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There is a custom search engine at TheFind.com which automatically finds Department 56 items for sale from all over the web. You can specify a price range, colors, or to display only sale items. Of course, TheFind also allows you to search for any other merchandise. TheFind.com also apparently includes Ebay items in its' searches, which makes it convenient. If it added Amazon and Craigslist, it would pretty much have a complete database of online dept 56 classifieds. Of course, you don't get the charm of a friendly shop owner who knows you by name, nor can you physically view all the brilliant displays like they have at your local retailer. Other helpful links from TheFind.com : Department 56 Halloween Items Department 56 Snow Village Items Department 56 Dickens Village Items Department 56 Christmas In The City Department 56 North Pole Christmas items on sale Halloween items on sale

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 ...