Posted April 25, 2015
JDelekto: ... I'll qualify by saying: why should they re-invent the wheel when someone already did the work for them. :)
Because relying on third party services is also risky, you never know how long they keep on operating for example. Also it may be that these services want a cut for driving traffic to your site. You could cut out this middle man but just offering the service yourself. But the biggest issue is here that not enough people know of these price alert services. An automatic email for every wishlisted item on sale that you can also turn off and on easily on the site is much more convenient and easier to make than getting notice of a suitable other service, going there and making all the necessary settings.
But it's probably the second best solution and I'm happy to choose it. Many thanks to Exoanthrope for mentioning.
Post edited April 25, 2015 by Trilarion