Overstock.com--Electronics, Housewares,Jewelry, Apparel.......
Written: Nov 23 '01 (Updated Nov 23 '01)
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Try doing some holiday shopping on overstock.com. You will appreciate the quality of their name brand products at discount prices. Check for web coupons on dailyedeals.com
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With the holiday season upon us and weeks of shopping in our futures, I think this is a good time to let you know about the website, Overstock.com.
I have made two purchases on this website and found the prices and the quality of the items to be exceptional. Let me explain, overstock.com is a website that offers various products under different shopping categories. The brand names that you will find on this website are high end and well known.
Overstock.com purchases overstock from companies and then prices the products at extremely low prices for what you are getting.
The categories that you may shop under include:
Bed, bath and linens (My favorite)
Books, movies and music
Computer/ home office
Electronic/cameras
Fashion accessories
Gifts/gadgets
Home/garden décor
Housewares/ appliances
Jewelry/watches
Luggage/business
Sports/gear
Toys/dolls
As you highlight each of these categories, you will then see subtitles breaking down your choices even further. Once you have clicked on the title you will be browsing through, a series of clear and easy to see pictures will appear in a row down your screen. You may click on the thumbnail square to magnify your view. I find that the pictures are so clear and the colors are so true that you will feel confident that what you buy will look like what you see on the screen. Too many shopping websites offer blurry or poorly colored photos that lead to some disappointments upon receival. You will not have this problem with Overstock.com
Overstock.com will give you the complete name of the product in an easy to read blue ink. They will also show you the lowest competitor’s price they have found on the product. Then, they will show overstock’s price in red print. Then you will see the percent you are saving by purchasing with overstock.com. Information regarding remaining quantities and if items are in stock are also available.
When purchasing with overstock.com, you may often find free shipping incentives. For example, new customers may now enjoy free shipping until December 31. Usually the shipping on any amount will be $3.95 which is also quite fair. I suggest looking on the website, dailydeals.com and checking out their internet coupons. Overstock.com often advertises coupon savings on this site. For example, I just used a $10 off coupon that I found on dailyedeals.com’s internet coupon section.
In addition to the free or very low shipping, overstock.com does not charge sales tax. When you see a watch selling for $199, that will in fact be your final cost! This might encourage you to do some of your shopping online.
I have purchased a Panasonic phone for the lowest price I have ever seen through this website. I also just received the softest most luxurious 275 thread count Fieldcrest Royal Velvet Queen sheet set for a total of $60. You might find some lovely candle displays for the holiday.
Designers like Polo and Nicole Miller are featured in the women’s apparel section. You might find beautiful cashmere sweaters and lambskin jackets. Briefcases at excellent prices are featured by Samsonite. Men’s and Women’s watches by Kenneth Cole, Polo and Pulsar vary in price from $55 to $1900. The linen section offers a nice variety of sheet sets, down comforters and pillows and quilts from name brands that sell in Bloomingdales for about twice the price.
Overstock allows you to search by new items that have arrived in the past three days up until the past week. This is a nice way to check in every now and then to see the latest arrivals. Overtock will also email you once a week to allow you to see their newest arrivals in all categories, which usually amounts to about 10 products.
The one problem you might find with the website is that the selection in your price range for each category is somewhat limited. There is not a tremendous amount to chose from. Think of it as a warehouse sale where you are lucky if you find what you are looking for on a particular day. If you do see just the item you were looking for, I am sure you will be pleased with the cost of the item.
In terms of shipping, I ordered my sheet set on November 11. I used the tracking feature to see when the item will arrive. It said, November 20. The delivery is not exceptionally fast, but it is reliable because on November 20 my sheets did arrive.
I think you might enjoy browsing through this website either for your holiday shopping or simply for your own enjoyment. If you see and item you are interested in, don’t be afraid to order. I do not think you will be disappointed.
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