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Labels: deals, prices, savings, statistics

Today's two-fer adds Pottery Barn and Visions Electronics (another one for our Canadian users)!

Labels: retailers

We usually add new retailers on Tuesday, but today's TGIF!

It turns out Zappos terminated their famous price protection policy way back in February, and we totally missed it. Anyway, we've removed them from our supported retailer list and added ShoeMall in their place. They have a 15 day price protection policy and a 110% price match guarantee. Not too bad!

But, before you start thinking price protection policies are on their way out, consider Best Buy's new Reward Zone Premier Silver Membership; if you spend $2500 a year at Best Buy, you qualify for their program which offers a sweet 45 day price protection policy, among other things (thanks Chris). And, if you're someone who spends $2500 a year at Best Buy, you can definitely use Price Protectr! We'll be adding support for BBRZPSMs within the next few days.

Labels: announcements, retailers

If you're a new Price Protectr user, you might be wondering what this whole two-fer thing is...

Well, we add two new retailers every Tuesday! Todays two-fer adds eBags.com and New York & Company, two frequently requested retailers.

And, as a little Tuesday extra, we were mentioned yesterday in an article on MarketWatch -- How to use the Web to save on grocery bills, dining out and more!

Labels: retailers

For about a year and a half, Price Protectr has been providing shoppers with free price protection notification. We've protected almost $22 million in purchases and notified our users to over $1.2 million in price drops. That's not too shabby, especially considering how stoked we were to hit $10,000 in savings back in the day.

Earlier this month we launched deal alerts which allow shoppers to sign up for keyword-based alerts on the best deals we come across on the web. We've already sent out hundreds of deal alerts, and our users are snatching up some pretty sweet deals.

Today we're happy to announce the next evolution of Price Protectr as your shopping companion: price targeting and price watching.


Price Targeting allows you to set a price on an item you're looking to buy, and we'll notify you when the price drops below your target price.

Price Watching lets you add an item you're interested in, and we notify you when the price changes.

Price watching and price targeting -- just two more tools in your shopping arsenal to help you get the best price before you buy.

There are also 2 new sections in your My Stuff account to help manage all your watched and targeted items. And, when you actually decide to buy one of them, adding them for price protection is as simple as clicking the "Move to Price Protection" link!

As always, Price Protectr is completely free to use. So go nuts! And let us know if you have any comments or suggestions, we're always happy to hear from our users.

Labels: announcements, new features

There's an updated Firefox toolbar tonight! We removed some of the buttons to make it simpler and leave room for more coupons. We also added the ability to add a deal alert right from the toolbar, making it easier to set alerts as you shop.

What's that, you still haven't heard of our toolbar? It has a lot of features to help you put money back in your wallet, and it even hides away when you're not using it. Check out our toolbar page for more info!

Labels: announcements, toolbar

Today's two-fer adds Blue Nile and Endless!

Labels: retailers

Thanks to PriceProtectr reminding me, I got $107 back from Circuit City on my new Sony HDTV! Thank you ever so much.

-Carolyn E
Lexington, SC

Thanks, Carolyn!

Labels: fan mail

James here, co-founder of www.priceprotectr.com. As most of you know, we're big on consumer choice and transparency. Here's the latest about cookies.

As you may recall from an earlier post, a non-profit organization called the Network Advertising Initiative has a site that scans your computer for regular cookies from the ad networks. You can also opt out of cookies from 15 of the biggest online ad networks (including DoubleClick, Yahoo!, Blue Lithium, and 24/7). Check it out at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Don't breathe that sigh of relief just yet. Here's a tidbit even many Intellinetsia don't know. Adobe released something called "Flash cookies" in their most recent build. It allows a site with flash to store up to 100kb of information on your computer (cookies are only 1kb). The only way to know if you have one is to go to Adobe's site; as far as I can tell, current browsers do not have the capability of deleting flash cookies. After I ran the test, I discovered that my computer must have had 100 flash cookies. I deleted them all and denied further flash cookies.

To check your computer for flash cookies, go to the Macromedia website here:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager06.html

Labels: behavioral advertising, cookies, flash cookies, privacy

Today's two-fer adds high-performance computer maker Alienware and Mens' Clothier Jos. A. Bank. Just in time to catch the Father's Day sales!

Labels: retailers

Every once in a while we get contacted by reporters looking to interview Price Protectr users. This time, we're looking for users in Columbus, Ohio. If you or someone you know are interested in being interviewed and maybe even being on TV, send us an email!

Labels: announcements

We added a cool new feature this weekend called deal alerts! Tired of looking through Sunday circulars and comparison shopping? Let all the great deals come to you! Head on over to our deals page, tell us what you're looking for, and sit back and relax. We'll email you when we find great coupons and price drops! And, of course, all your deal alerts are super easy to manage from your My Stuff account.

Labels: new features