I started using Amazon.com while I was in college to search for cheaper textbooks and sell them back. I continue to use the website to find cheaper books than the local book stores offer, but I have become addicted to shopping on it for everything now.

The reason for this new online shopping addiction? The new “Add to Wish List” button that Amazon.com has offered. I know Amazon.com does not offer every product I want to buy, so they made it so you can add products from other websites! Genius! And that is why I am addicted to Amazon’s wish list. It is very easy to do, I even showed my mother how to use it. Read how to use Amazon.com’s Wish List Toolbar or you can add a bookmark to any browser you use. And then you can notify your friends and family or they can search for your name for your wish list.

And of course, people will only buying me gifts a few times a year, but it is a great way to compare prices of different websites when you add the same product. Or just keep track of where I find things, so when I’m ready to buy it I know where to go. It’s so much fun because you feel like you are shopping without spending any money yet. I have 42 items and counting…