Comparison of Comparisons

A comparison of price comparison websites

The Comparison of Comparisons is a regular excercise which we here at PrudentPanda.co.uk go through on a regular basis to make sure we are competitive against the plethora of other price comparison websites available to you. It is simply a survey which compares PrudentPanda.co.uk against 4 of the most popular comparison engines but we are so proud of the results that we decided to publish them here for all to see.

We take a set of the most searched for products on our website, across all product categories, and search for these on our competitors websites comparing the price shown against that shown by PrudentPanda.co.uk. We also compare the number of retailers that website lists for the product to see which one gives the wider scope of buying options.

Our latest survey, conducted on 4th August 2011, has once again shown how unbeatable our website is as from the 10 products we searched for (selected at random) we were shown to be the cheapest, or at the very least equally as cheap, for every single one! We also found many errors in the listings on the other price comparison sites - these can be seen by clicking on the symbol where it is shown. This time round the reason we have come up with the cheapest prices time and time again is because we always include any relevant voucher codes within the price - this is not something our competitors are doing so whilst they claim to be adept at finding you the cheapest prices they are clearly not doing so by not making you aware of these vouchers! If a voucher is included in the products listed below it will be detailed if you click on the symbol.

Key: Cheapest price Price info (click for details) Price errors found (click for details) Product not found

Latest Comparison of Comparison : 3rd August 2011

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Tablet Comptuter	£331.55 17 retailers Using Best Buy Voucher Code 5TABLET valid 6 May-3rd August 2011	£419.95 4 retailers	£349.99 4 retailers Also lists docking stations amongst results	£349.99 6 retailers	£349.99 12 retailers Also lists cases and sleeves amongst results

Toshiba Satellite L755-15R Laptop	£469.97 5 retailers Using PC World Promotional Code 'PCLAP30' : Valid 6 July 2011 - 3rd August 2011	Product is listed but when link is clicked you're taken to the standard 'Toshiba - information' page	£499.97 3 retailers Also lists a charger within the results	£499.99 1 retailer	£499.99 2 retailers No results found for 'toshiba satellite l755 15r' had to search instead for just 'l755 15r'

Samsung UE37D5520 LED TV	£478.08 25 retailers Using Hughes Direct Voucher Code 'summersaver4' : Valid 28 July 2011 - 05 September 2011	£497.55 16 retailers	£549.99 4 retailers	£497.55 12 retailers	£498.00 20 retailers

Nikon Coolpix S9100 Digital Camera	£189.95 13 retailers Using Dixons Promotional Code 'COMCAM5' : Valid 08 June 2011 - 03 August 2011	£199.95 22 retailers	£199.95 8 retailers	£195.35 18 retailers	£289.99 12 retailers

Smeg SY4110BL Range Cooker	£1,341.00 10 retailers Using Best Buy Voucher Code 'LARGE699' Valid : 25 June 2011 - 11 August 2011	£1,490.00 18 retailers	£1,490.00 4 retailers	£1,465.00 10 retailers	£1,595.00 3 retailers

Dyson DC33 Stubborn vacuum cleaner	£194.00 10 retailers Using Pixmania voucher code 'PIXUKAUG5' Valid : 28 July 2011 - 17 August 2011	£194.00 11 retailers	£199.00 4 retailers	£199.00 6 retailers	£199.00 10 retailers

Pentax Kr Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm lens	£387.99 16 retailers	£394.89 12 retailers Their top listing is at a cheaper price of £384.86 but this is an 'unvalidated listing' without a 'live' link. On visting the named website though the product is listed at £401 with VAT and shipping added on.	£399.00 7 retailers	£394.89 10 retailers	£387.99 10 retailers

LG F1456QD Washing Machine	£349.00 13 retailers	£349.00 16 retailers	£409.00 2 retailers Does also list Amazon.co.uk at a price of £363 but on visiting the site the item is out of stock	£363.00 9 retailers	£363.00 13 retailers

Bosch Exxcel KAD62V40GB Fridge Freezer	£1,175.40 8 retailers Using Comet voucher code '10USASTYLE' Valid : 30 July 2011 - 09 August 2011	£1,298.89 26 retailers	£1,298.99 9 retailers	£1,306.00 10 retailers	£1,298.89 6 retailers

Sony Vaio VPCEH1S0E Laptop	£598.49 4 retailers Using PC World Promotional Code 'PCWLAPPC5' Valid : 30 June 2011 - 03 August 2011	Search returned no matches.	£629.99 1 retailer Also lists mice in seach results	£649.95 6 retailers	£629.00 4 retailers

