PriceAmbush.com - Get Email Alerts When Prices Drop

If you love how the large travel search engines like Travelocity will send you a reminder when a fare drops below a certain value, you might also enjoy PriceAmbush.com. Instead of travel prices, however, PriceAmbush deals with products. So, for instance, if you're in the market for a new ipod, you can enter "ipod" into the site's search bar and the site will generate a list of results and their corresponding prices. Addtionally, you can search by tag if you're having trouble deciding what you want. If you see something you like, click "Add Alert". This prompts a display of two new fields where you enter in your email address and your target price. The site will then search across various sources using various method (Yahoo's API, for one), and will send an email alert when the price of the product drops significantly. Registration and all of the site's services are free.

"We wanted to give you the best service that will monitor price drops without wasting your time. You know that the 46" Toshiba HDTV price as well as the Hugo Boss blue carbon jersey price will drop, each at its our specific cycle. But do you have time to actively monitor these? The PriceAmbush allows you, the consumer, to set up a price drop tracker that will actively monitor the exact product you're interested in. And by the way the service is entirely free to use".

This service could save consumers time by eliminating the need to check various shopping websites and search engines every day to determine if prices of products have dropped. The site is really easy to use and the database seems relatively large in relation to the site's age. A great feature is a graph of the more popular products' prices over the past few days.

Potentially, this site could flood your inbox; it's unclear how much the price needs to drop before the site sends you an email alert. Does the site provide links to the products users have requested so that they may purchase them, or must one visit the retailer's site directly?