Step-by-step guide

🛒 Getting Started with CartSavvy

A friendly guide to finding the best grocery prices — no tech skills needed.

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What is CartSavvy?


CartSavvy is like having a very smart friend who instantly checks grocery prices on 5 different apps at once — and tells you exactly where to buy each item to spend the least money. It even takes your credit or debit card cashback into account, so the savings it shows you are real ones.

You still place your own orders on each app — CartSavvy just does all the price-comparison homework for you in seconds. ✨

🧺 BigBasket 🛍️ Amazon Fresh ⚡ Amazon Now 🟡 Blinkit 🔵 Zepto
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How to use CartSavvy


💡 No app to install, no account needed to get started. Just open your browser and go!
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Open CartSavvy in your browser
Go to cartsavvy.vercel.app on your desktop or laptop. (Chrome works best. Mobile browser support is coming soon.)
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Type in your grocery items
In the item box, type what you want to buy. You can include the brand name and size if you know them — that helps CartSavvy find the right match. Then set how many you want, and press Add.
Some examples to try:
"Amul Butter 500g"  ·  "cashews 500g"  ·  "Surf Excel Matic 6kg"
"toor dal 1kg"  ·  "Parle-G biscuits"
Add as many items as you like. Your full shopping list can go in at once!
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Optional
Add your bank or credit cards
See the Offer Vault section? Type the name of any bank card you use for groceries. Just the card name is enough — we never ask for your card number, PIN, or any financial details.
Card name examples:
"SBI SimplySave"  ·  "HDFC Regalia"  ·  "Axis Flipkart"
CartSavvy uses this to factor in any cashback or discount you'd get — so the final price it shows is what you'd actually pay.
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Optional
Add any special preferences
Click "Additional Instructions" and type anything specific you want CartSavvy to keep in mind while picking items for you.
Examples:
"prefer organic wherever possible"
"Amul brand only for dairy products"
"no store brands for atta"
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Click "Find Best Split"
Hit the big Find Best Split button. CartSavvy will check all 5 stores at the same time and figure out the cheapest combination for your entire list. This usually takes just a few seconds.
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See your results and save money!
You'll get a clear breakdown showing which items to buy from which store, your total cost, and how much you're saving.

🛒 Buy Amul Butter from BigBasket — ₹54 after SBI cashback
Buy Cashews from Blinkit — ₹189 (cheapest across all stores)
🧺 Buy Surf Excel from Amazon Fresh — ₹498

Total: ₹741 You save ₹87

You then open each app yourself and place the order — CartSavvy just tells you where to go so you never overpay.
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One-time setup: Install the Browser Extension


CartSavvy works without the extension — but the prices it shows are estimates. Once you install the small browser extension, it reads live prices from your own logged-in accounts, so what you see is exactly what you'd pay today.

Without extension
Estimated prices — still helpful, but not exact
With extension
Real-time prices from your live sessions — spot on
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Open Chrome's Extensions page
In Chrome, look for the puzzle-piece icon 🧩 in the top-right corner of your browser. Click it, then click "Manage Extensions" at the bottom of the menu.
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Turn on Developer Mode
On the Extensions page, look for a small toggle in the top-right corner labelled "Developer Mode". Switch it on. Don't worry — this is just how Chrome lets you install extensions from sources other than its store. It's safe and you can turn it off again after installation.
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Download the extension file
Go to this link and download the zip file:
https://github.com/suncirkles/cartsavvy-extension/raw/main/cartsavvy-extension.zip
It will land in your Downloads folder as a file called cartsavvy-extension.zip
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Unzip the file
Right-click the zip file in your Downloads folder and choose "Extract All" (on Windows) or just double-click it (on Mac). You'll get a folder called cartsavvy-extension. Remember where you saved it — you'll need it in the next step.
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Load the extension into Chrome
Back on Chrome's Extensions page, click the "Load Unpacked" button (top-left). A file picker will open. Navigate to the cartsavvy-extension folder you just unzipped and click Select Folder.
You should now see "CartSavvy 1.0.0" appear as an enabled extension. 🎉
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Is it safe? Absolutely.
🔒 Here is exactly what the extension can and cannot do: It can only read grocery prices on BigBasket, Amazon Fresh, Amazon Now, Blinkit, and Zepto. It is automatically disabled on every other website — including your bank. It cannot see your passwords, card numbers, or any personal details. It reads product prices — nothing more.
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Log in to the grocery apps (just once)
Open each of these websites in the same Chrome browser and log in to your account. Also make sure your delivery address is set on each app, so prices reflect what's actually available near you.
amazon.in blinkit.com zeptonow.com bigbasket.com
You only need to do this once — Chrome will keep you logged in.
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Do a quick test
Click the CartSavvy icon in your browser toolbar (top-right corner — it looks like a small shopping cart). A small popup will appear. Type any grocery item, like "cashews 500g", and click "Fetch Prices".
If you see prices listed from multiple stores — you're all set! The extension is working perfectly. 🙌
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Sign up for extra features


CartSavvy works without an account, but signing up (it's just a Google login — one click) gives you a few handy extras:

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Good to know


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Use a desktop or laptop. CartSavvy is a browser tool — it works in Chrome on your computer. Mobile browser support is not available yet, but a mobile app is coming soon.
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No extension? No problem. You can try CartSavvy right now without installing anything. The prices shown will be smart estimates — good enough to get a feel for where things are cheapest. The extension just makes them precise.
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Set your delivery location on each app. Prices and availability vary by area. Log in to each grocery app at least once and confirm your delivery address so the prices CartSavvy finds are relevant to you.
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Include the size when you can. Typing "toor dal 1kg" is better than just "toor dal" — it helps CartSavvy compare the same pack across stores, not just the cheapest (and smallest) option available.
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Savings shown are real savings. CartSavvy calculates what you'd actually pay after your card cashback — not a made-up "MRP vs. sale price" comparison. The number it shows is what stays in your pocket.
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You're all set!

That's everything you need to know. Open CartSavvy, type your grocery list, and let it do the hard work. Most people find it pays for itself in savings on their very first shop.

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