Name a website you like to buy from that other people might not know about

[biostud]

silk road

 

[gorcorps]

seriously. I almost never buy from anywhere other than Amazon anymore.

Everywhere else: Amazon has taught me that you should be able to get my order to my door in less than 2 days, for free. If you can't do that, then I'm going to assume you are incompetent.

True story, they spoiled me

If I order from anybody else I end up worrying I got scammed or the package got lost. When I check the tracking number it's still a couple days out and it's only been 4 days.

 

[shortylickens]

http://www.sockdreams.com/
Good if you wanna treat your girl to something nice.


http://www.scottevest.com/
Their shirts are actually poor quality and very overpriced. The jackets are decent, if you wait for a sale. (they have one item on sale every day)

 

[Imported]

Well, if we're going that route:

http://www.frankenmuthfudge.com

Mmmmmm...

Oh good god. Now I must buy some.

 

[rh71]

http://www.sockdreams.com/
Good if you wanna treat your girl to something nice.


http://www.scottevest.com/
Their shirts are actually poor quality and very overpriced. The jackets are decent, if you wait for a sale. (they have one item on sale every day)

This reminds me to ask - what's a good place to buy 100% cotton sleep shirts for women without being ripped off? Not even VS is 100% cotton.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Like Pocky, Pretz, Hi-Chew, menthol hard candies, ramen .... ?

http://www.asianfoodgrocer.com/

 

[Gibsons]

The Soup Peddler

it's local though.

 

[rudeguy]

Oh good god. Now I must buy some.

Do it.

I live in MI and that fudge is great. Its a Christmas tradition to go to Frankenmuth for Christmas decorations and fudge.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I've bought some stuff from http://www.automationdirect.com. Lot of interesting oddball electrical stuff you can't find anywhere else.

 

[arkcom]

sparkfun.com is pretty nice for the electronics hobbyist.

also http://www.taydaelectronics.com/ if you wait for a coupon is really good.

 

[Bartman39]

More crap than you can shake a stick at...
http://www.aliexpress.com/

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

http://www.surplusshed.com/

Good for very high end oddball military optics. Lenses, radio parts, just an assortment of items that's neat to browse through.

Own your very own high speed bomber reconnaissance camera!

http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/i1475.html

 

[Ms. DICKINSON]

dealextreme
dinodirect

 

[Sho'Nuff]

www.vat19.com

That site sells some of the coolest/quirkiest products around. Examples - Single gummy bears in 5Lb and 25LB sizes. 6' diameter soccer balls. Knit hats with built in beards. Color changing moldable putty. Etc.

The product promo videos are fun to watch even if you don't end up buying anything.

 

[RossMAN]

http://www.hipmunk.com/

 

[FeuerFrei]

www.vat19.com

That site sells some of the coolest/quirkiest products around. Examples - Single gummy bears in 5Lb and 25LB sizes. 6' diameter soccor balls. Knit hats with built in beards. Color changing moldable putty. Etc.

The product promo videos are fun to watch even if you don't end up buying anything.

Interesting. I'm not even a hunter but I find these cardboard animal heads vaguely appealing.
http://www.vat19.com/dvds/cardboard-safari-animals.cfm

 

[rudeguy]

adding www.posterbrain.com to the list

Someone here recommended them for a poster I wanted made. I uploaded the pic I wanted and they did the rest. For something like $20 shipped I got a very nice 18x24 poster. Shipped out in one business day too.

Their emails are awesome. It sounds like some old guy sitting in his basement writing them up. I bet he has a freezer full of freezy pops!

 

[rudeguy]

ha, i just bought from digikey this week (anti static bags). I found them about 10 years ago when I was trying to build an h-card(?) emulator for directv. I bought a bunch of ICs and components but I had no idea what I was doing.

my contribution: jonestshirts.com

time to hit up digikey again

The $500 reballing kit that we bought is worthless. Hopefully they have something that I can get overnighted.

 

[Kaido]

http://www.bigjohnsbeefjerky.com/ for jerky..

If you like that, you should try this stuff:

http://papajays.com/

I am regretting sending some to my Secret Santa last year because my supplies are empty now :biggrin:

 

[child of wonder]

http://www.myspicesage.com

I get lots of spices there.

Once a year they have a sale where you get 1 gram of saffron free with a $25 order.

 

[angminas]

rakuten.com

What a dumb name. They should change it to buyhere.com, or purchase.com, or something. Help me out here, guys.

 

[Juddog]

silk road

Too bad they got shut down.

 

[rudeguy]

Too bad they got shut down.

 

[Ichinisan]

Performancepcs.com

 

[ringtail]

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