CNET Shopping

Get the best price on your favorite products with CNET Shopping. When we find deals, we save you an average of $27 per purchase.
What is CNET Shopping?
'CNET Shopping' is a real-time price comparison and deal finding Chrome extension. It scans hundreds of stores for best prices on millions of products and shows coupons for over 25,000 retailers. Users get notified of lower prices with the price alerts feature. Now includes cashback on eligible purchases.

Extension stats

Users: 100,000+
Rating: 4.42 (1,784)
Version: 14.12 (Last updated: 2024-09-03)
Creation date: 2020-06-15
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • storage
  • alarms
  • cookies
Host permissions:
  • http://*/
  • https://*/
Size: 2.61M

Other platforms

CNET Shopping (v14.12)
4.13 (109) 6,743+
CNET Shopping (v14.12)
5.00 (11) 52,810+
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Extension summary

💸 CNET Shopping scans hundreds of stores while you shop to search for the best price. All in real-time. CNET Shopping works on millions of products. From laptops to legos and handbags to hairdryers.

🏷 We also display coupons for over 25,000+ retailers in the US and Canada.

📩 You’ll get notified as soon as we find a lower price with our price alerts feature.

🔖 Featured in The New York Times, Mashable, USA Today and more!

💰 New: Earn Cashback on eligible purchases!

*Only available in the US.

Affiliate Link Disclosure If you buy through our links, we may get a commission.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Saves money by providing discounts and coupons
  • Helps find better prices on products from different sites
  • User-friendly and easy to use
  • Provides real-time updates on deals
  • Great for finding discounts and savings on shopping websites
Cons
  • Frequent intrusive pop-up ads
  • Deals can sometimes be incorrect or misleading
  • Issues with expired coupons
  • Reliability issues since CNET took over the extension
  • Inaccurate product redirects to other sites
Most mentioned
  • Saves money
  • Pop-up ads
  • Finding better prices
  • Discounts
  • User experience issues
Recent reviews
TYVM in capital
by Sami samaa, 2024-08-29

Created a great saving!
by Patricia Hicks, 2024-07-15

Great program!
by A Google user, 2024-06-19
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Extension safety

Risk impact

CNET Shopping is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install CNET Shopping if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

CNET Shopping has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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