Apps to improve your holiday shopping | 0 Comments
By evp on 11-09-2011 09:13 PM
The holidays will be here before you know it and if you’re like me the thought of all that shopping can be a little daunting. I want to make sure I’m getting a good deal, but I don’t want to spend a whole month at home reading consumer reports and polling my friends and family for product reviews. This season, apps will be more commonly used to help shoppers check prices, reviews, availability and even get coupons when the GPS notices they are nearby. The best apps will be unique for each shopper depending on their store and product preference so shop the app market for your Android or Apple-based device.
Some tips from USA Today to help you shop smartly with your mobile device:
•Limit the number of shopping-related apps you download. “Definitely don’t overload yourself, because you likely won’t use those 10 apps,” says Dan Shust, innovation director at the digital marketing agency, Resource Interactive. Six or so key ones are probably all you’ll need, recommends Sterneckert.
•Consider an app to keep track of your receipts, no small task at the holidays. Shust recommends Lemon, which does a quick scan of receipts and keeps them organized on your phone.
•Many apps let you keep your holiday shopping lists handy, a big plus if you want to avoid overspending.
•Stick with store apps that truly add utility. Among other things, Home Depot’s will scan QR bar codes in the store and pull up reviews of products you’re considering.
- Jayne O’Donnell, USA Today: Read more at USA Today