Shopping Advice for UK Consumers

If you’re looking to buy just about anything, the chances are, you can find it cheaper over the ‘net. Buying online is now faster, cheaper and safer than before, and it really pays to shop around for an online offer before buying.

This page provides some suggested links to try for the cheapest online deals.

	TIP 1 – Compare prices at Pricerunner, or Kelkoo
	TIP 2 – Check out a product review at Ciao or DooYoo.
	TIP 3 – See our buyer’s guide and Top Tips

Books	Obvious, your first stop should be the Amazon UK Books, but also try our dedicated book bargain page
Computing	See our dedicated Computing page
DVD and Video	See our dedicated DVD and Video page
Electrical / Hi-Fi / Video	Currys – No worries! John Lewis – Not normally associated with electrical goods Freeview – Information on Free-to-view Digital TV Maplin Electronics – Way more than components, loved by gadget fans. Budget Batteries – Trying to track down an obscure battery? This site will have the answer! Amazon – Online electrical department is well worth a look
Flights and Hotels	See our dedicated Travel and Holidays page
Gadgets	See our dedicated Gadgets page
Health	Boots – The High Street chemist online
High Street stores	Argos – The High-street catalogue shop online Boots – Boots the Chemist in the UK Currys – The high street store, on the Net Halfords – Car and bike bits House of Fraser Online Store – Women and men’s clothes, household and more John Lewis – With great first-time buyer discounts. Tesco – Online store with electrical and gift departments Marks & Spencer – Great gift ideas from this well-known store. Ernest Jones and H Samuel – High street jewellers
Household	Homebase – Make a house a home JML Direct – Home, kitchen, DIY and car gadgets and labour-saving devices
Kids Shopping	Mothercare – Shopping for little people Early Learning Centre – Educational stuff for little people. See our Kids Page for some handy tips for mum
Motoring	The AA – The best name in motoring – Roadside assistance, breakdown, car insurance and car data checking all online at theaa.com
Music / CDs	Amazon – Huge choice of music
Photography	See our dedicated Photography page for camera and services
Supermarket / Groceries / Food	Sainsburys Tesco ASDA Domino’s Pizza
Gift ideas	Looking for a gift idea? See our gifts page Marks and Spencer – Online gifts and flowers Interflora – The big name in big bunches of flowers Getmapping – Looking for an unusual present? What about an overhead aerial photo of your house, or any UK postcode? A4, A3 or digital images are available from GetMapping. Ticketmaster UK – The leading place online to get your music, sports, theatre, comedy and attraction tickets. Looking for a unique gift? Try Ticketmaster. Pleasing Presents – Gift shopping from a female perspective
Miscellaneous	Pricerunner or Kelkoo – Compare prices online for the best prices Ebay.co.uk – Highly recommended. Buy just about anything, new or used Our rant on Internet deliveries – Dreaming of better mail order deliveries

Also, take a look at our reward scheme / loyalty card page.