No Drop Shopping Quick, Easy and Online

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No Drop ShoppingQuick, Easy and Online

• With OPPL Librarians Helen Blinder
• Nancy York-Erwin

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Lets Discuss!

• What interests you?
• Have you shopped online before?
• What kinds of problems have you had?

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What well be covering today

• Why shop online?
• What to buy, what not to buy online.
• How to shop online.
• Additional considerations for online
  shopping.
• Reviews product and store.
• Secure shopping online.
• Specialty shopping.

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Why shop online?

• Availability
• Time and convenience
• Green
• Cost savings
• Shop anytime 24/7

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What to buy online?

• New items
• Used items
• Hard to find items

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How to shop online

• Amazon http//www.amazon.com
• Shop local (http//www.craigslist.com and
  http//www.ebay.com/)
• Bricks and no bricks http//www.target.com/
• Any business presence (www.___.com)
• General Search http//www.google.com/

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Additional Considerations

• Coupons http//www.mycoupons.com/
• Shipping and taxes
• Sale side of shopping http//www.jjill.com/
• Return policies (exchange and refunds)

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Product and Store Reviews

• Research online products to buy at brick stores
• Consumer reports (available through
  http//www.oppl.org/, online tools)
• Online reviews http//www.epinions.com/ and
  http//www.cnet.com/
• Reviews available within websites example
  (http//www.amazon.com/)

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Secure Shopping Online

• http//ftc.gov/bcp/menus/consumer/tech/online.shtm
  
• Look for the prefix https// to make sure the
  site is secure on checkout 
• Look for the picture closed lock at the bottom of
  your screen, or VeriSign symbol
• Using https//www.paypal.com/

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Specialty Shopping

• http//www.etsy.com/ Artists Coop
• http//www.overstock.com/ Great deals, low
  shipping, no tax
• http//www.zappos.com/ Shoes, bags, clothing and
  more

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Additional Sites to Explore

• Designer clothes and accessories
  http//www.bluefly.com/
• Name Brand sale alerts http//www.shopittome.com/
• TV shopping
• http//www.hsn.com/ (home shopping network)
• http//www.qvc.com/ (QVC)
• http//www.asontv.com/
• Coupons
• http//www.redplum.com/
• http//www.valpak.com/coupons/home
• http//www.retailmenot.com/

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Go Shop!

• Explore for a few minutes.
• Take note of questions.
• Discussion.

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Oak Park Public Library Tools

• Databases (ProQuest and MasterFILE Elite)
• Library Catalog for Books (ebay, shopping online)
• Consumer Table on Main Librarys Third Floor
• Consumer Checkbook (online only _at_ the library)

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Questions?

• Class evaluation
• http//www.oppl.org/pubint.html
• Thanks!