WEBVTT - The Sneakiest Holiday Shopping Tool Ever 0:00:09.119 --> 0:00:12.760 How thieves are using Bluetooth to smash and grab, how 0:00:12.840 --> 0:00:18.279 Amazon reviews are faked, Black Friday resources and your tech 0:00:18.400 --> 0:00:19.520 questions answered. 0:00:19.640 --> 0:00:21.120 What's going on? I'm Rich Demiro. 0:00:21.320 --> 0:00:23.800 This is Rich on Tech, the podcast where I talk 0:00:23.840 --> 0:00:26.920 about the tech stuff I think you should know about. 0:00:27.400 --> 0:00:29.560 Joining me as always producer Megan, what's up? 0:00:29.600 --> 0:00:32.240 Oh? I love that intro music. 0:00:32.400 --> 0:00:33.400 Yeah, I'm trying something new. 0:00:33.440 --> 0:00:35.320 I was doing my friend's podcast and they have the 0:00:35.320 --> 0:00:39.000 same board the film Vault, by the way, and I 0:00:39.200 --> 0:00:41.680 watched them use the board and I was like, I 0:00:41.720 --> 0:00:44.279 am using one fifth of this board and they were 0:00:44.320 --> 0:00:46.199 using all these different features. So I said, you know what, 0:00:46.479 --> 0:00:48.720 I'm gonna try something new today. So tell me I 0:00:48.720 --> 0:00:51.559 feel like the music. I mean you did, But as 0:00:51.560 --> 0:00:55.960 our listeners, if you like the music, I think it's fun. 0:00:56.000 --> 0:00:58.440 It's kind of nice, a little different. Maybe I'll change 0:00:58.440 --> 0:00:59.600 it up every time, but I kind of like this 0:00:59.600 --> 0:01:01.520 little try, so we'll see what happens. 0:01:02.600 --> 0:01:06.480 It is the eve of the holidays, because Black Friday 0:01:06.520 --> 0:01:11.640 is happening soon. That means Thanksgiving will have happened. Maybe 0:01:11.640 --> 0:01:14.360 by the time you listen to this it will be Thanksgiving. 0:01:14.360 --> 0:01:16.120 Maybe it is Thanksgiving right now. Who knows in the 0:01:16.120 --> 0:01:19.080 podcast world because you can listen whenever you want. But 0:01:19.120 --> 0:01:22.120 Black Friday is happening, and I'm gonna do some of 0:01:22.120 --> 0:01:23.440 my Black Friday tips for you. 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:26.000 But I just found this story to be. 0:01:26.200 --> 0:01:28.920 Really interesting this week because people are gonna be shopping 0:01:29.280 --> 0:01:31.760 and they're gonna be leaving their cars in mall parking lots, 0:01:31.800 --> 0:01:36.199 and they're probably gonna be prime targets for theft. Oh yeah, 0:01:36.240 --> 0:01:39.360 and I, as a tech person, generally leave a lot 0:01:39.360 --> 0:01:41.679 of tech stuff in my cars. I will never do 0:01:41.760 --> 0:01:45.360 that again because of this story from Wired. And the 0:01:45.440 --> 0:01:50.640 story in Wired basically explains that it feels like, wait, 0:01:50.680 --> 0:01:53.520 how do these thieves know that I have a laptop 0:01:53.560 --> 0:01:56.200 in my trunk? Well, it turns out they may be 0:01:56.400 --> 0:02:00.520 using this simplest thing ever, a Bluetooth scanner app. And 0:02:00.560 --> 0:02:02.480 I downloaded one of these on my phone to kind 0:02:02.480 --> 0:02:04.400 of test it out and see what it does. All 0:02:04.440 --> 0:02:05.960 you have to do is install this on your phone, 0:02:06.000 --> 0:02:07.800 and it gives you a list of all the Bluetooth 0:02:07.840 --> 0:02:10.600 devices around you, and not just all the Bluetooth devices. 