How to set a price-drop alert for an Amazon.ca product
If today’s price on Amazon.ca is higher than usual, the sensible move is to wait. Checking the page every morning is the tedious way to do that. A price-drop alert does the checking for you and sends an email when the price comes down.
This guide covers three free trackers that work on Amazon.ca, what each one’s alert does, and how to choose a target price. SaveIQ is one of the three; we say so where it comes up, and we list what our own alert does not do.
What a price tracker does
A tracker records the price of an Amazon.ca product over time. It needs two things from you: the product, usually as a link, and an email address or account to send the alert to.
Alerts come in two kinds. A target-price alert fires when the price reaches a number you chose. An any-drop alert fires when the price falls below what it was on the day you set it. The first needs you to know what a good price is; the second does not, but it can fire on a small drop.
Three free trackers that work on Amazon.ca
SaveIQ (this site): check a product in the Price Check box on the homepage, then leave your email under the result. There is no account to create. Our price data comes from Keepa.
Keepa: shows detailed price-history charts without an account. A free account adds price watches and alerts. It has extensions for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera, and a mobile app.
camelcamelcamel: a free tracker with a Canadian site at ca.camelcamelcamel.com. You set a desired price for a product and it emails you when the price reaches it. Its browser extension, the Camelizer, lets you create a price watch from the Amazon page.
| Tracker | Alert type | Account needed | Browser extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaveIQ | Any drop from the price on the day you set it | No, only an email address | Chrome |
| Keepa | Price watches on a free account | Yes, for alerts | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera |
| camelcamelcamel | Your own desired price | Optional | Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari |
What the SaveIQ alert does, and what it does not
We re-check the price of every watched product once a day. If it is at least 1% below the price on the day you set the alert, we send one email. The alert is then finished; it does not keep emailing you.
Because the check is daily, a sale that lasts only a few hours can come and go between checks. If you are waiting for a short lightning deal, a tracker that checks more often suits you better.
You cannot set your own target price on SaveIQ yet. If you want an email only at a specific number, use the desired-price field on camelcamelcamel or a price watch on Keepa.
Every alert email has an unsubscribe link, and your watched products are listed on the Watchlist page.
How to pick a target price
Look at the last 90 days of price history first. Our guide to checking Amazon.ca price history explains how. You want three numbers: the lowest price, the average price and today’s price.
A target just under the 90-day average will usually trigger within a few weeks, because most products return to their average. A target at the 90-day low is a better price but may take months, or may not come back at all.
Do not set the target from the struck-through “List Price”. That number is often well above what the product normally sells for, so a discount measured from it looks larger than the real saving.
When an alert arrives
1. Open the product page and confirm the price yourself. Prices can change again between the check and the email.
2. Check who the seller is. A low price from a third-party seller can come with a shipping charge or a different return policy.
3. Check that it is the same model and pack size you were watching. Listings sometimes change the variant that a link opens.
4. If the price is right, buy it. Short drops on Amazon.ca often last less than a day.
Sources
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