If your a green horn when it comes to online retailers then it can become a nightmare to find the best deals online. Especially if your in a rush to order an iPod for the festive season or a birthday. If your not interested in scrimping and saving yourself five pounds here or there then your best to go straight to Amazon.co.uk. It's been my experience that they have the best customer service online, usually always have the most stock online, and finally you will only ever save a few pounds here or there anywhere else.

But there are other options, like promotional vouchers sites which give codes to any special offers that sites such as 'Apple Store' the official iPod retailer has online. The problem here is you will be restricted to buying a specific item on offer, not necessary the iPod you are after. And the codes are only valid for a specific period of time, or certain amount of sales, so it can become somewhat frustrating browsing through hundreds of promotional codes only to find they have expired weeks beforehand. Few of the voucher sites seem up to date, most continue to list codes which have long since expired.

The best option out there is the price comparison sites, they do the hard work for you. They will list prices from ten or so retailers. The downside is that most of the comparison services are paid by the retailers to list their data, or receive a percentage of the sale. Few if any of the comparison services list data from retailers where they do not receive a fee of some sort from the retailer. Do not let this put you off however. The comparison sites still provide a valid service, and you will find a cheap price for your iPod. Below are links to one of the most popular price comparison sites, and a few popular retailers.

Comparison service

Kelkoo - iPods

Other sites

Apple Store
Advanced Mp3 Players

For a full list of comparison sites simply type "price comparison" into Google and it should come up with all the major players. Alongside Kelkoo it's also a good idea to check out Pricerunner, Dealtime and PriceGrabber. Good luck in finding a cheap price for the model of iPod your after. And finally remember that some retailers (Amazon if you spend over £19 - you are eligible for their super saver shipping service which takes 2-5 days usually) offer free postage and packaging, so you can up to five pounds just from that.