So, you have decided to join the modern age and buy one of those newfangled Bluetooth wireless headsets. Congratulations, you are no longer a total Neanderthal. Now you have a bewildering array of makes, and models too choose from. Good luck in picking the right one. Much like the eight hundred year old knight in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" all I can say is, "You must choose, choose wisely."
As for where to do the choosing, this we can work with. First off, you do not have to run down to the nearest high-tech gadget store and snap up a Bluetooth wireless headset at their standard price. You will probably pay at least three times what you could get away paying if you took the time to shop around a bit.
If you wish to purchase your Bluetooth headset in a physical store, then the first place to check is Wal-Mart. Whether you like Wally World or not, they do tend to have competitive prices. Take, for example, the Motorola H500, a quick online check reveals that Wally World has the cheapest listed price of any national chain. $45.95 compared to the next closest, Target, at $49.99. Best Buy and Radio Shack was not even close though both stores are good at having sales or special discounts on occasion.
Then you have the cell phone carrier stores. Many of them sell accessories for their phones to include Bluetooth wireless headsets. They are usually quite competitive in pricing but good luck in actually finding the headset you are looking for in stock. Chances are you will have to order it, online, from your carrier.
This brings us to the exciting world of internet shopping. There are hundreds of websites out there selling cell phone accessories. The rule of thumb is, if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Many websites are selling cheap imitations so, if you see a really nice Bluetooth wireless headset, which retails for $150 in the store, selling for $20 online with $10 shipping, chances are it is either a cheap knock off or stolen. Either way, you do not want it. If it is a cheap knock off you do not want it because it will probably conk out on you in a few days, if it ever works right to begin with. If it is stolen, I would hope you would not want to do business like that to begin with. If you do not mind it being stolen, there is a practical reason why you may not want it, the set could be "locked" to a certain phone and therefore be useless to you.
That is not to say you cannot find good deals online, you certainly can. There are plenty of reputable online stores. Not to mention that several large, national chains offer deals online which you cannot find in their stores.
Then you have eBay. EBay is always a good place to look for a bargain. Notice I said "to LOOK" I did not say "to FIND." If you are not in a hurry, and you are willing to spend the time watching for an item to come up for auction, then checking out the seller to make certain they have a good reputation, then to watch the auction and bid, eBay can be a source of some really good deals.
The key is not to be in a rush, to make certain you have a shipping price up front and to ALWAYS make certain the seller has a long and positive "feedback" rating. Feedback are the comments left by past buyers and sellers and equates to being ones business reputation on eBay. It is natural for someone with a whole lot of feedback to have a few negative comments but most of them, say 97%, should be positive. You also do not want to deal with someone who does not have a lot of feedback. Scam artists and con men will frequently get kicked off of eBay, then sign up for a new account under a new name. Thus, they perpetually have a low feedback rating. If you see someone selling a real nice Bluetooth wireless headset for $10, they will not give a firm shipping price and they have a feedback of fifteen (10 of which are negative and the 5 positive all have the same screen name) you probably should pass that "deal" by.
On the other hand, if you see someone with eight hundred or more feedbacks with a 90% or higher positive rating and who give you a nice upfront shipping price of, say $15 on a Bluetooth set with the bidding starting at $25 and a "buy it now" price of $45, this is probably a legitimate seller offering good merchandise.
Am I 100% correct about this? Of course not, any time you buy anything online you are buying, as my daddy used to say, "a pig in a poke." You do not know what you are getting until you open it up and try it out. This is true whether you buy from eBay or online from Sears. Personally, I have had pretty good luck with eBay. I have gotten burned twice though and electronics, such as Bluetooth wireless headsets, are particularly tricky.
Well, I hope this has helped to narrow your search a bit. Remember, shop around and compare prices before you buy your new Bluetooth wireless headset. Oh and, welcome to the 21st century.