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Shop Apps Not the Malls This Holiday

Load up on your shopping apps this holiday for the best deals. Many of them are free–so along with your American Express, "don't leave home without em".

If you haven’t started your holiday shopping yet, let your Android, iPhone, iPad or Blackberry do it for you–well sort of with these popular shopping apps.

ShopSavvy - One of the original barcode-reading applications, ShopSavvy uses your phone’s camera to scan and read product barcodes to automatically compare prices among tens of thousands of online and brick-and-mortar retailers.

It generates a list of retailers in your area where you can buy the product, and even gives you a map to the store’s location. You can also check out reviews, save items to a wish list or create a price alert so that you’re notified when the price drops.

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Sale Saver -Many of us get coupons for stores such as Kohl’s and Macy’s “20 percent off one-day only” offers.

Sale Saver has a price calculator that lets you factor in your discounts and store all the items in your cart to calculate your savings. It even adds in tax to show you how much your total holiday shopping spree will cost.

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If international travel is part of your holiday plans, the app’s currency converter comes in handy.

MobiQpons - This neighborhood app shows you coupons available for stores, restaurants and services near you. You can search by location or business name, filter stores by your favorites and calculate your savings.

When you’re ready to use the coupon, you can just click “use” and show the phone to the cashier, who types in the number or scans the barcode.

Shopping apps make it easier to comparison shop and score the best deals, find the stores you’re looking for, or identify the best gifts for the hard-to-please. And, best of all, many of them are free – so along with your American Express, “don’t leave home without em”.

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