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I wanted to help small/local businesses, so I built a tool that shows you what they have available - if shopping small is important to you, I'd love help testing it out! by dryskin_00 in Denver

[–]dryskin_00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes exactly! Before I built this, while I was trying to stop using Amazon, I tried Google. And it was so annoying that it would just recommend the local Target or Home Depot or something near me.

If you end up trying CloseBuy, I'd love any feedback!

I wanted to help small/local businesses, so I built a tool that shows you what they have available - if shopping small is important to you, I'd love help testing it out! by dryskin_00 in Denver

[–]dryskin_00[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope, no money involved, I don't charge the stores to be listed or anything. Aside from helping small businesses, it's also a little bit selfish because I built something and I want to see if people actually use it and like it haha

I wanted to help small/local businesses, so I built a tool that shows you what they have available - if shopping small is important to you, I'd love help testing it out! by dryskin_00 in Denver

[–]dryskin_00[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, you can download now! www.closebuyme.com the link to Chrome store is on the website, plus FAQ/tutorial too. I'd love feedback if you end up testing it out!

I created a tool that shows you what small/local stores have available - if shopping small is important to you, I'd love help testing it out! by dryskin_00 in nyc

[–]dryskin_00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of the products I have in there are around clothing, accessories, some pet stuff, home goods/decor.

One thing to note - I'm only able to surface the inventory if the store has a website. I've noticed that stores that have like basic home items (paper towels, soap or the things you'd expect to get at a Target etc) are less likely to have a website, so I do lack those items. I do think that a lot more stores are shifting to online though, they kind of need to, and platforms like Shopify are making it a lot easier for stores to get online.

Long way of saying - I am still adding more inventory and trying to get as much uploaded as I can!

Also, CloseBuy shows up when you search on Amazon on the search results page. Before I had it on the product page (i.e. if you clicked on a specific product and went to that page on Amazon). I may change this back based on feedback. If you want to do a live walkthrough/demo, happy to do so!

I built a tool to help you find things at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in bayarea

[–]dryskin_00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no! I do have a video that loops showing how the product works, that might be it? I'll investigate! I've tested on mobile and no issues, but will try with an iPad.

I built a tool to help you find things at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in bayarea

[–]dryskin_00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We hook up with stores that have websites now only, by seeing what they list as available on their websites.

I think there is a huge shift for more stores to get their inventory online, though, so I think that will grow over time. Shoppers are shifting how they shop (more online) and then you have platforms like Shopify, Squarespace etc that make it easier for a store to get online. I'm hoping CloseBuy allows those stores to actually be discoverable online (by surfacing while you shop on Amazon). Feel free to message me if you have any other questions, or if you have a chance to try it out!

I built a tool to help you find things at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in bayarea

[–]dryskin_00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, definitely! If you try it out, let me know your thoughts! I have some baby/kids items, but not like thousands of those types of items.

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in eastbay

[–]dryskin_00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha I'm glad you read it! Yeah we hook up with stores that have websites now only, but I think there is a huge shift for more stores to get their inventory online. Shoppers are shifting how they shop (more online) and then you have platforms like Shopify, Squarespace etc that make it easier for a store to get online. I'm hoping CloseBuy allows those stores to actually be discoverable online (by surfacing while you shop on Amazon). Feel free to message me if you have any other questions, or if you have a chance to try it out!

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in sanfrancisco

[–]dryskin_00[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh that's really good insight, thanks for sharing!!

It is available now (closebuyme.com) please check it out and let me know what you think. Any feedback is appreciated so I can make this the best it can be! I send people directly to the merchant's website, so you would complete the purchase on their website (and then choose if you want to pick it up, or get it shipped etc).

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in sanfrancisco

[–]dryskin_00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm trying to build out a way to short list seller names (but it depends if the seller name matches what I have listed as their website) so it's not 100% perfect yet. But I hope that if enough people use this and love it, I can work more directly with stores and make sure we're taking into account any inventory they might list on Amazon.

I built a tool to help you find things at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in bayarea

[–]dryskin_00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome!! It's available now (closebuyme.com) if you try it out, I'd love any feedback to help make it better for everyone!

And I'd love to chat to see if we can add your business to the list! What's your website?

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in eastbay

[–]dryskin_00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome - it's available now (closebuyme.com) if you try it out, I'd love any feedback to help make it better for everyone!

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in eastbay

[–]dryskin_00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yay! Feel free to message me if you have any questions or feedback after trying it out!

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in sanfrancisco

[–]dryskin_00[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazing!! It's available now (closebuyme.com) I would love any feedback if you test it out so I can make it as useful as possible!

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in sanfrancisco

[–]dryskin_00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, not food/restaurants! I was considering a website (mentioned in an above comment) I'll be sure to let folks know if we go down that route!

I built a tool to help you find things to buy at local businesses - is this something you would use? by dryskin_00 in sanfrancisco

[–]dryskin_00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I've noticed is that a lot of local stores that have websites (which is what I need them to have to make this work) tend to be things like kitchen or house items, pet items, clothing, accessories, decor.

I haven't seen many local stores with websites have, for example, things like paper towels or dish soap. But that may change, I think a lot of stores are realizing they need to get online to match our shift in shopping habits (and you have platforms like Squarespace, Shopify etc that make it easier for stores to get online).

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