What are some of the decent online websites where we can buy stuff? Are they safe and what about customs problems and shipping? Is it a big hassle?

I've never shopped online (although I'm really tempted at times) but, I guess it's safe because my friend shops online A LOT! They order things from the States, and they get it with no hassle. I think it's safe, depending on how you're ordering it (through what.. etc;).

the most famous site is this one
www.amazon.com

I never Believe at online shopping at all..

I havent tried it since i dont have a visa of my own
but a friend of mine mostly shops online and i never heard her complaining about shipping or what so ever. Its quick , easy and simply.
you get amazed how beatiful and cheap stuff you can find online not available in Oman

www.ebay.com

Safe, no shipment hastle and products quiet cheap, because theres this bidding option, I know someone who bought a "good" Toshiba laptop for only a hundred bucks.

ive bought from lots of places. Amazon.com is a good start. ebay.com is mostly safe, but ive been screwed over once before - you gotta be a little careful with ebay. When ebaying, always look at reputation, try to buy more from ebay shops than sellers, etc. You get the hang of it. books, theres www.abebooks.com or www.greenmetropolis.com, though I dont know if they ship outside the UK. Worth investigating as you can get stuff cheaper than amazon there.

interesting.. though what about the laws of specific countries? Since I know that Egypt really has some annoying customs when products go in the country... heck even DVDS! apparently it becomes "under observation by the ministry of information to see if it is islamically acceptable or not"

I Never have tried it..

I've been using Ebay.com and Amazon for quite some while, hopefully i'll try Music123.com for my new guitar. I've bought some electronics, books and music cds previously and recieved everything in ship-shape condition.

one thing i know about online shopping is that it's really easy to get ripped off or screwed over. also, i've heard quality is not that good and ebay can be a bit unreliable at times. but this is based on what i've heard. i've never shopped online and dont intend to

ive heard of it
but i dunno if u can shop online in oman ?!

special, you can shop online from Oman, even if they dont ship to Oman, try using Aramex they could sort you out...

If you want to save abit of money, and have a credit card, shop online...

i wouldnt shop at sites i dont trust, always look for well know company names before giving in your credit card details...

I love shopping online... it's quite convenient!! I mostly shop on amazon.com. I've tried ebay and half.com(i think that's what it's called), and a few others i don't recall!!

i used to be a good online shoper....on ebay and amazon.co.uk
now am not...

i used to buy online using NBO web shopper card (Master Card) its excellent..
u can limit the card cridet as u like for example i deposit 50 rial thats mean even if some one stole my cridet card number he can't use it more than 50 rial ...

i think its safe to use the cridet card if u have updated antiviruse and Anti spyware plus good firewale ..

I used to use Ebay and never got robbed, I used another site that I dont really remember, it only sells old school games and roms

I Shop Always Online It Easy And Save Time And Until Now I Did Not Have Any Problem .

I've tried Amazon.com...
I bought Series CDs & a book....
Its safe & reaches 2 ur door :)

never do it :D

online shoppin, its u and ur luck....some get wut they ordered some get ripped off ^_^

I think online shopping would have been sucessful if we had something like PayPal in oman, not everyone has a visa or master credit card :(

I love shopping online, at first i was very scared, but then I just got experienced on it. Paypal make it now even easier, you can shop from any website more securely. you open an account, you enter your credit card number, get it activated, chose which service you would like to have according to your needs, it was not open before for Oman, but now it is,so you can now buy from e-bay.com cuz most of the sellers sell through paypal.
if you want to know more information you can go to the website :

https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=LH7SPRCP7BATG

i bought my Car rims online, i must say, it's a pain in the *****, but in the End i got special rims for a good price ...

Its generally safe to buy online, especially from reputable websites...

bought alot of pc hardware online ,, never had any problems..
its much cheaper ..
might buy a ps3 next month online and save around 60 rials

I would do lots of shopping on line in the UK, and it was excellent..

I've just ordered around 10 books from amazon to be delivered to oman, let's see how that works out..

i was addicted to it when i was in the uk. it worked all the way through apart from tiny radio from ebay! it wasn't delivered! as a result, i never trusted ebay thereafter!

never done it while i've been in oman though!

Buy things all the time ...

Always from reputable stores ...

One thing is Pet Meds ... 1/2 the price than from the vet :hyper:

i use amazon primarily...ebay, half.com and other websites...never had any problems of getting robbed or anything...and get my stuff as mentioned by the seller...so i think its pretty safe...