Looking for price drop alerts.
October 28, 2008 8:07 AM Subscribe
Is there a website that will track a particular item and alert you when it's offered at discount?
With all the Black Friday deals soon to come up, there's a particular item I want to purchase at a deep discount. I have no idea if this will be offered anywhere at a reduced rate, but what with the competition between stores and various online retailers offering sometimes rediculous rates for certain items, I'd like to be made aware of any drop in price across a wide spectrum of outlets.
Is there a particular website, or perhaps a group of websites, I can use to track the price of a particular item, and be notified when it drops?
Something along the lines of Kayak, but for products instead of airline tickets.
With all the Black Friday deals soon to come up, there's a particular item I want to purchase at a deep discount. I have no idea if this will be offered anywhere at a reduced rate, but what with the competition between stores and various online retailers offering sometimes rediculous rates for certain items, I'd like to be made aware of any drop in price across a wide spectrum of outlets.
Is there a particular website, or perhaps a group of websites, I can use to track the price of a particular item, and be notified when it drops?
Something along the lines of Kayak, but for products instead of airline tickets.
(note: the target price icon doesn't appear until you're on a specific item)
posted by sharkfu at 8:35 AM on October 28, 2008
posted by sharkfu at 8:35 AM on October 28, 2008
Response by poster: Pricescan looks okay, but when I search for the product I had in mind (something very popular) it only lists a single vendor, so any change in price will be limited to this one, random online shop.
posted by c:\awesome at 8:37 AM on October 28, 2008
posted by c:\awesome at 8:37 AM on October 28, 2008
Best answer: You could put in a deal alert on deal sites like FatWallet and SlickDeals (link only works if you're logged on). Just put in keywords describing the item and they'll email you them if someone on the site posts a deal. Black Friday deals are these sites' bread and butter.
posted by zsazsa at 8:56 AM on October 28, 2008
posted by zsazsa at 8:56 AM on October 28, 2008
Savvy Circle does this, but only for clothes. It's quite reliable and useful.
posted by peacheater at 10:48 AM on October 28, 2008
posted by peacheater at 10:48 AM on October 28, 2008
Someone wrote in to say that priceprotectr does the same thing.
posted by mathowie at 8:25 PM on December 22, 2008
posted by mathowie at 8:25 PM on December 22, 2008
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posted by sharkfu at 8:21 AM on October 28, 2008