Add This To Your Browser To Cut Your Online Shopping Costs

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Add This To Your Browser To Cut Your Online Shopping Costs

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Do you want to ensure you always get the best discounts when shopping online? Then download these browser extensions that will do all of the work for you so you never pay more than you should.

Capital One Shopping

Whether you download the app or add this extension to your Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari Browser, you’ll find yourself saving in various ways.

First, Capital One Shopping will check prices for you to see which seller has the best deal. 

And if you’re shopping in person, you can get this same functionality by using the app to simply scan the barcode of the product you want to purchase.

Second, the browser extension tracks prices so you can strike the second an item goes on sale. 

Rather than checking prices manually to see if they dropped, Capital One Shopping will send you notifications for hassle-free savings.

Third, this extension checks for coupon codes when you add a product to your shopping cart. It will ensure that any coupon code is valid and not expired, and it will also apply the promo with the biggest discount if there are several available.

Lastly, you can earn rewards as you shop with the extension installed on your browser. Once you earn enough credits, you can exchange them for gift cards from your favorite retailers.

Ibotta

Some people like to shop online because they get great deals, compare prices, and find coupon codes easily. Others love online shopping because of the whole cash-back aspect.

When it comes to cash back, Ibotta is one of the best browser extensions around. It works on Firefox and Chrome and is linked to over 1,000 retailers (including online grocery delivery services like Instacart), so your favorites are bound to be covered.  

Make a purchase through Ibotta, and you’ll earn cash back. Once you surpass the $20 mark, you can cash out via bank transfer, PayPal, or gift card.

Honey

This browser extension is so “sweet” because it gives you multiple ways to save without effort. It works on all of the major browsers out there, including Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, and Edge, and like the other extensions in this list, Honey is 100 percent free.

Amazon shoppers will find Honey to be particularly helpful in finding the best deals. Instead of having to scroll through various Amazon sellers to find the best price for a product, Honey will pinpoint the cheapest option for you, including sales tax and shipping. In doing so, it can help you save a ton of time and money.

Another useful Honey feature is its price history. If you want to buy a product but can wait, Honey will let you know when the price drops so you can purchase it on sale. And since you get to see past prices, you’ll get a better idea of how much you should pay for that item if you decide to wait.

What about coupons? Honey has them for over 30,000 retailers, and it will look for ones that can be applied to your purchase when checking out.

Last but not least, Honey will also help you earn cash back on purchases. It officially calls this “Honey Gold,” and once you get enough of it, you can convert it into gift cards to buy even more stuff at popular retailers.