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| "Money-Saving Apps And Browser Extensions For Online Shopping" |
It’s also the only way many consumers have been able to get what they need during the corona-virus pandemic. There are plenty of apps and browser extensions that can make online shopping easier, and cheaper. These tools can help you find the best prices on products without spending hours through websites. They can provide discounts and cash-back rewards just for shopping through. Discussed here are few apps and browsers that can help you maximize your money-saving while shopping online. They are as given below.
Rakuten
WikiBuy
Ibotta
PriceBlink
Camelizer
Honey
Rakuten
Rakuten, formerly known as eBates, is one of the most versatile online shopping tools available. The portal offers cash-back and rewards from thousands of retailers, including major brands such as Amazon, Nike, and Macy’s. Shoppers can create a free account and shop through the portal via a desktop browser or mobile app. Rakuten offers cash-back deals from participating retailers, coupons and promotion codes for buy one, get one sale and discounts.
You can use any credit card, but the portal also offers the 'Rakuten Visa credit card' to maximize cash-back. The card charges no annual fee offers an extra 3% cash-back on qualifying purchases made through Rakuten.Com. Further, it provides an additional 1% cash-back on all other purchases. There’s no limit to how much cashback you can earn with the card. As with any rewards credit-card or credit-card geared toward frequent shoppers, ensure the benefits and drawbacks before choosing it. Plan to pay off your purchases every month so interest charges don’t negate your rewards earnings.
WikiBuy
WikiBuy is a free Google Chrome browser extension acquired by Capital One in 2018. It is a price comparison tool for online shopping. It has a five-star rating out of over 9,000 reviews on the Chrome Web Store. After downloading the extension, you'd be directed to a sign-up page. You have to enter your name, ZIP code, and email address and create an account password. You will also report whether or not you have Amazon Prime. So WikiBuy can take free shipping into account while scanning the web to find you the best deal.
While searching products online, WikiBuy will automatically compare their prices to other retailers and find coupon codes for your purchase. You also can search for products directly through WikiBuy’s website to find the best deals. Even you can Search by the store to see what promotions are available at that time. WikiBuy gives users the ability to set price-alerts on items they’re interested in but may not be ready to purchase. The extension will send you an alert when a saved item’s price drops.
Ibotta
Those looking for rewards while shopping for necessities like groceries can benefit from using Ibotta. This mobile app offers cash-back both in-store and online at retailers such as Walmart, Walgreens, Target, Instacart, Aldi, and Costco. Users can create an account with Ibotta for free. From there, you can browse its offers before you shop in-store or online. Most offers are for cash-back on specific products, such as a certain brand of cereal. If your offers are for in-store purchases, can redeem rewards by scanning the receipt or linking the store loyalty account. Another major advantage of Ibotta is a new feature offering rewards from retailers that provide grocery pickup and delivery. The minimum rewards amount for redemption is $20. Once your balance hits that threshold, you can redeem it for cash through PayPal or for digital gift cards.
PriceBlink
PriceBlink is a web extension that compares prices while users are shopping online. After creating a free account, users browsing the web to shop will notice a PriceBlink pop-up. It will show a list of websites where the same products are being sold. PriceBlink also shows users coupons from stores, including major brands such as Macy’s, Target and Best Buy. These coupons are verified by PriceBlink and can be accessed via the website’s homepage or in the browser bar. PriceBlink has a wish list feature where products can be saved and regularly monitored for the price you seek.
Users can identify a price that PriceBlink will search for across store websites. When the item becomes available at that price, the user will get an email alert. The users can realize that the product is now available for the amount they hoped for. Frequent Amazon shoppers know that the online marketplace has real-time pricing. It means that its algorithm adjusts product prices based on supply and demand. In some cases, this can cause major spikes in prices.
Camelizer
Camelizer, a browser extension for MozillaFirefox, GoogleChrome, and MicrosoftEdge helps consumers to keep a better eye on Amazon’s dynamic pricing. Shopping on Amazon, consumers can click on the Camel button in the toolbar and view historical pricing graphs of products. These graphs can show if the desired product is experiencing a bump in its normal prices. It helps shoppers make smarter purchasing decisions.
Honey
Honey is another prominent browser extension that automatically finds and provides coupon codes on purchases. This is applicable through the vast number of outlets the world over. The browser extension is from the PayPal family.
conclusion
concluding this article, I hope that the information provided above may help you in bringing benefits by using them.
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