Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Smart Phone Bargain Hunting

Today's blog post was suggested by my husband Aaron.  He has jumped on the bargain hunting bandwagon.

Aaron has found an app for his iphone (works for any smartphone) that helps you search for the best prices in your area. 

It is a FREE app called RedLaser from Occipital.  You use your smartphone camera to scan UPC codes from items.  After scanning the item your phone will tell you what item you scanned and the best prices tat can be found online and in your local area. 




We tried it with a box of Children's Claritan.  Aaron loaded the app and scanned the UPC code on the box. The app that told him what item he scanned and the best prices that could be found. 



This is what came up...

 scanning the UPC code




The results that came up.



The app told us that the best price could be found at Target locally and at Facevaluesonline.com online.

Give it a try and let me know how it works for you!

1 comment:

  1. That is a cool app. BTW I like the new background and you should check out The Frugalista Find (frugalistafind.blogspot.com) - a woman from my church that runs a similar blog to yours. Lots of great ideas!

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