2005 Online Shopping Directory for Dummies Book

	Introduction	1
	About This Book	2
	Antiques, crafts, and collectibles	3
	Apparel	3
	Auctions and classifieds	4
	Babies and children	4
	Computers and consumer electronics	4
	Drinks	4
	Entertainment	4
	Flowers and gifts	5
	Food	5
	Health and beauty	5
	Home and garden	5
	International	5
	Malls and megastores	6
	Office supplies	6
	Outdoors	6
	Pets	6
	Seasonal and holidays	6
	Sports, hobbies, and crafts	6
	Transportation	7
	Travel	7
	Zany fun	7
	Conventions Used in This Book	7
	Foolish Assumptions	8
	Icons Used in This Book	8
	How This Book Is Organized	9
	How to Use This Book	10
	Understanding the site listings	10
	Understanding the Vital Five icons	12
	Where to Go from Here	13
Part I	Online Shopping Overview	15
Chapter 1	Shopping the Global Superstore	17
	What Is Online Shopping, Anyway?	17
	Stepping through the Buying Process	18
	Choosing the goods	18
	Getting the goods	20
Chapter 2	Shopping Securely Online	25
	Protecting Your Personal Information	25
	Giving out your information	26
	Keeping your information private	27
	Protecting Your Credit Card	28
	Staying under Spyware's Radar	29
	Remaining Vigilant	30
Chapter 3	Buying from Your Fellow Netizens	31
	Doing Your Homework	31
	Figuring out what you're buying	32
	Knowing thom you buy from	33
	Finding out an item's worth	33
	Getting the item shipped	33
	Paying for the item	34
	Keeping Records	35
Part II	Online Shopping Sites	37
Chapter 4	Antiques, Art, and Collectibles: Building Your Private Collection	39
	Starting an Antiques and Collectibles Business	74
Chapter 5	Apparel: Dressing for Work and Play	75
	Care for Your Clothes	120
Chapter 6	Auctions and Classifieds: Trading with the Natives	123
	A Shopping Excursion - Going ... Going ... Gone! How Not to Get Burned at Online Auctions	132
Chapter 7	Babies and Children: Shopping Is Child's Play	133
	Preparing Your Home for a New Baby	174
Chapter 8	Computers and Electronics: Get Wired and Stay Connected	175
	Automating Your Home	207
Chapter 9	Drinks: Wetting Your Whistle	209
	A Shopping Excursion - Setting Up Your Home Bar	223
Chapter 10	Entertainment: Keeping Yourself Amused	225
	Let's Celebrate!	261
Chapter 11	Flowers and Gifts: Reminders and Remembrances	263
	A Shopping Excursion - Finding That Perfect Gift	286
Chapter 12	Food: Dining in Cyberspace	287
	Planning a Stress-Free Holiday Dinner	322
Chapter 13	Health and Beauty: Looking as Good as You Feel	323
	Virtual Makeovers: Looking at a New You	357
Chapter 14	Home and Garden: Shopping for Your Castle	359
	Spruce Up Your House	392
Chapter 15	International: Shopping the Global Marketplace	393
Chapter 16	Malls and Mega Stores: Great Shopping Under One Virtual Roof	403
Chapter 17	Office Supplies: Getting Down to Business	417
	Seven Simple Rules for Establishing a Home Office	431
Chapter 18	Outdoors: Shopping the Great Outdoors	433
	A Shopping Excursion - Camping Is Kid's Play	460
Chapter 19	Pets: Caring for Your Animals	461
	Traveling with Your Pet	488
Chapter 20	Seasonal and Holidays: Party On!	489
	Ringing in a New Year!!	503
Chapter 21	Sports, Hobbies, and Crafts: Spending Your Free Time	505
	Let's Go to the Super Bowl	550
Chapter 22	Transportation: Traveling Round and Round	551
	Nothing Smells as Good: Buying a New Car Online	572
Chapter 23	Travel: Getting Away from It All	573
	A Shopping Excursion - Family Travel	590
Chapter 24	Zany Fun: A Look at the World Wide Weird	591
	Touring Amusement Parks	606
Part III	The Part of Tens	609
Chapter 25	Ten Ways to Protect You and Your Purchase When Shopping Online	611
	Know What You Want	612
	Know the Merchant	612
	Always Use a Credit Card	612
	Look for Security	613
	Guard Your Privacy	613
	Look for a Third-Party Endorsement	613
	Look for Guarantees	613
	Know Your Total Cost	614
	Use an Escrow Service	614
	Beware of Phishing	614
Chapter 26	Ten Places to Turn When You Have Problems with a Purchase	615
	Better Business Bureau	615
	U.S. Postal Inspection Service	616
	Square Trade	616
	Web Assured	616
	Netcheck Commerce Bureau	616
	Planet Feedback	616
	David Horowitz's Fight Back	617
	National Consumer Complaint Center	617
	Internet Fraud Complaint Center	617
	National Fraud Information Center	617
Chapter 27	Ten Places for Product and Merchant Reviews	619
	Consumer Reports Online	619
	Consumer Search.com	620
	Rate It All	620
	Epinions	620
	BizRate	620
	ePublicEye	620
	Ethical Consumer	621
	Good Housekeeping	621
	CNET	621
	Audio Review	621
Chapter 28	Ten Ways to Find the Best Prices	623
	Get Connected	623
	EveryBookstore.com	624
	Value Find	624
	CheapestRate.com	624
	ShoppingList.com	624
	TotalDeals.com	624
	PriceSCAN.com	625
	Froogle.com	625
	mySimon.com	625
	Price Grabber.com	625
	Index	627