How PetsRadar finds the best deals

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PetsRadar is your one-stop shop for finding the best deals on pet supplies. Our experts sieve through thousands of deals every day and cherry-pick the best of the best, following a careful procedure.

We have years of experience covering sale events, like Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day, and know how to spot the difference between a good and a not-so-good deal. We use a combination of historical price-checking and price comparison websites, with our own expertise on pet products.

Everything you need is all in one place: expert reviews by real pet owners and the cheapest prices rounded up. You don't need to go anywhere else. If you're looking for something in particular, we also have hundreds of buying guides that will direct you to the right place and help you make the best purchase possible.

How PetsRadar finds the best deals

Here's an insight into our step-by-step process for selecting deals:

1. Deal research

To begin, we'll sift through hundreds of thousands of deals (no exaggeration) and select the few that we believe are worth it. As pet parents and deal experts, we're on top of the latest products and know which brands and retailers are trustworthy.

2. Price-check

Before we recommend any deal, we run a price-check to see if it really is a good price. Time and time again, I’ve seen retailers hike up prices the week before a sales event, only to drop them back to normal and call it a “saving.” No thanks! This is our pet peeve, and we will never include deals that aren’t legit.

We use a website called CamelCamelCamel to track the price history of products and determine how valid the deal is. Since we test most of the products we feature, we usually have a pretty good idea of what it should be - but it never hurts to double-check!

3. Price comparison

Once we're certain it's a great find, we’ll compare prices across all retailers that stock the product. We’ll always show you the website with the lowest price to ensure you’re getting the best deal.

4. Publish and review

Once the deal has been approved by the team, we'll add it to the site so you can get shopping! We regularly check our pages and will update the price if it ever changes. And if it's no longer a good deal, we'll completely remove it and replace it with something better. That’s why bookmarking our deals hubs is a great idea—so you’re always in the loop.

How to find the best deals

Here are our top tips for finding the best deals:

  • Use a historical price-checking website, like CamelCamelCamel
  • Use a price comparison website, like PriceGrabber
  • Don't restrict yourself to just Amazon
  • Check the reviews before you make a purchase
  • Take advantage of the early deals
  • If you have a gift card you've forgotten about, now is the time to use it!
  • Bookmark our hubs and sign up for our newsletter to keep track of new deals

Meet our team of testers

As previously mentioned, most of our deals feature products that the PestRadar team has tried and loved. Whenever possible, we include testing notes and photos to give you a better sense of how they truly look.

If you're curious about who tests our products, here's a little more about them. We also have a separate page dedicated to how we test.

Megan Milstead
Staff Writer

Megan is a Staff Writer on PetsRader, covering news, features and buying guides. She has a wealth of experience looking after animals, having grown up with dogs, cats and horses all of her life. She’s particularly interested in pet happiness and behavior, which she loves to research in her spare time. You’ll often find her watching webinars on reactivity in dogs or researching cat body language. She loves going the extra mile for her cats Chilli and Nala (who also help out with testing the best products for our buying guides).

Megan studied BA Journalism at the University of Westminster, where she specialized in lifestyle journalism and was editor of Smoke Radio’s online magazine. She also graduated from West Herts College with a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Journalism. Before joining the PetsRadar family last year, she worked on the editorial team at Harrods and has spent most of her career writing for specialized titles, like RunningShoesGuru, Licklist and Mr. After Party.

Megan works alongside qualified vets and accredited trainers to ensure you get the best advice possible. She is passionate about finding accurate and helpful answers to your pet-related questions.