How to Find a Bluetooth Headset Online

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So you finally traded in your desktop computer (circa 1996) for a laptop, but your friends are still making fun of your Zach Morris phone (circa Saved By The Bell). It might be time to start shopping for a Bluetooth headset.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step1
Budget for a Bluetooth headset purchase. Bluetooth products vary greatly in price, so the good news is that you can buy one to fit your budget. The not-so-great news is that they range from $30 to $300. Chump change or a quarter of your monthly budget? Decisions, decisions.
Step2
Include the cost of tax and shipping. Some websites will offer you free shipping if you are willing to purchase a certain minimum amount of product. If you have to purchase other supplies, it's a good idea to buy them with the Bluetooth to save a few bucks in shipping. Also, taxes may be different depending on the shipping rules and regulations for the state from which the Bluetooth headset is being sent.
Step3
Decide what avenue you will take when purchasing your Bluetooth headset. The sets are very easy to find on the Internet, but you have a variety of outlets. You can purchase the headset directly from the source, on bluetooth.com. Or, you can go to indirect carriers, such as apple.com/bluetooth or kyocera-wireless.com. Then there are the retail options, like target.com, officedepot.com, or staples.com.
Step4
Use a shopping comparison site like www.shop.com, nextag.com, or shopping.com. These sites will do an Internet search for Bluetooth headsets and show you a list of all the websites selling the product, links to the page, and the prices the different sites are offering. If you are a bargain hunter or comparison shopper, this step is quite helpful.
Step5
Find pictures before making a Bluetooth headset purchase. If a website doesn't offer a photo of the product, it's probably not the best idea to purchase from them. Many websites will let you enlarge the pictures so you get a good feel for what you are buying. Since online shopping prohibits you from touching the Bluetooth headset, take full advantage of the photos offered!
Step6
Get a return policy before you buy. This is essential. Buying online makes it difficult to guarantee that you're going to like what you get, so confirm with the retailer what their return policy is before you enter your credit card info.

Tips & Warnings

  • Since you won't know what your product feels like or how it fits until after you purchase it, ask around to see what websites friends and colleagues purchased from. Also, visiting a website like www.consumerreports.com or another consumer-friendly investigative company might help you make a more informed decision.
  • Print your receipt. Without a receipt or confirmation number, an online store can ignore your needs. This is especially important when buying a product like a Bluetooth headset because the return rate is high.

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