Price Protectr Blog

Get Your Very Own Price Protectr Widgets!

2008-09-04T02:15:00.000-07:00

Tonight we're happy to announce the launch of our Price Protectr widgets!

The first one is our Hot Deals Widget. The Hot Deals Widget lets visitors search for deals and add alerts. It also lists the most recent price drops so you can help your visitors find the latest great deals.

The second is Your Savings Widget. Your Savings Widget will show your friends how much you're saving! Anytime something you've protected drops in price, your widget will update automatically.

For more information, check out our new widgets page. As always, we're happy to hear your feedback and suggestions!

Two-Fer Tuesday: B&H Photo and Tilly's

2008-09-03T02:56:00.000-07:00

I guess it's technically Two-Fer Wednesday (thanks to the holiday weekend), but you get two new retailers either way! Today's two-fer adds a couple more frequently requested retailers without price protection policies; B&H Photo and Tillys.

We've been adding a lot of retailers without policies lately, but after Amazon discontinued their Post Order Price Guarantee this weekend, we'll get back to retailers with price protection for the next few weeks.

Will Amazon's policy change effect where you make purchases? If you have any favorite retailers with price protection that we don't support here, email us!

Price Protectr announces Price Protection for its Amazon buyers!

2008-08-31T21:26:00.000-07:00

Many who have bought through Amazon have used Amazon's Post-Order Price Guarantee. The guarantee allowed the user to get their money back on the difference of any Amazon price drop within 30 days of buying an item from Amazon.

Users bought with the confidence of getting the lowest Amazon price at the time of purchase and up to 30 days later, a confidence even more important in an economy where more and more people need ways to save money.

It has come to our attention that Amazon has ended their price protection guarantee. It appears that any items ordered as of today will no longer be eligible for price drop rebates at Amazon.

Price Protectr has always been a fan of Amazon (we're die-hard Amazon customers ourselves). Many thousands of Price Protectr user enjoy shopping there, and we lament the loss of this customer benefit.

In light of this development, Price Protectr has decided to accelerate the launch of a new service that will enable faithful Amazon customers to still enjoy the benefits of Amazon's great service while retaining the peace of mind that came from price protection.

Within 60 days, Price Protectr plans to offer price protection to Price Protectr users who shop at Amazon. Details will be announced, but here's the long and short of it: If you're a Price Protectr user who buys from Amazon through one of Price Protectr's services, you'll automatically receive a refund of some or all of the difference between the Amazon purchase price and the reduced Amazon price for a period of time after your purchase.

Please sign up for an account at Price Protectr, for the blog RSS feed, or for the Price Protectr fan page at Facebook, and be the first to know about the launch date.

Thanks, and long live Price Protection!

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Join our Facebook Fan Page!

2008-08-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

We just set up a Facebook fan page! If you use Facebook, head on over and sign up as a Price Protectr fan. We'll be doing some cool promotions and offers in the future (tee shirts, anyone?) and as a Facebook fan, you'll have first dibs :-)

Two-Fer Tuesday: Geeks.com and Zappos

2008-08-26T00:24:00.000-07:00

Today's two fer adds a couple more popularly requested retailers without price protection policies: Geeks.com and Zappos.

A Big Two-Fer Tuesday

2008-08-19T02:32:00.001-07:00

Today's a pretty momentous Two-Fer. For almost two years now, we've been focusing almost exclusively on price protection. A couple months back we introduced deal alerts, price watching, and price targeting -- a few more powerful tools for your online shopping arsenal. We've been getting a lot of requests lately to support retailers without price protection policies so, without further ado, todays Two-Fer adds two popular retailers without price protection policies; Newegg and Ritz Camera.

Newsletter #2 on the Way Out!

2008-08-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

We're in the process of sending out the second ever Price Protectr newsletter! (A couple of you might have gotten two copies, sorry about that :-/)

It's hard to believe the first newsletter was sent out almost a year ago! I don't know about you, but I get hundreds of emails every day, so we try to keep Price Protectr emails to a minimum (except for price drop alerts!). I'd like to send out the newsletters a little more frequently than once a year if people find them useful. We try to keep them short and interesting, and we welcome any feedback you might have. If you're a new user or didn't receive the newsletter, you can read it online.

We have also updated our privacy policy to reflect some of the new services we're providing such as deal alerts, price targeting, and price watching. Not much has changed policy-wise -- we still value the privacy of each and every user and will never sell your personal information to third parties -- but we changed the organization a bit so it's worth a look over if you're interested.

Lots of cool new stuff in the works, so come back soon. And, as always, thanks for using Price Protectr!

Go For The Gold With Price Protectr (Two-Fer Tuesday)

2008-08-12T01:47:00.001-07:00

You may not be competing in the Olympics this time around, but you can still purchase all the swag! Today's two-fer adds the NBC Universal Store and the Official US Olympic Shop. So go ahead, dress like the athletes. We'll help you keep some of that gold in your wallet.

