Web Shopping

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WHIM CASHMERE SWEATER, $99.95
For discount designer goods like this luscious cashmere sweater, shop Bluefly.com , the Net's ultimate outlet store. Get as much as 75% off that Fendi handbag your girlfriend has been pining for. Plug in sizes and favorite designers to get automatic e-mails announcing new arrivals and a personalized catalog every time you log on.

THE BANKSIA BOUQUET, $92
For the novice, Flowerbud.com provides a picture of and details about each plant (from alstroemeria and lisianthus to daffodils and roses). The site tells you how long your bouquet will last and immediately notifies you if your selection is out of season. Have fresh bouquets delivered to Mom weekly, biweekly or once a month.

CLASSIC-MOVIE POSTER, $16
How deep is the selection at Movie Poster Warehouse www.movieposter.com )? It carries more than 10,000 posters, from pricey originals to relatively inexpensive replicas like this Italian reprint from the 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

COMPACT DISCS
If you're searching for hard-to-find music--or just a great price on a disc--and the usual suspects don't have what you're after, try browsing at discounter Mymusic.com , new-and-used-shop Djangos www.djangos.com ) or, for music from across the seas, Importcds.com .

PANASONIC PORTABLE DVD PLAYER, $799
When looking for high-tech equipment like this lovely Panasonic DVD-LV70, which lets you watch DVDs on its compact 7-in. screen wherever you'd like, you can find the best prices using the comparison-shopping site MySimon www.mysimon.com ).

Culture Vulture
MUSIC T SHIRTS, $17
Whether you're a fan of Dizzy Gillespie, Ben Folds Five or the Allman Brothers, Star500 www.star500.com ) can outfit you with a T shirt featuring your favorite musician or band. The catalog also offers a medley of musical stickers, patches and hats.

SPECIALTY BOOKS
If you're looking for an art book, you'll probably find it at Worldwide Books www.worldwide.com ). The site's database includes books on more than 6,000 artists, including this one on surrealist Rene Magritte ($60). And here's something your friends probably don't already have: a facsimile reprint of an antique cookbook from Acanthus Books www.acanthus-books.com ). Its inventory includes A Shilling Cookery for the People ($7), circa 1860.

Kid Stuff
STARLET CELLULAR KITE, $18
If it flies, spins, dances or twirls in the wind, Kitty Hawk Kites www.kittyhawk.com ) sells it: single-line kites, stunt kites, pinwheels, wind chimes and boomerangs. Located near huge sand dunes, the company also teaches hang gliding. Give your best pal three lessons for $199.

CRANIUM, $34.98
No family reunion is complete without a little healthy competition. AreYouGame.com sells everything you need to get those juices flowing. While tots are busy with Blue's Clues or the Powerpuff Girls, adults can play Taboo or Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. We recommend Cranium for team challenges in trivia and creativity.

BACHMANN HO SUPERCHIEF, $39.99
Hobby enthusiasts can't go wrong with eHobbies.com . For model-train and -plane builders, budding astronomers, rocket launchers, bird watchers and action-figure and comic collectors, more than 50,000 products are available, plus an expert at hand for questions. True addicts can special-order almost anything.

ASSORTED CANDIES
CandyDirect.com sells thousands of sugary treats, from Junior Mints and king-size Kit Kat bars to chocolate roses and gummi tarantulas. Shop by occasion, order in bulk or customize a tin of your sweetie's favorite sweets (20 assorted for $21.95).

A&A; PLUSH TAI TIGER BACKPACK, $18.99
No denizen of the animal kingdom, be it winged, furred or tusked, is missing from the San Diego Zoo Store www.shopzoo.com ). This zooey site lets you shop for cuddly plush by price or breed--19 marsupials alone--and part of the proceeds goes toward wildlife conservation.