Stuck in the credit crunch and looking for that perfect bargain? You’re not alone – your mobile phone is with you! Smartphones able to read barcodes can save you those extra pennies! It all adds up!

Using an example like ShopSavvy, which won Google’s Android Developer Challenge, when scanning a conventional barcode not only searches for the best prices for the same product on the Internet but it is able to use the phone’s GPS function to discover nearby stores with a better price. Want cheaper baked beans? Scan that can and your mobile device will source those cheaper alternatives within your local vicinity! You never know, you could pay off the cost of your device in baked bean savings!

Read on to discover even more possibilities that this feature could offer.