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I don't think I have the time to go to different stores to buy different things based on what is cheap. I have one fixed one. However, what I would like is a p

I don't think I have the time to go to different stores to buy different things based on what is cheap. I have one fixed one. However, what I would like is a product where I upload my shopping receipt for a few weeks/months from the one store I go to. The application figures out what I typically buy and then compares the 4-5 big stores and tells me which one I should go to for least price.

juxtaposicion 1y ago
Yeah, I agree. It is a pain to search product by product instead of sticking to one store. Also popgot.com can only do what's online & shipped to you -- so really just the non-perishables / daily essentials that are not fresh groceries. But even when limited to consumables I save ~$100/mo by basically buying by unit price. Uploading a receipt to see how much you can save... that's a good idea. I think I can find your email via your personal site. Can I email you when we have a prototype ready?
- abdullahkhalids 1y ago
  A one time email is fine. However, I am in Canada. So can only test it once you expand there. Thanks. I don't know how things are in the US, but it does seem like the grocery store oligopoly is squeezing consumers a lot, so tools like this are valuable for injecting competition into the system.
  - nosecreek 1y ago
    Shameless plug for my own project (https://grocerytracker.ca/ https://grocerytracker.ca/) since you're in Canada. Eventually I'd love for it to do what you're suggesting, but for now the closest thing you can do is create a basket for each store with the same items and then check each week to see which is the cheapest.
amelius 1y ago
This is a great idea. And OCR should be good enough nowadays to parse the receipts. Probably would work best as a mobile app, though.
- what 1y ago
  Have you looked at receipts? They’re narrow, only do one line per item, and every store prints something different for the same product. It usually includes a store specific sku, the price and some truncated text on that single line. Good luck figuring out exactly what someone purchased from a random receipt.

juxtaposicion 1y ago

Yeah, I agree. It is a pain to search product by product instead of sticking to one store. Also popgot.com can only do what's online & shipped to you -- so really just the non-perishables / daily essentials that are not fresh groceries. But even when limited to consumables I save ~$100/mo by basically buying by unit price. Uploading a receipt to see how much you can save... that's a good idea. I think I can find your email via your personal site. Can I email you when we have a prototype ready?

abdullahkhalids 1y ago
A one time email is fine. However, I am in Canada. So can only test it once you expand there. Thanks. I don't know how things are in the US, but it does seem like the grocery store oligopoly is squeezing consumers a lot, so tools like this are valuable for injecting competition into the system.
- nosecreek 1y ago
  Shameless plug for my own project (https://grocerytracker.ca/ https://grocerytracker.ca/) since you're in Canada. Eventually I'd love for it to do what you're suggesting, but for now the closest thing you can do is create a basket for each store with the same items and then check each week to see which is the cheapest.

amelius 1y ago

This is a great idea. And OCR should be good enough nowadays to parse the receipts. Probably would work best as a mobile app, though.

what 1y ago
Have you looked at receipts? They’re narrow, only do one line per item, and every store prints something different for the same product. It usually includes a store specific sku, the price and some truncated text on that single line. Good luck figuring out exactly what someone purchased from a random receipt.