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Updated
WHY YOU SHOULD SHOP BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY USING MICROSOFT EDGE
Coupons, price history and more: There are some good reasons to shop Amazon
Prime Day using the Microsoft Edge browser already on your PC.
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By Mark Hachman
Senior Editor, PCWorld Nov 26, 2021 11:17 am PST
Urupong Getty / Microsoft
While you can shop online during Black Friday or the holidays using any browser
you’d like, there are several good reasons for using the Microsoft Edge browser
already on your PC: built-in coupons, and an automated check of an item’s price
history. Buying something in installments is also coming.
Both of these Edge features offer a fantastic way to make sure you get the best
deals for Prime Day—or any day, for that matter.
MICROSOFT EDGE IS ON YOUR WINDOWS PC
The Microsoft Edge browser is built right into every Windows PC. While the most
popular browser remains Google Chrome, you can open up Edge (if you haven’t
already) and quickly import bookmarks (Favorites), passwords, and more from
another browser. (We have a detailed tutorial on how to import bookmarks into
Edge.)
Now let’s see how Edge can help you find the best deals on Amazon Prime Day.
SHOPPING BEGINS WITH EDGE’S PRICE-TAG ICON
Edge’s shopping skills should work with any page, but they’re fine-tuned for
Amazon and Prime Day. If you open up any product page, you’ll see a small blue
price-tag icon at the end of the URL bar, right next to the small star icon for
bookmarking the page.
That price-tag icon will begin sliding out small notifications: “This site has
coupons!” will let you know that Edge will apply any automated discounts it
knows about at checkout. “You have the best price!” is an indication that Edge
has already checked other retailers, and knows that Amazon offers the best deal.
You may also receive a small notification that the price has recently either
increased or decreased.
Microsoft Edge will confirm that you’ve found the best price for Prime Day.
HOW TO USE COUPONS IN MICROSOFT EDGE FOR PRIME DAY
Sometimes, Amazon itself will show that a coupon may apply, and will offer you
the chance to trigger it right on the product page. Edge is a bit shyer: You’ll
need to click that blue price-tag icon in the URL bar, and manually copy into
the discount field any coupons Edge finds.
The Microsoft Edge price tag is your ticket to savings. You may see coupons you
can apply to Prime Day or holiday shopping.
Note that there are third-party alternatives. The Honey plug-in, for example,
also automatically looks for discount codes.
HOW TO USE PRICING HISTORY IN MICROSOFT EDGE
Edge’s ability to track pricing is much more useful. Edge works a bit like the
Amazon tracking site camelcamelcamel.com, which can take an Amazon product page
and show you how the price for the item has fluctuated over the past few months.
Edge does this automatically.
The price history that Microsoft Edge supplies is a lovely touch, both by
indicating whether the price is on the decline as well as offering links to
other retailers.
To see the pricing history, you’ll need to click the blue price tag icon in the
URL bar. If you see an offer to “clip coupon” instead, don’t worry—the pricing
history is in a little drop-down menu below it. Once you click it, you’ll see a
small graph with noticeable price moves in the last few months. You should
receive the best deals on Prime Day—but not always.
You can explore further by scrolling down to Compare other retailers, which
opens up a small list of tiled cards, each with the price of the item at another
retailer. It’s a quick and easy way to comparison-shop without leaving
Amazon. Savvy shoppers might even want to check out the Collections feature
within Edge, to build groups of items for comparison.
The only place where Edge’s price history sometimes struggles is where Amazon
combines several product listings on the same page—like on an SSD or hard drive,
for instance, where it can be available in various capacities. I’ve found Edge
works best when there’s simply one configuration available.
Microsoft is testing Buy Now, Pay Later
BNPL is currently available in Microsoft Edge’s beta testing program,
specifically the Canary and Dev channels and will be available by default to all
users in Microsoft Edge release 96, Microsoft said earlier this month. Buy Now,
Pay Later allows you to simply pay for something in installments, rather than
all at once. It’s also a feature that’s usually offered on a
retailer-by-retailer basis.
Microsoft enables Buy Now, Pay Later when it comes time to enter your credit
card.Microsoft
Now, Microsoft says it plans to add this BNPL capability to the browser via a
partnership with Zip. It means any purchase between $35 – $1,000 you make
through Microsoft Edge can be split into 4 installments over 6 weeks, Microsoft
says.
“With BNPL in Edge, you can simply link your Microsoft account with your zip
account with one click and then bypass sign in from Zip side. It can expedite
the application process for you,” according to Microsoft.
This story was updated to add Microsoft’s BNPL capabilities and to update this
information for Black Friday.
Note: When you purchase something after clicking links in our articles, we may
earn a small commission. Read our affiliate link policy for more details.
Related:
* Amazon Prime Day
* Microsoft Edge
* Shopping
As PCWorld's senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology,
among other beats. He has formerly written for PCMag, BYTE, Slashdot, eWEEK, and
ReadWrite.
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