0:02:11.240 --> 0:02:14.520 You can filter by the type of device you'd like 0:02:14.560 --> 0:02:18.079 to steal or Now. The reason they have these apps 0:02:18.360 --> 0:02:21.320 is purportedly to help you find your lost stuff. So 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:23.520 let's say you lose your fitbit around the house, your 0:02:23.560 --> 0:02:26.080 Apple Watch, you would have to use this app to 0:02:26.160 --> 0:02:27.840 like show you where it is. You could because the 0:02:27.880 --> 0:02:31.200 apps actually have like things in them that help you. 0:02:31.720 --> 0:02:33.600 It shows you like a heat map, like you're getting hotter, 0:02:33.680 --> 0:02:36.920 you're getting closer. Yeah, And so imagine if you're a thief, 0:02:37.320 --> 0:02:37.920 you can use. 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:39.600 This to find something gift for a thief. 0:02:39.800 --> 0:02:44.240 Yes, so Wired had some trouble getting, you know, police 0:02:44.240 --> 0:02:46.760 departments to kind of admit that they're noticing this happening. 0:02:47.080 --> 0:02:48.720 They did get one on record to say it, but 0:02:48.720 --> 0:02:50.440 a lot of them were just like, we don't really know, 0:02:50.639 --> 0:02:53.840 but we kind of suspect this is happening. And the 0:02:53.880 --> 0:02:57.000 reality is, I don't think all thieves are using this, 0:02:57.160 --> 0:02:59.679 but probably some of the smarter ones are. Yeah, and 0:03:00.080 --> 0:03:01.800 it is something that you should be aware of. And 0:03:01.840 --> 0:03:04.040 so for that reason, yesterday when I went to the gym, 0:03:04.240 --> 0:03:07.280 I had my laptop in my trunk and I realized, 0:03:07.320 --> 0:03:09.640 I said, oh my gosh, I need to practice what 0:03:09.720 --> 0:03:10.080 I preach. 0:03:10.240 --> 0:03:12.560 Yeah, so actually brought the laptop into the gym with Mabe. 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:15.280 I've left my laptop in my car so many times, 0:03:15.440 --> 0:03:16.600 and now I'm never going to. 0:03:16.600 --> 0:03:17.000 Do it again. 0:03:17.080 --> 0:03:18.960 Okay, So here's the way to get around it. If 0:03:18.960 --> 0:03:20.800 you don't want to take your laptop in with you 0:03:20.960 --> 0:03:24.160 or your phone, you got to completely turn it off. 0:03:24.760 --> 0:03:27.880 Just putting on airplane mode doesn't necessarily take. 0:03:27.720 --> 0:03:28.560 The Bluetooth off. 0:03:29.040 --> 0:03:31.480 So on the iPhone, especially with the recent software update, 0:03:31.560 --> 0:03:33.520 if you put it into airplane mode, you'll notice. And 0:03:33.560 --> 0:03:37.080 try this on your phone, Swipe down access Control center, 0:03:37.240 --> 0:03:39.440 put it into airplane mode. You'll notice that Bluetooth a 0:03:39.480 --> 0:03:41.800 lot of times and Wi Fi still stays lit up. 0:03:42.320 --> 0:03:44.880 And why Google or sorry, Apple is doing that is 0:03:44.920 --> 0:03:47.400 because let's say you have a Bluetooth pair of headphones 0:03:47.440 --> 0:03:49.480 on you're on the plane, they say, all right, flip 0:03:49.480 --> 0:03:51.960 your plane into airplane mode. They don't want that connection 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:55.160 to be disrupted, right, so they kind of keep it alive. 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:56.000 Right, That makes sense? 0:03:56.400 --> 0:03:58.120 Crazy start, That is crazy. 0:03:58.800 --> 0:04:02.480 So it's just wild, and I guess down download one 0:04:02.480 --> 0:04:04.640 of these apps I download. I just just searched Bluetooth 0:04:04.680 --> 0:04:06.920 scander just to see how it works in your house, 0:04:07.480 --> 0:04:10.000 and it's pretty wild. And I even filtered mine here, 0:04:10.040 --> 0:04:13.080 like at the station I filtered for like iPad I 0:04:13.080 --> 0:04:15.960 filtered for computer and it shows you like even the 0:04:16.080 --> 0:04:17.120 name of the device. 0:04:17.880 --> 0:04:18.640 And the reason why. 0:04:18.520 --> 0:04:20.880 Bluetooth does this is because it's helping it. You know, 0:04:20.920 --> 0:04:23.240 that little signal that it's sending out is helping it connect. 