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Onboarding guides cover the five core user flows: getting started, connecting store accounts, setting up price alerts, reading the dashboard, and comparing stores. FAQ addresses common questions about how CartSnitch works, data privacy, supported stores, and troubleshooting. All guides include screenshot placeholders for integration once staging is available (blocked on CAR-60). Ref: CAR-114 Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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| title | status | version | last_updated | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setting Up Price Alerts | draft | 1.0 | 2026-03-20 | How to create, manage, and use price alerts in CartSnitch. |
Setting Up Price Alerts
Price alerts let you set a target price for any product. When the price drops to your target (or below), CartSnitch notifies you. It's the easiest way to stock up when prices are right.
Creating an Alert
- Go to Products and search for the item you want to watch
- Tap the product to open its detail page
- Tap the + New Alert button
- Select the store you want to watch (or all stores)
- Enter your target price — this is the price at or below which you want to be notified
- Tap Create Alert
That's it. CartSnitch checks prices automatically and notifies you when your target is hit.
[SCREENSHOT PLACEHOLDER: Price Alerts page showing triggered alerts at top and watching alerts below, with + New Alert button]
How Alerts Work
CartSnitch tracks prices from your connected stores. When a price update comes in that matches or beats your target, the alert triggers.
Triggered alerts show up in two places:
- Your dashboard — a green banner at the top shows how many alerts have fired
- The Alerts page — triggered alerts are separated from active watches so you can see what's ready to act on
Managing Your Alerts
Viewing alerts
Go to the Alerts tab to see all your alerts. They're grouped into:
- Triggered — prices have hit your target. Time to buy.
- Watching — still waiting for the price to drop.
Deleting an alert
Tap any alert card and hit Delete to remove it. You can always create a new one later.
Tips for Better Alerts
Use price history to set realistic targets. Before creating an alert, check the product's price history chart. If eggs have bounced between $3.49 and $4.99 over the past six months, a target of $3.49 is realistic. A target of $1.99 probably isn't.
Watch staples, not impulse buys. Alerts are most valuable for things you buy every week — milk, eggs, bread, chicken. A $0.50 savings on something you buy 50 times a year is $25 back in your pocket.
Set alerts across stores. If you've connected multiple stores, set the alert to watch all of them. The same product can vary by $1-2 between stores on any given week.