RSS Shopping Site Guide



I reviewed and updated this list in Nov., 2009.

As I researched my post about holiday shopping using RSS feeds, I realized how convenient it would be to have a summarized list of all the shopping sites that offer RSS feeds. I also received some great suggestions for shopping sites I didn’t know about. In my previous post I failed to look at MSN shopping which offers RSS feeds for specific search terms and searches a large list of major retailers.

I decided to create a list of all the shopping sites I know of that offer RSS feeds. I’ve indicated whether the feeds are preset like “newest items” versus feeds that allow you to customize by search term. Feel free to bookmark this page and use it as your reference guide for holiday shopping. It’s everything you need right in one place.

I also had a commenter tell me about a nice software-based RSS reader called Snarfer that bridges the gap between web-based and software-based readers by allowing you to sync your feeds with Bloglines.com. I’ve tried it out and really like it. It may be my new RSS reader of choice.

Please post any sites I’ve missed in the comments section and I’ll add them to this list.

RSS Shopping Links
Site Preset RSS Feeds Feed for search terms? RSS Feed location Notes
Amazon.com No preset feeds No N/A You can subscribe to Amazon.com feeds through other sites like Spendfish (see below).
Spendfish.com -Deal of the Day

-Hot Deals

-Gift Deals

-Deals under $10

-Custom feed builder (bottom of page. It was acting a little buggy)

-Top Discounts

-Top Savings

-Newest Deals
Yes   Features mostly Amazon.com deals. The RSS feeds can be buggy in Firefox2.0. Try using Internet Explorer.
eBay No preset feeds Yes Bottom of search results page  
Yahoo! shopping
-All RSS Feeds

-Popular Shopping Searches

-Most Popular Electronics Products

-Most Popular Computer Products

-New Releases: Music

-New Releases: DVDs & Movies
No RSS web page  
Boddit.com Newest Deals No Bottom of page Aggregates results from several of the top “deals” sites, several of which are on this list.
Baebo No preset feeds Yes Top of search results THIS FEED SEEMS TO BE DOWN RIGHT NOW. I’M GOING TO KEEP IT ON THE LIST IN HOPES IT COMES BACK UP.
TechBargains.com -New Items No Right Navigation They don’t have RSS search term feeds but you can get email notices for search terms.
BensBargains.net -Latest Headlines No Top of page The search results are powered by BizRate.com
RSStalker.com -10% Price Drops

-Last 25 price changes at Amazon.com

-Subscribe to search term

-Subscribe to Amazon Wishlist

-Last 25 price changes by category
Yes Whole site RSStalker.com provides RSS feeds to track price changes of Amazon.com products. A very cool feature allows you to automatically monitor your Amazon wishlist.
DealCatcher.com -New Deals

-Forum feed
Yes, for some terms At the top of the search results This site offers printable coupons, links to Sunday newspaper ads, and Forums.
FatWallet.com -Hot Deals

-Free Stuff

-Finance

-News
No Bottom right Forums, Wiki, Store Ratings
TechDeals.net -Newest items No Right navigation towards top Technology and General items
StealDeals.net -Newest items No In header below tabs Also offers coupons and promotions
Shop.com -Top 100 (one feed for each category)
No Bottom right  

Posted in Saving, Spending, Tools | 17 Comments »

17 Comments to “RSS Shopping Site Guide”

  1. NLG Says:

    Wow, that’s a serious list, thanks for all the hard work! Another detailed post.

    NG

  2. Max Cascone Says:

    You forgot three of the best: Techbargains.com, slickdeals.net, and bensbargains.net. I’m not affiliated with any of them, i just use them all the time.

  3. Jeffrey Price Says:

    For tracking price changes in Amazon.com products, I frequently use (and enjoy) rsstalker.com.

    You can setup individual items (by ASIN), categories, or your entire wish list.

  4. sjpeer Says:

    I added all the sites mentioned so far except slickdeals.net. I’ve used that site before but lately it seems to be down. I’ll keep checking and add it once I know it’s up.

    Sam

  5. Anothr.com Blog Says:

    Merry Christmas and RSS Shopping Guide

    Holiday is coming, and shopping is a painful happy thing. Last night, I am surfing blogsphere, and found a pretty cool blog, RSS Shopping Site Guide, it list more and more RSS shopping sites.
     
    Wow, it is natural to Anothr.com, you can browse tho…

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  14. Dave Says:

    Hi,

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    Thanks so much!
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  16. How to shop and find amazing deals using RSS | Getting Finances Done Says:

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