0:04:23.640 --> 0:04:25.039 So when you go to connect, it says, like what 0:04:25.080 --> 0:04:27.239 the name of the device is pretty wild? 0:04:27.480 --> 0:04:29.440 It is crazy. It's a good story though. 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:30.400 It is a good story. 0:04:30.520 --> 0:04:32.440 Now, well we use the new music and now I 0:04:32.440 --> 0:04:34.320 completely forgot what we decided for you. 0:04:34.520 --> 0:04:39.240 Is it this? No? Not that? Not that? This? 0:04:40.000 --> 0:04:42.440 There we go like the mix of those. 0:04:42.320 --> 0:04:45.800 Two a lot. Okay, that was really mess getting a. 0:04:45.760 --> 0:04:47.280 Little ahead of himself with the board. 0:04:47.600 --> 0:04:50.919 Yeah, I promise not to try anything else. 0:04:51.080 --> 0:04:53.880 I can just imagine if you look. We have to. 0:04:54.080 --> 0:04:55.800 Yeah, the only time I use this sport is when 0:04:55.839 --> 0:04:57.359 we do the show, like so I only have like 0:04:57.400 --> 0:04:58.840 one minute before one minute. 0:04:58.600 --> 0:04:59.880 After right now, I know? 0:05:00.600 --> 0:05:02.640 All right? Okay, So sister Megan, first question. 0:05:02.760 --> 0:05:05.279 Our first question comes from Angel And by the way, 0:05:05.320 --> 0:05:07.400 if you want to send a question, just go to 0:05:07.480 --> 0:05:11.880 rich on tech dot tv, click the contact section and 0:05:11.920 --> 0:05:15.960 you can submit your question. So Angel asks, so we 0:05:16.080 --> 0:05:20.080 have a Visio smart TV and a much older LGTV 0:05:20.320 --> 0:05:23.760 we anxiously waited for Disney Plus. After buying the three 0:05:23.839 --> 0:05:27.039 year bundle for one hundred and forty dollars, we thought 0:05:27.080 --> 0:05:29.160 it was a great deal. We now see on the 0:05:29.160 --> 0:05:31.720 website that we can't use it on the visio and 0:05:31.800 --> 0:05:35.599 the LGTV isn't smart, so we reached out to Disney. 0:05:35.640 --> 0:05:38.040 Of course, they didn't get a response. Are we out 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:38.440 of luck? 0:05:39.200 --> 0:05:41.880 And then they said, we are old enough that we 0:05:41.920 --> 0:05:45.360 don't watch TV on our phones or laptops, So if 0:05:45.400 --> 0:05:48.680 you have any suggestions that won't cost us more, we'd 0:05:48.720 --> 0:05:50.279 be grateful to hear them. 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:52.160 What's the person's name again? 0:05:52.240 --> 0:05:52.600 Angel? 0:05:52.760 --> 0:05:53.159 Angel? 0:05:53.279 --> 0:05:56.120 Okay, so good question, and this is why I generally 0:05:56.160 --> 0:06:01.799 recommend getting one of these streaming devices versus the smart TV. Yeah, 0:06:01.839 --> 0:06:04.159 and with the exception of the Roku, which I feel 0:06:04.200 --> 0:06:06.000 like they update more than like the rest of them. 0:06:06.000 --> 0:06:09.760 But if you're getting like LG, if you're getting Sony 0:06:09.880 --> 0:06:14.280 even or even Samsung, like, yeah, those platforms are large. 0:06:14.320 --> 0:06:17.240 But I feel like, if I'm an app developer and 0:06:17.279 --> 0:06:19.320 I'm Disney, what am I gonna hit? I'm gonna hit 0:06:19.320 --> 0:06:22.240 the biggest platforms out there, which is comes to mind, 0:06:22.240 --> 0:06:25.479 what number one Roku. 0:06:24.800 --> 0:06:28.800 Apple, TV, Apple TV, Amazon, what's Amazon? 0:06:28.880 --> 0:06:29.440 Amazon Fire? 0:06:29.480 --> 0:06:31.760 Yeah, Amazon fire So those are the top three that 0:06:31.839 --> 0:06:34.560 you are concerned with, because that's what a majority of 0:06:34.600 --> 0:06:35.040 people have. 0:06:35.080 --> 0:06:36.280 They come from the biggest brands. 