Amazon.com is one of the best places to shop online (or anywhere). The selection is incredible, the user reviews are a huge help in deciding which products to buy, and Amazon Prime is addictive in its ability to get you almost anything in two days.
Perhaps you have your eye on a product, but feel it's still a little too expensive. Maybe you'd like to know if it was ever sold for less than the current price. Check out this website:
Camelcamelcamel (I'll call it "CCC") does two main things. First, it shows you a price history for products, so you can see if the price has ever been lower than it is right now. Notice that in the chart below, you can see that 3TG's favorite desktop mouse, the Logitech Performance MX, which is going for $45 as of this post, was listed for $85 about 15 days ago. If you had purchased the mouse at one of these peak times (or even the average price of around $75), you would have missed one of the several times it hit $50:
Seeing price histories is fine, but how do you know when to buy? Where CCC shines is its price alerts. First, you sign up for a free account with CCC. Then, search for the product you're interested in. Next, enter the price you're hoping the product comes down to. This can either be based on an actual previous amount, or if you're very patient, you can enter a hypothetical sale price (maybe that mouse will go for $20 for a day). That's it! Now, every time the price drops below the price you've set, you'll receive a notification.
Sometimes it's hard to resist pulling the trigger on an online purchase. But if you take a moment to check the prices on products you purchase at Amazon, you just might save a lot of money this holiday season.