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DL 2 different scanners, barcode scanner and shopsavvy. Neither one works worth a darned. Have tried different items usually common ones i.e. a case of Mtn. Dew. It chokes and says it can't find a retailer. Seriously?! If it can't find even a simple case of pop which hundreds of retailers have, that's pathetic!! Has anyone found a real BC app that has actual products and works??
DL 2 different scanners, barcode scanner and shopsavvy. Neither one works worth a darned. Have tried different items usually common ones i.e. a case of Mtn. Dew. It chokes and says it can't find a retailer. Seriously?! If it can't find even a simple case of pop which hundreds of retailers have, that's pathetic!! Has anyone found a real BC app that has actual products and works??
shop savvy works amazing for me lol
you might try google goggles but maybe try scanning some other stuff cus shop savvy is legit
I use shopsavvy and it works 95% of the time. I'm pretty sure a can of pop from a 12 pack or a case wont show up. Try and scanning the box the pop came in.
try scanning electronics ... I never had much luck with regular groceries ... but when ever I scanned devices or music (even alcohol) I got results ... Shopsavvy does a local lookup based on your gps ...
Did scan the pop case and on both got zero, nada, zip not ONE store. Used it at Target past week, scanned a large pack of Charmin TP, a common brand.....it came up with one measly response from one store. I'm only 50m east of Chitown so I'm not in the boondocks by any stretch. If this is what you call 'working great', then I'd be afraid to ask what it's like when its NOT lol. ....
Did scan the pop case and on both got zero, nada, zip not ONE store. Used it at Target past week, scanned a large pack of Charmin TP, a common brand.....it came up with one measly response from one store. I'm only 50m east of Chitown so I'm not in the boondocks by any stretch. If this is what you call 'working great', then I'd be afraid to ask what it's like when its NOT lol. ....
Did you not read the above posts? The app works with online stores and people have had good success with electronics, music, dvds, etc. You said you were at a Target store and scanned some Charmin TP, well why don't you try going to Target's website and search "Charmin." You only get two or three results and no Charmin TP. So if you can't search it through they're own website how to you expect a 3rd party app to achieve a better result. Maybe you should do a little research and ACTUALLY READ people's posts before posting sarcastic rants that have no merit!
I've used every barcode scanner in the market - all work excellently. I use shopsavvy exclusively (for features). Since its imperritive the focus works correctly on your phone for this to work... maybe yours is a piece of junk.
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I use Barcode Scanner, Shop Savvy, and Google Goggles and all work great. I believe when scanning soda, it's such a commodity item, nobody is really out there price comparing.
It worked best when I found a Dyson vacuum on clearance at an excellent price but wanted to make sure, barcode scanner found i without problem and listed the best prices available. It made my decision pretty easy and my wife happy!
Curiously, what's the difference between Barcode Scanner and Shopsavvy? Or, are they basically the same thing?
I think Savvy uses Scanner like an addon to get local results instead of a generic google search.
The apps work fine for me too. It found a cart I was looking at in the Home Depot and showed me that Amazon.ca had it from 7 other sellers and I was already at the cheapest retailer. handy indeed.
But these aren't going to replace dedicated scanners, we're using the camera and that isn't how a real scanner works. And the shopping software, well that will get better. I'm more interested in the results I already get, specs, reviews, etc.
i was using shopsavvy the other day at work scanning bottles of dr.pepper, mt dew, ice tea and none of them came up with the right item lol. it was pretty funny what it was picking up.
besides that, those items are the only things that ever gave me problems
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I really don't get the impatient "this is a POS" attitude of some folks.
I mean, if you're so certain the barcode scanner is useless, why don't you test it against all your other barcode sca-
-Oh yeah. You don't HAVE any other barcode scanners, do you?
Shopsavvy works for me, too. I believe they've recently updated it to allow scanning of QR codes, so I decided to use it exclusively (though Barcode scanner was fine, too).
Funny thing is, I don't bother scanning products like Soda, because I'm unlikely to drive far enough to make the difference in cost worth the time. For higher priced items, such as the aformentioned electronics and such, or office products, I've found it useful.
Well here's the thing. The results you get are only going to be as good as the info that the stores publish about their products on the interwebs. It's not like these apps are tied into the inventory system of every retailer. They search for advertised prices in commonly found locations. As someone mentioned, Target isn't advertising a lot of TP on it's website.
Try this. Go into Target and head for the DVD's. Find a copy of Planet Earth on Blu-Ray. Scan it and see what you get. I did that before Christmas. Target price in store was $84. Walmart online price was $38. ($46 savings) I bought a lot of Blu-Ray's for presents and used the barcode apps to find the low price on every one. When I added it all up, the barcode app saved me over $350 on Blu-rays (when comparing the price at the location I was at with the lowest price).
