Digital Literacy and smarter online shopping

I believe those who are very digitally literate can become very smart bargain shoppers online. I know for a fact that whenever I go to buy anything I will go from website to website trying to find the best deal and promotions. Moreover; I will check out online auction sites such as eBay or personal listings like craigslist to find the best bargain in town. Not only do these sites allow the customer to be very picky when it comes to shopping but most of the time on sites such as ebay and craiglist you can purchase items for almost fifty percent off retail value. However, with sites such as ebay and craigslist the consumer also has to take into consideration that these people can easily lie about products and sell you a not so authentic peice of jewelery or Lacoste polo so the consumer has to do their reasreach and take a very close look at certain kinds of products before buying them. Thus, those who are digitally literate can do all their research online and therefore make smart buys. Digital literacy paves the way for smart shopping via the internet and can really save you a fortune if you know where to look and what to look for.