January 2012
23 posts
10 tags
Individual Electronic Parts
Best places to buy individual electronic parts like diodes, resistors, speaker parts …
BG Micro
Bitsbox [EU]
Circuit Specialists
DealExtreme
DigiKey
Farnell [UK, Pricy]
Future Electronics
Futurlec
Jameco
Mouser Electronics
Newark Electronics [Pricy]
OutletPC
Schukat [Germany, probably ship within Europe]
Sparkfun
Tayda Electronics
Transfer Multisort Elektronik [EU]
General...
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Plus-size clothing
Best places to buy plus-size clothing:
Agaci XX
ASOS
B&Lu
Bon Prix [Mainland Europe]
Catherines
Dorothy Perkins
Eloquii [by The Limited Stores]
eShakti
Evans
Forever 21 plus
Kiyonna
Kristin Miles [formerly Missphit]
Lane Bryant
LaRedoute
LucieLu
Maurices
ModCloth
Ruche
Shabby Apple
Simply Be
Torrid
We Love Colors
Carry yourself the right way and love who you are....
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Backpacks
Best places to buy backpacks:
Copper River Bags
Chrome
Crumplr
Duluth Pack
Far Horizon Traders
Filson
Fjallraven
Freitag
Frost River
Head Porters
Jack Spade
JanSport
Layerxlayer
LexDray
LL Bean
Makr
Mission Workshop
PointerxPorter
Timbuk2
Wheelman & Co.
General Advice:
Call or email Far Horizon Traders to see if they have any blemished bags for sale. You get upto 50%...
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Work Maternity Clothes
Best places to buy maternity clothes for work:
A Pea in the Pod
Gordmans
H&M
Macy’s
Motherhood Maternity
Ross
Sears
Thyme Maternity
TJMaxx
Old Navy
General advice:
Maternity clothes are not needed in most cases until the first 16 weeks. So, there is no rush.
You don’t need expensive stuff. You won’t be wearing them for long. Motherhood Maternity is expensive,...
15 tags
Makeup
Best places to buy makeup/cosmetics:
bareMinerals
Bobby Brown
MAC
Micabella
MUFE
NARS
Clinique
Sephora
TKB Trading
General Advice:
Choose a foundation that matches your skin tone (décolleté to be precise) and your skin type. You can refer Temptalia’s foundation matrix to chose one.
Spend the extra money on a good foundation, concealer and eye-shadow. Bare Minerals, Nars Sheer...
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Men's Shoes
Best places to buy men’s shoes:
Asos
Endless
KickZ
Foot Patrol
Pavers
StreetFeet
Zappos
General Advice:
Buy shoes that have the sole sewn to the rest of the shoe. This allows one to easily replace the sole after it wears out,instead of buying a new one.
Look for full-grain calf or shell cordovan leather shoes. These types survive for twenty years of use with a dozen resolings. Read...
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Picture Frames
Best places to buy picture frames:
AC Moore
Amazon
Etsy
Hobby Lobby
IKEA
Michaels Stores
Goodwill or thrift stores
General Advice:
Choose a frame that doesn’t compete with the picture and designed to protect the picture. Don’t forget the function of a picture frame when buying one.
Choose acrylic glazing instead of glass. Acrylic is shatter proof and provides the same clarity...
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Prom Dress
Places to buy prom dress:
Deb
eDressMePROM
Charlotte Russe
Latter Day Bride
Mandee
Windsors
General Advice:
Beware of the glittery dresses, the glitter falls everywhere!
You can rent expensive prom dresses for affordable price at rentrgerunway, modestpromrentals or weartodaygonetommorrow.
edressmeprom.com has a helpful guide for choosing a prom dresses by body type.
Choose accessories...
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Cheap but Decent T-shirts
Best places to buy good and cheap T-shirts:
CheapesTees
DesginByHumans
JiffyShirts
Kohl’s [Clearance sale]
Mintees
RIPT Apparel
Shirt.Woot
Tanga
TeeFury
Threadless
T-Shirt Hell
Tee Magnet
General Advice:
Wash with cold water, with little detergent, in short wash cycles. Hang dry or low-heat dry.
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Eyeglasses
Best places to buy eyeglasses:
39 Dollar Glasses
Classic Specs
Clearly Contacts [Canada]
EyeBuyDirect
FramesDirect
Glasses Direct [UK]
GlassesShop
Goggles4u
JustEyewear
Optical 4 Less
Warby Parker
Zenni Optical
General Advice:
If you wish to measure your PD (pupillary distance), check out JustEyewear’s Pupil Meter (you need a webcam and computer with internet connection) or...
12 tags
Women's Clothing
Best places to buy women’s clothes:
American Eagle Outfitters
Anthropologie
Banana Republic
Charlotte Russe
Express
Forever 21
Free People
H&M
Kohl’s
Mexx
Modcloth
New York & Company
Paige
Ragstock
Shop Ruche
Urban Outfitters
Victoria’s Secret
Wet Seal
Zara
On the higher end:
Gilt
HauteLook
Ideeli
Rue La La
General Advice:
Sites on higher end...
