I sometimes find that I buy things immediately off the web because I'm worried I'll forget about them in a day or so. Unfortunately that's not the best way for me to manage my finances.
So how about a bookmarklet, or even an app, that lets you grab an item (with all the relevant ordering data) and store it for later revisiting. It could build up a shopping list, keeping a tally of the costs that you could then revisit at your leisure to buy the items.
Perhaps even set a budget so that it will only let you order a certain amount of stuff in any given month.
Solutions, ideas, comments…
From jkleske on Wed, May 25 2011 at 9:56am
I think this is what svpply and Nuji are aiming for. Amazon also has a universal wishlist now that even works with products that are not available from Amazon.
From tobeconfirmed on Tue, May 24 2011 at 2:45pm
I didn't mean to claim.. just wanted to add an adendum.
If you're going to create something that does this - you should make sure that the app prompts you to look for cashback or voucher codes online for the relevant retailers or products - or even suggest shops online that are 'currently selling it for less'.