Guides & FAQ

Every product detected undergoes an evaluation by the AI. It compiles a rating from 1 to 10 based on:

• Review Sentiment Analysis: Distinguishing fake/biased ratings from genuine buyer satisfaction.
• Discount Authenticity: Checking if the "original price" was artificially inflated recently to make the sale look bigger.
• Price Stability: Analyzing the item's 30-day and 90-day history to ensure you are buying near its lowest-ever price.

To protect your privacy and ensure lightweight performance, we do not store thousands of Amazon reviews locally. Instead, our AI Review Summarizer uses Gemini to analyze the product details (description, specifications, category, brand, rating distribution, and counts) and synthesize a realistic customer consensus summary:

• What Buyers Love: Summarizes the 3 to 4 top benefits customers repeatedly highlight for this model.
• Common Drawbacks: Summarizes the typical criticisms or warnings that buyers note in reviews.
• The Bottom Line: Provides a two-sentence summary detailing who the product is best for and the overall value.
• Caching: Once generated for a deal, the summary is cached in our database to ensure instant loading for future visitors.

The AI Shopping Copilot is a dedicated search playground that uses Gemini's conversational understanding to query our active deals database:

• Parameter Extraction: Our agent parses natural inputs (e.g., "office desk gear under $100") to extract structured constraints (Category: Office Products, Max Price: 100, Keywords: "desk").
• Live Search Grids: The extracted parameters are used to query and display active in-stock deals inline inside the chat window.
• Right-Hand Sidebar: Shows you exactly what constraints the AI has extracted so you can confirm the filter accuracy.
• Pagination: You can load subsequent pages of recommendations dynamically by clicking "Show 8 more recommendations".

Our system continuously tracks price variations for each product. When a deal is active, the system checks all recorded prices in the product's history:

• Record Pricing: If the current deal price is equal to or lower than the lowest price ever recorded in our database, it receives a glowing neon green 🔥 HISTORICAL LOW badge.
• Best time to buy: This indicator means the product has never been cheaper on our platform, signaling the optimal moment to make a purchase.

Our push notifications are built on standard Web Push APIs:

• Battery Friendly: They use 0% of your background battery. Instead of polling our servers continuously, your browser listens to the OS notification push channel.
• Service Worker: When a price drop is detected on our servers, we broadcast a secure message to your browser's registered service worker, displaying the banner instantly.
• How to enable: Simply tap "Alert Me" on a deal, and approve the permission prompt. You can test your connection anytime by clicking "Send Test Notification" in your user panel.

To keep things frictionless, we save your bookmarks in your browser's `localStorage` while browsing as a guest:

• Auto-Synchronization: The moment you sign up or log in, our frontend automatically synchronizes and merges those local saved deals into your secure profile database.
• Cross-Device Access: Once synced, you can access your saved wishlist on any phone, tablet, or desktop computer.

Amazon deals can sell out or change prices rapidly. We moderate our listings through a community-driven model:

• Report dead deals: If you spot a dead deal, go to its page and click Report Deal or use the 😢 Out of Stock reaction emoji.
• Rule of 3: Once a product receives 3 reports from registered accounts, it is automatically marked as expired. It is faded out on home feeds and detail pages to prevent other shoppers from clicking inactive deals.

Our Localized Clearance Scanners help you query the current in-store inventory and pricing for extreme discounts at your closest retail locations:

• Supported Retailers: We support major Canadian chains including Canadian Tire, Rona, Home Depot, Best Buy, Walmart, Staples, Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart, Princess Auto, Sport Chek, and Sail.
• Quebec Localization: Stores in Quebec automatically switch to their local branding, such as L'Équipeur (for Mark's), Pharmaprix (for Shoppers), and Sports Experts (for Sport Chek). For Sail stores located in Quebec, the platform dynamically translates and redirects English product links to French product listings.
• Real-time Scans: Clicking "Run Live Scan" fetches live pricing and inventory counts. If a scan was run within the last 24 hours, the platform serves cached results from our database to load instantly.
• Ghost Inventory warning: Always call the store to confirm pricing and availability before traveling, as system logs can lag behind in-store purchases.

Creating an account unlocks a suite of VIP shopping tools inside your Account Dashboard (/account):

• Personal Money Saved Counter: Tracks total estimated dollars saved from your saved and clicked deals.
• Target Price Watchlist: Set custom target price thresholds (e.g. "Alert Me Below $49.99") on any deal to receive notifications when the price hits your target.
• Recently Viewed Deals: View a history carousel of the last 20 deals you clicked or inspected across mobile and desktop.
• Personalized Email Preferences: Select your favorite categories (Electronics, Home, Tools), minimum discount thresholds, and email digest frequency.

Every deal page features an interactive Price History Chart tracking recorded pricing over time:

• Historical Price Line: Renders a visual timeline of all recorded price points to verify authentic discounts.
• All-Time Low Badge: Highlights whether the current deal price is at an all-time record low on our platform.

The AI Deal Verdict & Assessment Card analyzes deal quality and assigns clear buyer recommendations:

• Verdict Badges: Identifies top-tier bargains using badges such as 🔥 STEAL DEAL, ⚡ HIGH VALUE, or 🏷️ STANDARD SAVINGS.
• Pros & Buyer Guidance: Synthesizes key product strengths and recommendations on who the deal is best suited for.

We provide an automated RSS 2.0 Deal Feed at /rss.xml:

• Live RSS Updates: Continuously outputs the newest in-stock clearance deals with product thumbnails, prices, and direct links.
• Reader Compatibility: Easily import https://primecanadadeals.ca/rss.xml into Feedly, Inoreader, or any RSS reader app.