01 How we select products
We combine two sources to decide which products go into the catalogue:
- Editorial selection: we add products based on the categories real users care about and seasonal trends (Black Friday, summer sales, back-to-school, etc.). We favour serious brands and products with a broad catalogue on Amazon UK.
- User submissions: anyone can add a product by pasting its Amazon URL. From that moment it appears in the catalogue with its current price.
02 Where the price comes from
We get product data directly from the official Amazon Product Advertising API (through the Amazon Creators programme). It's the same source Amazon itself uses to display prices on its site, so the price you see is the real, current one — not an estimate, not scraped data.
The price is updated automatically several times a day from the official API. The frequency depends on the product's popularity. The price each page shows is the most recent one Amazon has returned to us, with the date it was obtained.
03 What we consider a deal
A deal is a product whose current price is, in our judgement, at a good moment to buy: among the lowest in its catalogue, from a serious brand, and without inflated discounts over a reference price nobody ever paid.
We don't promise the lowest price on the internet and we don't compare against other shops. We show the current price on Amazon UK and you decide. The "lowest-priced products" selection refreshes several times a day with whatever is cheapest within the catalogue right now.
04 Editorial policy
We do not accept sponsorships. No product is featured on the home page, in categories or in the "Top sellers" list because someone paid for it: the rankings reflect real data (largest discount, best current price, most sold on Amazon, etc.).
No estimates, no scraping and no fake marketing. If a product stops being available on Amazon, we say so. The goal is for you to decide with honest information, not to talk you into buying.
05 Transparency: we are Amazon Associates
ThePriceMonkey participates in the Amazon Associates programme. This means that if you click one of our links and buy something on Amazon, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: you pay exactly the same price you'd pay going to Amazon directly.
That commission is what lets us keep the tool free and free of intrusive ads. We don't sell data, we don't insert third-party ads, we don't share your email. Affiliate links only.
06 Contact and feedback
If you see something odd, have a suggestion or something doesn't work, write to info@thepricemonkey.com. We read everything and we care.
Still have questions?
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