How to use Microsoft Edge to save money and time shopping for Black Friday 2023

Microsoft Edge has the best tools to shop on Black Friday or any sales event, and here’s how.

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Whether you plan to shop duringBlack Friday 2023, even if you’re team Chrome or Firefox,Microsoft Edgeis still the best browser forWindows 11(and 10) users because of its shopping tools that can help save time and money.

For example, “Collections” allows you to organize the products you plan to purchase during any sales event. “Shopping” is a tool that can show a product’s price history from any site to help you make an informed decision before hitting the “buy” button, along with coupons that can help you save money on that new computer or big-screen TV. In addition, you can use many extensions to enhance the browser’s ability to find the best deals, whether you plan to shop on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or any other event.

In thishow-to guide, I will walk you through the steps to use Microsoft Edge to organize your online shopping spree and save money.

How to use Collections to create a Prime Day or Black Friday shopping list on Edge

The Collections feature on Microsoft Edge allows you to create shipping lists to organize your shopping and compare prices to find the best deal possible.

To start with Collections on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:

Once you complete these steps, you will have an organized list to shop more easily during the Black Friday sales event. If you want to open all the items as tabs in the browser, click the menu in the top right and select the"Open all"option.

You can also create lists for each category of items you plan to purchase for better organization.

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Collections notes

The Collections feature also lets you insert notes, which you can use to remember additional details, such as promo codes, original price, or anything else you may find useful.

Create list note

To create a note on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:

Create item note

To add a note to a saved item in the collection, use these steps:

After you complete the steps, the note will save automatically in the browser.

How to find Prime Day and Black Friday deals with built-in tools on Edge

Microsoft Edge also comes with shopping tools that can help you save time and money, especially during Black Friday.

Microsoft Edge Shopping

The Shopping feature can show the price history from any online store, and you can save the product to your Microsoft account to receive alerts as soon as the price drops. Also, it can provide information from other retailers to compare prices to ensure you get the best deals and coupons. However, these last two features will appear only when available.

To leverage the Shopping feature to save money and time, use these steps:

You can proceed with the purchase if the item is reasonably priced. If there’s a coupon, copy it, and use it at checkout.

Enable Shopping feature

If you don’t see the Shopping feature, you can enable it manually through the settings page and here’s how:

Once you complete the steps, the Shopping feature will enable on Edge.

Microsoft Edge New Tabs deals

You can also use the Microsoft Shopping page, which makes it easier to find excellent discounts during Black Friday 2023.

It’s also possible to use the new tab page to find deals. Here’s how:

After you add the button, click theBing.combutton from the New Tab to access theMicrosoft shopping portal.

You can sort deals by category. You will find trending products, curated deals, and more. If you see something you like, click the item, and you will be taken straight to the product page on the retailer’s website.

When you click the item in some products, Microsoft Shopping will open another page with more information, other related items, price history, review insights, buying options, and more.

How to use extensions to save money on Prime Day or Black Friday

In addition to the shopping tools for Microsoft Edge, you can also use extensions to save time and money regardless of the shopping event, including The Camelizer and Keepa if you plan to do most of your Black Friday shopping on Amazon.

Keepa

Keepa is an excellent service dedicated to tracking Amazon product prices and then showing the historical data on the product page.

Anyone doing most of their shopping on Amazon should use this extension to compare the prices over time to make an informed decision before the purchase.

If the product is still expensive or appears as a deal, but the price is the same as the previous week, you can create a tracker to receive an alert as soon as the price drops to the desired amount.

To install the Keepa extension on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:

Once you complete the steps, as you browse an Amazon product, the extension will embed the price history at the bottom of the page to help you make an informed decision.

You can alsosee this guideto learn more about using Keepa to shop on Amazon.

The Camelizer

The Camelizer is an extension similar to Keepa that can help you save money and time shopping on Amazon.

The extension connects to CamelCamelCamel, an online service that tracks Amazon prices, and it shows you historical data for products sold and fulfilled by Amazon and third-party sellers to help you determine quickly if the product is worth your money or someone is trying to make it look like a good deal.

You can also sign up with the service to track products and receive alerts as soon as the product drops its price to your desired amount.

To install The Camelizer extension on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:

If the product is a reasonable price, you can proceed with the purchase. Otherwise, you can use the extension to create a tracker and receive an alert as soon as the price drops to your desired amount.

Mauro Huculak has been a Windows How-To Expert contributor for WindowsCentral.com for nearly a decade and has over 15 years of experience writing comprehensive guides. He also has an IT background and has achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and CompTIA. He has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years.