MONEY

https://www.youtube.com/user/WhichWebsite/playlists

https://www.consumer.es/

https://yourmoneyoryourlife.com/

https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

https://www.theminimalists.com/

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=watchdog

https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/

Use several price comparison websites
Use several browswers
Leave the product in the shopping trolley for few days before finalising the order (because of the cookies, companies might send you reminders with offers or vouchers)
Check product reviews critically
Check sellers reviews crtically
Check information about the product you want and similar products (wikipedia, blogs, forums, browser, youtube, etc.)
Check the product you are about to buy carefully, as sometimes the reviews are for similar products with different specifications ( in a laptop could be different battery capacity, different processor, ram memory, software included, etc.)
Reviews can be used carefully, as sometimes can be subjective and suspicious. They can help also to find out more information about the product.
Check the different possibilities of delivery (in my case I prefer to collect it in Doodle, if possible, to minimise risk).
Use incognito or private browsing: Epicbrowser.com, duckduckgo.com Google incognito, Firefox private browsing, Opera private window.
In Amazon, consider the pros/cons of different sellers.
Camelcamelcamel.com can be useful to learn the prices that Amazon has displayed on a product at different times
Sometimes the reviews are of similar products that are not exactly the same.
As a general rule you have 14 days to return a product you have ordered by mistake (or because you have found it cheaper). In the case of CD/DVD they cannot be opened (outer plastic film must be intact).
Use different browsers as the mentioned above and Internet Explorer so the cookies don't overload one browser only.
If your computer is slow, use opera as it demands less resources.
Consider different options such as buying, renting or borrowing.
Consider buying a model from the previous year rather than the latest and check the specifications and prices. Sometimes an old version has some feature that the latest one lacks.
Use cashback sites such as www.topcashback.co.uk and www.quidco.com.
When buying from China (www.aliexpress.com) be careful with charges you might have to pay before collecting the items, days after shopping on-line.

Read the following about buying from China:
  www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/buy-from-china-aliexpress/

  www.theguardian.com/money/2017/sep/03/buying-online-china-aliexpress-beware-pitfalls

  www.makeuseof.com/tag/buy-safely-aliexpress-scams/

      https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/alibaba-faqs-security-shipping-taxes/#exactly-how-to-use-alibaba-to-source-products

  https://andrewminalto.com/how-to-import-products-from-china/

www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/

www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/

www.savvywoman.co.uk

www.mrmoneymustache.com

www.dailyworth.com

www.topcashback.co.uk

www.quidco.com

GOOGLE CLEARANCE

https://www.myvouchercodes.co.uk

10 tips on paying off your debts

www.which.co.uk/money/money-saving-tips/getting-a-great-deal/haggling-acnth5v5q67h

https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/10-money-tips-for-parents/article/10-money-tips-for-parents

https://www.which.co.uk/money/money-saving-tips/saving-money/50-ways-to-save-money-a9g329r4s8hm

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/tv/ripoffbritain/rip-off-britain-english.pdf

www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en

Pension calculators

Mortgage calculators

Credit cards calculators

Investments

SPANISH

Tips para comprar online

http://www.aecosan.msssi.gob.es/AECOSAN/web/home/aecosan_inicio.htm

www.kontsumobide.euskadi.eus/y10-kb2home/es/

www.consumer.es

https://www.ocu.org

http://www.eka.org

www.consumo-ccu.es

http://ahorradores.net

http://www.ahorristas.es

http://ahorrarencrisis.com

http://www.1000trucosparaahorrar.com

http://www.ahorratedinero.com

www.ahorro.net

https://www.comoahorrar.es

http://www.mediavida.com/foro/off-topic/mejores-paginas-webs-para-ahorrar-dinero-458569

http://www.lavanguardia.com/tecnologia/20160310/40346885485/webs-apps-espanolas-ahorrar.html

http://www.expansion.com/ahorro/2016/09/24/57e4f810468aebef1a8b45de.html

Use several price comparison websites
Use several browswers
Leave the product in the shopping trolley for few days before finalising the order (because of the cookies, companies might send you reminders with offers or vouchers)
Check product reviews critically
Check sellers reviews crtically
Check information about the product you want and similar products (wikipedia, blogs, forums, browser, youtube, etc.)
Check the product you are about to buy carefully, as sometimes the reviews are for similar products with different specifications ( in a laptop could be different battery capacity, different processor, ram memory, software included, etc.)
Reviews can be used carefully, as sometimes can be subjective and suspicious. They can help also to find out more information about the product.
Check the different possibilities of delivery (in my case I prefer to collect it in Doodle, if possible, to minimise risk).
Use incognito or private browsing: Epicbrowser.com, duckduckgo.com Google incognito, Firefox private browsing, Opera private window.
In Amazon, consider the pros/cons of different sellers.
Camelcamelcamel.com can be useful to learn the prices that Amazon has displayed on a product at different times
Sometimes the reviews are of similar products that are not exactly the same.
As a general rule you have 14 days to return a product you have ordered by mistake (or because you have found it cheaper). In the case of CD/DVD they cannot be opened (outer plastic film must be intact).
Use different browsers as the mentioned above and Internet Explorer so the cookies don't overload one browser only.
If your computer is slow, use opera as it demands less resources.
Consider different options such as buying, renting or borrowing.
Consider buying a model from the previous year rather than the latest and check the specifications and prices. Sometimes an old version has some feature that the latest one lacks.
Use cashback sites such as www.topcashback.co.uk and www.quidco.com.
When buying from China (www.aliexpress.com) be careful with charges you might have to pay before collecting the items, days after shopping on-line.

