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Site-Hopping for Holiday Savings

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Posted on 11/28/2009 13:48 EST
Filed in: Best Buy, Deals, Holidays, Websites

We all know that some of the best deals can be had online. But what you may not know, and a hearty thanks to The New YOrk Times for pointing this out, is that better deals can be had if you take the indirect route into a vendor's website. So read on and follow the clues; you may not find a pot of gold, but you will be rewarded.

"Remember the old game show where contestants could choose which door was hiding the best prize? A variation of that is happening online this holiday shopping season.

Say you are looking for a digital camera. Instead of going straight to the Web site of a retailer like Best Buy or B&H, online shoppers may do better by choosing another entrance to the retailer's site. That can be a site like FatWallet.com or Ebates.com, or even a credit card issuer's online shopping portal..."

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