11 Browser Extensions To Save You Money And Time
There’s a better way to save money than cutting coupons from a store ad or downloading an app with a barcode scanner to your smartphone. Browser extensions are a type of “plug-in” that you can download to your web browsers, such as Safari or Google Chrome. It takes the time and effort out of searching for the best deals by doing the bargain hunting for you. Here are the top 12 browser extensions that are worth downloading.
Honey Browser Extension
Honey is a browser extension that helps you find the best coupon codes on the internet when you shop online. It automatically applies the code when you complete your order. So instead of using a separate tab on your internet browser to search for coupons, you can just do your normal shopping and Honey will do the hunting for you.
It is also designed to find the lowest prices possible when you shop on Amazon. You might not find that Honey can save you a great deal of money on Amazon as they tend to have relatively cheap prices to begin with. But Honey will do what it can to find the item with the lowest shipping or tax fee, which can save you as much as $20 in some cases even if you don’t have Prime. Amazon uses DropList to tell you if the item you’re looking at is the cheapest available.
If you like to plan your shopping in advance, you can add a product to your DropList and Honey will let you know when the lowest price is available. Set your monitor for 30, 60 or 90 days and Honey will notify you via email with the best discount. You can also use Honey Travel to look for the best deals and vouchers on flights and hotels.
When you sign up with Honey, you will have to create an account, which you can do with your email address or FaceBook login. Then you can earn HoneyGold, which is the site’s term for cashback on eligible purchases. To use your HoneyGold, you click on the appropriate button when completing a transaction. You may even get 100 percent off your entire purchase as a surprise thank-you bonus for using the service.
To recap, Honey saves you money and time in two ways. First, it applies coupons to your account automatically without you having to search for them. Next, it gives you cash back on every purchase. Honey needs to know what website you’re shopping on to search for your coupons and give you money back.
The website gets a commission from the merchant you purchase your items from. So if you shop on Amazon, Honey gets paid by getting a cut from Amazon on what you bought. Then, they take this money and give a portion of it back to you in the form of cashback. Keep in mind that this doesn’t mean you pay more. In fact, Honey takes a cut by giving you cash back. The website is free to use and guarantees that it does not share or sell your information. It is available for use on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Just be sure your ad blockers are turned off, so you get full Honey access during your online shopping.
Ebates Browser Extension
Ebates is similar to Honey because it’s a website that gives you cash back when you use it as a browser extension. After downloading the site, you can use the Cash Back Button at checkout to activate cash back directly on the store’s website instead of going through the Ebates portal first, which saves you time. Then, Ebates will automatically apply your coupons at checkout.
One of the advantages of using Ebates over Honey is that Ebates tells you exactly what your cash back percentages are before you buy. There is a wide variety of rotating offers from several different retailers that you can choose from so you can compare exactly how much money you’ll save or get back depending on what offer you choose and where you shop. For example, Ebates might tell you that you can save 1 percent back at Walmart and 2 percent back at Target. Then you can decide where to shop.
Ebates is free to use and offers a bonus $10 Walmart gift card for signing up. You can use it to shop at over 2000 stores. Register via your email address or Facebook login. Refer a friend to the website, and you’ll get a $25 bonus. Ebates is compatible with Google Chrome.
Gumdrop by Goodshop Browser Extension
Gumdrop is Goodshop’s version of the online shopping tool. It features a coupon website that helps members find good deals and then donates a portion of the shopper’s proceeds to a charity or school of the shopper’s choice. This allows you to save money and give back at the same time.
After downloading the browser extension for free, a flashing icon will appear in your toolbar. This will light up if the browser you’re shopping in has a coupon you can use. You’ll also get alerts for coupons when you’re shopping online at your favorite stores. You can check out how much a store will donate on the search engine results page and then keep track of the amount of money you raised for your charity. You’ll want to make sure that you remember to activate your coupons at checkout so that they work. You can use Gumdrop on Safari, Firebox, and Chrome.
The Camelizer Browser Extension by CamelCamelCamel
CamelCamelCamel is an Amazon price-tracking website responsible for the creation of Camelizer. It works by tracking the price history of items that are sold on Amazon so that members can see the product’s regular price. This helps shoppers get a better idea of when a product goes on sale and how much they can save at any given time. As a member, you’ll have access to price history charts without having to leave the page you are shopping on. It works well with Best Buy, Newegg and Amazon websites.