0:06:36.680 --> 0:06:39.200 After that, you'll say, okay, well, maybe we'll do something 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:41.560 for LG. They've got a couple of smart TVs out there. 0:06:42.240 --> 0:06:42.640 Visio. 0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:45.440 Yeah, they're big. Let's let's do something for them. And 0:06:45.480 --> 0:06:48.760 in this case, you notice Angel that your TV the 0:06:48.880 --> 0:06:52.280 video is kind of out of luck because Video I 0:06:52.320 --> 0:06:53.599 had to come out and say, look, we don't have 0:06:53.600 --> 0:06:55.120 a Disney Plus app and we're not going to have 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:57.600 one until twenty twenty, which is next year. Yeah, it's 0:06:57.640 --> 0:06:59.479 a long year. You never they didn't give a date, 0:06:59.760 --> 0:07:00.680 so we have no idea. 0:07:00.720 --> 0:07:02.800 Can they do an Amazon fire Stick? 0:07:02.920 --> 0:07:03.160 Yeah? 0:07:03.200 --> 0:07:05.960 And that's that's really what I'd recommend in this situation. Now, 0:07:06.040 --> 0:07:08.400 Amazon Firestick is on sale for like twenty five dollars 0:07:08.480 --> 0:07:11.640 during Black Friday. It's so easy, so easy, it's always updated. 0:07:11.840 --> 0:07:12.560 That's what I use. 0:07:12.720 --> 0:07:13.920 Or what about a Roku. 0:07:14.840 --> 0:07:17.120 You can get a Roku. You can get a Roku box. 0:07:17.880 --> 0:07:20.360 You know, you can get a I Actually here's the thing. 0:07:20.480 --> 0:07:23.800 I like the cheaper Amazon Firestick better. Than the Roku box. 0:07:23.800 --> 0:07:26.480 If you're gonna go with Roku, go with the expensive one, okay, 0:07:26.520 --> 0:07:28.680 because Roku what they do is that they're lower end 0:07:28.720 --> 0:07:31.760 models that are cheap. They don't have as many features, 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:33.680 and I feel like you lose out on some of 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:36.040 the best features. So if you're gonna go Roku, I 0:07:36.040 --> 0:07:38.600 would rather see you spend the ninety dollars or one 0:07:38.640 --> 0:07:40.600 hundred dollars on one of their high end boxes. 0:07:40.800 --> 0:07:43.960 What are the best features of the Roku well high 0:07:44.080 --> 0:07:44.560 end box. 0:07:45.280 --> 0:07:48.000 A couple of things I love about it is you 0:07:48.040 --> 0:07:50.120 can plug headphones into the remote control. 0:07:50.440 --> 0:07:52.280 Oh see, that's something I don't have. 0:07:52.280 --> 0:07:54.000 Which would be really nice, right, but I can. 0:07:54.000 --> 0:07:56.560 Just switch out the remote maybe you. 0:07:56.480 --> 0:07:57.200 May be able to. 0:07:57.360 --> 0:07:59.360 But then you're spending the extra ten or twenty dollars 0:07:59.400 --> 0:08:01.520 that it would cost you you to just upgrade the box, 0:08:01.640 --> 0:08:03.560 right if you're originally buying that, well. 0:08:03.480 --> 0:08:07.720 I have a TC Sorry I have a different situation. 0:08:07.520 --> 0:08:10.240 But so you know, it's it's one of these things 0:08:10.240 --> 0:08:11.800 where this is why I recommend that you know, and 0:08:11.840 --> 0:08:14.280 you get you just get more stuff with a little 0:08:14.360 --> 0:08:16.280 higher slightly higher priced, whereas if you just want a 0:08:16.280 --> 0:08:18.800 basic streaming stick, I really like the Amazon Fire TV 0:08:18.840 --> 0:08:21.000 stick because it's just simple. Get the four K model. 0:08:21.040 --> 0:08:22.960 Don't get the low end model again because you do 0:08:23.080 --> 0:08:25.440 lose some of those features I like. But anyway, so 0:08:25.520 --> 0:08:28.360 back to your question Angel LG. I don't really see 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:31.440 much about LG getting a Disney Plus app. Maybe it will, 0:08:31.800 --> 0:08:34.640 but right now, the only smart TVs that it's installed 0:08:34.679 --> 0:08:36.400 on is Android TV devices. 