WEB LINKS

Some sites of interest to shoppers:

www.bbbonline.org: Better Business Bureau Online. Tips for safer Internet shopping, how to file complaints.

www.consumerreports.org: Shopping tips, ratings and consumer forums for discussions of e-commerce sites.

www.bizrate.com: A cyber-shopping mall for “e-tailers.”

www.dca.ca.gov: California Department of Consumer Affairs. Includes list of consumer laws.

www.consumer.gov: U.S. Consumer Gateway. Consumer news and information, Internet shopping tips, links to other sites.

consumer-affairs.co.la.ca.us: Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs. Local phone numbers, holiday shopping tips, Y2K scam alert.

www.netcheck.com: The Netcheck Commerce Bureau. A variety of free consumer services including the search of an Internet company’s consumer record.

Sites are subject to change.