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Ironically, I could see people actually paying for this service by splitting the "gift cards" etc. that are found. Essentially, it's an automated service to fi
by kjrose 5y ago
Ironically, I could see people actually paying for this service by splitting the "gift cards" etc. that are found.
Essentially, it's an automated service to find all of the places where programs give you free stuff for little or no work, and then their system just watches your email and does it for you, splitting the final values in some fashion.
Despite the extreme security issues around it, I could many people signing up for this.
- thebean11 5y agoI don't remember what it was called, but there was a service that did exactly this for price drop protection. They'd scan your purchases by monitoring your email, and when the price of something you purchased dropped within the protection period, they'd automatically file a claim with the credit card company, taking 20%.
- moneywoes 5y agoYes I actually had this service but can’t remember the name now
- kjrose 5y agoI really like the idea of automating these things, I am pretty sure I miss out on a ton of free deals and good opportunities to save money. However, the amount of trust I'd have to have in any system where they can scan all of my email with impunity.... Hooo boy. Ain't going to happen anytime soon.
- iso1631 5y agoBut millions use things like gmail and hotmail which do just that
- fy20 5y agoIt's a zero sum game though... if everyone did this then the price you pay in the first place will go up or they would be cancelled. These benefits only work because most people don't take advantage of them.
- lancesells 5y agoAren't extensions like Honey (PayPal) scanning all of your browsing and emails?
- thebean11 5y agoAre they scanning email? Browsing history for sure.
- mateo411 5y agoDo you use Gmail?
- kjrose 5y agoNope
- quickthrower2 5y agoHow can you claim with the CC company because the price dropped? Or is this just a chargeback?
- reaperducer 5y agoSome credit cards will refund the difference in price within a certain period of time. It's one of those spiffs like airline miles or vague "points" that some cards use to hook new customers.
- thebean11 5y agofor example: https://www.chase.com/card-benefits/benefit-details/slate/price-protection https://www.chase.com/card-benefits/benefit-details/slate/pr... edit: Although I see it's discontinued now..news to me
- tonymet 5y agohttps://www.earny.co https://www.earny.co – since pivoted to other offers
- vageli 5y agoParibus used to do this. There's earny as well and I'm sure many others at this point.
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