If you like to shop online and you don’t mind limited choices, check out the many ‘deal of the day’ type websites that are out there. Be it PC tablets, netbooks, watches, jewelry, household appliances or even web domains, you can find many ‘deal of the day’ offers right at your computer.
Be it Woot.com or 1saleaday.com or todaysdod.com, these online businesses do the shopping for you by offering huge cuts on retail prices– daily.
But there’s a slight catch: since it is called the ‘deal of the day’ you have to check back daily to
find another bargain. Also it helps to remember that as of this writing, you don’t get to choose the deal of day, the website or company who is making the offer makes the choice of what is in today’s ‘deal of the day’ grab bag.
For example, today on the Woot website (a ‘deal of the day’ type website), today’s ‘deal of the day’ is a NeatDesk Desktop Scanner and Digital Filing System. Normally these run for close to $400. ($398.99 at Wal-Mart) But only today (as of this writing) on Woot, the item and its price are announced as the ‘deal of the day’ at $249. That is approximately $149 off the retail price.
So maybe you don’t need a desktop scanner and digital filing system? That’s cool because there are many, many other ‘deals of the day’ on other sites and remember to check back daily because, well, it’s the ‘deal of the day’!
Some sites offer a ‘deal of the day’ within different categories tabbed on their website. For example, yesterday on 1saleaday.com, a computer printer was offered under the electronics category. On this site, four other categories are available with offers under ‘family’, ‘watch’, ‘jewelry’ and ‘wireless’.
Are you shopping for your own domain name so you can create that perfect personal website? Perhaps to create your own ‘deal of the day’ website? You might be lucky and catch a great deal on domain names or website hosting. On Godaddy.com there is a ‘deal of the day’ on items like domains or hosting prices.
Want to be in the know about most all ‘deal of the day’s’ online? Take advantage of dodtracker.com where they track ‘sale a day’ or ‘deal of the day’ type websites for you in real time.
A bit of caution: As a buyer, beware and aware.
1) Read the fine print. Some ‘deal of the day’ items with unbelievable pricing are not completely new, but refurbished. Generally this means that the item was once considered flawed in some way and the manufacturer or a third party fixed it and brought it back to standards that meet or exceed the quality of a new version of the same item.
2) Do your research. Don’t be fooled by phony ‘deal of the day’ offers from look alike dead URL websites. These are no more than blank sites requesting your personal information.
3) Be up to date. Make sure you have the latest version of your web browser installed. Filters on Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox can now detect fake websites and help you stay away from scammers.
Sources:
Woot.com; Dealoftheday.com; 1saleaday.com; dodtracker.com; GoDaddy.com; Microsoft.com/ Internet Explorer; Mozilla.com/ Firefox