetters such as L'Occitane, Jonathan Products and Frederic Fekkai. Don't overlook the clearance section. The site also often offers coupons and gifts with select purchases. One nice feature of Beauty.com is that you can browse a list of your past orders, to make reordering makeup or other products easier. BedBathStore, located in New York state, has been around for more than three decades, selling bedspreads, curtains, draperies, bed linens, pillows, bath accessories and other bed and bath products. Don't overlook the clearance section. BenefitsCheckUp, created by the National Council on Aging, allows seniors or their children or friends to search more than 2,000 federal, state and state programs that offer benefits for housing, health care, utility bills and other costs. You can sort the programs and determine eligibility based on location and annual income. Since it launched in 2001, BenefitsCheckUp has identified more than $10 billion in benefits for more than three million seniors. Founded in 1966 by Richard Schulze, Best Buy was originally known as Sound of Music. After expanding into video in the early 1980s, Schulze changed the name to Best Buy. In 1989 he introduced a novel concept to retailing -- every in stock was put on the sales floor (rather than just a display model) and sold by specialists who were paid salaries rather than commissions. The online site, launched in 2000, carries computers, printers, software, CDs, DVDs, video games, toys, televisions, DVD players, MP3 players, home theater systems, digital cameras, appliances, vacuums, heaters, cell phones and office products and furniture. Shop by category, keyword or brand. Besides its low prices, Best Buy's site is known for its free guides, such as its HDTV Information Center and Guide to Speakers.1-800-Contacts
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