A Great Consumer Review Site

I do a lot of online shopping. I admit, I can’t always tell the good deals from the bad, especially when it comes to reading all the teeny tiny fine print that marketers sometime hide from consumers. But boy oh boy, have I found a goldmine of a site to help determine good deals, do comparison shopping, and compare the sneaky details amongst the merchants! It’s BestBuys.com. I had a chance to check out the site today, so here’s my basic impression.

Basically, BestBuys.com is a comparison shopping/search engine website, garnering the best buys (thus its name) on the millions of electronic, computer, and high-speed Internet offers from online stores and businesses. BestBuys.com does not sell anything, they only list the deals, and many are from major retailers like Dell, Radio Shack, Buy.com, etc. BestBuys.com compares your product with their list of vendors, and you click the link to be redirected to the product at the vendor site.

So I did a test drive, looking for good prices for printer ink. I don’t know about you, but my inkjet HP printer, my inkjet Canon, and my laser Konica-Minolta printers literally EAT ink and toner. I spend a fortune on ink for the blasted machines, probably close to $500 a year. So when I try a new shopping site, I usually check out their ink prices first thing. Here’s what I got:

Whoa. That’s quite a difference. I have not yet ordered through BestBuys.com, but I will and when I do, I’ll post another updated review. Let me know if you have or if you do– leave a comment with your opinion here. BestBuys.com also has some articles reviewing popular services/products side-by-side, like Verizon vs. Cingular, or Blockbuster vs. Netflix. The full-fledged reviews are here: Best Buys Comparison Reviews. I hope they add more, too. I liked this feature– I’ve been wondering what is better, Netflix or Blockbuster, and I’ve been confused by all the mumbo-jumbo that the companies write. BestBuys.com makes the comparison easy. A very nice feature! And BestBuys.com also has coupon codes! Remember to always check for coupon codes before placing an online order. I have saved quite a bit of money this way.

So check out BestBuys.com. I think the website is organized well, the categories are easy to choose from and sort (by product, by manufacturer name, merchant ratings, etc). The only annoying thing I found was that “Customer Service Chat” window that kept popping up constantly as I surfed the site. There should be a button that says “Do not ask me again” for this, ugh.

Overall, BestBuys.com looks outstanding. I have four teens and they all have computers, so buying parts and accessories at discounts is practically a part-time job for me. :S By the way, there’s a newsletter that BestBuys.com sends out to subscribers, filled with information on deals, on freebies, and contest information every week. Looks good!