Security and Privacy

Transmitting securely versus unsecurely
Third Party organizations that help with rating reliability and privacy

http://www.Truste.org
http://www.BBBonline.org
http://www.Webtrust.com

Starting Points

http://www.Bizrate.com
http://www.Botspot.com
http://www.Mysimon.com
http://www.Yahoo.com
http://www.Shopping.com
http://www.Amazon.com
http://www.Esmarts.com
http://www.froogle.com

Special/Other Sites

http://www.Cvs.com
http://www.Drugstore.com
http://www.Sephora.com
http://www.Zagat.com
http://www.Epicurious.com
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/technology/cybertimes-navigator.html#commerce

Virtual Shopping

http://www.Furniture.com
http://auto.msn.com
http://www.Landsend.com
http://www.LLBean.com

Auctions and Reverse Auctions

http://www.Ebay.com
http://www.Activebuyersguide.com
http://www.Respond.com
http://www.Amazon.com

Digital Wallets/Universal Shopping Cart

http://www.Passport.com
http://www.Yahoo.com
http://www.paypal.com

Product Reviews

http://www.Comparenet.com
http://www.Reviewnet.com
http://www.Shopping.com
http://www.Epinions.com
http://www.google.com

Other

Separate credit card for online purchases; low limit
Separate "browser" email account for junk notifications
(hotmail, yahoomail, altavistamail, etc.)