Before you buy anything from Amazon use these two websites to decide whether the deal is as good as it looks

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Use CamelCamelCamel.com to see how much a product has been discounted in the past.

Use CamelCamelCamel.com to see how much a product has been discounted in the past.

CamelCamelCamel.com is a handy price tracking tool that lets you see how far a product's price has dropped in the past. While hundreds of Amazon items are constantly on sale, their prices often fluctuate over time. Even if something is a few dollars off now, CamelCamelCamel will let you know the item's lowest lifetime price so you can judge the deal before you buy.

For example, I recently saw a Hamilton Beach blender on sale for about 20% off, which isn't bad, but checking CamelCamelCamel showed that the same blender was selling for nearly 50% off just a few weeks earlier.

To save yourself some time, you can install the CamelCamelCamel browser extension to get the price tracking information whenever you visit an Amazon product page. As an added bonus, CamelCamelCamel will let you set price alerts so you'll automatically receive an email when a product hits the price you want.

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Fakespot automatically scans product listings to check for counterfeit products and fake reviews.

Fakespot automatically scans product listings to check for counterfeit products and fake reviews.

Fakespot will automatically check product reviews to see if other people have received counterfeit products after ordering. This can be particularly important when checking deals on discounted electronics and clothing, as some sellers might try and ship a non-official product in place of the original.

Fakespot will provide you with common keywords that reviewers used to describe the product, like great, cheap, or quality. The app will also try and determine whether the seller is using fake reviews to boost their rating.

Fakespot also has a browser extension like CamelCamelCamel that will pop up automatically when you visit Amazon and a few other websites, like Best Buy, Walmart, TripAdvisor and Yelp.

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While these tools will do most of the work, you'll still have to use your own judgement to make sure you're getting the best deal. Happy shopping!

While these tools will do most of the work, you'll still have to use your own judgement to make sure you're getting the best deal. Happy shopping!

CamelCamelCamel and Fakespot make it much easier to navigate Amazon's sales, but you'll still need to decide which deals are best for you.