What's Shakin'?

Price Protectr was mentioned today in CNN Money's article Never pay retail again. We're part of the "Triad of Shopping Awesomeness"... and I can't really argue with that.

Check out the article for the bit on us, as well as a bunch of other great money-saving tips!

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I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend. Today's two-fer is comin atcha a little late... but better late than never, right?

Tonight we've added a couple more popular retailers -- HSN and Sam's Club.

If you plan on using Sam's Club, you'll have to log into your MyStuff account and set your preferred Sam's Club store number in your account settings. Don't have an account yet? Why not sign up today! Creating an account is free and you get access to a bunch of cool stuff.

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First, an introduction. I'm James, co-founder and CEO of Price Protectr. I've been promising Dave for months that I would blog, so he finally called me out. I hope this post is useful to you, and I look forward to your feedback.

I want to thank everyone who has been using Price Protectr. We're proud of our user focus, transparency, reliability, and the way we keep our promises. Months ago Dave introduced "Two for Tuesday", and sure enough we have added two new retailers every week ever since. The Toolbar has gotten lots of use, and we encourage you to share this valuable tool with your friends. We've been growing steadily, and we have some exciting developments coming soon.

It's pretty strange when I see ads clearly targeting me when I haven't even entered a search term related to the ads. Many of you already know that major ad networks are finding ways of getting you to accept cookies that follow you around as you surf the internet. The ad people are calling it Behavioral Advertising. While we're all in favor of relevant content, shouldn't it be delivered in a way that is transparent to the internet user?

Here at Price Protectr, we're big supporters of opt-in, not opt-out. In other words, advertisers should let you know what you're getting into BEFORE you start providing them with your browsing habits.

Here's an easy way to see what I mean. Below you'll find a link to a website by the Network Advertising Initiative. The site checks your browser for cookies placed by the ad networks and allows you to opt-out. I used the site and I found out I had SEVEN cookies I didn't know about, and I empty my cache every session (I use Firefox). FYI, Safari users have a default setting that generally prevents cookies.

In the meantime, check it out and see how many cookies you've been harboring.

http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp

Interesting to note: it uses a cookie to log your decision to opt-0ut. If you delete the cookie, you have to opt-out again later.

We hope NAI will be even more proactive in helping the consumer control their online experience, and in protecting online privacy.

Hopefully, the day will come soon when you can get relevant, targeted, opt-in advertising messages through a transparent, opt-in service. A complete shopping companion, if you will. We think Lowlo likes the idea, and we hope you do, too. Watch this space for developments soon...

Today's two-fer adds Lenovo and Sephora!

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Today we tipped the 20 million dollar mark for protected items. Thanks to all our users out there. Keep coming back and we'll keep working hard to save you some money. (And don't forget to tell your friends about us, they'll thank you for it!)

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Today's two-fer is a good one if you're a cyclist or buy gifts for one! We've added Blue Sky Cycles and Price Point, two online retailers with great price protection (and matching) policies.

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We know what a pain it can be to find old receipts when you need them for things like price adjustments or warranty claims. Is it on the table? In your wallet? The circular filing cabinet?

With our new receipt upload feature, finding that receipt is just one click away! Head on into your MyStuff account and click the "Upload Receipt" link next to the item you'd like to attach a receipt to. If you bought your item online, simply save your confirmation page and upload that or, if you bought it in the store, dust off that scanner you never use and scan it in! Either way, we're happy to save it, and you'll know where it is when you need it.

Questions? Feedback? Comments? Let us know!

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Today's two fer adds Hewlett Packard and Horchow to our list of supported retailers.

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Did you know? We add new retailers every week! If you have any favorite retailers with a price protection policy, let us know and we'll do our best to get them added! We love getting suggestions and comments too! If you enjoy using Price Protectr or have anything in particular you'd like to see added, send us an email!

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