Looking for Users in the SF Bay Area

2008-08-05T22:22:00.000-07:00

Calling all Price Protectr users living in the San Francisco Bay area! A nationally syndicated television show is looking to do a piece on us, and we need some enthusiastic users to go in front of the cameras and tell the everyone about your Price Protectr experience. The show will be broadcast in over 65 million housholds, so tell your mom and your friends to tune in. Oh, and shoot us an email with your contact information if you're interested in helping out!

Two-Fer Tuesday: AutoAnything and Ice.com

2008-08-05T12:34:00.000-07:00

Today's two-fer adds the popular jewelry store Ice.com and auto-store AutoAnything which has an incredible 360 day price protection policy!

Price Protectr finds a $1,847.00 price drop!

2008-08-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

We see a lot of big price drops around here, and usually they're on big ticket items like HDTVs. Well today we found one on a collection of books at Amazon marked down from $1,862.00 to $15.00. That's a pretty sweet price drop!

Unfortunately, the item has sold out in the amount of time it's taken me to write this blog post, but I did happen to grab a screenshot with 2 items left:

So keep protecting your purchases. You never know how much you'll save!

Two-Fer Tuesday: Blue Nile Canada and eToys

2008-07-29T15:26:00.000-07:00

Today's two-fer adds Blue Nile Canada and eToys!

Looking for Guest Bloggers!

2008-07-28T14:02:00.000-07:00

Like saving money and finding great deals? Want to write pieces that will be read by thousands of people? Well, the Price Protectr blog is looking for guest bloggers!

Whether it's a one-time story about saving money, a monthly product review, or a weekly roundup of the best deals, we're looking for users who can help make the Price Protectr blog a better resource for shoppers across the web.

Interested? Shoot us an email with some of your ideas!

We've Protected $23 Million!

2008-07-14T17:15:00.000-07:00

Wow! Lowlo has not been lounging around the pool this summer. This morning we discovered that we passed the $23 million mark! That's one busy owl.

Don't forget to tell your friends about our newest ways of helping you save when you shop, including deal alerts, price watching, and price targeting!

Lowlo's got your back, so enjoy your summer road trips, festivals, concerts, and shopping! We'll keep watching prices for you.

Useful Websites and a Certified CleanToolbar

2008-07-10T16:19:00.000-07:00

Price Protectr has been getting some internet props recently.

We were listed among the top 100 Insanely Useful Web Tools You Never Knew You Needed. There are a lot of really great sites on there -- definitely worth bookmarking.

And, as if that isn't cool enough, we were recently awarded the Softpedia 100% Clean Award certifying that the Price Protectr Toolbar is free from spyware and malware:

Softpedia guarantees that Price Protectr Toolbar 1.0 is 100% CLEAN, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

This software product was tested thoroughly and was found absolutely clean, therefore it can be installed with no concern by any computer user.

There ya go, just another testament to the high quality of service we strive to provide for all our users. Keep telling your friends about us, linking us from your blog, and keep coming back! The more you use Price Protectr, the more money we can help you save!

Good News for Best Buy Premier Silver Members!

2008-07-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

If you're a Best Buy Reward Zone Premier Silver member, Price Protectr just got a little easier. Log into your account settings and choose the Premier Silver checkbox from your retailer-specific options, and we'll price protect all your Best Buy purchases for the extended 45 days!

Two-Fer Tuesday: Pottery Barn Kids and Sony Style Canada

2008-07-08T01:23:00.001-07:00

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend (in the US anyway)! Todays two-fer adds Pottery Barn Kids and one for our Canadian users, Sony Style Canada.

If you live outside the US and have a favorite store with a price protection policy, let us know! We love adding more non-US retailers.

Updates for the Price Protectr Toolbar

2008-07-03T03:14:00.000-07:00

The Price Protectr Toolbar for Firefox now supports price watching and price targeting! We also added a bunch of sweet new icons. Pretty cool.

If you have the extension, make sure to update it to get the great new functionality. And, if you use Firefox and still don't have the toolbar, you can download it here. It even hides away when you don't need it (we know how valuable your screen space is).

For all you Internet Explorer users, our IE toolbar is coming soon!

Two-Fer Tuesday: Micro Center and ShopNBC

2008-07-01T02:17:00.000-07:00

Today's Two-Fer adds Micro Center and ShopNBC!

We've Protected $22 Million in Purchases!

2008-06-24T05:50:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

We hit another milestone this morning! We've protected over $22 million in purchases.

Lowlo still wants to do more. Don't forget to tell your friends about our newest ways of helping you save when you shop, including deal alerts, price watching, and price targeting!

Thanks again for keeping Lowlo happy!

Two-Fer Tuesday: Pottery Barn and Visions Electronics

2008-06-24T02:24:00.000-07:00

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

Cool News and a New Retailer?

2008-06-20T02:00:00.000-07:00

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.

Two-Fer Tuesday: eBags and New York & Company

2008-06-17T03:07:00.000-07:00

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!

Introducing Price Watching and Price Targeting!

2008-06-16T01:59:00.000-07:00

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.

There's a New Toolbar In Town

2008-06-13T02:34:00.000-07:00

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!