So you’ve done all or most of your Christmas shopping and are confident that the prices you found are at least a good deal. But, what if you could save more on your gifts? Or any other purchase, for that matter.

Most retailers now have a price protection guarantee, where if you find a better price within a certain period of time (usually 30 days) you can bring the advertisement in and get a refund. Some even give you an additional discount of around 5% to compensate for you coming into the store. Unfortunately it is a complete hassle to keep looking at advertising after you have already made your purchase. Once again the Internet has come to the rescue.

The first site I found to help with this problem is

refundplease.com. The downside to this site is that it deals solely with Amazon. However it is very effective with Amazon purchases. Just enter the ISBN/ASN, the price you paid, the date, and your email address. Then just sit back and wait for them to find a better price and e-mail you.

Needless to say I was pleased with this find until I came upon PriceProtectr.com. PriceProtectr is a very similar format to refundplease except that they are compatible with 74 retailers. In scanning their list this includes all the big box store (Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, etc.). Another nice feature is they tell you how long each merchant gives you the price guarantee and some tips about their return/price match policies. This service does take a little longer to enter the info because you will have to find a link on the merchant’s website to the item you purchased, but once you spend that little bit of time you are set. Then you can enjoy the holidays and know that you are going to get the best price on the items you purchase for the next 30 days.


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