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Electronics best places to buy.(online shopping survey)(Survey)

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| December 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Online merchants and independent local stores may be your best bets for buying electronics.

That's according to the nearly 20,000 readers recently surveyed by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. The Internet, in particular, is becoming the go-to place for many types of electronics, including large and expensive items. In our 2004 survey, online purchases accounted for 9 percent of the total. The following year, they rose to 12 percent and this year to 15 percent.

Our survey, which covered nearly 30,000 shopping experiences at 29 retailers, also found the following:

* Online venues earned higher satisfaction scores overall. What's ...

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