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Plane Tickets
Best places to buy plane tickets:
Adioso
Allegiantair [within US]
Bing [formerly FareCast]
Cheap Tickets
Dohop
Matrix Airfare Search
Mobissimo
Momondo
One Travel
Qixo
Skyscanner
StudentUniverse [for students]
Vayama
Yapta
General Advice:
If you have time to plan your journey, check out Bing’s predictions on rise and fall of ticket prices.
According to a Wired.com...
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Camera Equipment
Best places to buy camera equipment:
Adorama
Amazon
B&H
DigitalRev
J&R
KEH [for used equipment]
OneCall
PhotoJoJo
Roberts
General Advice:
Buying from a local store has an advantage. Any reputable store has an experienced staff who can guide you choose camera equipment when you are not sure about what to buy.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/ and...
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Custom Tailored Ladies' Jeans
Best places to buy custom tailored jeans for ladies:
Make Your Own Jeans
INDi
PZI Jeans
Zafu
General Advice:
There is a learning curve involved. What fits you and how you want your jeans to fit might not be the same thing. The first custom jeans, would just be as wearable as any other jeans. The second one would be much better.
Everything is a bit more expensive than it seems because the...
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Tops
Best places to buy tops:
Anthropologie
Banana Republic
Free People
H&M
J.Crew
The Limited
Madewell
Marshalls
Mod Cloth
New York & Company
Nordstrom Rack
Plato’s Closet
Zara
General Advice:
J Crew and some other stores offer discount for college students. Carry and present your school ID when shopping.
Sign-up for the newsletters on the above mentioned websites to keep...
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Textbooks for rent
Best places to get rental textbooks:
Amazon
Bigwords
BookRenter
CampusBookRentals
Cheap Textbooks
Chegg
Neebo
Textbook Tap
General Advice:
Get an Amazon Prime account. Sign-up is free for students and they can refer 4 people for free even if they are not students.
If you have a kindle, Amazon has launched textbook rentals on kindle.
Neebo is currently offering free textbook rentals if...
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Movies
Best places to buy movies
Amazon
Buy.com
Buy Backs
CD Universe
Deep Discount
DVD Empire
DVD Planet
F.y.e
Half.com
Movie Stop
Pawn America
Walmart
General Advice:
Online movie stores offer discounts on a series or combo packs. Signup for newsletters on these sites to get the latest deals.
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Bikes
Best places to buy a bike online
Amazon
Bikes Direct
Chain Reaction Cycles [Europe]
Competitive Cyclist
Dahon
Leboncoin [France]
Metro Bicycle Stores
Qbike
General Advice:
Bikes bought online come semi-assembled. You have to finish the assembly using the instructions they provide or get a third party help.
Check if there are free bike accessories and then buy the rest of them you...
4 tags
Domain
Best places to buy domain name for website
1&1
BigRock
domainnameshop
dynadot
easyDNS
FatCow
Gandi
Hover
internet.bs
Moniker
name.com
NameCheap
namesilo
NearlyFreeSpeech
once.com
WebHero
General Advice:
Check for latest coupon codes for discount. Right now
WebHero is offering 25% for transfers and other products with the code nosopa
For discounts on NameCheap, use coupon...
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Video Games
Best places to buy video games:
Amazon
Game Dude
Gamefly
Game Over Video Games
Gamersgate
Glyde
Good Old Games
Goozex
Green Man Gaming
Microplay
Newegg
Play N Trade
Steam
General Advice:
Check out http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ for deals on games.
Before buying a game, wait a few months after its release. You will be able to get patches, feedback and lower prices.
Google search...
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Men's Wear
Best places to buy cheap but good men’s wear:
American Apparel [N.America, Europe, Aus, Japan, S.Korea]
APB Clothing [International]
Digital Gravel [International]
Forever 21 [International]
The Giant Peach [International]
Let’s Go [International]
Solis [International]
TopMan [US, Europe]
Uneetee [International]
Urban Outfitters [N.America, Europe, Aus]
Yellow Rate Bastard...
4 tags
Books
Best places to buy books:
AbeBooks
Amazon
The Book Depository Ltd
Book Finder
Booko
Book Sale Finder
Half
Half Price Books
Powell’s Books
Strand Books
Thrift Books
General Advice:
Look for used books before you are buying a new one. Check out yard sales, thrift stores, library sales etc. Some of the links provided above sell both new and used books.
Check if there are any...
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RAM
Best places to buy RAM:
Crucial
Data Memory Systems
Newegg
OEM PC World
Other World Computing
Slick Deals
General Advice:
Find out how much RAM is supported by your motherboard. Websites that determine the type of RAM, speed and slots can go wrong. Do not trust them, but use them to get an idea of what kind of RAM might work. Visit your motherboard manufacturer’s website to find...
