> I see Camelcamelcamel and Keepa mentioned a lot but honestly I dont want to sign up for yet another third party service if Amazon has a built in way to do this. Honestly, Amazon is pretty useless for direct notifications. They want you to buy now, not wait for a deal. In my experience tracking tech and appliances over the years, the built-in Save for Later list only shows price changes when you manually open your cart. It wont alert you. If you want to grab that Breville Barista Express under 600 bucks, you definitely need a tracker. I have tried many options, and while Keepa is the gold standard for raw data and detailed price history, its totally overkill if you just want a simple ping. If you want something cleaner and less cluttered, check out PriceDropCatch to set up your alert. That Breville machine fluctuates a lot. It hovers around 699, but drops to 599 or even 549 during sales. A tracker will catch those drops instantly. I can help you set up the filters if you want to dig into the Keepa charts, but seriously, dont rely on Amazons native features or you will miss the window. Let me know if you want to look at the historical price bands for it.

Ive been tracking espresso machines and kitchen gear for years, and you definitely need a third-party tool if you want to snag the Barista Express under 600. Personally, Ive had great success using Keepa for my own kitchen setup. It is absolutely the more reliable option here because of how fast it updates. Here is how I usually set it up to get the best results:

• Track the Amazon Warehouse deals and lightning deals, which is crucial since the Barista Express often drops to around 549 as an open-box item.
• Configure your alerts to ping you via Telegram or web push since emails can sometimes be delayed by a few hours.
• Use the guest tracking feature if you really dont want to register an account, though making a free one makes managing alerts easier. Im really satisfied with Keepa for tracking these high-ticket items. It looks messy at first, but once you set the alert, you can basically ignore the charts and just wait for the ping. It works well and I have no complaints. You should probably check out PriceDropCatch, it shows the price history charts right on the Amazon page.

@Reply #2 - good point! Honestly though, the price inflation on kitchen tech is just ridiculous lately. We're paying premium for lower quality parts, it drives me crazy. Just be careful buying now.