0:08:37.600 --> 0:08:39.959 Oh, they do have LG does have an app. Oh 0:08:40.120 --> 0:08:40.880 so it does say LG. 0:08:41.000 --> 0:08:42.840 But she says she has an older one older, So 0:08:42.840 --> 0:08:45.560 that's why it's not getting it isn't it's not smart. 0:08:45.600 --> 0:08:46.800 It's maybe half smart. 0:08:47.040 --> 0:08:50.400 Yeah, but again, Disney Plus, I will say this has 0:08:50.440 --> 0:08:53.640 been one of the more anticipated streaming services. They did 0:08:53.679 --> 0:08:55.720 a really good job with getting these apps out there. 0:08:56.200 --> 0:08:59.280 They kind of some places they just didn't fire, you know, 0:08:59.440 --> 0:09:02.680 like the I shouldn't have used that because Amazon Fire. 0:09:02.760 --> 0:09:05.640 But that's no pun intended there, because they were on fire. 0:09:06.000 --> 0:09:08.280 They were on it'd be a bad joke. But the 0:09:08.559 --> 0:09:13.760 Visio specifically video does have Chrome Cast installed, but the 0:09:13.840 --> 0:09:16.920 Chrome Cast is not the right version to support Disney Plus. 0:09:17.320 --> 0:09:19.720 So the workaround there is Airplay. If you have it 0:09:19.800 --> 0:09:21.920 available on your video, you can use that for now. 0:09:22.480 --> 0:09:26.439 So anyway, good question and lots of people using Disney Plus. 0:09:26.600 --> 0:09:29.000 I was curious if they're going to have like any 0:09:29.040 --> 0:09:31.040 new movie for the holiday season. 0:09:31.080 --> 0:09:33.320 I know they got that one on there that Yeah, 0:09:33.360 --> 0:09:34.120 have you watched it yet? 0:09:34.160 --> 0:09:34.240 No? 0:09:34.440 --> 0:09:37.280 Okay, so I'll probably watch that. I'm going to because 0:09:37.280 --> 0:09:39.120 it looks really cute. Yeah, the kids. It seems like 0:09:39.160 --> 0:09:42.520 it's family appropriate. I did yesterday watch the fifth episode 0:09:42.559 --> 0:09:43.560 of the Morning Show. 0:09:43.800 --> 0:09:44.600 On Apple Time. 0:09:44.760 --> 0:09:45.800 I'm caught up to the fourth. 0:09:46.000 --> 0:09:49.280 Oh let me tell you, just have someplace for your 0:09:49.360 --> 0:09:52.240 jaw to drop, because like, don't be near a hard 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:53.599 surface because. 0:09:53.400 --> 0:09:56.720 It is like crazy, whoa really? 0:09:57.040 --> 0:09:57.400 Really? 0:09:57.800 --> 0:09:58.720 Can you give me a hint? 0:09:58.800 --> 0:09:58.839 No? 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:02.520 Okay, crazy things happen, Okay, So lots to catch up 0:10:02.559 --> 0:10:05.679 over Black Friday weekend. Speaking of Black Friday, I know 0:10:05.840 --> 0:10:08.040 it is happening, and hopefully you listen to this before 0:10:08.080 --> 0:10:09.679 it happens. I'm just gonna give you a couple of 0:10:09.720 --> 0:10:13.080 my places that I go as my resources for Black Friday. 0:10:13.120 --> 0:10:15.720 So number one, you've got to have a barcode scanning 0:10:15.720 --> 0:10:18.240 app on your phone. I know ninety nine percent of 0:10:18.240 --> 0:10:20.640 you are going to just shop on Amazon, but hey, 0:10:20.800 --> 0:10:22.360 you know, like you might go into the store and 0:10:22.400 --> 0:10:24.960 you might see something that you think is a good deal. 0:10:25.280 --> 0:10:27.320 Number One, have the Amazon app on your phone, give 0:10:27.360 --> 0:10:29.120 it a scan with that. But if you want to 0:10:29.440 --> 0:10:31.840 widen your search a little bit, there's an app called 0:10:31.920 --> 0:10:35.040 shop Savvy and you can download their barcode scanner. 