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The top five tech shopping sites and apps you'll need for deals

By Salehuddin Bin Husin - 27 Nov 2015

The top five tech shopping sites and apps you'll need for deals

Who doesn't love a good deal? Image source: Getty Images.

Black Friday or not, nobody can pass up a good deal, but finding them can be a massive hassle. After all, to search one site after another takes time and sometimes sales only occur for a limited period. Nobody can be everywhere at once, right?

We know we can't, which is why we've compiled a handy list of sites and apps that's great for staying on top of what's on sale. Consider these essential to know and have for any online shopper.

 

Dealzon

If you love tech and shopping, you should visit Dealzon at least once a day.

Dealzon is a great site that anybody who loves tech will love. It keeps track of nearly everything a techie loves, from games to cameras to computer parts. Deals are posted on the site daily, though massive shopping events like Black Friday have much more regular updates. What's great about the site is that it even has a feature that tells you how much the item was at its lowest sale price, so you'll know if you should hang back and wait for a lower deal or jump in and nab something right away.

 

NowInStock.net

Want to know when something is in stock? Now you can.

Possibly the most frustrating thing about being an online shopper is seeing the words 'Out of Stock' appear on an product you really want, especially if it's a limited edition or hard to find item. Be it toys, games or other gadgets, being out of stock is really irksome, especially since you'll constantly want to check back to see if it becomes available later on. That's what NowInStock.net is for. It tracks all the popular items and gives a list of retailers with the item in stock.  If the item you want is out of stock, you can even set alarms to remind you the minute it is available.

 

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Don't be fooled by the weird name, the site is great for Amazon shoppers.

There's a reason Amazon's one of the biggest online retailers. It has a massive inventory, ships to Singapore and its prices are pretty competitive too. But ask anybody who's spent some time on the site and they'll tell you that Amazon's prices on items fluctuate regularly. An item might be $30 one day, $25 the next and then back to $30 a few days later. camelcamelcamel is a site that you can use to inform you whenever an item you're interested in on Amazon drops in price. Even better, the site also has a history of what the item has cost previously, as well as its history of price drops, which means like Dealzon, you can easily see if it's worth buying or to hold out and hope for the price to drop more.

 

ShopSavvy (iOS, Android, Windows)

ShopSavvy is a free app that's available on mobile.

There's a wide variety of price comparison apps on the mobile stores, which is why we picked the one we think is one of the better ones. ShopSavvy is an ideal mobile companion because it's great for casual shopping as well as tech deals. If something catches your eye, you just scan the product barcode of the object and ShopSavvy will scour the web and bring you the best prices for the object in question. You'll need a freight forwarder though, as some of the sites and products it links too won't ship overseas.

 

Ebay (iOS, Android, Windows)

Ebay might not be as popular as it was a few years back, but deals can still be found there if you're lucky and patient.

Ebay's heyday might be over but it still remains a source of good deals, provided you're patient enough to sift through the tons of items available. It might take a bit more work to find good deals on Ebay, but if you're lucky, you might something that no other outlet has and at an unbeatable price.

 

There you have it, our list of top five sites and apps you'll need to enjoy deals the world over. If you need freight forwarders to cart your purchases home, make sure to read up on our Black Friday article for all the info you need.

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