The future of online shopping with Google Tips

The future of online shopping? Where is it now and where is it heading? What are the best places to shop online? Affordable online shopping and much more.

Everyone and their uncle has switched from the hassle of running around from store to store in order to find items to the preferred ease of shopping online. Now, is this necessarily a bad thing?, I mean think of how much quieter the malls are to stroll through now, lol ..... 

However, in economy's in the Caribbean that try to make online shopping difficult with increased taxes and additional costs it would really help to have some tips and tricks on how to get the most out of online shopping. So, we hit the google net (lol) in search of some handy ways to accomplish online shopping smarter.

Google Tip 1). 

Research, Research, Research

To ensure you are getting the best price do some research using comparison sites such as Price Grabber or Yahoo Shopping before deciding on a site. Simply enter the item that you are looking for and the store with the cheapest price for it will be given to you. Pretty handy right!

Google Tip 2). 

Be creative

So, if you are like some of us and could use a discount on the already discounted price lol. It is worth monitoring the price of the item over the next week as most sites use a price surge that cause the price to fluctuate due to demand and other factors. Rumor has it some sites even price things based on your personal browsing habits. Slickdeals provide a great price alert system for popular ecommerce sites such as amazon. They send you an email when the price drops to where you are comfortable purchasing it at which point you can do so.

Google Tip 3). 

Look for coupons

With all the above intel in your pocket, you would be amazed that you can get the price even lower by simply looking for coupons on handy sites like DealNews and Fat Wallet.

Google Tip 4). 

Digital Gift Cards

Gift yourself a digital gift card. Sites such as Giftcardgranny and Cardpool help you save anywhere from 2%- 30% on your purchase with digital gift cards.

Google Tip 5). 

Leave the item in your cart

Did you know that if you leave the item in your cart for a bit, the e-retailer most times send you an email offering an even lower price for you to complete the purchase. 

Google Tip 6). 

Get free shipping

If you can, try to avoid paying for shipping at all costs. Many large ecommerce chains give you the option of avoiding the shipping costs, whether by adding a filler item at a small cost or by signing up for membership to one of their clubs. Either way you win, and it saves you a lot in the long run.

With all these amazing tips above it's safe to say the future of online shopping is as bright as it will ever be. As it is right now some store actually sell more online than they do in store, the convenience of it all is just undeniable as well as the luxury of shopping at home. While the pleasures of shopping in stores will never actually loose it's zeal as for some it's quite therapeutic. The online shopping lifestyle is on the rise.