Ways To Maximize Your Holiday Shopping List: Tips From Ghana's Online Retail Experts At Buy USA Quality.Com

In Ghana, it's an all too common scenario: A customer goes shopping ready to purchase, only to find that the product has been marked up, sometimes to four or five times the original or online price.

Or, a customer goes from store to store unable to find a product that meets their expectations. Enter Buy USA Quality.com (www.buyusaquality.com) a web site started in October 2011 to streamline the online shopping experience for Ghanaian shoppers. After all, no matter what your holiday budget, you can't afford to let money go to waste!

As you start your holiday shopping, take these tips from the online shopping experts at BUSAQ.

Know The Ins and Outs of Online Shopping
If you spend time online, you will run into advertisements for many opportunities to shop online from small, specialized retailers toonline shopping malls, such as Amazon.com or Walmart.com. But, before you fill your virtual cart, know that many West African consumers will have to go through an external shipper to receive products from these stores. That's where Buy USA Quality (BUSAQ) comes in. The BUSAQ team will help you complete and confirm your order, secure payment, and track it online as it ships to the Accra office or to your door, ready to be wrapped!

Know Where to Go
There are online shops for everything. Literally, Target (www.target.com), Wal-mart (www.walmart.com) and Amazon (www.amazon.com) sell pretty much everything.Or, you can visit sites focused on the type of product you want to buy. For computers and electronics, visit Best Buy (www.bestbuy.com), Sony (www.sony.com), and CDW (www.cdw.com). For kids and toys visit Toys R Us (www.toysrus.com) and Disney (www.disney.com). Buy clothes and accessories from Macy's (www.macys.com), J.C. Penney (www.jcpenney.com), and Nordstrom (www.nordstrom.com). Zappos.com (www.zappos.com) specializes in shoes. ABT.com (www.abt.com) features appliances.As you become more familiar with the online marketplace, you'll start to find your favorite retailers.

Don't Forget Smaller Web Sites
It's easy, and convenient, to shop through larger American retailers, but don't forget small web sites. Check out museum web sites, such as the New York MOMA store at www.momastore.org or Design Museum Shop (http://designmuseumshop.com) for creative finds. Threadless has unique t-shirts (www.threadless.com) that you won't find anywhere else. And Etsy.com (www.etsy.com) is an international craft marketplace for everything from handmade stationary to jewelry.

Shop and Ship Early
Using Buy USA Quality, you can fill the space under your tree with presents, but make sure you leave enough time for shipping and handling. Packages ordered through BUSAQ arrive within two to fourteen business days (the same length of time that it takes packages to move around America as well). Plan ahead so Father Christmas doesn't skip your house!

Make a List, and Check it Twice
As you shop online, you'll find that many sites allow you to create “wish lists” of items that you have considered buying. That way, you can fill your online wish list and return to it later before you purchase the items. Or, create and share online wish lists with friends and family, so everyone gets what they want for Christmas. (Read more about wish lists at Amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=897204).

Online or in-store, may your shopping be merry and bright this Christmas! Afihyia pa!