How can you be sure a deal is actually a deal?
Don’t worry, I’ve got you!
These are the best price tracking tools and extensions.
Hey friends, I’m Tasia Custode, and welcome back to my YouTube Channel where I share tech
tips and app reviews.
So with things like Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, lots of people ask me how
to track prices on Amazon.
Because the truth is, sometimes what looks like a massive discount on Amazon, really
isn’t a discount at all.
I know.
Dubious.
So, there are some really good price tracking tools and extensions that take the guess work
out of deal hunting for you.
Let’s go!
There are actually no shortage of extensions, websites, and apps that help you price track
and find deals.
But some are more cumbersome than others, and today is all about ease of use, features,
and of course reputable tools.
So I have two go-to price tracking tools for you today.
First up, let’s start with Honey.
I have been using Honey for, I dunno, a million years and it’s a great, robust tool.
Honey is a browser extension that not only compares pricing amongst retailers, including
Amazon, but you can add items to something called a droplist.
So when you create a droplist, Honey will notify you if the price of that item drops.
This is such a good way to be alerted about a deal.
But, you can also track the price history, so you can know if what you’re seeing is
an actual deal.
So, here’s quickly how to create a droplist in Honey and we’ll use amazon as an example
here.
Let’s click on the 2nd generation Apple Airpods Pro, which Amazon says is an early
Black Friday deal.
Right off the bat, with Honey installed, you’ll most likely get a pop in in the top right
that will alert you on either a price drop or comparison of the item, but let’s close
this for a second so I can show you what it’ll look like without that popup.
You should have a little honey tab on the right.
This is where you can compare prices like we talked about.
So you’ll be able to see who actually has the product cheapest.
And Honey will tell you the top pick so you don’t have to scroll through every retailer.
But, as this video is about tracking prices, let’s go back to our Amazon tab, and once
again hover over the honey tab on the right.
Here, at the top we’ve got a few options.
We can watch for price drops, or if you don’t have this at the top, just scroll down and
you should have the droplist option on the bottom.
You can ensure you’re selecting the configuration you want, if needed.
Then simply save the item.
So, it was literally one or two clicks to add an item to your droplist.
Now a droplist on Honey is not the same as price tracking.
Remember, with the droplist, you’ll be notified when the price of that items drops.
But as promised, you can price track and track the history of the price in honey.
We’re going to access this the same way, by hovering over our side tab.
And right at the top, we’ve got an option to see the price trand over time.
So click on see price history and a new tab opens displaying a price history chart.
So these Airpods Pro for example were actually cheaper on October 11, 12, and 13.
I think that was the Prime Early Access sale pricing.
How cool is this?
I’m showing you Amazon as an example, but Honey tracks prices across retailers as well.
So, let’s go back to our chart here and you can use the dropdowns to see the price
history from a whole whack of retailers, plus you can adjust the timeline to be last 30,
60 or 120 days.
So, to keep things fresh, let’s search amazon for one of the items off of Oprahs favorite
things 2022 list to see how Honey does.
So, maybe I want this ridiculous toaster, panini press and warming rack all in one.
OK so Honey pops up right away and already alerts me of a price drop on this item.
Gotta love it.
I’m going to add this to my droplist to see if it goes down further for black friday.
But you’ll also notice, if 2 clicks is too many, you can hover right over the honey price
change button right on the listing and then click to track price history.
Now, without making this video all about Honey and how great it is, it really does have more
awesome features, including the ability to automatically apply coupon codes at checkout.
I know this isn’t technically price tracking, but come on, we’re already here.
And we’re here cuz we love a good deal.
Honey automatically searches for and applies discount codes or coupons when you shop online.
So, as soon as you head to your shopping cart, Honey will pop up and with just one click,
it runs through hundreds of possible discount codes for you.
If it finds one, it’ll reflect in your price, or it’ll tell you if you already have the
best price available.
Gone are the days of searching for discount codes individually before you check out.
Thank you, Honey!
By the way, you can go to joinhoney.com to easily add the Honey extension, or to add
items to your droplist, search your past purchases, review your points and more.
So, if working with the extension isn’t your thing, you can do a lot from this website
as well.
Honey is available for free on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and now as a mobile
extension as well.
Alright, if you’re looking for how to track prices on Amazon specifically and that’s
the only retailer you want to focus on, you’ve got to use another favorite price tracking
extension of mine and that’s CamelCamelCamel - all one word.
With CamelCamelCamel installed, which by the way the actual extension you’re installing
is called The Camilizer, all you have to do is click on the extension from your extension
bar.
You are automatically given a complete price history of that item, including pricing information
on used items.
Holy macaroni.
So, let’s check out another item from Queen Oprah’s favorite things list - let’s see
if the Meta Quest 2 is a good price.
Right from the amazon tab, we’ll click on the camel extension from our extension bar
to view the price history.
Aha!
So, it’s actually not at the best price right now.
In fact, it’s at the highest price.
We’re looking at all-time pricing which is helpful that it goes back so far.
This can give you a really good indication of cyclical timings in the discounts too.
So, the lowest this went was $299, now it’s $100 more at $399.
No bueno.
So what we can do with camelcamelcamel that is so great is we can set our desired price
and ask to be notified if the item drops to that price.
So, we could say alright, we’ll pay 299, then put in our email and click on ‘save
price watches’.
So similar to Honey, CamelCamelCamel notifies you of price drops as well, but it’s really
neat to be able to state the price you want to pay.
Like, don’t bother me with any old price drop, it has to drop to the price I want to
pay.
It just feels so powerful.
Also similar to Honey is that you can do all of this from camelcamelcamel.com as well.
So you can head there directly, or you can click on the price history chart to open that
item info in it’s own tab.
You can search other amazon products right from this website too, if you want.
CamelCamelCamel is available for free on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Edge.
Or, you can actually use CamelCamelCamel as a bookmarklet.
So, if you’re not wild on installing a browser extension, you can add it just above your
bookmark bar and that will allow you to go from the amazon product page to camelcamelcamel
with just once click.
Now, if you’re like woah, that was a lot of information in a little bit of time and
you want a full tutorial on how to use Honey or how to use camelcamelcamel, just let me
know in the comments below.
I’ve also got links to both of these extensions in the description below.
Remember, now is the time to take advantage of price tracking - before the holiday shopping
season to ensure you’re getting the best deal.
No go on and save some money, honey.
So what did you think of my picks for the best price tracking tools and extensions?
What’s your favorite tool?
Let me know in the comments below.
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