1. Check shipping fees

You shop around for hours when you finally find the product you were looking for at a very good price. You spend your credit card enthusiastically and pay for your little wish without notice that there are shipping charges involved. Many people tend to ignore this issue and do not notice that sometimes a product that costs a few dozen dollars has shipping costs of the same amount or even more. So, when you’re looking at a specific product you’re interested in, check out all of its details to find out if the shipment to your country is paid or not. pay attention; Sometimes it is noted that there are no shipping charges when referring to other countries, and to find out if this is also the case for your country, change the country of shipment.

2. Purchase the desired product at the most affordable price

There are many sites that sell similar and even identical products at prices that can differ in tens of dollars. If you encounter the product you want, such as a lattice, for example, on a particular site, but the price is too high for you, you can search for the same product on other sites thanks to Google Chrome. In Google’s web browser you can search for items by image so that you can find what you want easily. Just click the right mouse button when you point to the image and select “Do a Google image search.” If the product does not exist on other sites, you can choose similar products at the price you are interested in and save a lot of money on the way.

3. Translation of sites in foreign languages

Many times, especially if you reach a specific product after searching according to the previous method, you will reach shopping sites in languages that are not automatically translated into English. In these cases you can translate the sites easily by searching for the language symbol (flag usually) at the beginning or bottom of the page, clicking on it and translation to the desired language. In this way you can read about the product in English or other languages and understand what you are buying instead of giving up cheap buying because of an incomprehensible language.

4. Receipt of special discounts

There are many deadlines throughout the year, such as Black Friday, November 24, Christmas in December, Chinese singles on 11.11 each year, and many more days with huge deals on online shopping sites, especially Chinese or American. At these times it is recommended to check which of the products you want to sell at bargain prices to buy them cheaply or alternatively fill a watch list / wish list at each site during the year to keep the products you choose during the time and on festive days to check which ones price.

5. Receive full information about products

When we purchase a particular product, online sellers and shops try to make it look as appealing as possible by taking a photo with a professional camera, under flattering lighting and sometimes also by using computerized polishing. These images of different products are very appealing to us, but in order to know as much as possible about him, it is important that you not focus only on them, but also on their details. Under each product image there is a “product description” in which you can read about its dimensions, colors and composition – a particularly important detail that can decide deals. Reading these details will allow you to buy exactly the product you want, so if, for example, you are looking for a baking silicone mold, you will not accidentally purchase a simple plastic mold that is not suitable for the purpose just because it is attractive to the eye or a full cotton shirt compared to a synthetic shirt and unpleasant.

6. Smart purchase of electrical appliances

Many people today buy electrical appliances without leaving home, and this is a great way to save time and money. When purchasing electrical appliances, it is important, first and foremost, to check whether the measurements are appropriate for your home. Second, check whether the plug is suitable for your home plug, since there are products from different countries that do not match those in Israel. In addition, read the fine print carefully to check the power of the device you are purchasing to make sure it is not “devouring” electricity. Even if the price of the device is low, if the power is high, your electricity bill will jump, which is not suitable for the purpose of saving.

7. mobile devices

Prices of various mobile devices are a fraction of the price in your country, so many people choose to buy them online. When you do this, it is important that you read the details on the device to ensure that the SIM slot is suitable for the cards in your country, that you can download a keyboard in your language and if you are looking for original devices – which are indeed. The vast majority of sites list which smart devices are original and “match” to the original so you do not have to worry about fakes, but simply read the fine print of the product details to make sure you buy the type of product you wanted.

8. Do not forget about the size of your clothes

Clothes make up a large percentage of the items that people order online, and their purchase should be taken with caution. In different countries, there are distinct dimensions, with the smallest (S) in one country being the L (L) of another. In order not to purchase many items that you will not wear because they are not your size, it is important that you check the bar of the various shopping sites for each product.

Different online stores that sell clothes through websites on the Internet, mark different sizes differently, so do not skip any item you buy and check if it will suit you. It is also important to check if the numbers are described in inches or centimeters (1 inch = 2.5 cm) to make sure you are taking the right size for you.

9. Search for original products

Apart from the purchase of cheaply branded products, you can purchase many famous products online at a meager price compared to their store price. To verify that you are purchasing an original product, write the word “Genuine” before the name of the product, as shown below. In this way, the search will focus on the original products only, which you can read the details as listed in the product details to determine their nature. In this method, it is better to be selective because many Chinese sites sell brands as “original” when they are brand-oriented, but this is not the case in reality. Instead, focus on American sites to search for original brands, which will increase your chances of finding real bargains.

10. Communicate with the stores

Large sites, such as eBay and Aliexpress, are actually jumpers of stores selling products and customers. If you want to find out certain details about products that do not necessarily appear in their detail, you can contact the seller / store directly to find them. Beyond the discovery of other important details, you will also be able to determine the quality of the service and the response to the customer in order to decide if you want to deal with them, and whether your money will be safe when making the purchase.

11. Search a particular product in several stores

When you find a particular product you liked in one store or another but the price is high or not suitable for you, you can search for the same product in other stores on the site you are in. How will you do that? with ease! Simply copy the short description of the product as it appears in the title of the store, such as a “red stone silver ring”, paste it in the general search line of the site and search. In this way you can check whether the same product exists in other stores located on the mediator’s site at a lower price, or even alternative and similar products that you will like.

12. Receiving opinions from customers on the quality of the products

Today there is a wonderful possibility that allows buyers to upload pictures of the product they purchased at a particular online store and share their views on its nature. So, when you want to find out if a particular product is advertised, read what other people have written about it in terms of meeting expectations and what the store promised. In addition, there are groups where you can read the opinion of buyers about certain products to know whether it pays to buy them. Some groups must submit an application because they are closed, but this quick action is worth the result that will save you time and money in the future.

13. Tracking packages

Worldwide, millions of online purchases are made every day, which sometimes results in delivery errors that result in the product not reaching its destination. If it is longer than you promised until the time you receive the product, you can check its status on the EMS tracking site or on the post office site by entering the tracking number provided by the store.