Whether you're looking for a designer bra, Paul Smith shirt, 42-inch digital TV, your favourite glossy mag or a new car, sit back in comfort while you buy.

www.saveoo.com is rather like ebay but in reverse. Mostly featuring large purchases such as caravans, cars, motor homes, sit-on lawnmowers, golfing equipment, boats and cameras, instead of shoppers bidding against each other and pushing up prices, Saveoo gets sellers to compete to offer you the lowest price.

Assuming you are looking for a new car, you register, fill in the make of car you want and when you want to buy and then Saveoo finds the three cheapest deals from potential sellers.

There is no obligation to buy so even when the lowest prices have been set, buyers can walk away.

All the items are new and sold by the dealers directly, thus you get full protection - unlike buying from an individual in an auction.

I have just registered to buy a new car, so I will let you know how I get on next time.

www.flattelly.co.uk offers a host of LCD, HD, plasma and weather-proof TVs as well as cables, DVD players, Freeview set-top boxes, gaming consoles and wall mounts from names such as Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, JVC, Hitachi, Beko and Daewoo, at very competitive prices.

I checked out a 42-inch HD-ready LCD digital TV from Samsung against a well-known comparison site and flattelly was offering it as just over £100 less.

If your idea of relaxation is flicking through the glossies catching up on the latest celeb gossip or picking up ideas on how to decorate your home, www.magazine-group.co.uk offers discount deals on magazine subscriptions which can save you up to 90 per cent.

For instance, three issues of In Style costs just £1, saving you 90 per cent while six issues of Vogue cost £9 saving you £13.20. Other magazines include Ideal Home, Red, Elle, Men's Health, Glamour, She and Psychologies. Most of the subscription deals involve a direct debit in which you agree to continue taking the magazine, still at a special reduced rate, after the introductory offer is over. So do remember to cancel your direct debit if you don't wish to continue receiving the magazine.

www.justbras.co.uk sells quality bras and shapewear at discounted prices including Fantasie, Freya, Panache, Moi, Royce, Naturana, Susa, Plie and Trinny & Susannah. The site speciliases in hard-to-find sizes such as 38AA, 28FF and 40E with stock from first bras to pre-teens to nursing bras, front-fasteners and mastectomy bras.

www.brandalley.co.uk sells top-name fashion and accessories via scheduled sales which members are alerted to by e-mail. There are usually about 100 private sales each year offering discounts of between 30 and 70 per cent from brands such as Paul Smith, Diesel and Simon Carter.

If you prefer terrestrial shopping, but still like a bargain, the Really Good Deal Fashion Sale at Ascot Racecourse on Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, offers a huge range of ladies' fashion, from linen trousers to sheepskin coats, summer frocks to sexy slingbacks, dazzling jewellery to stunning hats.

More than 100 companies including top designers and well-known Knightsbridge shops take part.