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Advantages: products are amazing
Disadvantages: where's the nails

Hardware.com a site that is about what else hardware. I enjoy that the site is international, gives hints and tips, has testomonials from actual customers, and offers reviews. It is a one stop shoping shop for everything hardware. I know if you're anything like me you have to wounder why in the world would I buy something off line instead of in person at a hardware store. Well the answer is simple selection, selection, and oh yeah did I mention ...
...from cables to the basic things and not so basic things that you need to get your computer up and running properly. The site does appear to have more things for computers then anything else so if you are looking for nails and things this might not be your place. ... Read review

Advantages: Brand names, designer labels, lower prices
Disadvantages: Expensive brands, only one shipping option

Bluefly.com is a great place to find designer labels at lower prices. If you are shopping for designer labels you are already expecting to pay a little more but bluefly.com has a lot of sales and really good deals. The website is set up nicely and is easy to navigate. Just choose the category that you are looking for and browse the items. The pictures on the website are of the clothing being modeled either on real people or on mannequins so you get ...
...right size. Bluefly.com accepts various credit cards and offers the Bill me later option for people that have good enough credit to qualify. Standard shipping was only $7.95 for my order and it arrived in less than a week. Standard shipping was the only option given at checkout. Checkout itself was easy and you can sign up for an account to make it even easier next time you shop. Overall I was very happy with this website and I shop there whenever ... Read review

Advantages: Good prices, selection, safe site
Disadvantages: Some design niggles and slow loading pages

...you about this site. Bowlingball.com is an on-line supplier of all kinds of products for bowlers. They have bowling balls, bowling shoes, bowling bags, and a slew of accessories. The site itself isn't the slickest or fanciest of sites, and does have quite a bit of adverts, most of which are bowling related. The site doesn't load all that quickly, and that's partially because of those ads but mostly due to some heavy animated graphics on their home ...
...for prices, I've found that bowlingball.com have very competitive prices indeed. When I went to buy my new shoes, I looked at several different sites and found that this one had the best deal, especially considering that on many of their products you get free shipping. In fact, the pair I ended up buying at first seemed less expensive on another site, but I ended up paying less because bowlingball.com didn't charge me for shipping. So in the end, ... Read review

Advantages: good prices, has just about everything you need
Disadvantages: buy in bulk to get the better price

This site turned out to be great while my husband was in Iraq. I was at home, with the baby , and this website had the cheapist prices and quickest shipping when I needed formula for the baby. He had access to the internet, and when you are in Iraq, you don't have access to a lot of the websites that are out there, for whatever reason. Even with him back home , I still to this day use this website to order things that I need to stock up on in bulk ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to navigate, feels like their retail store
Disadvantages: Membership is needed for best prices

While it's difficult to replicate the feel of a retail store in an online store, Barnes and Noble does a pretty good job. Their color scheme of forest green and tan is quite evident throughout their web site. Roaming around the site makes one comfortable. The only things that are missing are the classical music in the background and the smell of coffee (the one that I visit has a Starbucks Coffee attached). While B&N is not my first choice of online ...
...there worth my while. I've not only purchased books, but also posters as well. The reason I don't purchase books from B&N more often is because I usually don't buy books, I usually borrow from the library when I can. And B&N doesn't have the best prices (Amazon.com usually has the best prices and free shipping at only US$25). Since I don't buy a lot of books, buying a B&N membership is not cost-effective for me. However, for someone who loves to ... Read review