What it does

Finding good deals to save money on line can be a daunting task. Fortunately, sites like SavingPiggy help us to track down hot sale items with minimum input and maximum output. SavingPiggy is essentially a massive online collection of items currently being offered at a discounted price from a slew of retail stores like Sears and Apple. To search for an item, you can browse by store or shop by category (e.g., “electronics”). To purchase an item, simply enter in the coupon code that SavingPiggy will provide for you. You don’t have to be a member to use the site, but you do need to take some time off from shopping to review the stores featured by SavingPiggy. If you choose to join, your shopping experience will be streamlined somewhat; as members will have access to the purchase history and other helpful information. SavingPiggy also displays the day’s best discounts on its homepage and links you directly to the offer (SavingPiggy itself is not an online retailer).

In their own words

“We are avid online shoppers who spend a lot of time looking for great products at great prices. Very often, we find that great products are not just available at popular large online retailers, but also at smaller online stores. We built SavingPiggy to make sure that you find products that are right for you, and at the right price, not just products from stores that have the budget to do the most advertising. Unlike most sites, all stores on SavingPiggy get equal attention from us”

Why it might be a killer

SavingPiggy stands out somewhat from other similar sites in that although it doesn’t directly sell the products it features, it does offer its own descriptions and reviews of the items. SavingPiggy’s search utilities are uncomplicated and make it easy to track down a good deal; in particular the featured items offer great savings.

Some questions

There are a lot of similar sites out there; what does SavingPiggy plan on doing to stand out even more from the competition? There doesn’t seem to be advertising on the site; how does it generate revenue? It would be great if customers could also review the items they’ve purchased and/or allow customers to compare prices across other deal-hunting sites.

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