Thursday, February 13, 2003

While doing a work-related search just now I stumbled across Froogle, the beta test of a new Google service to help folks "find information about products for sale online."

Taking this thing for a spin, I plug in "Converse Chuck Taylors," because my old ones are nearly dead and I need to buy a couple of pairs. At the Converse site, a pair of Chucks will run you $38, plus $6.95 shipping. Froogle finds them for only $30.99 with a three buck ship charge at Sneakerland, a place I've never heard of before and likely never would have otherwise.

I don't want to sound like too much of a corporate shill for Google, as they hardly need the help. However, if Froogle can regularly help me save 25% for fifteen seconds' effort, I'm going to use it every single day.

Posted @ 12:08 PM

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