Shop Till You Drop, Drop, Drop It Like It's Hot

For those who are looking to do some last minute Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanza/atheist Day/Other shopping, here are some of my favorite get-stuff-cheap websites:

www.slickdeals.net = This site lists a few new deals every day. Items range from cooking pans to computer parts to magazine subscriptions. Note: “slick” refers to being “smooth” or “clever”, not “greasy” like an unwashed teenager.

www.woot.com = Woot.com has just one deal a day. Every day at 1 am, they post a new item that they will continue to sell until they run out, (and then they post, "Sold out!"). Then the craziness starts over at 1 am the next night, (or morning, depending on how you few those first few am hours).

www.gotapex.com = This sight is all about computers. If you want a good deal on a PC or laptop, or parts for one, check it out. If you hate computers, stay away. STAY AWAY I SAID!

www.fatwallet.com = this is like a more extensive version of slickdeals.net. I like to check out the hot deals forum (http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/ and click on the "Hot Deals" link on the top left), where users post great bargains that they've found. However, there are often a lot of posts to go through, so it requires time and patience, (which I rarely have). Think: online version of a bargain bin at Wal-Mart or a thrift store; after rooting through a ton of crap, you might find a gem if you aren't first attacked by the elderly or crazy cat ladies. It's an epidemic, people. But I digress.


Of course, there are the more common internet retailers:

www.amazon.com - not just a rainforest anymore!
www.ebay.com - you can't legally buy or sell kidneys, but I think everything else is ok
www.overstock.com - they had this commercial with this hot middle aged woman. I still dream about her.
www.craigslist.com - online classifieds, done a la Craig. Who is Craig, you say? Perhaps a better question is: "Who ISN'T Craig?!" Wait. No. That is a decidedly worse question.

OK, that's it. Perhaps now you can find something for your friends/coworkers/loved ones/hated ones/puppies/yoga instructor. Because dammit, they're all just so hard to shop for.