MONEY BLOGS

Money saving blog jordoncox.com/

Money making blog  www.reinventingneesha.co.uk/

Personal finance blog becleverwithyourcash.com/

Investing blog  https://monevator.com/

Frugal and thift blog  /thriftylesley.com/

Specialist finance blog thehumblepenny.com/

Money and lifestyle blog  https://superlucky.me/

Family money blog https://www.bluetreesavings.com/

Money podcast  https://becleverwithyourcash.com/podcast/

Money youtuber  www.youtube.com/c/thesubtleinvestor

Money Instagram or TikTok  https://www.instagram.com/mrmoneyjar/?hl=en

www.stepchange.org/

https://capuk.org/

https://nationaldebtline.org/

https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

https://www.payplan.com/

https://businessdebtline.org/

I would suggest using extensions to help online shopping, as different places might have different prices at different types for different customers. Recently I wanted to buy a very cheap product of £0.99 (free shipping). However, when in the basket I added 3 of them to buy, they added shipping costs that were far more costly than the product, however, I was able to buy them without shipping costs by buying each of them separately. As I said before, I would suggest searching for the top browser extensions for shopping online, such as alitools, camelcamelcamel (the camelizer), getinvisiblehand, etc. and also searching for their reviews.

https://energycompare.citizensadvice.org.uk/
https://www.ombudsman-services.org/
https://www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/
www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/home-energy-efficiency

Wikipedia Web

Bing Shopping Campaigns
Pronto

https://joinpouch.com/
https://www.ilovefreegle.org

www.bizrate.co.uk

www.ukshopsearch.com

https://www.shopperuk.com

https://moneyfacts.co.uk

http://www.gocompare.com

https://www.confused.com

https://www.comparethemarket.com

www.getinvisiblehand.com

https://www.amazon.co.uk

Previous prices/Prices alerts in Amazon: https://camelcamelcamel.com http://zeezaw.co.uk/

Find items to use free delivery in Amazon: https://www.supersaverdeliverytool.com/

Compare prices in in different Amazon european countries: priceonline.eu/Compare-Amazon-price/

Refurbished items in Amazon:  Amazon renewed

Adquisitio for Amazon

Buy in Amazon through a cash back website: Quidco   TopCashback

Find Best Sellers products https://www.withintheflow.com/how-to-find-best-selling-products-for-your-online-store/
Amazon Best Sellers www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-Welcome/zgbs/ref=zg_bs_tab
Etsy Best selling items  https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/best_selling_items
Best selling items eBay  https://sellercentre.ebay.co.uk/business/best-selling-items
How to find the best selling products in Alibaba/Aliexpress
https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-find-the-best-selling-products-on-Alibaba-Aliexpress
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-find-best-selling-niche-trending-products

Compare prices in other websites: Pricespy Googleshopping

SPAIN

https://www.ocu.org/consumo-familia/compras-online/calculadora/asesor-de-precios
https://www.idealo.es
http://www.kelkoo.es
https://www.twenga.es
http://www.choozen.es
http://www.pikengo.es
https://www.atrapalo.com
http://www.mercamania.es
https://soysuper.com
https://www.booking.com/index.es.html
www.trivago.es
https://www.tripadvisor.es
https://www.rastreator.com/
https://www.trenes.com/

Apuntarse a los boletines/newsletters de vuestra tienda online favorita, para recibir ofertas.
Atento a fechas especiales de descuento: Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day (Julio), Aliexpress día especial de compras (Noviembre)
Groupon - https://www.groupon.es
• Soy de Chollos - https://soydechollos.com
• No tengo suelto - https://www.notengosuelto.com
• Tu código promocional - https://www.tucodigopromocional.net
• Hagglezon - https://www.hagglezon.com
• El Camelizer - https://es.camelcamelcamel.com/camelizer
• Telegram - https://www.telegram.org
Camel Camel Camel: http://www.camelcamelcamel.com

Usar modo incógnito!
- Skyscanner: https://www.skyscanner.es
- Kayak: https://www.kayak.es
- Google Vuelos: https://www.google.com/flights
- Booking: https://www.booking.com
- Expedia: https://www.expedia.es
- Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.es
- Hotelscombined: https://www.hotelscombined.es
- Hopper: https://www.hopper.com
- Lonely Planet Guides: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/guides
- Google Trips: https://get.google.com/trips/
- UTrip: https://utrip.com

REVIEWSCan you trust the reviews websites? I find that the reviews are useful to spot some information (weaknesses, strengths, alternative products, specifications, features) that then, you can check them on-line (or in shops) and help you to make decisions. You can find fake reviews and honest reviews. On the right below, you can watch an interesting video which shows how fake reviews can be obtained and it provides some advice, such as using different review websites.

