💸 Slash

Stop wasting time and money — Slash helps you find the best deals online.

• Slash is a command line tool that scrapes the most popular e-commerce websites to get the best deals on the searched items across these websites.
• In a market where we are spoilt for choices, we often look for the best deals.
• The ubiquity of internet access has leveled the retail playing field, making it easy for individuals and businesses to sell products without geographic limitation. In 2020, U.S. e-commerce sales, receiving a boost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, grew 44% and represented more than 21% of total retail sales, according to e-commerce information source Internet Retailer.
• The growth of e-commerce has not only changed the way customers shop, but also their expectations of how brands approach customer service, personalize communications, and provide customers choices.
• The growth of e-commerce has prompted cut throat competition amongst dealers, which is discernable through the price patterns for products of major market players. Price cuts are somewhat of a norm now and getting the best deal for your money can sometimes be a hassle (even while online shopping).
• This is what Slash aims to reduce by giving you a easy to use, all in one place solution for finding the best deals for your products that major market dealers have to offer!

What does Slash do?

Pass any search string to Slash. It can be called by the following command

python3 slash.py --search airpods

Slash returns the prices for the searched items from e-commerce websites in a tabular form

|     timestamp | title                                       | price   | website   |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------|---------|-----------|
| 1632601614061 | Apple AirPods with Charging Case            | $119.00 | amazon    |
| 1632601614068 | Apple AirPods Pro                           | $197.00 | amazon    |
| 1632601614073 | Apple AirPods Pro                           | $197.00 | amazon    |
| 1632601615898 | Apple AirPods Pro                           | $197.00 | walmart   |
| 1632601615899 | Apple AirPods with Charging Case (Latest... | $119.00 | walmart   |
| 1632601615899 | Apple AirPods with Wireless Charging Cas... | $159.98 | walmart   |