Amazon, Staples, Apple, Walmart and Dell made Internet Retailer’s list of the top five online retailers. To help you with your Christmas shopping, we will provide you information on shopping features and three good money saving buys from each company.
At Amazon.com, you will find a shopping feature called “Lightning Deals” that show you up coming deals and will tell you how many hours you have to wait for the deal to appear. You’ll get deals on cameras, navigators, clothing, watches, shoes and a large variety of items. The “Missed Deals” shows you what deals you have missed. The deal feature is viewable in each browsing category. Gift items for sale are categorized by gifts for him, her, kids and the one who has it all. Some hot suggestions are: 1.) The Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ – $249 for 16GB use Code – FireHD899 2.) Klipsch Image S4 In-Ear Enhance Bass Noise-isolating Headphones for $49.00 and 3.) Toy purchases over $75 – Get a free Gund bear (adorable plush teddy).
At Staples.com, they are offering free shipping on all orders. They will also let you order online and pick up in a nearby store. Browse their current ads for the week. Also offered are special 2 day deals as well as an exclusive offers sent to you by email. Some impressive community support includes donations of over $25 million to non-profit organizations around the world. Good buys include: 1.) Toshiba laptop with AMD E1 Dual-Core APU for $299 (available until December 15) 2.) HP Officejet Pro 8600 E-All-in-One Printer – $149.99 normally $199.00 and 3.) 7″ Digital Picture Frame, stores up to 10 photos, has multiple transitional effects – $29.99.
Legendary Apple.com is featuring five products this year. The ipad mini, the new iMac, the iPodtouch, and the iPhone 5. With tag lines like “engineered for maximum funness” and the pure power of the Thunderbolt I/O technology (handles data with speed, flexibility and simplicity), who can resist their latest upgrades and products? The ipad mini is as Apple says, “this year’s biggest gift, only smaller.” It has 10 hours of battery life, access to over 1 1/2 million books, Facetime in HD, fits in your hand, weighs .68 pounds, is thin and light and is a good buy at $329. The iMac’s have been redesigned and upgraded in several ways. The screen is even thinner that it was last year, the storage is up to 1TB and the memory is between 8GB and 16GB. Adding to the fun of buying at Apple, you can get a free engraving on your iPod or iPad.
Walmart online includes over 19,000 products. Some of the features that make shopping online easy are their ‘today only’ deals, value of the day deals and the ability to create wish lists to share with others. They display a 35 page ad showing bargains in your area. Good buys for Christmas are 1.) The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 – $249.00, regularly $299.98 2.) Apple iPod Touch for $179 and 3.) Razor AW Kick Scooter for $20.
Dell.com sells digital products like laptops, desktops, tv’s, projectors, monitors, phones, cameras, gaming, cloud computing and the ability to customize products. They have ’12 days of deals’ for shoppers. Good buys include: 1.) An Inspiron 15 Laptop and HD webcam – $389.00, regularly $568.99 2.) Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010 – $109.99 to members and 3.) Quicken Home & Business Software for 2013 – $72.99.
Shopping for good buys from these top five online retailers is sure to save you some money in 2012! Let us know where you get good buys for Christmas.