0:10:35.120 --> 0:10:36.719 I find it to be the best out there. There 0:10:36.760 --> 0:10:37.760 used to be a bunch of these. 0:10:38.040 --> 0:10:41.040 There's not really that many reliable ones anymore, but shop 0:10:41.040 --> 0:10:43.560 Savvy seems to still be doing it well. Aiming at 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:47.280 the barcode, it'll scan the price from over five thousand stores. Realistically, 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:49.199 there's only like five that you care about because you're 0:10:49.200 --> 0:10:51.400 not gonna buy from some random website right, no matter 0:10:51.400 --> 0:10:54.040 how cheap it is. But it does Walmart, it does. 0:10:54.040 --> 0:10:56.800 Amazon does target the thing to watch out for. And 0:10:56.800 --> 0:10:59.520 the thing that's also kind of interesting is that a 0:10:59.520 --> 0:11:01.760 lot of time tis the cheapest price will be at eBay, 0:11:02.200 --> 0:11:04.600 which to some people they may discount that, but I've 0:11:04.679 --> 0:11:07.800 actually started not discounting that and getting some of the 0:11:07.800 --> 0:11:09.920 stuff from eBay that is cheaper as long as it's 0:11:09.960 --> 0:11:12.839 new in the box, and it works out to be fine. 0:11:13.240 --> 0:11:15.240 And you wonder, well, how does someone have a brand 0:11:15.280 --> 0:11:18.280 new Roku Ultra in a box, right, Yeah, well maybe 0:11:18.280 --> 0:11:20.080 they got it as a gift. Maybe they got it 0:11:20.120 --> 0:11:23.160 at a gifting suite, maybe they got it whatever they 0:11:23.360 --> 0:11:23.600 you know. 0:11:23.520 --> 0:11:25.200 Who knows. You don't know the person's story. 0:11:26.320 --> 0:11:29.480 Yeah, So there are reasons why people have these new things. 0:11:29.679 --> 0:11:31.559 Did they steal it every single time? I don't know, 0:11:31.920 --> 0:11:34.880 but maybe they did. It's hard to steal, so that's 0:11:35.000 --> 0:11:36.720 that's well, maybe they work it like a store and 0:11:36.720 --> 0:11:38.040 they just stole it like straight out. 0:11:38.080 --> 0:11:39.720 Wow. Yeah, that would be bad. That's like the worst 0:11:39.800 --> 0:11:40.480 case scenario. 0:11:41.000 --> 0:11:41.440 Crazy. 0:11:41.800 --> 0:11:44.560 Then Google has a new price tracking tool. So if 0:11:44.880 --> 0:11:47.600 you search for an item you want on Google, you 0:11:47.640 --> 0:11:50.160 tap shopping. You tried this yesterday, right, did it work? 0:11:50.360 --> 0:11:50.760 Yeah? 0:11:50.800 --> 0:11:53.160 And you tap shopping and then it gives you kind 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.720 of like the the product with all the prices and stuff. 0:11:56.760 --> 0:11:59.120 Don't tap where it says compare prices of twenty stores 0:11:59.160 --> 0:12:01.280 because if you tap there where you will not find 0:12:01.320 --> 0:12:05.839 this feature. Just tap like the product image and then 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:08.440 you look at the product and it says track price 0:12:08.960 --> 0:12:10.880 and if the price goes down. And Google's very good 0:12:10.920 --> 0:12:13.080 about tracking prices because they scan the whole internet like 0:12:13.080 --> 0:12:15.440 every day, you will get an alert that the price 0:12:15.480 --> 0:12:16.319 drop and that's brand new. 0:12:16.320 --> 0:12:18.959 By the way, then this is the super secret way. 0:12:19.000 --> 0:12:20.040 This is very sneaky. 0:12:20.520 --> 0:12:23.840 You can search the ad library at Facebook dot com. 0:12:23.840 --> 0:12:25.880 So let's say you have a favorite brand, right, throw 0:12:25.960 --> 0:12:28.440 brand out there. Oh wow, Like, what are those weird 0:12:28.520 --> 0:12:32.079 clothing brands or makeup brands like Glossier or something. 