Previous Comparison of Comparison : 6th December 2010

TOSHIBA C660-108 Laptop	£404.00 5 retailers Using PC World Promotional Code 'PC25' : valid 09/11 - 07/12	£429.00 1 retailer	£417.30 5 retailers Also lists many different models amongst the results	£422.80 5 retailers Also lists wine coolers amongst the results	£435.80 4 retailers

ACER ASPIRE 5736 Laptop	£360.97 2 retailers Using Currys Promotional Code 'SAVE5' : Valid 09/11 - 07/12		£379.97 2 retailers Also lists many different Acer Aspire models within results	£379.97 3 retailers Also lists mermory amongst the comparisons	£379.97 2 retailers

PANASONIC FZ38 Digital Camera	£212.90 4 retailers Using Pixmania Voucher Code 'PIXCYBER6' : Valid 30/11 - 06/12	£212.90 6 retailers	£212.90 4 retailers	£212.90 4 retailers	£218.90 4 retailers

HUMAX HDRFOX T2 Digital TV Recorder	£284.99 5 retailers Using Currys Promotional Code '15POUND' : Valid 09/11 - 07/12	£299.00 2 retailers			£289.99 12 retailers

BEKO OIF22300X Oven	£208.99 15 retailers	£208.99 13 retailers Also lists a cheaper retailer 'Simply Appliances' with a price of £205.93 but there isn't a link to the store as the 'retailer has not requested live links'	£219.00 5 retailers	£220.99 5 retailers	£239.96 2 retailers

SAMSUNG C20 Camcorder	£89.97 10 retailers	£99.99 6 retailers	£99.99 4 retailers	£99.99 3 retailers	£89.97 16 retailers

SONY XDR-DS12IP DAB Clock Radio	£79.63 7 retailers	£79.63 4 retailers		£99.99 6 retailers	£79.63 6 retailers

SAMSUNG PS50C680 Plasma TV	£781.00 14 retailers Using Pixmania Voucher Code 'PIXCYBER18' : Valid 30/11 - 06/12	£899.99 6 retailers Also list TribalUK with a price of £815.19 but they have no stock	£784.00 8 retailers	£842.67 8 retailers	£781.00 20 retailers

SONY Bravia KDL-40EX403U LCD TV	£525.60 13 retailers Currys one day only 10% deal	Just lists ' KDL-40EX403U Accessories' including wall brackets	£549.00 9 retailers	£529.99 19 retailers	£548.99 27 retailers

APPLE MacBook MC516B/A	£764.10 14 retailers Currys one day only 10% deal		£770.80 9 retailers	£767.80 11 retailers	£827.48 1 retailer

INDESIT PWE8148S Washing Machine	£307.99 10 retailers Using Electrical Discount UK Voucher Code 'eduk8'	£315.99 17 retailers	£315.99 11 retailers	£369.99 3 retailers	£315.99 22 retailers

DYSON DC33 ANIMAL Vacuum Cleaner	£214.90 10 retailers Using Pixmania Voucher Code 'PIXCYBER6' : Valid 30/11 - 06/12	£214.90 13 retailers	£220.90 9 retailers	£214.80 2 retailers	£217.99 14 retailers

HOTPOINT FF4DX Fridge Freezer	£548.99 21 retailers	£548.99 27 retailers	£548.99 12 retailers Also lists the cheaper ff4200dx which is a different product	£548.99 19 retailers	£589.90 19 retailers

Previous Comparison of Comparison : 12-Jul-10

Epson SX515 Printer	£62.99 11 retailers Using Comet voucher code - 10ALLPRINT (Valid : 01 January 2010 - 05 February 2010)	£67.89 6 retailers The actual listed top price of £52.95 at Amazon.co.uk is not correct - the price on clicking to Amazon.co.uk is £82.00	£69.99 9 retailers Also lists printer ink amongst the results	£67.89 12 retailers The actual listed top price of £52.95 at Amazon.co.uk is not correct - the price on clicking to Amazon.co.uk is £67.00 and the item is not in stock	£67.89 10 retailers

Dyson DC27 Animal Vaccuum	£236.00 12 retailers	£236.00 14 retailers The actual listed top price of £230 at Amazon.co.uk is not correct - the price on clicking to Amazon.co.uk is £236	£236.00 9 retailers Also lists filters amongst the results	£309.99 6 retailers	£236.00 20 retailers

Samsung R519 Laptop	£348.96 12 retailers	£348.96 6 retailers	£348.98 13 retailers	£411.22 retailer	£348.96 13 retailers

