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hey I'm Donnell bell for cnet.com here to give you a crash course on saving money when you're shopping online whether it's for a birthday or for the holidays if you want to save some money without a lot of effort here are five simple tips that are easy to remember if you've already made up your mind and you're shopping for something specific like a nexus 7 tablet there are two things you'll want to know first is it a good time to buy sites like retrieve oh and camel camel camel will show you where the price has been and what you should realistically expect to pay if you're at a price peak you may want to hold off second who's offering the best price for that I like PriceGrabber calm or Google shopping they do a great job too on either one you can quickly see who's offering the best price and whether or not you're paying tax or shipping now what if you're not shopping for something specific it's your uncle's birthday you have no idea what to get them but you need to get him something for that I would try a daily deal site places like woot.com where slick deals will offer a range of interesting deeply discounted products but to make it even easier check out DoD tracker comm this site compiles all the offers from the deal of the day sites onto one page if you still have no idea what to buy one time-honored cop-out present is the gift card we've all done it before and honestly once you rather get one of these than some salad shooter you can't return the only crime here is paying full price for the gift card a site like gift card grammy allows you to buy cards at a discount from any name-brand shop or restaurant and buying a high-value card at a discount is also a good way to save money for yourself if you plan on buying a lot of holiday gifts at one retailer like an Amazon or a Target finally no matter what you're buying don't pay for shipping if you can help it while you're shopping around on price be sure to factor in whether the site will ship it for free if you found something you love and only one retailer has it and it comes with a shipping charge check free shipping org to see if you can find a promo code to knock out that shipping cost so there you go those are some quick tips for finding a great deal online with a minimum of effort for cnet.com I'm Donna Bell I hope you