Many tour and cruise operators require you to be insured and offer a policy, for which they get a commission, but most will let you buy that required insurance elsewhere, so shop around.

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At present, lenders offer cheap rates to tempt new customers, so borrowers who shop around get better deals than those who stick with their existing mortgages.

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"Individuals buy holiday money infrequently and so may not shop around much or may just stick with the same supplier, " said Mike O'Connor, chief executive of Consumer Focus.

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Third, there's going to be more competition so that consumers can shop around for the best rates.

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But those charges vary widely, and higher charges produce lower returns for investors, so it pays to shop around.

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That would mean satellite and launch rocket would have to be designed in tandem, so customers could not shop around for different launch vehicles.

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There are still aren't, you know, very many lines dedicated to women of color, so you really have to shop around--you know, going to Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, and then going to the drugstore to pick up some Black Opal foundations, and then going to Wet 'n' Wild to get a lipstick.

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Patients who shop around often do so on the basis of intangibles like whether a hospital is affiliated with a famous university or pro sports team.

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One manner of doing so is similar to what you may already do with your personal expenses: shop around.

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For a shop floor worker, walking around with a laptop was untenable, so the iPad made tons of sense.

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"Ofgem has put in place protections for consumers so they can get a fair warning if their supplier puts up prices and time to shop around for a better deal, " said Sarah Harrison, of Ofgem.

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She adds that although most of us shop around for other large purchases, like a car, we're not used to doing so for medical procedures.

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So we're totally not surprised to see that the MPAA has moved quickly to draft up some legislation to shop around to Congress to help them implement the Broadcast Flag that was struck down last week by a U.S. Court of Appeals.

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