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Combyo Aggregates Deal Sites for Fast Bargain Searching

1:06AM Kevin Purdy | US-centric: Got a product you want to find for a steal, but not enough time to run through Fatwallet, Slickdeals, BensBargains, or any other of the deep-discount sites? Deal aggregator Combyo gives you results on any product, filtered by date, source, or category, and lets you set email price alerts for anything that’s just not cheap enough yet. It’s fairly similar in purpose to previously-mentioned Dealighted, but the interface is a lot cleaner and easier to run through (Original Dealighted post). Combyo [via MakeUseOf.com] More »

Save Money by Learning Target’s Sale Secrets

2:30AM Kevin Purdy | Budget blog Wise Bread points out a number of ways to save money next time you’re planning to hit your local red-themed big box store. Turns out there’s a number of ways to get huge discounts on items nobody may know are on sale at Target. Some items end up on “secret clearance,” so bringing your bigger purchases to the self-scanners might reveal hefty discounts. There’s also a semi-secret weekly schedule of discounts in certain departments: More »

Automate Household Shopping with Amazon Subscribe & Save

3:00AM Gina Trapani | Sick of running out to buy diapers, shampoo, or laundry detergent again? A new service from Amazon called Subscribe & Save ships regular deliveries of discounted household items on a schedule you determine. “Subscribe” to, say, your favourite brand of paper towels and set Amazon to ship you a few packages every 1, 2, 3, or 6 months. Amazon waives the shipping fee, gives you 15% off their regular price for the towels, emails you before each shipment goes out (with an option to cancel), and charges you only when they ship. I haven’t tried the service myself yet (it’s in beta, and only applies to household items, not books, CDs or DVDs), but it sure looks like a handy way to automate your shopping and save cash, gas, and time. Anyone out there Subscribe & Save’ing? Let us know how it is in the comments. Subscribe & Save [Amazon.com via MOLI] More »

Compare Grocery Store Sales with GroceryGuide

3:30AM Tamar Weinberg | US-centric: Compare sales at numerous local grocers with GroceryGuide, a webapp that accesses sales from hundreds of supermarkets and chains around the nation. GroceryGuide shows price trends and fluctuations as well as recipes that can be made with each food item. Additionally, the site lists coupons that can be further applied to discounted items. While GroceryGuide is missing one of my favourite supermarkets on its list, it still has a decent representation of many chains throughout the country and does a good job locating bargains without the need to visit each individual shop’s website to view the circulars. GroceryGuide.com More »