Shop Savvy

Today I downloaded a free app called Shop Savvy. It is a barcode scanner that tells you the price of an item at stores within a certain distance from you plus online retailers. I installed it because Sean and I were curious about the value of some really nice red wine glasses we won at a fundraiser last Sunday.

Well, it just so happens that I went to Home Depot shortly after getting this app to get air filters and a filter for our refrigerator. I approached a couple of employees to help me find the one for the fridge. They led me to the section and found the one I needed. I asked how much it was going to cost, and the guy wasn't sure. He told his co-worker to get out her "phone" (which actually was a store scanner). Before she could get it out I remembered about my handy dandy app. Little did I know how useful it would be!

These same employees proceed to tell me that people are always walking around the store with their phones out scanning things because Home Depot will meet or beat any competitor's price by 10%! I scanned the item that they wanted $39.99 for and lo and behold Shop Savvy tells me that Walmart has them for $29.25. Score! They matched it plus an additional $2.93 off!




Anybody else know of stores with meet or beat policies? I can't wait to use this FREE app again!

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