70 Cool Shopping Websites
If baseball is no longer America’s past time, then shopping surely is. Within the past 10 years or so, shopping has completely taken over the internet. There are hundreds of websites devoted strictly to shopping. Those that sell, those that find those that sell, and those that compare those that find those that sell.
For those that never buy anything without first looking at customer reviews and then trying to find discounts and coupons, this comprehensive list of 70 cool shopping websites is for you. They are listed by these categories: general shopping, coupons & deals, price comparison, product finder, and product info.
There’s no way we can cover all the shopping sites that are out there, so please leave your favorites that we missed in the comments section.
General Shopping
These sites sell products themselves, from their own inventories. We tried to limit it to sites that sell a wide variety of items, and not those that specialize in one particular industry.
Amazon.com
BONUS SITE: Jangle.net-helps sort through the products on Amazon to find the best deal for you.
Overstock.com - plenty of high quality products at low, low prices.
Smartbargains.com - offers home and bath products, men’s and women’s clothing, jewelry and shoes.
Like.com - another shoes, clothing and jewelry site.
Woot.com - gadget-selling website with a twist. Only one item is sold per day. Once it’s sold out, it’s gone and you’ll have to go back the next day for a new product.
Fingerhut.com - a little bit of everything at fair prices.
Coupons & Deals
The sites listed here scour the web looking for coupons, discount codes and special sales and deals. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of these types of sites but the ones listed below are our favorites. Here they are, in no particular order…
Ebates.com - pays users cash back for shopping through their site. Shop like normal, but start at Ebates.com. See our review of Ebates.com
SearchAllDeals.com – scans more than 60 coupons & deals sites to find the best online deals available.
BigBigSavings.com – well layed-out site offering some pretty good deals.
CouponHeaven.com – wide selection of deals with options to search by brand or category.
CouponSurfer.com – coupons on all types of products including groceries and medicines. Requires a free membership.
CurrentCodes.com – up to date codes and coupons to dozens of popular shopping sites. Search by category or store name.
eCoupons.com - finds coupons and offers cash back at specific stores.
FatWallet.com – earn cash back, find coupons and compare prices. A community forum helps with your shopping related questions.
Keycode.com – displays lists of the top-ten hot offers, new offers and expiring offers.
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Naughtycodes.com – offers up-to-date discount codes at hundreds of popular shopping sites.
RetailMeNot.com – boasts coupons for more than 13,000 stores and provides add-ons, gadgets and widgets for the super shopaholics.
Coupons.com – mostly grocery related coupons and discounts.
DealHunting.com – coupons and codes to a very wide variety of popular and specialty stores.
DealofDay.com – we found some unbelievable deals, but beware of stuff listed on the freebies page.
DealCatcher.com – homepage highlights great deals on specific products, beware of impulse purchases.
Boddit.com - finds deals on specific products as listed on other coupon sites.
Slickdeals.net – get deals on products and coupons at stores.
BensBargains.net – technology related deals and discounts.
DealsOfAmerica.com – good prices on predominantly tech products. Some not-so-common-but-cool items.
CouponCabin.com – keep track of your favorite coupons and stores.
PocketDeal.com – search coupons for your favorite items or download DealAlert Shopping Assistant and let it notify you when your product is on sale.
GoNicoFish.com – browse through the top ten catches of the day or search your specific store or category.
StealDeals.net – quality list of great deals.
GotApex.com – tells total coupons by store and highlights expiring deals.
Dealighted.com – user posted sales and discounts.
CouponChief.com – new coupons, updated daily.
CouponCraze.com – new deals listed everyday.
Wow-Coupons.com – up-to-date printable coupons to major retailers.
DealTaker.com – email and toolbar updates; free shipping coupons and discounts.
MyShopSpace.com – searches over 4,000 merchants for the best prices.
Price Comparisons
These sites find the lowest prices available on the web for whatever product you want to buy.
Google.com/Products – formerly Froogle, the king of the internet takes on shopping.
shopping.yahoo.com – very expansive price comparison site.
shopping.msn.com – great deals, great products and shopping advice to boot.
shopping.aol.com – make lists of your favorite items and watch for sales and discounts on them.
shopping.com – offers user reviews on products; compares prices at many reputable stores across the web.
shopper.cnet.com – technology related shopping with product reviews and more.
DealTime.com – finds prices at plenty of sites, though some may not be the most secure. Offers user reviews of each site as well.
Nextag.com – very simple but effective price comparison site.
BizRate.com - very detailed and easy to navigate.
PriceGrabber.com – create buying lists, sell your items, or receive alerts when a product’s price drops.
Shopzilla.com - we like checking out the “curiously sought-after” items.
Pronto.com – big user participation site.
Epinions.com – sister company of Shopping.com.
Calibex.com – extremely extensive selection of products. Lists many items not found on other sites.
Become.com – shopping research and buying guides on demand. Price comparisons, too.
Pricerunner.com – coupons, rebates, and buying guides.
mySimon.com – shows product ratings and lists the three stores with the best prices.
Pricewatch.com – technology comparison site with a bonus news feed.
Retrevo.com – different but fun price comparison site.
Mpire.com – shop new or watch ebay auctions right from this site.
PriceSCAN.com – comparisons, reviews, and a shopping blog.
Hawkee.com – the web’s shopping social network.
ActiveShopper.com – informative product descriptions and downloadable shopping toolbar.
PriceComparison.com – a little bit of everything; codes, reviews and news.
spotcost.com – price comparisons on books, music, movies and electronics.
PriceAnt.com – compare prices and find deals at one location.
SecretPrices.com – homepage lists the most recent deals on the web.
StreetPrices.com – sticky note the items you want to save and view them again later.
Smarter.com – user uploaded videos contain product reviews.
myTriggers.com – easily navigated and product dense.
Everyprice.com – flashy design, quality content.
Product Finders
Based on a general search, these sites find your product and list related items as well.
TheFind.com – save your favorites, search by store type (malls, boutiques, dept. store) and see if the product is available at a store near you.
Product Information
These sites excell at offering product information and buying guides.
Comparethebrands.com – provides extensive product reviews and research.
ShopWiki.com – very informative and helpful; wide selection of informatiion.
And there you have it…70 of our favorite shopping websites. If we missed your favorites, please add them to the comments.
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Nice list, but if you are looking for online coupons and deals in one place – go to FireCoupons.com
You can find coupons by store or by category (like: car rental coupons)
Hey Linda,
Thanks for visiting SiteRoast and for your recommendation. I’ll definitely take a look at FireCoupons.com.
-RJ
Great list! You might want to add Coupon Saver to that list. Coupon Saver offers great promos and discounts for online shopping.
Wow, I love you guys! Thanks for putting this all in one place!
Have you checked out Wishabi Inc? They’re a shopping platform that operates out of Canada. They compare prices from over 350 merchants from both the US and Canada, and include all hidden fees up front in the displayed price.
Users are also helped with deal recommendations and can set up price alerts so that they never miss a deal again.
You guys should definitely check them out.
Once again, thanks for this great list!
PG
As an online shopper, i always check other websites for free coupons to save money
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