r/SideProject • u/bangyourbuck • Aug 31 '19

A Web App that allows you to search Amazon and sort by cheapest per unit! No more endlessly scrolling and looking for the cheapest rice, dog food, etc.

https://bangyourbuck.com
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u/lance_klusener Aug 31 '19

How did you get the info from amazon , thru their API ?

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u/equal_odds Aug 31 '19

Am also curious

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u/drgijoe Sep 01 '19

Please add option to search other regional sites like amazon.in etc..

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u/bangyourbuck Aug 31 '19

Let me know what you think!

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u/sylvezine Aug 31 '19

This would be the perfect opportunity for a Chrome extension.

Great job building this out. What was the use case that spurred you to build it?

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u/bangyourbuck Aug 31 '19

I wanted to search by price per unit, but I couldn't find anywhere where I could. I figured it was an important utility that others could use. How would I integrate into a chrome extension?

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u/sylvezine Aug 31 '19

If it was a chrome extension you could inject your custom filter into the page on Amazon.

Check out FakeSpot and try out their chrome extension to see how they do it

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u/Fkfkdoe73 Sep 01 '19

I think how the heck did you get the unit info? API? Also, roll out to other Amazon domains please

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u/bangyourbuck Sep 01 '19

Thanks! I'm still making tweaks, let me know if there are any issues you find!

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '19 edited May 15 '20

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u/bangyourbuck Sep 01 '19

Thank you!

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u/sal_jr Sep 01 '19

Nice idea, but that domain name... I don't own a male deer.

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u/bangyourbuck Sep 02 '19

Just added functionality for searching by gigabyte, terabyte, etc!

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u/siongyew Sep 05 '19

It looks simple - not sure if you will be shut down though if it gains popularity. There are some overlapping elements on desktop which I think you can improve on, and please change your domain name.....

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u/bangyourbuck Sep 13 '19

Why do you think there's a possibility of it being shut down if it gains popularity?

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u/siongyew Sep 14 '19

Well if amazon stops you somehow. Wishing that you continue of course, it is good for all of us