I did the same for a Blu-ray player and also some USB Hard drives. Again, saved well over $150 on those.
Granted in some cases, I had to wait a few days for shipping as opposed to leaving the store with the item, but most of the online places had free shipping and I didn't pay sales tax with most, so even more savings.
The bottom line is that if the info isn't widely published somewhere where the app can get it, it's not really the app not working.
1) If you don't like it then don't use it
2) The apps are amazing. I was able to scan a couple of gifts that were given to me that I won't ever use, and got a good set of prices to Craigs List them.
Yeah, the database for grocery items is lacking, but that isn't what the apps are for now is it?
I was in Target last week looking at toasters and the store was a mess and nothing was labeled...so I used ShopSavvy to see what the price was at the target I was in! Genius! Price Check Aisle Droid!!
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<shakes head> This seems to be more of an issue with the user than the application. IF you don't know how the thing works, and aren't willing to read what people try and say about it, don't bother.
Well excuse the fk outta me! My bad, I guess a barcode scanner only works on electronics,huh. How fking stupid do you think I am?! It's called 'shopsavvy'. Didn't catch it saying anywhere that it works only on electronics. And yes there are many folks out there, myself included, who actually do price checking on things other than a fking DVD player. Groceries is where a lot of money goes so price checking that is common sense to many of us. Good grief...
Well excuse the fk outta me! My bad, I guess a barcode scanner only works on electronics,huh. How fking stupid do you think I am?! It's called 'shopsavvy'. Didn't catch it saying anywhere that it works only on electronics. And yes there are many folks out there, myself included, who actually do price checking on things other than a fking DVD player. Groceries is where a lot of money goes so price checking that is common sense to many of us. Good grief...
my god who pissed in your cereal lol. take it easy man, its a free app that someone is developing. it works good on certain things because of the retail space that sells them. Grociries online isn't a big thing
DL 2 different scanners, barcode scanner and shopsavvy. Neither one works worth a darned. Have tried different items usually common ones i.e. a case of Mtn. Dew. It chokes and says it can't find a retailer. Seriously?! If it can't find even a simple case of pop which hundreds of retailers have, that's pathetic!! Has anyone found a real BC app that has actual products and works??
I'm pretty sure that the UPC on pop is different based on region and perhaps by store. So that would be why you aren't getting any results.
my god who pissed in your cereal lol. Take it easy man, its a free app that someone is developing. It works good on certain things because of the retail space that sells them. Grociries online isn't a big thing
But how dare the developers of a free app not save him money on everything!?
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But how dare the developers of a free app not save him money on everything!?
well i guess he could resort to the adds an coupons if saving 35cents on some TP will make a difference.
Man I love sarcasm.....
To OP though, Give it time, its still being worked on maybe one day it will do what you want. I did find a jacket i scanned for cheaper online that was cool. i think the groceries thing is going to be a way out there. And thats only if more groceries are sold online in the future than in a store.
Well excuse the fk outta me! My bad, I guess a barcode scanner only works on electronics,huh. How fking stupid do you think I am?! It's called 'shopsavvy'. Didn't catch it saying anywhere that it works only on electronics. And yes there are many folks out there, myself included, who actually do price checking on things other than a fking DVD player. Groceries is where a lot of money goes so price checking that is common sense to many of us. Good grief...
Man... and people wonder why FOSS (Or even just plain free) developers are getting burnt out. Release a free app and get nothing but flak about it.
The built in barcode scanning app that comes with the Droid works great for me, I'll have to give shopsavvy a try.
Is there any app that will let me scan a barcode and target local stores in my area? That would be an awesome comparison shopping tool.
Only if your local stores make their information available online and most don't. Many stores (Best Buy, Target) generally have the same price, or will honor the price, between their websites and stores but Wal-Mart, for example, doesn't.
Curiously, what's the difference between Barcode Scanner and Shopsavvy? Or, are they basically the same thing?
They are both different. Shopsavvy will give you native local and web results, whereas Barcode Scanner will give you web results....but Barcode scanner will also scan QR Codes to get to market items or contacts.
They are both different. Shopsavvy will give you native local and web results, whereas Barcode Scanner will give you web results....but Barcode scanner will also scan QR Codes to get to market items or contacts.
shop savy does qr codes now with thier newest update
A app that works, I'd pay for. But a app that doesn't work yet is free is like pissing into the wind. Feels good but ya really don't like the results....
Barcode scanning a joke
I happen to use Barcode Scanner quite a bit too. Gotta love for those QR Codes! 
Not too sure what your doing??/
