Martin Grosz
05/07/2021 6:00 AM
Clarín.com
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Updated 05/07/2021 6:00 AM
Once again the Hot Sale arrives with its colorful proposals: 30%, 40%,
60% discount
!
The sales attract attention, but the doubt always hovers: are they true or not?
Luckily, there are price comparison websites that can be used
to test
any offer and
discover in seconds
if it is false or misleading.
In 2021, the new Internet consumer marathon will have more than 900 companies that will offer their products, over
72 hours
.
It will take place from 0 am on Monday
May 10
and will run until 11:59 pm on Wednesday 12, with axis on the official site www.hotsale.com.ar.
The official promises of control and their limits
The Argentine Chamber of Electronic Commerce (CACE), which organizes the event, promised to "
supervise
" the offers together with the Faculty of Social Sciences of the UBA.
As they explained,
15 days before they
took
a sample
of the prices of the participating companies.
In this way, they said, once the Hot Sale has started, they will control that the offers are real.
And, if not, they will
penalize the brands by
removing their logo from the official site until they correct their actions.
The discount marathon will last 72 hours and many companies will extend the promos all week.
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Now, does this eliminate 100% of the risks of being cheated?
Definitely not
, since any examination sample is limited.
And even in controlled products, the sanction to the company for cheating can
come late
: that is, after we have made the purchase.
To take precautions, with technological help
Therefore, before paying, it will not hurt for the buyer to carry out some
checks
on their own.
And in this mission, the best allies can be
websites
that are dedicated to surveying the prices of online stores every day,
saving them
and displaying them for comparison.
These pages make it possible, in a few seconds, to
determine the
real
suitability
of each offer.
They do this in two ways:
-
By evolution: how much did it come out before?
They report the price of the same product prior to the start of the Hot Sale, and even in the previous weeks and months.
Thus, if there was an opportunistic remarking, it is clearly in evidence.
-
By comparison: how much does it cost in other stores?
These websites allow you to know, with a single search, what price the same item has in the competitor's businesses.
Thus, even if the offer is real, it could be discovered that there are other more convenient ones to take advantage of.
Here are
five
comparison
sites
to keep "on hand" during the Hot Sale:
1. Comparacity
The evolution of the prices of a television, recorded by Compracity.
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From the creators of the well-known travel multi-search engine Turismocity, this site allows you to compare the current price of the same product in
various
retail
chains
.
But also, it shows in a graph how these values have changed in the
last month
.
This possibility is offered for the main products in areas such as
electrical appliances
, technology, furniture and personal care.
How to access
: www.comparacity.com
2. Very Shopper
The prices of the different stores for the same product and the history, according to Muy Shopper.
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It allows you to compare the prices of the main online stores in areas such as
technology
, appliances, footwear, fashion and beauty, and analyze the
history
of values of the
last month
.
Its creators affirm that, by consulting the portal, it is possible to
save up to 50%
during special dates such as the Hot Sale.
In addition, buyers leave
opinions
and comments on
the file of each product
that can serve as a guide before making the decision.
How to access
: www.muyshopper.com
3. Historial.com.ar
History saves prices every day and sends alerts when there are real opportunities.
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It is a site that constantly collects prices in multiple online stores and
stores them
in order to detect when there is a real opportunity (and when there is not).
Among its advantages are the chance to see the price path in the same store over
several months
and to subscribe to receive alerts for important discounts.
They also have a
browser extension
(available for Chrome and Firefox) that allows you to query a product without leaving the web store you are visiting.
How to access
: www.historial.com.ar
4. Where to Promo
Where Promo orders from lowest to highest the prices of each store for the same product.
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It is a website that compares the prices
of the moment
(without showing history) in
more than 100 stores
in areas such as technology, appliances, personal care and
gaming
.
Upon entering, it displays a panel with "
opportunities
" in which it highlights products with savings of
up to 60%
.
How to access
: www.dondepromo.com
5. Baratometer
Baratometer specializes in comparing prices for technology and appliances.
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"Find the lowest price quickly."
That is the motto of this website that says to compare the values of "
millions of products
in thousands of stores" online.
With the chance to see both the current and
historical
prices
of
each store
, this alternative stands out for the number of stores it includes in the comparison.
This is possible because, in addition to surveying the values of the main chains, it shows options from Mercado Libre sellers.
The site concentrates on all kinds of
home appliances
and tech products.
How to access
: www.baratometro.com.ar
What other sites and apps help to compare prices online?
With the same logic, there are other sites and smartphone apps that make it easy to
find the lowest price
for different items of products and services.
Supermarkets
The official website pricesclaros.gob.ar allows you to compare the values of the day of the main chains and calculate which one you will spend the least on when you buy a certain list.
Prepaid
.
In ElegiMejor.net you can compare the benefits and costs of more than 50 plans of the main companies, to know if it is possible to pay less.
This is how the website Elegí Mejor compares plans of different prepaid.
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Banks.
In the section The BCRA and You, the Central Bank website allows you to compare at a glance the commissions and charges in force in each entity.
Fuels
.
The official Pump Prices app shows the prices of all the service stations in the area on a map, allowing you to locate the one that charges the cheapest and lower your fuel costs.
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