You can also set up alerts so that you’ll be notified when an item you are interested in drops in price. It works with Firefox, Safari, and Chrome and can be used in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Canada, Italy, China, Spain, and the United States.
Slice Watch Browser Extension
Slice Watch works similarly to other browser extensions by monitoring prices, so you don’t have to spend time doing that. Its manufactures describe it as an intelligent shopping assistant that allows you to track product prices during online shopping. Then, you’ll get notifications when there is a price drop on a product you are interested in.
The best places to use it is at retailers such as Target, Amazon, and Best Buy. When you shop at these stores, you’ll see a teal colored icon pop up in the top right-hand corner of your browser. Click this icon when you like a product and want to track it. Slice Watch will do the rest of the work by tracking it and letting you know when it goes on sale. Use this browser extension on Chrome.
Amazon Assistant Browser Extension
If you shop on Amazon a lot, you might as well download its browser extension, Amazon Assistant. It’s designed specifically for Amazon shoppers to give you a price comparison on all products you’re interested in. Check out the Deal of the Day, which features products with some of the best markdowns that only stick around for 24 hours.
Amazon Assistant also gives you access to AmazonSmile, which is a program that automatically donates a percentage of your purchase to charity without charging you extra. Finally, you can use Amazon Assistant to make in-store purchases as many stores price match with Amazon. Use the Amazon Assistant feature to see if you can find a better deal online and then take it to a store if you need an item now.
InvisibleHand Browser Extension
Invisible Hand is a great option if you’re a traveler because it automatically helps you find the lowest price on hotels, rental cars, and flights. When you search for travel options online, Invisible Hand will notify you if the items you’re looking at are offered at a discounted price on another website.
To use it, scroll through a drop-down menu, search through the price comparisons, and click on the link that connects you to the lower price. The average savings per purchase is only $7.50, but the website claims it has helped its users save over $1 billion so far. You can use it with Firefox, Safari, and Chrome.
Cently Coupons at Checkout Browser Extension
Cently, formerly Coupons at Checkout, will automatically try coupon codes for you and apply the best one at checkout! Cently Coupons at Checkout automatically searches for coupon codes without you asking for the browser extension to do it. By the time you’re ready to check out, Cently Coupons at Checkout inserts any codes that will help you save money. Just look for the Cently Coupons at Checkout box that will pop up on the right-hand side of your screen.
The website will then apply any coupon codes that are suitable for a discount. It will even find multiple discount codes if applicable. You can use it on Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.
Swagbucks Browser Extension
Swagbucks is a plugin that helps you earn Swagbucks or money back by doing the online shopping you would have normally done anyway. You can earn money by watching videos, using a search engine to find coupons, or browsing different websites. Once you get enough Swagbucks, you can trade them in for gift cards to places like Walmart or Amazon. You can also get money through PayPal.
Swagbucks uses a point system to keep track of your money. Every time you make a purchase that Swagbucks acknowledges, you receive a certain amount of points that can be redeemed for real money or gift cards. Let's say you get 4 percent cash back on your Amazon purchase. Swagbucks uses an affiliate code when you check out and shares the commission with you. If you searched on Amazon for printer ink and then used Swagbucks 4 percent cash back, you could pay for the ink with a credit card that gives you an additional 1 or 2 percent back and get even more money!
PriceBlink Browser Extension
PriceBlink works with Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. It searches thousands of merchants while you are shopping on site to see if any competitors offer a lower price on the item you’re looking it. When it finds a match, a small display bar with a drop-down menu will pop up so that you can see your price options. Then you can click on the link that will take you to the store that sells the item for cheaper.
For example, if you’re shopping online at Gap for clothes, PriceBlink will scour the internet to see if the item is sold cheaper anywhere else. It will show you which retailers offer deals or coupons and then it lets you decide which site to purchase from. If there are no deals available, you can save the item and PriceBlink will continue to track it until a deal is found.
Wallaby Browser Extension
If you have several different credit cards open, it can be hard to keep track of your points and rewards system. This can make it tough to know which card is best for your online purchases, especially because you earn different points for different categories such as clothing, groceries or electronics.
Wallaby is a browser extension that allows you to earn the more rewards or money back on your purchases by advising you on which credit card to use with each of your transactions. So you can shop as you normally do and when you’re ready to check out, a Wallaby icon will pop up and tell you which one of your credit cards will get you the most cash back. It works with Chrome.
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