Are you a shop a holic? Then have we got a treat for you! The WWW is a shopper's paradise-even bigger than Mall of America! It's a worldwide mall. You can buy everything from cars to computers over the Internet. You can shop 24 hours a day-everyday. Peek inside this giant department store in cyberspace.

     This activity requires a computer with access to the Internet.

First, check out a few WWW sites that sell, sell, sell. Try these for starters:

• http://www.amazon.com/



• http://www.wal-mart.com/



• http://www.shopping.com/

     Find a book you would like to read and see how much it costs via Internet. Compare the price to the price of the same book in your local bookstore. Is it more, or less? Consider shipping charges (if any). Considering the time it takes to get it by mail. Which would you buy? Why?

OK…follow some links and find other WWW sites that sell. List them here.

     Now for the hard one! If you could have a car right now, what make and model would it be? Now, get real. Pretend you have saved $6000.00 for your car. What could you really buy?

Do an Internet search for the car of your dreams. Check out these sites to get started:

• http://www.Shopping.com/



• http://www.Edmunds.com/



• http://www.intellichoice.com/

Now make a comparison chart for 3 different cars:

What car will you buy?                                                                                                

Where would you purchase it?                                                                                    

     How did you get started shopping for your car? Was it difficult or easy, and why? What difference did you find between car prices at different sites? Were there many variations in prices? How would you pay for the car online? What would you need to have in order to pay online?

     Choose a product that you or someone in your family really intends to buy. Shop for the product on the Web and compare prices to what is available to you locally. Which is the better deal?

Adapted from material developed by Illinois 4-H. Used by permission.

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