The holiday season is the time to eat, drink and be merry — and also overspend. The average holiday shopper spent $811 last holiday season, and 13.6 million Americans haven’t paid off last year’s holiday debt. If you are trying to keep your holiday spending in check this year, check out these top holiday shopping apps to save both time and money.
Fast Mall: For the holiday shopper that needs a little direction. Seriously, this app will navigate you from toy store to ladies room to food court using the most direct route, and even taking into account if you need an elevator. Fall Mall doesn’t use GPS or Wi-Fi and once you’ve searched your mall of choice, it’ll save the information for future use. Never can find your car? No problem! Fall Mall let’s you record messages to remind you where you’ve parked.
MyRegistry.com: MyRegistry.com is a universal gift registry site, which allows users to add products and services from any retailer (online or brick & mortar), into one concise platform, eliminating the constraints of traditional registries. This site is a perfect tool for creating holiday wish lists for all members of the family, as it stores all of your “must-have” products in one place (rather than have lists and emails with links to gift items all over the place). MyRegistry.com also has a unique, time and money saving Smart Phone App that allows users to scan the UPC barcode on ANY item in ANY store in the world, receive immediate price comparisons between nearby retailers and the option to purchase on the spot or add to an account for later purchase.
Gift List: While you’re worrying about purchasing the perfect gift, getting a great price and navigating the shopper ridden malls, it’s easy to forget what you’ve already purchased, and what you still need. Gift List helps you create and manage gift lists for everyone on your holiday list. You’ll now know exactly who you should be on the gift hunt for. Plus, it helps keep you on budget by keeping a total of how much you’ve spent per person on your list.
Cardstar: You’ve signed up for every retail rewards program under the sun, but most likely, you have no idea where that card is. If you’re sick of digging through zip-lock bags for your rewards program cards, Cardstar lets you store a picture of the bar codes and numbers of all your rewards cards. Retails can easily scan your phone display so you can enjoy your savings! Plus, some stores even send the rewards program deals straight to your Cardstar app.
Delivery Status Touch: Delivery Status Touch supports more than 25 delivery services (FedEx, UPS, USPS and More) and allows you to track the status of your purchase. Great for those moments when you realize your hubby’s gift is arriving home at just about the same moment that hubby arrives. Delivery Status Touch makes being Super Santa possible.
Post from: EveryJoe