Clearly, what's needed is an authoritative guide to quality online stores.  Lisa and Jonathan Price visited more than 8,000 sites, and they rejected most of them.  They sought online stores with secure ordering and stores that guarantee they won't pass your personal information along to other companies.  They also looked for stores with fast and convenient search engines, full product descriptions, detailed pricing and shipping information, and reviews by critics and customers, as well as reasonable pricing, clear return policies, and lucid instructions. 

Apple iPhone Deals - Expect Best Buy to announce several different iPhone deals in its Black Friday ad scan.  I predict the main deal will be a saving of up to $200 on the Apple iPhone XR with Qualified Activation.  If it offers iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max deals, it will likely be $0 down and a free gift card valued at up to $300 with Qualified Activation.  Amazon won’t be able to match these gift cards and will instead have modest discounts of 5-8% when you buy the phone outright. 
Century Products via Amazon offers the Century 24-Hour Plug-In Mechanical Timer for $9.99.  Coupon code "30D33HQM" drops that to $6.99.  With free shipping for Prime members, that's tied with our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest price we could find by $3.  It allows you to create schedules that repeat every 24 hours and features a built-in pin dial and manual override.  Deal ends November 24. 
More teenagers are using Prime membership, too, according to the survey.  Prime adoption is at 74%, up from 66% last year.  This is in line with the rise of Prime membership penetration across American households.  Piper Jaffray estimates that a little over 80 million households are Prime users, up from a high of 70 million in the spring.  Another research firm, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, has estimated that Amazon Prime reached 97 million U.S. members in September. 
Comparison shopping engines are channels for collecting product information, including pricing, from participating retailers and then display that collective information on a single results page in response to a shopper's search query.  In this way, shoppers can compare prices, shipping options, and service from multiple retailers on a single page and choose the merchant that offers the best overall value. 
Apple iPhone Deals - Expect Best Buy to announce several different iPhone deals in its Black Friday ad scan.  I predict the main deal will be a saving of up to $200 on the Apple iPhone XR with Qualified Activation.  If it offers iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max deals, it will likely be $0 down and a free gift card valued at up to $300 with Qualified Activation.  Amazon won’t be able to match these gift cards and will instead have modest discounts of 5-8% when you buy the phone outright. 

CheapCaribbean via ShermansTravel offers an All-Inclusive Riu Guanacaste 4-Night Flight and Hotel Vacation for Two in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, with prices starting at $1,549.92.  That's the lowest price we could find by at least $26.  This price is based on departure from New York, NY, (LGA) with arrival in Liberia, Costa Rica, (LIR) on December 2; other departure cities are available for an additional cost.  This 4-star hotel has an Expedia rating of 76% based on 1,693 reviews.  Book this travel deal by November 11 for travel from November 9 through December 23. 

This week, Sony revealed a new miniature PlayStation, Nintendo launched its online service, a bundle of Apple products started shipping, and Amazon put its Kindles and other top devices on sale as it showed off a heap of new products.  With the help of TechBargains, we've put together the best deals of the week so you can sift through the savings without hassle. 

Free Expedited Shipping - Best Buy offered free shipping on all orders for the duration of the holiday shopping season last year, but it was slow standard shipping.  Non-Prime members at Amazon had to spend at least $25 to qualify for free standard shipping, which is not ideal if you are looking to purchase something cheap.  While Best Buy offered better free shipping terms for the average shopper, Amazon Prime members enjoyed free two-day shipping on all orders.  A Prime membership is not free, but Amazon offers a free 30-day trial, which you can use for all items in the Amazon Black Friday Ad.  Since everyone is eligible for a Prime trial membership, Amazon gets the win here when it comes to expedited shipping. 

Shop Wiki’s price comparison app allows you to see product prices from countless stores.  You’ll find prices from brands like Groupon, Amazon, Wayfair, Target, and more.  To use this comparison shopping engine, you have to simply search the product you’re looking for in the search bar, and within seconds you’ll get lists of results relating to your search query.  You can filter your choice by narrowing the price range, or setting your own price range.  Also, you can limit your search to specific categories, or select your preferred merchants. 

Serious about taking your gaming experience to the next level?  You can get the Netgear XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Wi-Fi Router from Amazon for $283.69.  This gaming router normally sells for $300, so that's $16 off.  Even better, use Amazon's instant coupon to take an extra $3 off, which brings the price down to $280.  It features four Gigabit Ethernet ports to maximize wired connection speeds.  Lag spikes are a thing of the past thanks to the router's Quality of Service which lets you prioritize gaming devices over others.  The XR500 features a geo filter to limit distance to servers or other players, whereas its gaming dashboard lets you see how much bandwidth each device is using in real-time.  Compatible with Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and more, this gaming router puts ping and latency control at your fingertips. 
After the introduction of the September 5, 2018 'Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act', Amazon announced to its workers on October 2, 2018, that the minimum wage paid to salaried workers be increased to $15 per hour.[153] The wage increase applies to about 350,000 workers.  It does not apply to the majority of Amazon's employees who are contract workers.  Furthermore, Amazon has also removed some grants and stock options. 
Browse, search, get product details, read reviews, see immersive product images and videos and shop for millions of products available from Amazon.com and other merchants.  With the Amazon TV app, you will be able to enjoy a lean back shopping experience on the largest screen in your house, using just your Fire TV remote.  Search for products using text; use filters and change sorters to find the product you want.  Browse through immersive large product images and videos.  In addition to basic product information such as title, price, byline, seller, Prime badge and product description, you will also be able to see the delivery promise, availability, star ratings and customer reviews.  Discover other products through the “Customers also bought” widget on the detail page.  Browse through campaigns from various product categories (including Fashion, Electronics, Amazon Devices, Beauty, Toys and Home) on the app gateway and click through to get to the product detail page.  Browse through your wish lists on the app.  Once you select a product you want to buy, you can checkout the product or save it to the wish list for future consideration or to review later on your phone or computer.  During checkout, you can choose your preference from the available shipping options, saved payment methods and address book.  You can also redeem your existing gift card and promotional balances to make the purchase.  After you make the purchase, sit back and relax, the Amazon package will be delivered straight to your door.  All purchases are routed through Amazon’s secure servers.