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GPShopper (www.gpshopper.com) is the first ever local mobile phone product search.
With big name retailers and over 50 million products, GPShopper and its revolutionary
Slifter (www.slifter.com) technology allows consumers to receive up-to-the-minute product availability,
location and pricing right on their cell phones.
HOW TO USE YOUR MOBILE PHONE TO MAKE HOLIDAY SHOPPING EASIER & MORE ENJOYABLE
GPShopper’s CEO Alex Muller offers these helpful tips….
1. Coordinate the Troops – Nothing is worse then being tired, ready to leave
the store, and then having to spend the next hour locating your friends and family.
Make sure all cell phones are on, charged, and everyone knows each other’s number
before you start.
2. Save Your Voice, Text Instead – Shopping Malls during the holidays can be
noisy, or have spotty reception. Instead of calling, use texting to get your message
heard.
3. Know Your Options – Arrived at the mall just to find out the gift you wanted
is out of stock everywhere? Use Slifter (free!) on your mobile phone to check
the availability of over 50 Million products at tens of thousands of local and
online retailers. Text message the keyword Slifter to 75438 and you can get started
on being the savviest shopper this Holiday Season.
4. Get in the Zone – Most mobile phones now come with MP3 players, so you can
listen to your favorite tunes while shopping instead of the smooth jazz version
of “Jingle Bell Rock” on the mall PA system again and again and again…
5. Make a List – Paper shopping lists are a thing of holiday past. You have
enough paper to deal with this Holiday season - keep your Shopping List on your
mobile phone! Slifter allows you to create and maintain your entire Shopping List
right on your phone - free. No more crumpled pieces of paper to decode, instead
a mobile list you can share with friends and family.
6. Get Directions – Some mobile carriers offer GPS services that can show you
maps and even give you step by step directions of how to get to where you are
going. These can be incredibly helpful, especially when last minute shopping in
the in-laws hometown.
7. Say Cheese! – Holidays are a time of fun and merriment (and not just of bad
parking and lost receipts) so don’t forget to take a breather and snap some fun
pics on your camera phone. That picture of you on Santa’s lap will make a great
wallpaper for Aunt Edna’s phone.
8. Get Opinions – After an 8 hour shopping spree that fuzzy kitten sweater sure
looks like the perfect gift for your 12-year-old nephew. But when in doubt, seek
an outside opinion. Using Slifter you can make shopping social by sending finds
from your mobile phone to your friends and family for approval – little Bobby
will thank you.
9. Keep the Kids Occupied – Download some “reindeer” games to your mobile phone
and you have a perfect tool to keep the kids from getting antsy after your 5th
minute in any given store. GameJump.com has some great games – many are free.
10. Don’t Forget to Charge your Phone – Your Mobile phone can’t help you this
holiday season if it doesn’t work. If you are running low on juice (not the apple
kind) check to see if your mall offers a charging station, or use Energizers “Energi
to Go” to provide a quick boost.
See www.gpshopper.com
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