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InternetAttention shoppers: Website promises best deal (Reuters)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008, www.yahoo.com

Reuters - U.S. and UK shoppers in the market for a television, dishwasher or other big ticket purchases now have a website that will alert them when the cost of an item they want drops to a target price they have set.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. and UK shoppers in the market for a television, dishwasher or other big ticket purchases now have a website that will alert them when the cost of an item they want drops to a target price they have set. "I'm a consumer advocate. This is the kind of stuff I love," said Edgar Dworsky, a former consumer protection official for the city of Boston and Massachusetts. Dworsky founded ConsumerWorld.org more than 10 years ago, a non-commercial website aimed at saving consumers money. For years, airline passengers have been able to set price alerts at sites like Travelocity or Orbitz to be notified when airfares drop, Dworsky said. Now consumers can do... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]


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