Price comparisons
A nice tip for price comparison-shopping online, to make sure you’re getting the lost price. From The Wall Street Journal:
The Problem: You buy an item online that promises a price-protection guarantee but don’t want to comb the Web looking for the items you need to price.
The Solution: Have someone else keep track for you by signing up at a free Web site like Priceprotectr.com or Refundplease.com that will notify you if the item drops in price within the set period.
Go to www.priceprotectr.com and cut and paste the URL for the purchased item under “Step 2,” and the price you paid should pop up. Then, enter your email address and hit “start protecting.” The site will send you an email if your item drops in price.
If you shopped on Amazon.com, you can also go to www.refundplease.com, which specializes in protecting the 30-day guarantee that the online seller promises its customers.
The Caveat: These sites only work with selected online merchants — you can check Price Protectr’s list at its home page. And they don’t yet comparison-shop between merchants.
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