So I'm trying to get a new desk chair for my home office before my new job starts next month. My budget is strictly under $200 and the one I want at Office Depot fluctuates in price a lot. I usually use CamelCamelCamel for Amazon but obviously that won't work here. I've been looking at Honey and this other one called GlassIt to track the price drops. Honey seems easy but I heard it misses drops sometimes, whereas GlassIt has a paid tier which I want to avoid.
Is there a better free tracker that actually works on Office Depot, or which of those two is best?
I think Honey is probably your best bet here. Not sure if it actually misses drops like you heard, but I have used it on Office Depot and been really satisfied with it. It works well and I have no complaints. Let me know if you need any help getting it set up, I can walk you through it.
Like someone mentioned, Honey is probably your best bet for a simple setup, but honestly, I've had issues with it on Office Depot lately. It's not as good as expected and missed a huge price drop on a desk I was watching last month. If you want to stay under budget, try these quick tips instead:
Like someone mentioned, Honey can be hit or miss with tracking Office Depot, and writing a custom script is honestly overkill for a one-time purchase under $200. If you want a reliable way to get this chair cheap without paying for a tracker, you should look at manual methods that guarantee you do not miss the sale. Office Depot pricing is notoriously erratic but they have specific policy loopholes you can exploit.
@Reply #4 - good point! I had a similar headache last year trying to grab a chair from Office Depot. Honey missed a massive price drop completely on the model I wanted. Be careful relying strictly on Office Depot pricing though, as they often sell OEM chairs that Staples or Amazon carry under different brand names for way less. Before you spend too much time watching that page, I would suggest clarifying a couple things:
Regarding what #1 said about "I think Honey is probably your best bet...", I was actually super satisfied with a custom python scraper I set up last year for a monitor. It worked well with no complaints. Before suggesting a self-hosted option though, what's the exact SKU of the chair you're tracking? And does the page use dynamic Javascript to load the price?