[Louie]

This year I went online and bought several gifts for Christmas. The only problem with online shopping is that you have to do some planning. Last minute shopping won't work this way. The items won't make it by Christmas then.
I ordered some books, some CDs and a camera online. My daughter wants a Japanese-English dictionary this year. The local stores have them for around $40-$50 each. I managed to buy 2 dictionaries for $30 online. Just received them last week (hope she's not reading this!) Got a great deal for the camera as well. You really need to know what you want first and also the approximate value of the items locally otherwise you may end up overpaying. I also tend to buy from local sellers within my own country if I can, although I have ordered my Ipod clone from Hong Kong and a battery replacement for my Pocket pc (also bought online 2 years ago) from China only because the price was right. I've been lucky so far and not been ripped off and items always have arrived as described.