You may have noticed a slew of really dodgy websites popping up recently that offer killer deals on interesting or useful products. Well before you give them your payment info, you might want to check them out on Scam Doc, the website that lets you know if a site can be trusted.
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Indie Bound – find books locally
If you’ve been around for a while, you know that we like books here because reading is FUNDAMENTAL! Anyway, local bookstores are dying but you can help them out by shopping at them instead of online or big box stores. Bonus, more variety in selection. Don’t know where to start? See if where you can buy that book locally with Indie Bound, the website that tells you where to buy books.
Read MoreYASIV – figure out what to buy next from Amazon
Shopping online is hard, there are so many options. Too many options to sift through. Get some help planning your purchases with YASIV, the web app that helps you figure out what to buy from Amazon next.
Read MoreLibrary Extension – know right away what’s in your local stacks
Books are awesome but if you have a reading habit, they can get sort of pricey. Support your local library instead! The Library Extension app makes it easy to find out which libraries have the book you’re just dying to read available at a glance.
Read MorePlastic Bag Ban Works – two large chains in Australia show how promising a bag ban can be
Two large grocery chains in Australia stopped supplying single use plastic bags in hopes that it would help reduce some of the plastic waste and it worked. There was an 80% drop in plastic bag consumption across the nation. It is hoped that this action will encourage other retailers to stop supplying them as well.
Read MoreMozilla Shopping Guide – not all connected devices are as creepy
The holiday season is upon us. You’ve got a little over a month to shop for gifts if Christmas is your thing. For everybody else, you’ve got a little over a month to cash in on those holiday deals. Since we live in the future, a good deal of our gadgets and gifts come connected. Get a handle on which ones are probably selling you out to Skynet with the Mozilla Shopping Guide, the list that tells you who’s creepy…
Read MoreFakespot – are all those five stare reviews really legit?
Do you shop online? Probably yes if you’re reading this article. Online has so much great stuff! And although there are websites where you know what you’re getting is a knockoff and that’s cool, there are other sites that we count on being legit. Know when the reviews are leading you astray with Fakespot, the website that rate the reviews.
Read MoreDeconnect – in the future you can see your products in your house before you buy them
Usually in this space we’re highlighting a product and I guess technically we are right now but we’re not really talking about Gloo because the product is cool, we’re talking about it because the advertisement is. This Kickstarter is using augmented reality to show you what the product will look like in your own home with the app Deconnect.
Read MoreFunny Chemical Smell – this site looks at the weird smell on plastic from China
I order a lot of stuff from cheap import sites which means I’m getting quite a few products from China. Weird gadgets, craft supplies, you know the drill. If you do the same, then you may have noticed that some of them have a very strong chemical smell. Well you aren’t alone in wondering about this. This bare bones site chronicles the funky chemical smell that seems to be on everything from China these days.
Read MoreSHOPTHAT – do all your shopping through Messenger
Brands advertise their wares on social media all day, every day. But maybe you don’t have time to really shop right then. Then you have to save the post where it can be buried under all the news articles you’re going to read someday. Not cool. Make it easier with SHOPTHAT, the system that lets you shop Instagram and Facebook posts.
Read MoreEbay Refurbished Tech – it’s not new but it’s close enough
Gadgets are expensive but some things like smartphones and laptops, are becoming increasingly more built into our lives. If you don’t want to break the bank, why not buy refurbished? Ebay Refurbished Tech is a new to you online market for technology.
Read MoreApp Store Scam – watch out for these dodgy dealers
We’re an Android shop around these parts for the most part but more important than OS lines, is our readers’ safety. It seems that scammers have found their way into the App Store market and are conning people for their personal information.
Read MoreColor Muse – find the perfect shade with this gadget
Color matching is so important. You don’t want to buy a shirt thinking it goes with a pair of shoes or a tie perfectly only to find out that you were super, duper wrong. The Color Muse scans objects so that you identify the shade for all your shopping needs.
Read MoreBread Spreads Calculator – check out this free calculator and never go hungry again
We use calculators for all sorts of things. High-level math, tips, timing, but the real struggle is figuring out how much peanut butter we need to buy. Not just peanut butter, any spread that makes life worth living. Lucky for us, Bread Spreads Calculator is there for us.
Read MoreTrove – lower your chances of getting bedbugs with that vintage second hand piece
The weather has heated up and with the added time you spend outside in the fresh air, you’re maybe thinking that your living space is a bit cluttered. Or maybe you’re looking to move some things in now that you don’t have to brave icy sidewalks. Either way, if you want to buy used and local then Trove the app to help you do it.
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