I recently came across one of the most frustrating experiences of my life.
I had to buy something online.
The object that I bought online was a radiator for my truck.
When I went online I searched all over for the best price.
This was my first mistake.
I bought the radiator for 130 dollars.
At the local auto parts store it was listed as 210.
So I already saved 80 dollars by shopping online! When I received the radiator a few days later I immediately installed it.
once it was installed I ran water through it to make sure it worked and all the hoses were tight.
It leaked like crazy! Not from any of my hoses but from the radiator itself.
I was so upset because the last thing I wanted to do was take this out, return it and install another one.
I called the company I bought it from and they gave me some really good news...
They would accept it back.
I had to pay for the shipping and then wait 3 weeks to be refunded before I could buy another one.
I think you see where I'm going with this story.
I recently had to make another online purchase for some leopard print bedding.
I was redoing my bedroom and needed a better selection that what the local home décor store could offer.
This time I made sure I did my homework before making any purchase and I didn't look at the price til I narrowed down my decision to three merchants.
The first place I went to was amazon.
com.
The reason I chose them first is I have heard a lot of good things about them.
They offer a variety of product but best of all they have ratings and reviews for all their merchants.
This made it very easy to search for my leopard print bedding.
But I didn't want to only look at one merchant so I also checked at eBay.
Most people think that eBay is only an auction website.
This is not true at all.
Many of the items on eBay can be purchased without going through an auction.
The great thing about eBay is you can also view ratings on their top merchants.
The third stop I made was to CHF industries.
CHF Industries is well known for their amazing designs and quality of leopard print bedding.
I also found that Karin Maki and All Seasons carried some very nice leopard print bedding options.
Just remember that the best priced outfits are not always the best.
Go to a site that has real reviews from real clients that have dealt with them in the past.