The internet has just exploded in size over the past few years and now there are so many websites to choose from it is hard to know where to go when you need to buy something. The most obvious course of action is to just type whatever you want into Google and then start browsing through the results to see what kind of prices and offers you can get, however there is more to consider than just the price that people offer.
Internet security is a big problem now, how can you be sue that website you are about to give your most important details to including all your payment information, is going to treat your details with care and not allow malicious hackers to get hold of them? A good example of lax security is one site I tried to order from where they had the last customers details still in the order form when I tried to place my order! Obviously after that I did not order anything from them.
Now I must admit I shop around a lot less, instead if I want to buy anything, especially new cookware, then instead I head straight to Amazon.com first and check them out, even if I want an expensive copper set. Amazon is a huge company and they have invested heavily into their website, so you can be sure that they have the best procedures and software in place to keep your details safe, and they also have the best selection I have seen of any website, and often the best prices too. I'm not saying you shouldn't shop around though, there are always deals to be had and a cookware specific site like Cooking.com might be able to not only give you a better price, but better advice on which set would be best for you and your cooking style.
Once you have checked out some bigger sites then go back to Google and dig out some smaller sites which may be able to offer a good deal. Before you decide which site has the best price though then make sure you take into account the cost of postage. On a large item then the postage can be a lot of money, and while Amazon does offer free shipping then most other sites don't, so find out what that cost is first.
After all that if you do decide you want to order from a small specialist site you have never heard of before, then I would recommend checking two things before you order. First of all check their contact page for some company details, you should find a physical address plus a phone number just in case you have problems. The second thing to check for is that whenever they want you to enter details that they are using a secure connection, to check then look at the url at the top of your browser when they are asking for details, if it says https instead of just http at the start of the url then that is a secure connection. Obviously even if it passes both of those checks then that does not mean they are going to look after your details or deliver your good satisfactorily, but if a website failed one of those checks then I would never even try to order from it.
