Show HN: An easier way to find deals (opens in new tab)

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entropyneur13y ago· 2 in thread

Nice work! The speed is particularly impressive.

I'm not in the target audience, so take this with a grain of salt:

1. You might want to feature some of the better-looking deals on the front page. At first I was confused as to what kind of deals the headline is talking about.

2. The big technical problem seems to be distinguishing between X and "X accessory". The very first sample search, "LCD TV" turns up a bunch of TV wall mounts instead. I suppose you do some result prioritization based on price?

foundbobbyOP13y ago

Thanks, I'll look for some better-looking deals to feature. Do you have any suggestions? I don't really know what people are looking for/would be impressed with.

As for the technical problem of distinguishing between X and X accessory I haven't had much luck in this department yet... as you saw :\. I'm working on it though! Sadly the first result for a LCD TV (queried from Amazon using their API) is for a mount too!

I don't do any product prioritization, I only sort by date posted (deals come and go fairly quickly). Would you be interested in a sort by price feature?

Thanks for taking a look and your feedback!

Yasumoto77713y ago

It might be interesting to let people rate deals, then you can take that feedback as a signal to create a curated set that you can compare vs. different types of signals.

For instance, say you come up with "items that are rated really well on amazon, and say TV but not Mount" vs "items that say TV and have a +1 from a user"

foundbobbyOP13y ago

I'm a developer for DealScorcher and would be thrilled to hear any feedback you have.

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4 comments · 2 top-level

entropyneur13y ago· 2 in thread

Nice work! The speed is particularly impressive.

I'm not in the target audience, so take this with a grain of salt:

1. You might want to feature some of the better-looking deals on the front page. At first I was confused as to what kind of deals the headline is talking about.

2. The big technical problem seems to be distinguishing between X and "X accessory". The very first sample search, "LCD TV" turns up a bunch of TV wall mounts instead. I suppose you do some result prioritization based on price?

foundbobbyOP13y ago

Thanks, I'll look for some better-looking deals to feature. Do you have any suggestions? I don't really know what people are looking for/would be impressed with.

As for the technical problem of distinguishing between X and X accessory I haven't had much luck in this department yet... as you saw :\. I'm working on it though! Sadly the first result for a LCD TV (queried from Amazon using their API) is for a mount too!

I don't do any product prioritization, I only sort by date posted (deals come and go fairly quickly). Would you be interested in a sort by price feature?

Thanks for taking a look and your feedback!

Yasumoto77713y ago

It might be interesting to let people rate deals, then you can take that feedback as a signal to create a curated set that you can compare vs. different types of signals.

For instance, say you come up with "items that are rated really well on amazon, and say TV but not Mount" vs "items that say TV and have a +1 from a user"

foundbobbyOP13y ago

I'm a developer for DealScorcher and would be thrilled to hear any feedback you have.

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