Here are some good stores to shop as well as some helpful advice in guarding your safety while shopping online. Which stores to shop online. I'm not going to beat around the bush. I will simply give you a list of the 5 of what I feel are the most popular and reliable stores.

First, when shopping online, one needs to know which of the many online stores are the best store for them to shop. Shopping at online stores is becoming more and more popular for many reasons. The biggest of these is the convenience of not having to deal with heavy traffic and crowds at stores and shopping malls. But there are disadvantages you should be wary about. They include misleading advertisements which point to spam sites which attempt to earn money on referrals or links to the shopping sites you are looking for, and also those which present security risks. This is easily remedied by searching directly for particular stores which have earned your trust, or have great reputations. I'll name 5 of them in this article.

Regarding security, The things to keep an eye out for are the encryption and security protection notices you will see on their shopping pages. These are usually represented by a link or banner validator, a lock and key symbol as well as the https (s stands for secure) address on the top of your page. When you see these, you know you are safe. But you probably won't have to look for these features at the stores I mention below.

Online shopping has changed the way people buy products because they can access all of the goods, information, services and pricing at the comfort of their own homes. Despite the disadvantages mentioned above, there are many advantages to online shopping. And remember, shopping at online stores saves you time and gas money. Now for my list of 5 noteworthy stores to visit online:

Tiffany & Co - Of all of the online stores, this is the best in online jewelry. They provide the finest jewelry and are reliably safe.

Hammacher Schlemmer located at Stores.com. Hammacher Schlemmer provides unique items, gadgets, electronics, and a large selection of gift products. They are a world reknown and trustworthy store to do your shopping at. It's good that they own stores.com, because not many people can spell their name. So just go straight to stores.com.

BestBuy.com covers the whole spectrum of electronics and is one of the most popular stores online. You will find electronics, computers, flat screen televisions, DVD players, home and car audio, digital cameras, music, movies, software, GPS, video games and more.

Macy's is America's Department Store. Macy's sells clothing, accessories, jewelry, beauty products, shoes and home essentials. Macy's carries a great variety of apparel for people of all shapes, sizes and ages.

Amazon.com. Finally, if you are interested in online stores that offer a wider selection of products such as books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics, computers, software, apparel etc., there is Amazon.com. Amazon provides you with a great shopping search tool which gives you comparison prices at various online dealers. This is a reliable and safe, but be sure to read product reviews before purchasing.

So there are specialty stores and there are convenient stores. If you want the best products, go to the online stores which specialize in those products. If you want accessibility or convenience, try out the Amazons and the Ebays. Happy shopping!