The web has delivered many new ways to shop. There are literally hundreds of shopping engines, which are basically search engines that have indexed thousands of stores and can compare pricing easily. I've researched quite a few, searched for Department 56 products, and found some interesting results:Kaboodle.com - claims that "shopping is more fun with friends" and encourages users to discover new things from people with similar taste and style, recommend and discuss your favorite products and stores, and that you can simplify your life with wish lists and shopping lists. The above link finds multiple Department 56 matches.
ShopWiki - here I found the "Mill Creek Crossing" from New England Village. In a great example of why these sites work so well, you can see at one shopping destination, it's about half the price as on the other store. Compare, compare, compare!
Crowdstorm.com - Many of these newer shopping engines use reviews and recommendations from registered users. Crowdstorm had no matching results, but the above link found several "christmas" matches.
Etsy.com - specializes in handmade crafts. No D56 items either, but of course many handmade christmas crafts.
ThisNext.com - finds several matches of people and their wish lists of products, and several product reviews as well. As they put it: "Real Recommendations from Real People"
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