Show HN: CheapHarry – Fb bot that helps you get the cheapest Amazon prices

m.me

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Hey! :) So, I finally have my first Messenger chat bot out the door... CheapHarry basically is a price monitor for amazon.com that lives inside Facebook Messenger. Just send him a link to any amazon.com products or your whole wish list and he will message you when prices drop (also, he tries to be a little funny but maybe isn't... :D). Just an fyi: Amazon prices actually fluctuate quite a bit and often it is worth trying to find a local low. :)

https://m.me/cheapharry

Any ideas on how to market? So far I am trying around with Fb ads a bit... PH is on the list as well...

Why bot and not browser extension?

I feel it's easier to use for the average joe... My thinking is the average user doesn't really install browser extensions (?) and is already on facebook. Plus alerting with new price alerts should be quicker and easier to reach in Messenger then via e-mail or in-browser.

Well, I think chatbots are easy enough that it's worth a try. I'm not saying you shouldn't have built it.

It's just that a lot of people (most?) do their online shopping on mobile devices, and switching apps and then copying/pasting URLs is kind of tough in that context.

Anyway, just a question. Good luck!

Thx. Yeah, I mean it's just a try, will see.. :)

As for the mobile context: it should work with the native share functions in mobile browsers. So no actual copy/pasting required. I might wanna show that off in my "marketing" a little...

> it should work with the native share functions in mobile browsers

I honestly never thought about that. That's a much better workflow! And it actually solves the problem of most mobile users being unable to install plugins.

Sounds promising!

any ideas for getting it into users' hands?

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