Shopping Apps for Computer

[LMichaels]

Does anyone know if there is an addon to say MS Edge Or Google Chrome that can watch the price of an item you are shopping for online and flag you when the price drops? Looking all though Amazon and cannot find any function for that in either their web site or actual Android app. I can't believe they aof all sites don't have this. So is there a browser add on that can watch the web et al and alert you to this?

 

[BFletcher]

I've never checked to see if such capability exists; I can only say that www.camelcamelcamel.com will enable you to see historic trends.

But, honestly, please don't spend that much on me this year!

 

[DanHoo]

https://camelcamelcamel.com/ for amazon.

I would not put an extension on a browser. It is like malware.

You might as well give them your full name, DOB and the last 8 numbers of your SSN.

 

[DanHoo]

I've never checked to see if such capability exists; I can only say that www.camelcamelcamel.com will enable you to see historic trends.

But, honestly, please don't spend that much on me this year!

camelcamelcamel has price alerts.

 

[BFletcher]

Thanks @DanHoo

 

[LMichaels]

Thanks I will give it a whirl

 

[Ed P]

https://camelcamelcamel.com/ for amazon.

I would not put an extension on a browser. It is like malware.

You might as well give them your full name, DOB and the last 8 numbers of your SSN.

2017 Equifax hack, 147 million people. I was one.

2022 Health Net hack, 3.3 million people. I was one.

2013 Yahoo hack, 3 billion people. I was one.

2023 23andMe hack, 6.9 million people, nope , they missed me on that one.

Pretty sure all my info is out there already.

 

[Jay D in Jersey]

Does anyone know if there is an addon to say MS Edge Or Google Chrome that can watch the price of an item you are shopping for online and flag you when the price drops? Looking all though Amazon and cannot find any function for that in either their web site or actual Android app. I can't believe they aof all sites don't have this. So is there a browser add on that can watch the web et al and alert you to this?

SlickDeals has price alerts...they have an app and website

 

[LMichaels]

2017 Equifax hack, 147 million people. I was one.

2022 Health Net hack, 3.3 million people. I was one.

2013 Yahoo hack, 3 billion people. I was one.

2023 23andMe hack, 6.9 million people, nope , they missed me on that one.

Pretty sure all my info is out there already.

I had all that same thing happen and then some. Never used an extension. IDK how but it seems if the nasty part of our society wants to hurt us they can with out too much issue. I then had to lock up all 3 credit bureaus. Sadly now, because I did all this in such a panic, I lost all the info of how I did it and the login and passwords and now even though I have an over 800 credit score I cannot get credit because now I will have to write to them to unlock all this crap.

 

[Ed P]

I had all that same thing happen and then some. Never used an extension. IDK how but it seems if the nasty part of our society wants to hurt us they can with out too much issue. I then had to lock up all 3 credit bureaus. Sadly now, because I did all this in such a panic, I lost all the info of how I did it and the login and passwords and now even though I have an over 800 credit score I cannot get credit because now I will have to write to them to unlock all this crap.

In my limited experience, there are very, very few financial institutions that don't offer fraud protection. It's just one of those uncomfortable facts of internet life. As a society, we are heading away from being identified by a single series of digits such as SSN or DOB...that info is just too commonly available.

By all means, Larry, do whatever you need to do to untangle the mess! It's probably going to take time and patience, but better to do it now than doing it later when you might be under pressure.