Whenever I need to buy something I always head to the Amazon marketplace first because they have a huge selection of items to pick from and they are usually cheaper than what you would pay at the store. Other than being affordable you can see which items are actually high quality because of the reviews that other users leave for them, which I always pay attention to. I also love the fact that I get all of my items in two days thanks to prime and I never have to worry about shipping costs.

I do usually avoid furniture and other bulky items from Amazon because there is usually a shipping cost and it's normally pretty high.

**Update July 2015

Since writing my original review I can happily say that I've purchased a night stand, a large sewing table, a Futon Frame, a few mattresses and a bunch of other bulky items from Amazon. With my prime membership shipping was free on each of these items and the price of them beat out every other option available. It's hard to beat that, especially when you add in how fast Prime shipping is.