Top Five Deal Sites Online

Finding the best and most recent deals can be a challenge. Many companies offer weekly sales along with promotions that may be hard to locate. To keep abreast of the latest deals, consumers often use search engines, canvass websites, and even read their local papers. The result can be less than ideal. Websites often change product prices on a whim. Promotions can end before being discovered.

Fortunately there is a resource that can provide current information on the latest deals before they close. This resource is often known as a “deal” site. A deal site lists many or most of current deals found online for select product lines or a range of products. Some deal sites focus primarily on electronics while others host forums for user supplied deals.

What makes a deal site stand out? While there are many deal sites online, the best are those that offer the latest deals, provide clear instructions for redeeming the deal, and provide any expiration updates for deals that have ended. A deal site with out of date deals listed can be a exercise in frustration. Most if not all deal sites are free to use and may gain money from linking the deal products to a vendor’s site. Rarely do deal sites require a consumer to sign up. The exception might be to view any forums on the site.

Finding the best deal sites requires some research. Most consumers may find a preference with one or two sites while others may enjoy reviewing multiple deal sites. One deal site may be easier to navigate but offer a lower number of deals. Other deal sites may offer more unique deals but lack search tools for finding specific deals. After using deal sites for several years and writing about them, here are five great deal sites that anyone can start out with.

Here are some of the better deal sites available:

Slickdeals.net

Many veteran online shoppers have found great deals on Slickdeals.net.The long time running deals site has host many deals throughout its lifetime.The site offers a full range of deals for many types of products ranging from magazine subscriptions to cameras.The site also hosts a great forum section where users can comment or supply their own deals.Slickdeals is fairly easy to navigate and is packed with tools for finding the best deals from specific vendors such as Amazon.com and Kohls.com.The deals listed are usually fresh, updated, and working.

TechBargains.com

Shoppers looking for tech deals should first take a look at TechBargains.com.The deal site focuses primarily on tech items including computer systems, software, cameras, video cams, and other types of equipment.The site also offers a price comparison search option for comparing prices on items.Deals can be viewed based on item types such as cell phones, desktop computers, TVs, cameras, or other items.The site also offers a separate forum site for extra deals or reviews.Consumers will also find a coupon menu for finding current coupon code deals.

DealCatcher.com
Offering deals on a wide assortment of item types, DealCatcher.com is a valuable deal resource for any shopper. It also offers coupon code deals including ones for groceries. The site offers deals on products ranging from shoes to travel deals. A full segment focuses on electronic deals such as computer hardware and cameras. One of the site’s more attractive features is its local deals page. Depending on the viewer’s location, deals can be viewed for local companies and vendors. The site also hosts a Sunday ad section along with a forum. Consumers can also print out coupons for vendors such as local grocery stores from the site. One of my favorite parts is the freebies section of the forum where visitors can post free deals.

Logicbuy

Sporting a very easy to navigate interface, Logicbuy focus primarily on electronics products.The site displays the top deals in a top section with a listing of current deals below.Deals for each type of product can be viewed from a drop down menu on the top navigation menu bar.Most of the deals are up to date and easy to read.Readers with vision difficulties will find the site easier to navigate and read than other deal sites.Perhaps one downside to the site is a lack of a forum section for deal discussions.

Dealnews.com

Sporting a wide range deals on many item types, Dealnews.com is also easy to navigate and use.It has deals on products ranging from clothes to computer systems.As an added bonus, each item deal can be broken down by manufacturer or vendor, making it easier to view specific deals for specific vendor products.The site also sports a robust travel deals section.Visitors can setup an account for current deal email blasts or even mobile alerts for the latest deals.A limited, local deals section shows deals from local companies.

Many of the deal sites mentioned are excellent first stops for seeking the latest deals. Each one site may offer slightly different formats or specific sections that are stronger than others. All offer a great resource for accurate, up to date deal listings. While other deal sites may have outdated deal information, these sites are very accurate in their listings.

All of the five sites do very good job in providing a wide breadth of deals that are currently available. Visitors may be hard pressed to find deals not listed on these sites. While there are no perfect sites out there, these five sites make a great foundation for finding those hard to find deals.

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Bruce Emmerling is greatly interested in problems involving people and their interactions with computer systems including the Web. He is a graduate student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in the human-centered computing master's program. As a master's degree student in the field...

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