
Released online at 11: 23 on October 18, 1999m. EDT (1523 GMT)Irene Smith (IDG)--
Whether you're looking for a potted Asian Lily, a new Steve Ray Vaughan CD or a DVD player, you 'd better go around.
But you don't need to go through countless websites with your notebook;
Online comparison-
Shopping mall mySimon has expanded its virtual welcome pad to help you become a smart electronicsshopper.
With more than 1700 merchants, the site has added some new features in time during the holidays.
Yes, the Simon comics on the site have amazing similarities to Howdy Doody, but if you can review it, you'll find shopping smoother.
First of all, mySimon now provides an electronic
When a particular product enters or is marked, send a mail alert to the registered user.
Like your own (virtual)
Personal shopping.
If you don't want to spend more than $100 on an electric toothbrush, mySimon will let you know when the price is right.
Or the service can let you know that your greedy hummingbird wind sculpture has just arrived.
"We want to familiarize users with the idea of shopping and the idea of MySimon when shopping," said Brian Rolfe, a representative of mySimon . ".
"Even if they didn't think about it, we were taking care of them.
"I would like to know the best time to buy snow Nari Arctic wool boots from pets. com? A new price-
The chart icon appears next to MySimon's search results, so you can view the price history of the product at a specific merchant.
These charts are very basic, but you will see them if prices fall sharply or rise.
The website also publishes a merchant profile with information on return policies and payment and delivery methods.
Thanks to the perfect search engine, shoppers can narrow the search and have more control over the results.
For example, you may want to limit your search to merchants that accept American Express or offer overnight express.
"There are too many businesses," Rolf said . "
"We are trying to replicate the physical shopping world with as many choices as possible so shoppers can make the most informed purchase decisions.
"You don't have to go shopping on weekends.
Unless you like something like this.