Automated Shopping Refunds? - Comments Page 1

One word only needs to be quoted -

Beirut

Enough said?

That site would be a hackers Dream

No way Josè!
Way too risky.

Bottom line ... NO!!! I can find, my own savings, thank you, very much.

I check prices, all the time. This is how I find, my bargains. Many of those bargains, are online. However, I shop at Wally's World and I always look at prices, to get a general feel, of what is a bargain and what isn't. When I say, that I price shop at Wally's World ... I can be in the store, for 4 to 6 hours, shopping and looking at prices, all over the store. My whole family hated going shopping, with me, too! It's my thing, okay?!

NO way, would I give over my credit/debt card information, to these guys. I also, don't like the idea of them getting 25% of their finds. I personally think, 10% or 15% would be fair.

Important blog! You are entirely correct, Bob. I would, will never give out sensitive information to people/businesses I don't know or trust. It would be asking for trouble which I don't need. When I click the "buy" button, I know I can afford it. Otherwise, I don't buy. I also use PayPal a lot.

Would I provide access to save a few bucks? Are you kidding? ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I guess the question becomes "How much to SPEND to SAVE only money?" or "COSTs to SAVE money?"
Some would say "I have nothing to hide" >> I'd reply "It's only money"!

Not NO Bob, but HAIL NO! Anyone that does that deserves all the grief they end up with.

I love bargains, and saving money, but this does NOT seem like a good idea. There are plenty of apps to help a shopper find bargains before they buy an item. This is telling a couple of hackers "Here's my money. Come and get it!"

I had that "STUPID" tattoo removed a long time ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

With all the info they're collecting on their customers, I would be surprised if they even make it the year but then considering the dumb stuff people seem to fall for (various phishing scams, IRS scams) they might find enough suckers to make a go of it.

AGREED! I'd rather lose a few bucks in refunds than have all my personal information "out there". If that outfit goes belly-up or gets bought, what happens to all that personal info? My personal privacy is too important to me to even have a Facebook account.

I would consider it if they would buy some waterfront property from me located about 50 miles due west of Fort Myers. Should be able to let it go for a few mil.

How many friends do they have? 1,500!! When those friends begin realizing what they'll need to do to CLEAN out from that 'deal'.. they won't be friends any longer!

New email ID, new credit card, cancel Amazon... Good grief!!

Aren't things bad enough? I check my favorite shopping sites once in a while to see what is on sale. Alternatively, I receive emails from my favorite retailers regarding any specials they are running. It's not that hard.

Some websites will do it for you. I have visited two in the past couple days that tell me when something can be found at a lower price, and often it is not necessarily their own online store.

I don't think anyone is going to jump on this any time soon. In fact, I project a short life for this service. Sorry, I'll pass.

I am blind, but not stupid!

Yes, I've made a few dumb mistakes in my life, but I'm not an absolute idiot!

I like the idea so much, I'm going to send them my driver's licence, birth certificate & passport. I'm sure they're trustworthy.

As any good shopper knows, Rule #1 is "Never buy anything at full retailer or manufacturers suggested retail price (MSRP)!" All the major retailers - Sears, Macy's JCPenney, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Target, Home Depot. Loews, etc. are constantly running sales, week after week - Just check your Sunday newspaper inserts for proof. If one retailer isn't offering an item on sale this week, chances are one of their competitors will be doing so. If it allowed by the manufacturer to be put on sale, sooner or later it will be.

Most big retailers buy from the manufacturers at the same cost and operate on similar margins, so, in a highly competitive retail world, their everyday prices, as well as their sales prices are likely to be within dollars, if not cents, of one another. Realistically, there are very few purchases that can't wait until a retailer puts the item on sale. And, any reputable retailer will likely price match on identical manufacturers model numbers, or will match percentage discounts on the competitor's ads, or even the prices at Amazon.

Also, there are several websites, such as sBay, that will email you daily deals on merchandise, similar to those Black Friday Christmas Ad price sites.

With that in mind, it's probably not worth the time and gas spent to get a price refund of less than $5.00 on small items or 4% on big ticket items, especially if one is satisfied with the purchase.

I received an offer from Citibank for something somewhat similar (but also somewhat different) called Citi Price Rewind (citi.com/pricerewind).

Too much trouble, too much risk.

And we should *trust* these guys?