Compare Prices via Text Message!
Friday, June 23rd, 2006The thing I least like about shopping in old-fashioned brick and mortar stores is my inability to easily comparison shop like I can online. When I buy a product online, I can go hit Pricegrabber or Amazon and find out if I’m getting the best possible price for what I want. But in the meatspace, I don’t have that ability.
Or at least, I didn’t until now. Yesterday, I discovered TicTap, a nifty service that lets you search Amazon via your cell phone. Just text-message their phone number (763-807-3927) with the UPC code (no dashes or spaces), ISBN number, or keyword that describes the product you want to search for. In a few moments, you’ll receive a response with the price on Amazon, the number of reviews it has received, and the average rating out of five stars that it has received from users.
It’s a free service, except for whatever your cell provider charges you for text messages.
(Via Lifehacker).
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