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No tool to track e-commerce price changes forces manual monitoring

Shoppers suspect online prices rise after viewing items and lack an automated way to monitor price fluctuations, causing anxiety and potential overpaying.

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• Does anything track the real price per ounce over time, not just the sticker price? I started noticing the same cereal box shrinking every few months while the price stayed the same or crept up a little, and I don't trust my eyes at the store anymore. Pulled up three old receipts last night and did the math by hand, took forever and I still wasn't sure I was comparing the right sizes. Would love a…
• ok so i started screenshotting prices on stuff before adding to cart bc i swear amazon price goes up the second time i check the same item. not proving anything yet just paranoid rn lol. is there an actual tool for this or do i keep doing it manually like a weirdo