Smartphone Apps for Year-Round Shopping

Holiday shopping is underway. Shoppers are still looking for deals, and a variety of cellphone
apps can help with that. What’s more, these apps are useful for comparison shopping year round.

Coupon Sherpa (available on Android and Apple phones) allows you to search through hundreds
of coupons from stores and restaurants, both local and chains. A feature of this app is an “instore”
list, showing which stores have coupons available. All you have to do is show the cashier
the coupon code when you are ready to pay.

RedLaser (available on Android, Apple, and Windows phones) enables barcode scanning with
your camera phone, so you can compare prices of items in stores. This lets you know if
something is available for less at another store or even online.5

Slice (available on Android and Apple phones) is an organizational app for online shopping. It lets
you know if any item you have already purchased is available for less now. Because some
retailers will refund you the price difference if you show them an item you bought from them that is
now available for less, you can save money even after the fact. And you can use the app to store
e-receipts for possible refunds or returns.

Reference:
Huddleston, C. (2014, November 24). Best apps for holiday shoppers. Kiplinger.com. Retrieved
       December 2, 2014, from http://www.kiplinger.com/article/spending/T050-C011-S001-best-                appsfor-  holiday-shoppers.html.