Application Aims: Shop But Don’t Drop

Reviewer's Comments
It’s so easy to forget something you really need when you’re shopping. Impulse buying can also sabotage your best attempts at sticking to a budget. ShopMagic can help you be a better shopper both by making it easy to remember what you need and as a gentle reminder to stick to your shopping plan.

The ShopMagic application comes pre-loaded with hundreds of items that shoppers commonly need but more importantly, it’s a simple matter to add, remove, or edit items to meet your specifics requirements. You can organize items into categories that correspond with the aisles of your store, further enhancing the shopping process. Because the program also contains a customizable listing of stores, you can create separate shopping lists for various merchants.

To create a shopping list, select the item you need and add the quantity you want. You can even note with a quick click if you have a coupon for the product. Because BlackBerry users invariably have their devices close at hand, it’s convenient to make any changes or additions whenever you think of them. When you’re ready to shop, a single click switches from the Make List mode to the Go Shopping! mode where you’re presented with the consolidated list you’ve been making. Once you’ve selected an item from the list, mark it as bought and it comes off of the current list.

Though shopping from the list as displayed on the BlackBerry is likely to meet most users’ needs, some will still prefer a paper list so the application has the ability to email your shopping list so that it can be printed.

ShopMagic can be a valuable tool in planning and completing your shopping helping use your time efficiently as well as aiding your budgeting efforts. The interface is easy to learn and can be customized to meet your individual shopping preferences. Creating separate lists for individual stores can help you take advantage of the best price available for a particular product. Taking advantage of this application’s attributes could well pay for its $12.95 cost and then some.

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