Patent ID: 7702543

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing a consumer shopping experience over a network, the method comprising: receiving, by a shopping processor, a user input over the network; providing, by the shopping processor, to the user over the network, in response to the user input, one of a first series of pages and a second series of pages, wherein, the first series of pages are configured to allow a user to select at least one of products and services from at least one business line and the second series of pages are configured to indicate whether currently received services at a first location are available at a second location and which of said currently received services are not available at said second location; and responsive to the user selecting a plurality of products or services a la cart, providing by the shopping processor to a user computer, a web page configured for displaying a better deal configuration to the user when a better deal exists, wherein the better deal configuration provides at least the plurality of a la cart products and services at a price that is less than a price quoted for the plurality of products or services.