Anyone Can Save Lots by Using Free PC Apps. Which Ones Do You Like?

[samrhett2]

I am a little behind when it comes to using mobile apps because my phone is old fashioned (of course my 12-year-old has the state-of-the-art model!), but you don’t have to have an Android or iPhone to take advantage of Google apps which run on the Chrome browser of a PC.

There is a variety free apps that you can use to save money on your grocery shopping and even gift giving.

One that I really like is Grocery Pal.  You can find it in the Google Chrome Web Store.

Because I am a huge couponer, I plan my trips on paper and match my coupons with the store sales to score big bargains, but sometimes I just need one or two items in a hurry but I still want the best deal.

Install Grocery Pal as a toolbar button on your Chrome browser. Click the button and it will ask for your zip code. Your store icons will appear and you can click on each one and see the deals at that store broken down by category.  Why go to Piggly Wiggly and pay full price for Coke, when it is on sale down the street at Bi-lo? Over time, this will save you tons of money since the spur of the moment shopping trips are usually the most costly.

Another cool app that I am testing is Invisible Hand. It discreetly notifies you if the product you’re shopping for is available more cheaply from another retailer in the form or an orange drop down notification on your screen. The notification provides a convenient link straight to the relevant page on the competing website. Very cool for Christmas shopping! You can get Invisible Hand in the Google Chrome Web Store also.

If you don’t have Chrome, simply download it.  You can find it by Googling.  (duh? right?)  It is easy to use and you can have several browsers on the same computer.

Please let me know what other cool PC apps you use.

 

[oldbuddy]

I just noticed these aps run on Chromium Browser for Linux too. I found a cool one that shows you the PR for any webpage.

[samrhett2]

Not sure how we ever lived without all this stuff.  lol

[charmaine56]

what about the ink for printing the coupons. many coupons have fancy designs on them now using more ink. I found it costly unless I knew exactly what I would buy and be sure to use them. I printed maybe coupons for a few weeks. and even put the ones out in the store where you recieve 10 reward for using a coupon and none of them rewarded me. and the ink was 40. I think the grocery store folks throw them away which is dumb cause if a coupon for the product is there it is not trash. it is used. they just get this superior complex and throw them away to be supoerior to the person who left them for others to use. acting as if where they work they own the place and just wont allow helping to others. I saw the ones tossing out coupons others put to help others out. and they think it is justified. to go against helping others in the name of I work here and I feel like I own the place and my rule is you cant help others by leaving them 50c.  the world is still to negative. however, if you use coupons and the ink doesnt matter print the ones you will use.