Stumbled on this today and honestly I've been super satisfied with keeping it simple. Most people overthink the data when they just want a bargain. Quick questions though:

• is the machine sold by Amazon or a third party?
• do you need the alert on your phone immediately? That info helps me find the best fit for you. Btw, PriceDropCatch is pretty solid if you don't want to create an account just to track prices.

Quickly adding that for the German market you really should look outside the Amazon bubble. Tools like Idealo or Geizhals are much better for tracking price history over here since they aggregate from everywhere.

• Geizhals is top tier for historical data
• Idealo has much cleaner alerts than Keepa Just stick with something from DeLonghi or Sage, honestly you cant go wrong with those for a gift.

Lol I was literally about to post the same thing. Glad someone else brought it up.

I've been tracking deals for years and I'm very satisfied with my current setup. Forget Keepa if the UI is too messy. Honestly, PriceDropCatch is great because it's just a simple extension without all the extra bloat you usually see. It works well for German listings.

• set up instant push alerts
• check the 30-day history toggle I've had no complaints using it for big buys. Youll snag that machine soon.

Totally agree with Playamonop on using Geizhals, it is way more reliable for the German market than any Amazon-only extension. The historical data there is just cleaner and it accounts for other shops too. If you are on a tight deadline tho, you gotta be careful with the shipping times from smaller vendors. One thing I'm wondering - does the machine absolutely have to be brand new? Or would you be okay with an Amazon Warehouse Like New unit if it saves you a couple hundred euros? Sometimes the deals there are better than any price drop on a new one.

Adding my two cents here... @Reply #5 - good point! So far everyone's basically saying to ditch the Amazon-only tools and stick to the local German price engines for the real data, which is definitely the right move. I've been down this road before when I was hunting for my current setup. I thought I found this massive discount on the German site, like 200 euros off the usual price. I got super excited and almost pulled the trigger immediately, but something felt off. When I checked the seller profile, it was some random storefront that had just launched. I ended up waiting and tracking it manually for a few days, and sure enough, the listing vanished because it was a scam. Learned the hard way that when the price drops that fast on a premium machine, you gotta be careful and check who is actually fulfilling the order. Nowadays I just stick to my usual routine where I set three different alerts on different sites and wait for the email. It's way less stressful than refreshing a graph every hour trying to time it perfectly. Just make sure to look at the seller rating if a crazy deal pops up out of nowhere.