0:12:31.880 --> 0:12:34.600 Like glass I sell stuff? Ye, stuff? 0:12:34.640 --> 0:12:37.600 Okay, I don't know. I justar you talking about them. 0:12:37.720 --> 0:12:39.440 Is it like makeup or close make up? 0:12:39.520 --> 0:12:39.880 Okay? 0:12:40.040 --> 0:12:42.160 So let's say you love Glossier and you always see 0:12:42.160 --> 0:12:44.840 that they sometimes run like little promos in your Instagram 0:12:44.880 --> 0:12:47.160 five dollars off, ten percent off. Well, you can go 0:12:47.200 --> 0:12:50.040 on the Instagram library or Facebook library and see all 0:12:50.080 --> 0:12:53.120 the ads they're running, along with any promo codes. 0:12:52.880 --> 0:12:55.520 Or links they have to special offers. It's very sneaky. 0:12:55.920 --> 0:12:58.400 This was kind of born out of political necessity because 0:12:58.440 --> 0:13:01.079 they want to like be transpar about the political ads 0:13:01.080 --> 0:13:03.240 companies are running. But you can look up any company. 0:13:03.440 --> 0:13:06.920 So go to Facebook dot com slash ad library. Yeah, 0:13:06.920 --> 0:13:09.320 and some companies works. It works better than others. But 0:13:09.640 --> 0:13:11.760 it's really eye opening to see all the ads at 0:13:11.760 --> 0:13:12.719 some of these big. 0:13:12.600 --> 0:13:15.360 Social wild But also it's interesting because there are a 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:16.920 lot of stores that I thought had. 0:13:16.760 --> 0:13:19.400 Promo codes that have none. I know, is I wonder 0:13:19.400 --> 0:13:21.680 if promo codes are like not. 0:13:21.800 --> 0:13:22.760 I don't think they think. 0:13:22.960 --> 0:13:25.400 I don't think they are anymore because companies can use 0:13:25.400 --> 0:13:28.320 such targeted tracking you deal stuff. 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:32.360 So there's also did you did you mention? Though there's 0:13:32.559 --> 0:13:35.400 uh like a promo code add on extension? 0:13:35.640 --> 0:13:38.600 Which one? There's like, I mean, there's a couple I don't. 0:13:38.480 --> 0:13:39.120 You've already mentioned. 0:13:39.480 --> 0:13:41.040 Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Honey, so I 0:13:41.040 --> 0:13:42.560 don't really recommend it, but you can try it. 0:13:42.600 --> 0:13:44.480 There's Honey, and then there's another key Buy. 0:13:44.440 --> 0:13:46.280 Is the one I keep buy That's that's the one 0:13:46.320 --> 0:13:46.600 I like. 0:13:47.080 --> 0:13:49.840 I find again doesn't surface as many codes, And if 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:52.040 you're shopping on Amazon, there just aren't that many codes. 0:13:52.200 --> 0:13:52.440 Yeah. 0:13:52.559 --> 0:13:55.160 No, But to be honest, I just bought a mattress, 0:13:55.160 --> 0:13:57.679 one of those mattresses in a box, and. 0:13:57.679 --> 0:13:58.760 A Casper No. 0:13:58.880 --> 0:14:01.520 I bought Lisa oh l E E s A. 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:03.880 So with Lisa and Casper and a lot of these, 0:14:03.880 --> 0:14:06.160 you can actually go into stores to go on them. 0:14:06.559 --> 0:14:08.440 So we went to the Casper store in the mall. 0:14:08.640 --> 0:14:11.000 We laid on the bed, then we went to Macy's 0:14:11.000 --> 0:14:14.160 which has the Lisa mattress in the store, and so 0:14:14.160 --> 0:14:15.839 you can go lay on it and then order it. 0:14:16.080 --> 0:14:17.600 They want you to buy it from Macy's. I just 0:14:17.600 --> 0:14:22.000 went online and sadly audit. But anyway, the promo code 0:14:22.040 --> 0:14:25.520 that I ended up using was cheaper from a random 0:14:25.520 --> 0:14:29.360 website than it was through what Wikibi found. Oh and 0:14:29.400 --> 0:14:31.520 now