While it is possible to check all the shops in the small town in which I live prior to making a purchase it is still likely that a shop in an adjacent town will be cheaper.

Fortunatly on the internet there are a number of web sites which allow you to compare the price of goods in online shops, including the postage charges and often giving details of availabiltiy, stock levels etc
(These price comparison sites are often supported by the affiliation schemes of the shops whose goods they display, they will usually get a small percentage of the cost of any purchace you make via one of their searches)

	Search for a wide range of products from hundreds of shops
	Computer Hardware/Software price comparisons
PriceRunner	Search over 100,000 products. In some areas you can drill down on specific items via a list of features
	"The leading UK search engine for PC Hardware Prices"
	Search all the major UK Online Auction Sites
AbeBooks	Search the 40 million second hand, rare & out of print books on offer
PriceGuideUK	Price comparison site of computer components and consumer electronics of online AND offline re-tailers available in the UK
ComparisonMagic	Compare prices of books, music, dvds & videos
ComputerPrices	Computer Software & Hardware
123 Price Check	Compare prices of books, music, dvds & videos, plus a store directory.
PriceChecker	Another multi category site
Ciao	Ciao is an opinion site, these are its reviews of online price comparison sites