Capital One Shopping is a free browser extension, mobile app, and website designed to help you save money while shopping online. It offers several key features:
- Automatic Coupon Application: As you shop at over 100,000 online retailers, Capital One Shopping automatically searches for and applies available coupon codes at checkout, saving you time and effort.
- Instant Price Comparison: The tool compares prices across multiple retailers, including shipping and membership costs, and alerts you if a better deal is available elsewhere.
- Price Drop Notifications: If you’ve viewed or purchased an item, Capital One Shopping can notify you when its price drops, so you never miss a deal.
- Loyalty Rewards: When you make purchases through participating retailers, you earn Capital One Shopping Rewards, which can be redeemed for gift cards to popular merchants (but not for cash).
- Easy to Use: The browser extension works seamlessly in the background, and you don’t need to be a Capital One customer to use it.
- No Fees: The service is 100% free for everyone.
Limitations:
Rewards can only be redeemed for gift cards, not cash, and may take a few weeks to process. The mobile app is less robust than the browser extension, which is considered more effective for finding deals.
Summary Table
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Coupons | Automatically finds and applies codes at checkout |
| Price Comparison | Compares prices across retailers, including shipping |
| Price Drop Alerts | Notifies you when prices drop on viewed items |
| Rewards | Earn shopping rewards redeemable for gift cards |
| Fees | Free to use |
| Mobile App | Available, but less robust than browser extension |