NEWS ON FAKE REVIEWS

How to spot a fake review?

When shopping online, make sure the website is a genuine one (safe with a padlock). Even if it is a genuine one, sometimes is good to print the screen to ensure that you are buying what you wanted (sometimes there are several tick boxes). You also can be saving or printing any message, confirmation, etc. even if it is just to remember exactly what the purchase was. If you buy something over the phone (something I try to avoid) make sure you send an email to confirm what has been agreed over the phone.

One of the things that made me to phone or contact the companies or search about it online, it is when I received emails on different occasions from a very famous shopping website and from the government... they seemed genuine!!!!!! However, as it was not normal that they would send me this type of emails I contacted them and searched for this type of scam online. This confirmed that the emails were not genuine, what was a relief because it seemed something that could be possible. Very worrying!!!!

If possible, I would advice to collect anything you buy, or collect it recorded delivery, to avoid possibilities of post missing. Sometimes I receive mail that is for other people, so I suppose the same could happen to others about my orders. On one occasion, somebody from a different building came to bring me a printer that had been delivered to him (I cannot understand how it happened).

Check that shops are not fake. Make sure you make pictures inside the phone (serial number,etc) as they can return something similar which is broken and ask for a refund. If you sell something and in ebay and says you are posting it, don't give it on hand (even if the buyer asks you), as the buyer could later say that you did not post it to him and you gave it to somebody else. When contacting a seller, use the contact forms from ebay or amazon, so that they keep the record in case you want later to complain.

takefive-stopfraud.org.uk

GOOD ADVICE FROM NATIONWIDE TO PROTECT AGAINST FRAUD/SCAMS

LITTLE BOOK OF BIG SCAMS

HOW TO SPOT ONLINE SCAMS

www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/
webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20180311192207/https://www.getsafeonline.org/get-safe-online-week/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing

New phishing method: the inception bar

https://www.qld.gov.au/law/your-rights/consumer-rights-complaints-and-scams/scams-fraud/common-scams

Online shopping scams cost millions

Cyber crime costs Londoners £26 million a month, police warn

Think you can spot scammers? Just 9% of Britons really can

https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to-spot-a-scam

Online shopping addiction

TRADING STANDARDS

www.businesscompanion.info/

www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/contact/

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/consumer-protection-rights

http://www.consumer-ombudsman.org/

https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/how-to-complain-to-a-company

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/Y9Vpnl94w0pwKly0VLBTVm/consumer-advice

Amazon about Phishing or Spoofed e-mails.

How to check if an email is from Amazon

DIRECTORY

Books & Stationery

www.waterstones.com
www.bookdepository.com
www.betterworldbooks.com
https://www.whsmith.co.uk
www.euroffice.co.uk
www.ukofficedirect.co.uk
www.viking-direct.co.uk
www.abebooks.co.uk/?cm_sp=TopNav-_-Home-_-Logo
www.paperchase.co.uk
https://www.ryman.co.uk
www.theworks.co.uk

http://www.argos.co.uk

https://www.google.co.uk

https://www.johnlewis.com
https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk
http://www.marksandspencer.com
amazon.co.uk
aliexpress.com
https://www.alibaba.com
https://www.ebay.co.uk
https://en.shpock.com

https://www.pixmania.co.uk

https://www.salonskincare.co.uk

www.ebuyer.com

https://www.screwfix.com
https://www.travisperkins.co.uk

https://www.wickes.co.uk

Food, etc.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk
http://www.marksandspencer.com
www.waitrose.com
www.tesco.com
https://www.asda.com
https://groceries.morrisons.com/webshop/startWebshop.do
http://groceries.iceland.co.uk
www.ocado.com/webshop/startWebshop.do
www.aldi.co.uk
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/index.htm
food.coop.co.uk

https://www.qdstores.co.uk

http://www.wilko.com

www.therange.co.uk

https://www.poundland.co.uk

http://www.hamleys.com
http://www.thetoyshop.com
https://forbiddenplanet.com

http://www.asos.com

http://www.dorothyperkins.com/?geoip=home

http://www.next.co.uk

www.topman.com/?geoip=home

https://www.primark.com/en/homepage

https://www.primarkonlineshop.net

https://www.zara.com/uk/

https://www.carphonewarehouse.com

https://www.clarks.co.uk

CARBOOT SALE DIRECTORY

MARKET STALL DIRECTORY

www.etsy.com/uk

https://folksy.com

www.spreadshirt.com

www.artfire.com

www.zazzle.com

www.cafepress.co.uk

www.gumtree.com

USA

SPAIN