Shopping
For general information about shopping online and how to keep yourself safe, see our shopping online - staying safe section below.
Compare prices, including postage, from online stores for books, music, DVDs and videos.
Abebooks brings together thousands of independent booksellers making it easy to find new, secondhand, rare and out-of-print books.
Probably the best-known bookshop on the web, Amazon also sells DVDs, toys, software and much more. Users are encouraged to leave reviews and the site will recommend other reads you may enjoy.
Compare prices, including postage, from online bookstores.
Compares products, prices and online shops.
Customer reviews and price comparisons on a huge range of consumer products.
Online marketplace and auction website, where almost anything can be bought and sold.
eBay explained is a good place to start.
Google's shopping search engine. Includes price ranges and comparisons, shop and product ratings and reviews.
An online shopping search engine. The results page lets you compare products based on price, brand, delivery costs, shop and product features.
Price comparisons and detailed product information from online and traditional shops.
Consumer reviews and price comparisons on a wide range of products and services.
Find products, compare prices and read product reviews. A useful starting point for online shopping.
A directory of online shops and services. Browse by category of shop or search for specific products.
Staying safe
Easy to understand guide to online shopping.
Provides a collection of factsheets designed to keep you safe whilst shopping online.
Advice about staying safe online. Includes information about buying online, using online banking and avoiding scams.
Guide to online shopping from the
Office of Fair Trading, with links to other sections about Internet auctions and online health products. Also includes information on recent internet, postal and doorstep scams.
This page on the urban legend reference pages is dedicated to outing online scams.
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