Price-Tracking Tools for Holiday Savings

This holiday season, many of us will be shopping online to find the best deals on holiday gifts, but online bargains can frequently fluctuate many times over the course of a day. Here are a few tools you can use to prevent you from overpaying.

First, when it comes to shopping on Amazon, the key to saving is to knowing a product's price history. Sites like CamelCamelCamel show you how the price of the item has gone up or down over time. Simply paste the Amazon URL or product keyword and you'll instantly see how prices have changed. And if you sign up for a free account, you can get alerts about when the perfect time to buy is.

Next, check out Invisible Hand for deals with some of the biggest web retailers. For deals with over 600 supported stores, simply download the web browser extension and Invisible Hand will discreetly notify you if the product you're shopping for is available for less from another retailer. And, as an added bonus, Invisible hand works with hotels, rental-cars and flights, too.

Finally, for the browsing extension that can do it all, check out PriceZombie. This tool combines the best of the previously mentioned tools by showing you a product's price history while also telling you where it's being sold for the lowest price. If a price drops on a product you've already purchased, PriceZombie will notify you with enough time to request a refund for the difference.

There are a lot of great price tracking tools out there -- these are just a few. Give one of them a try this holiday season to save money while you're gifting.

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