Websites offer holiday shopping help

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - If you prefer to shop online and stay out of the stores, here's a website where you can type in your holiday shopping list, and it will track the sales for you.

Just log on to Zingsale.com and sign up for free. Then all you have to do is type in the items on your shopping list in the "I am shopping for" box, and Zingsale finds the best offers from thousands of merchants and emails you when the price drops.

You can read customer reviews and either purchase products directly, by clicking "go to store," or add it to your ZingSale Alert List by clicking the "Create A Sale Alert" button. They'll send you an email when the price drops by 10%.

And if you are still making your holiday list or are seraching for more great deals, check these out:

You have to act fast at 1saleAday.com because the deals are only good for 24 hours. On Tuesday, they're offering a Timex Unisex Ironman 75 lap Triathalon Titanium Watch. It's a mouthful, but this watch does everything, perfect for the athletic man or woman in your life. It tracks up to 75 laps, is water resistant, and lights up as well. It's originally $119.95, but Tuesday it's 84% off, selling for just $19.99. 1saleaday.com has a sale each day on a watch, a piece of jewelry, an electronic item and a family item. So check it out for more gift giving ideas.

Another great deal of the day is a product that connects your IPOD to your car radio, the Alpine EX-10 advanced ipod Controller. Here's the cool part: if your cell phone has bluetooth technology, then the alpine will also scroll through your contacts and make outbound calls, with the caller's voice coming through your car speakers. It's great hands free technology and is usually $170 bucks. Tuesday, it's $34.99 on dealoftheday.com.

And finally, for the chef in your life, a great set of pots and pans also on dealoftheday.com. Check out the Cuisinart Chef's Classic Nonstick Stainless Steel 12-Piece Cookware Set. They're oven and dishwasher safe and come with a limited lifetime warranty. They're originally a $550 dollar cookware set. But Tuesday, they're only 129.99 with free shipping.