With the holiday season up, gift giving is just around the corner. Getting a start now can save you some stress and money right now, too. While hitting up stores to shop can lead to a fun day, don’t forget that you can easily find a lot of great items and decent prices at your fingertips. Here is a list of some of my favorite Unique Online Retailers on the web.

Plasticland : Full of all kinds of fun, fresh, and unique items, Plasticland has something for everyone. As stated on the site, the online boutique was created as “an alternative to the super trendy, cookie-cutter fashions found at the mall. Both of us being artists, we craved a much more unique selection of products that would allow us to express our own individual style.” It would be the perfect place to find something for your offbeat but trendy friend. Some of the brands carried are Rock Steady Clothing, Kenzie Girl, Seychelles, Lux de Ville, and BC Footwear.

The Giant Peach : Music and fashion seem to go hand in hand. Especially now days when many top selling recording artists have their own clothing lines. In it’s own words, “The Giant Peach was created as a means for independent labels (with an emphasis on hip hop) and artists to produce their own line of garments and distribute it to the masses”. Any kind of urban wear that you are looking for, you can find here. Some of the brands carried are Harajuku Lovers, Hello Kitty, Zoo York, Toms, Upper Playground, Tokidoki, Eden by Element, and Hysteric Glamour.

80s Purple : What I love most about 80s Purple is the wide range of brands and styles they carry. In their own words, “80s Purple is known for its large spectrum of clothing, accessories, and sunglasses for men and women”. Again, lots of urban wear, but mixed with a wide variety of other currently hot styles. Some of the brands carried are Puella, Obey, Disney Couture, Kidrobot, Diesel and Converse by John Varvatos.

While doing some online shopping, though online window shopping is more like it , I was thinking about how great it is that a lot of online retailers are starting to take options other then personal credit cards as payment. Urban Decay now takes PayPal and it seems like more and more online retailers are catching on. But, for those who want to do a bit of online shopping without revealing your personal information to companies. Companies like eBillme are brand new and unique ways to pay, working similar to PayPal but accepted by more sites. Right now, they are running a
contest where you can win a fair amount of cash. Check out this video to learn more.