Does anyone know what the best price tracker is for Amazon UK and also for Australia? Im moving from London to Melbourne next month and I need to buy a bunch of stuff for my new place like a kettle and toaster and maybe a new monitor but prices seem to jump around so much its making my head spin. I tried looking it up and saw something called camelcamelcamel but i dont really get how it works or if it even works for both countries since they have different stores and currencies and all that. Is there like one app that does both or do i need two separate ones? Im really bad with tech stuff and honestly i just want something where i can see if the price today is actually a good deal or if it was fifty quid cheaper last week and im just being a dummy. My budget is pretty tight because of the move so i really cant afford to overpay on things right now. Sorry if this is a really basic question but i have no idea where to start with this stuff or if these trackers are even safe to use on my computer... do they just track the price or do they see my personal info too? I feel like im just guessing every time i click buy...
Honestly, the price tracking landscape for Amazon is pretty disappointing lately. I tried using CamelCamelCamel for a while but unfortunately the data refresh rates were just not as good as expected, especially when things go on lightning deals. It feels like you miss the best prices half the time because the charts dont update fast enough. If you are moving to Melbourne, you really need to be careful because the Australian market is way more volatile than the UK one and prices swing wildly. Here is what I have found after testing a few things out:
Jumping in here... honestly, I had a bit of a nightmare trying to track prices for my last move. I thought those big trackers would be simple, but the privacy side of things really worried me. Most of them want to link your account or track your browsing habits, which is just not great tbh.
Omg I totally feel your pain with the move! I was basically a nervous wreck trying to furnish my place without going broke. Im usually super paranoid about downloading stuff on my laptop too, like i literally check every review twice lol. But I found this tool for price alerts called Keepa and honestly its been a total lifesaver for me! It works perfectly for both the UK and Australia stores which is amazing. The best part is you dont even have to do anything techy. Once its installed, a little graph just shows up right on the Amazon page under the product. It showed me that the toaster i wanted fluctuates by like thirty bucks every few weeks! I waited four days and the price dropped just like the graph predicted. It felt like winning the lottery haha! Definitely worth checking out if you want to keep your data safe and your budget on track.