# Christmas shopping -- sites for great (or cheap) gifts \[edited title for merged threads\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903 "2009-11-09T15:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903/21 "2009-11-15T09:32:41Z")
I still like cookies and/or fudge or something along those lines ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903/22 "2009-11-15T09:47:23Z")
Depending on the type of electronics, [www.newegg.com](http://www.newegg.com) and [www.tigerdirect.com](http://www.tigerdirect.com) both have very competitive prices (although Amazon sometimes beats them). And if you know any techno-geeks, nothing beats a handful of cheap memory cards or USB flash drives for stocking stuffers. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903/23 "2009-11-15T14:22:59Z")
> [@Skylark](#): > > Better for books (although great for DVDs, and other things too sure), but I’ve used [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) very successfully. Check the _xx used and new for $xx_ area (where the Amazon Marketplace shops are), and sometimes I’ve found some real steals. Gently used copy of some normally high priced obscure book for around a buck ($6 with shipping, but c’mon). And better than eBay, what with the not getting ripped off part. If you’re okay with used, I find that half dot com almost always beats Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903/24 "2009-11-15T14:28:54Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > This isn’t gonna be groundbreaking to anybody, but I would like to buy great Christmas gifts for cheap. > > … > > This could help everyone! Great idea. > [@Skylark](#): > > Here is a recent thread that I think had some cool stuff [Christmas gift wundersites](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11774052). I also thought of that thread when I saw **Sir T-Cup** ’s – so I merged the two, changing title of the thread to reflect that either “cool” or “cheap” would be good. (This way someone who’s found a site with cool _and_ cheap won’t have to figure out which thread to post in. 😉 ) twickster, MPSIMS moderator ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903/25 "2009-11-16T02:16:06Z")
Not everything on this site is cheap, but I found a lot of very inexpensive, cute magnets and buttons for co-workers’ Christmas gifts at [Retro Planet](http://www.retroplanet.com/). If you like kitsch, it’s the site for you! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-shopping-sites-for-great-or-cheap-gifts-edited-title-for-merged-threads/516903.md?page=1)