How to Save Money Online With Invisible Hand

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By Virginia DeBolt
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Have you ever wondered if the price you see in an online store for an item you need is actually the best price available? Now there is a free add-on for the Firefox browser that will come right out and tell you when there is a better price to be had by shopping somewhere else. The add-on responsible for this money-saving magic is called Invisible Hand. It gives you real-time prices for an array of web stores such as Amazon, Borders, Buy, Crutchfield, Lowe's, Home Depot, Sears, Wal Mart, Toys R Us and many more. Here is how it works.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

The Firefox browser
The Invisible Hand add-on for Firefox

Step 1

Save With Invisible Hand

To use Invisible Hand, open Firefox and go to the Get Invisible Hand site. Download and install the add-on.
Step 2

When you are shopping for an item, Invisible Hand will look at all the retailers in its network to see if there is a better price. If there is, it will insert a small notice at the top of the browser window to alert you. If you want to buy from the cheaper store, simply click the link.
Step 3

You'll probably have to restart Firefox after the installation.
Step 4

Whenever you shop using Firefox as your browser, Invisible Hand will show you money-saving options.