Smart Spending: Online Shopping that Pays |
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How'd you like to get paid to do your holiday shopping? Interested in avoiding malls altogether? Would you like to save 20, 30, 40, or even 50 percent? The answer is online shopping. Everybody's doing it; experts predict that online shopping will grow nearly 100 percent this year. It's safe, fun, and fast. Here are some safe places to play Santa.
Start with eSmarts. This site bills itself as the "community for bargain shoppers." Esmarts offers bargain listings, reviews of shopping sites, buying guides, a list of sites to avoid, and a plethora of information on shopping online. It even has national retailer coupons that you can print out and redeem. This site is a must-see destination for on and offline shoppers.
Are you a frequent flyer mileage junkie with a huge shopping list? There's a program that might be right for you at Click Rewards. Members of Click Rewards earn points when making purchases from online retail partners such as CDNow, OfficeMax.com and Cooking.com. These are redeemable as frequent flyer miles or applicable to special merchandise offers. This program can be potentially more lucrative than credit card offers due to additional mile incentives for certain purchases, and miles are good on most major airlines.
MyPoints earns its money by delivering advertisers' mail into your email box. You earn points just for reading the offer. Even more points are earned for taking action or making a purchase. The points are then redeemable at partner retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Macy's, JCPenney, Sprint and Red Lobster, as well as some airline frequent flyer programs.
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