Protect your purchase prices with PriceProtectr.com
This week's CWSotW was discovered in the pages of ShopSmart magazine's back-to-school shopping guide.
One customer-friendly store policy I've never taken advantage of is "price protection" --- that is, getting a refund if you buy an item and it goes on sale at that store within some limited time period, usually about 30 days. Although I am no stranger to unshopping (only unused goods, of course), I'm too disorganized and busy to revisit stores multiple times in the hopes that the sticker prices has decreased.
Now PriceProtectr.com wants to help you keep tabs on any price drops at one of more than 120 retailers --- whether you bought something online or in a store. You could also use the service to track a future purchase for potential sales and discounts.
Here's how it works:
1. Identify something you have bought (or want to buy) on a store's Web site, whether you plan to purchase it online or in the brick-and-mortar store.
2. Pop the URL of that page into PriceProtectr.com's box. Hit "look it up" and adjust the purchase price and date of purchase if necessary.
3. Enter your e-mail address and await alerts on price changes from the site.
I entered a search for some clothing as well as a birthday gift for my mother (which is at this point is so belated I may just save it for some other occasion) and encountered at least one glitch. The in-store sale price for a mod Calvin Klein suit off my wishful-purchase list was at least $75 less than advertised online.
Categories: Cheap/Frugal, Consumer Web Site of the Week, Shopping