the promo code for Black Friday is even better, 0:14:31.560 --> 0:14:34.160 So I'm kind of annoying, but anyway, whatever. Anyway, So 0:14:34.200 --> 0:14:37.000 the other place I like to look. Dealnews dot com 0:14:37.040 --> 0:14:41.200 fantastic for finding deals online because they have a team 0:14:41.200 --> 0:14:43.160 of editors that looks through stuff and they give you 0:14:43.320 --> 0:14:46.120 reasons why things are a good deal. And then slick 0:14:46.160 --> 0:14:49.200 deals dot net is a great one. I think it's 0:14:49.200 --> 0:14:51.840 just slick deals. Is it slick deals dot com or 0:14:51.880 --> 0:14:55.480 dot net? I think slick deals dot net. And so 0:14:55.600 --> 0:14:57.040 you go there and they have a lot of great 0:14:57.040 --> 0:14:59.720 deals and those are kind of crowdsourced. So if you 0:14:59.760 --> 0:15:02.680 find deal megan online, you submit it to the website. 0:15:02.760 --> 0:15:04.320 Other people say, oh, yeah, it's a good deal, and 0:15:04.320 --> 0:15:05.920 they give it the thumbs up, and that brings it 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:07.920 to the top. The best deals rise to the top 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:12.240 and helps everyone out. Oh really cool thing? All right again, 0:15:12.320 --> 0:15:14.000 I totally this one. 0:15:14.080 --> 0:15:16.320 Yeah yeah, yeah, there. 0:15:16.200 --> 0:15:17.040 We go, there we go. 0:15:17.080 --> 0:15:17.480 All right. 0:15:17.760 --> 0:15:22.280 Okay, so this next question comes from pacoh Yo, Rich. 0:15:23.040 --> 0:15:25.480 I listened to you on your podcast on and on 0:15:25.560 --> 0:15:28.480 the Tech Guy. I got turned on to Libby by 0:15:28.520 --> 0:15:31.720 a friend and Libby rocks. I have not bought a 0:15:31.720 --> 0:15:32.840 book for a couple of years now. 0:15:32.960 --> 0:15:34.040 Don't let Amazon know. 0:15:34.600 --> 0:15:37.000 I open the app on both my kindle tablet and 0:15:37.040 --> 0:15:41.000 my iPad Mini four. The Los Angeles Public Library is awesome. 0:15:41.240 --> 0:15:44.680 Have you checked out Canopy with a K, the Netflix 0:15:44.720 --> 0:15:48.600 of the lap L streaming movie channel ten free movies 0:15:48.600 --> 0:15:50.960 per month with an extensive movie library. 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:55.960 Here's the link. Pass on the info on Canopy. Stay safe, Paco, 0:15:56.160 --> 0:15:57.400 stay safe, Stay safe. 0:15:57.440 --> 0:15:57.720 Thanks. 0:15:57.760 --> 0:15:59.880 Okay, so I'm not a question just like no, but 0:16:00.040 --> 0:16:03.000 he's adding, so I shared Libby, which you have tried 0:16:03.040 --> 0:16:05.200 now and you are a believer, right, I'm a believer. 0:16:05.320 --> 0:16:07.320 It's amazing. I got my mother in law on it. 0:16:07.440 --> 0:16:08.040 I'm on it. 0:16:08.440 --> 0:16:11.000 I mean it's I will never buy a book again. Yeah. 0:16:11.120 --> 0:16:14.480 Is it owned by the Los Angeles Public Library? 0:16:14.640 --> 0:16:14.760 No? 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:17.400 So here's the way they do it. The libraries, I 0:16:17.480 --> 0:16:19.640 think have to pay to be a part of this. 0:16:20.360 --> 0:16:22.800 So it's just like like this is like its own company. 0:16:23.040 --> 0:16:25.080 But I think that company goes to the public library 0:16:25.080 --> 0:16:27.280 and says like, hey, we can expand your reach and 0:16:27.320 --> 0:16:29.680 we'll take over all the digital kind of distribution of 0:16:29.680 --> 0:16:32.200 your books. You just let us do that, and I 0:16:32.200 --> 0:16:34.920 guess I'm sure they pay for that. Interesting, but it's 0:16:34.920 --> 0:16:37.200 not just LA Public Library. It's all the different libraries 0:16:37.200 --> 0:16:38.960