HP TX2-1340EA Laptop	£696.87 4 retailers Using Comet voucher code - AWJAN5 (Valid : 15 January 2010 - 22 January 2010 )	£733.20 2 retailers	£789.99 6 retailers	£733.20 retailer The actual listed top product is a refurbished laptop	£733.55 7 retailers

Popcorn Hour C200 Audio System	£278.10 2 retailers Using AdvanceMP3Players voucher code - AFXPOP (Valid : 18 November 2009 - 31 January 2010 )	£308.20 1 retailer	£308.20 2 retailers		£308.20 2 retailers The actual listed top price of £304.25 + delivery at Amazon.co.uk is not correct - the price on clicking to Amazon.co.uk is £299 + £9.20 delivery

Sony CMTLX40I Audio System	£119.98 11 retailers		£119.99 1 retailer	£119.99 8 retailers

Datawind UbiSurfer Laptop	£144.01 3 retailers			£149.11 1 retailer The actual top listed product is a laptop sleeve	£144.01 2 retailers The actual top listed product is a laptop carry case

Lg BD390 Blu-Ray Player	£199.89 7 retailers	£227.16 6 retailers	£246.00 6 retailers Also lists the blu-ray player as being available at a store called 'CutPrice Fragrance' yet on clicking the link you arrive at a website called ShoppingBank.com instead	£259.96 2 retailers	£226.78 5 retailers

Samsung LE32B550 LCD TV	£404.90 18 retailers	£404.90 27 retailers	£564.30 7 retailers	£407.35 9 retailers	£404.90 25 retailers

Lg 37SL8000 LCD TV	£710.88 11 retailers	£710.71 8 retailers	£900.93 2 retailers	£710.70 8 retailers	£709.70 16 retailers The actual top price is £699.01 at Digital Direct but this does not include the £29.99 delivery charge

Hoover VHW856D Washer Dryer	£470.25 4 retailers Using Comet voucher code - AWJAN5 (Valid : 15 January 2010 - 22 January 2010 )	£489.99 8 retailers The actual top price was listed for Jual Domestics Ltd but on clicking through to their website the product did not exist	£531.40 6 retailers	£489.99 3 retailers	£489.99 7 retailers

Beko CDA543F Fridge Freezer	£274.90 16 retailers		£296.00 3 retailers	£274.90 12 retailers	£274.90 19 retailers

Kenwood CK304 Rangestyle Cooker	£399.99 2 retailers Using Currys voucher code - CK304 (Valid : 21 January 2010 - 28 January 2010)			£449.99 2 retailers	£449.99 2 retailers

Hotpoint 61DCW Cooker	£427.49 3 retailers Using Comet voucher code - AWJAN5 (Valid : 15 January 2010 - 22 January 2010 )	£449.99 3 retailers	£449.99 3 retailers	£449.99 2 retailers	£449.99 3 retailers The actual top price listed is £379.99 but when clicking through to comet.co.uk the price is £449.99

Sharp R27STM Microwave	£70.09 5 retailers	£86.99 2 retailers		Search for Sharp R27STM directed to page for Toshiba MW27F51 TV	£69.42 5 retailers

Samsung SMX-C10 Camcorder	£118.70 12 retailers	£113.74 8 retailers "Top price is at a retailer called B4U Direct, but no active link is available to the store, you have to search Google for it yourself."	£136.99 8 retailers	£118.70 4 retailers	£120.40 6 retailers

Fujifilm Z35	£75.05 20 retailers Using Jessops voucher code - JESSOPS5 (02 December 2009 - 30 September 2010)	£76.50 15 retailers	£102.50 15 retailers	£76.50 13 retailers	£71.00 retailer The actual top listed product is a camera case

Tom Tom XL Classic Sat Nav	£109.95 11 retailers	£123.40 3 retailers	Only product listed is a car mount	£109.95 6 retailers	£109.95 18 retailers

Maxi Cosi Mura 3 Pushchair	£129.99 5 retailers	£283.50 1 retailer	£283.50 6 retailers	£199.99 2 retailers	£129.99 5 retailers

Playmobil Hospital	£79.95 5 retailers		£109.94 6 retailers Actual top listed product is an accessory character for the Playmobil Hospital	£110.79 4 retailers

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Comparison of Comparisons

A comparison of price comparison websites

Latest Comparison of Comparison : 3rd August 2011

Previous Comparison of Comparison : 6th December 2010

Previous Comparison of Comparison : 12-Jul-10

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