About Where to Buy Guides

What Where to Buy Guides Does

Where to Buy Guides helps shoppers in the United States and Canada figure out where to buy a specific product, online and in store, and what to check before they pay. We cover more than 300 products, from groceries and household supplies to hobby gear, gifts, and mobility aids.

Where to Buy Guides writer comparing a store receipt with prices on a laptop at a kitchen table

What You Will Find in Every Guide

  • The stores that actually carry the item, both online retailers and local shops.
  • What to look for before you buy, and the common mistakes to avoid.
  • Typical price ranges, so you know a fair deal when you see one.
  • A short list of picks worth your money.
  • Answers to the questions shoppers ask most.

How We Stay Independent

Some links on this site are affiliate links, including links to Amazon through the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. If you buy through one of them, we may earn a small commission, and the price you pay stays the same. Commissions do not decide which stores we recommend. We name the best places to buy whether or not they pay us, and we do not accept free products or store credit in exchange for a mention. The full details are in our affiliate disclosure.

Who Writes the Guides

Our guides are written by shoppers who know their categories, and an editor reviews every article before it goes live. Stores change their stock and prices all the time, so we revisit guides and update them when things change. If you spot something out of date, please let us know.

Contribute a Guide

We welcome corrections and new articles from readers. A strong first article covers at least two online stores and two local or brick-and-mortar stores for a single product. Send us your idea through the contact page.

Topics We Do Not Cover

We do not publish guides on alcohol, adult products, firearms, prescription drugs, or illegal drugs and paraphernalia.

Get in Touch

Have a question, a correction, or a store we should know about? Reach us through the contact page, or browse the FAQ for quick answers.