"It's just as unpleasant to get more than you bargain for as to get less" - George Bernard Shaw

The business needs some new equipment and the need is not pressing. So, I keep my eye out for bargains. I thought I would share some online shopping bargain tips.

Lifhacker.com, one of my favorite sites for a number of reasons not the least of which is the continuous updated posts, detailed a great aggregator site today in on of its posts. Combyo.com aggregates "hot deals & bargains" from all over the web. The site is in beta and claims to pull together hot deals from sites ranging from Amazon.com to bensbargains.com and others. There are still some kinks in the search engine, but I was able to find a good work desktop for $150 less at a site I would have never visited.

My other bargain site favorite is ubid.com. When I know there will be a need in the future, I sign up for their e-mail alerts by category. The alerts are sent when an auction is going to close or a special is running. I bought a refurbished Toshiba laptop some years back at the site and I had a problem with the power unit. The situation was resolved in less then three days (as in, they sent a box, I sent it back, they sent a new product). And, that refurbished Toshiba went to my daughter after I upgraded. It is still going strong.

Finally, I get updates from Liquidation.com as well. Depending on your business, you may be able to find some great deals here. For example, there was an A.O. Smith commercial grade 80 gallon water heater listed for $100. Not for me, but that could help out a small building owner. I also like to browse the lots of merchandise. I do not know what I would do with 50 liz claiborne dress shirts. But, you can have the whole lot for $400.