By: Ashley Cerasaro
Weekender Correspondent

Shopping is more than a hobby; it’s a sport. In baseball, they score runs. In hockey, they score goals, but only in shopping can you score deals. Even the training process is similar. Baseball and hockey players have coaches. Shoppers have coaches too.

They call her mom.

Pitchers have gloves. Goalies have a net. Shoppers have money, Vogue and coupons. All sports have game plans. Shoppers have game plans too. Don’t believe me?

Go to Walmart on Black Friday.

Attention all athletes! If you’re looking to improve your game, listen up because I’m about to share with you a piece of equipment guaranteed to get you the most for your money in the fastest amount of time. It’s so simple, just go to one web site, www.shopzilla.com.

Shopzilla, accurately described as the smarter way to shop, allows you to search products from over 69,000 stores. Browsers can read reviews and compare products and prices from the Web’s top-rated stores. Categories include but are not limited to: clothes, home and garden, computers, toys, electronics and sports.

Not sure what category you fit into? Just type the product that you’re searching for in the “Shop For” bar and receive matches in mere seconds. Shopzilla will give you a product with a price range and then allow you to “Compare Prices” among the stores it locates.

So next time when you’re shopping, whether it’s for pure love of the game or plain old necessity, Shopzilla is sure to give you a little edge over the competition.