What you need to know
- Our sister site, Tom's Guide, just announced the launch of the Savings Squad.
- This squad is backed by TG experts that will hunt down, purchase, and test products before delivering you "verified" deals based on tests to save you money.
- Tom's Guide says users can find coupon and voucher codes to save additional dollars when shopping in its Savings Squad Shop.
Imagine getting your week started, and you're immediately met with the best avenue for the best deals from experts who know what they're talking about.
That's exactly what you're getting, as Tom's Guide, one of our beloved sister sites, has announced the launch of its Savings Squad. Our friends had another big launch roughly a month ago, but this one isn't about a website makeover. This one is all about connecting consumers "directly with our deals and category experts across computing, phones, fitness, home, streaming, and more."
The squad is spearheaded by the site's deals editor, Louis Ramirez (a.k.a. the Deal Detective), alongside Olivia Halevy and Millie-Davis Williams (notable editors) and more experts across the TG team.
Through this launch, what consumers can expect to find is the Savings Squad Shop. This is where you'll spend the bulk of your time, as Tom's Guide states will find an easy-to-browse shopping format packed with expert-selected picks. Moreover, Tom's Guide says it will try to offer relevant coupons and voucher codes while you're shopping to help you save even more money.
Tom's Guide instills confidence, stating consumers will experience "verified value." It highlights internal purchases and testing, which helps facilitate the information it provides, so you'll know if a product is truly worth spending money on. Also, subscriptions can be a headache (they're also everywhere). The Savings Squad will let you know which subscriptions you should keep for any given month, while also doing its homework about the best apps and services to engage with.
Tom's Guide is doing the most to save you the most
The Savings Squad's future is just getting started. Tom's Guide says users will find that this deal-focused squad will have its own destination within the website. What's more, it's trying to go worldwide (er, social media-wide?). You can find the Savings Squad on social media, such as regular videos uploaded on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. There's also a weekly newsletter, delivering the best deals to your inbox if you desire.
If you're eager to see what the Savings Squad has to offer, the first roundup involves the best power banks under $30, thanks to TG's lab tests.
As we alluded to earlier, Tom's Guide underwent a major makeover in April. The homepage saw huge changes. Now, it delivers the content you'll want to see without forcing you to scroll endlessly (since we do that enough). TG worked on some AI intelligence for its site relaunch for search queries. If you're looking for the "best OLED TVs under $1,000," the AI will get to work, narrowing down exactly what you're looking for within TG's posts.
Android Central's Take
All I can do is give TG a round of applause. After the website refresh, we're getting this Savings Squad, which I feel will be a huge win for consumers. Costs are rising everywhere, not just in tech. It's a lot to try and manage on your own sometimes, I know I've been there. With some place like this, a place where there are people who give a damn, and will work to find the right deals, people can breathe easy.
