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Rossen Reports: Get that luxury look for 50% off with this shopping trick

Jeff Rossen shares tips on finding affordable alternatives to premium products, including clothing, cosmetics and furniture, saving you hundreds of dollars.

Rossen Reports: Get that luxury look for 50% off with this shopping trick

Jeff Rossen shares tips on finding affordable alternatives to premium products, including clothing, cosmetics and furniture, saving you hundreds of dollars.

Pay for luxury or save with *** dupe. What is it, Duke? Well, it's short for duplicate. They're not knockoffs. They're real products that just look like the expensive stuff, but much cheaper Roset report showing you how to find them. Ok. So I have two different men's dress shoes here. Ok. And you can, you can tell they, they both look pretty good. One of these costs $300. The other one costs just 100 and $26. So less than half the price. Take *** look. Can you tell the difference? I actually thought this one when I first didn't know was the more expensive one? Nope, I got it wrong. It was this one. This is *** Hugo Boss dress. You would cost $300. This cost just 100 $26. How would I do it? Let me quickly show you. All right. So I was on the Bloomingdale's website. That's where I bought the expensive Hugo Boss one. Take *** screenshot of it. Ok. Now you go into the Amazon app right next to the search bar right there. You hit that little camera icon. Ok. Come down here to upload. Ok. And it's gonna, you can choose the screenshot. We just did and boom. Right now it's finding similar products and just that fast it has *** list and there's the shoe we want 100 $26. How crazy is that? You hit that, you order it and yeah, you're getting the shoe that I thought was more expensive for less than half the price. Next. Makeup and skin care. Do you really need to spring for the high end stuff in my hand? Right now, I have two vitamin C serum. As you can see they're the same size. We checked, they have the same ingredients, but here's the difference. One of these is 100 $82. The other one, just 20 bucks. So have we find the $20 version with the same ingredients the same size? Here's how this site Skin sort.com, it's dupe finder tool helps you find alternatives to pricey products. We typed in our expensive serum and look, you found this *** match and again, $182. I can't say this enough. $20. 1 82 20 but we save the mother lode on furniture. Look at this chair from *** fancier store. It's $1100. We're gonna run *** picture of it through this next site. Dupe.com. It analyzes the image and finds us cheaper similar chairs and yeah, we bought one. I went with this one from walmart.com. Hit the but ordered, it came right to my house and look at it. It's ***, it's *** pretty close match. This one costs just $284. Ok. The other one costs 1100. So we saved over $800 and my, it literally just got delivered and my dog nugget already loves it. And the stitching is nice. It really feels nice. Really good deal. As always online shopping rules still apply here. Be sure to research the place you're buying from and the return policies 30 days, 60 days you need *** receipt all that and opt to use *** credit card instead of your debit card for more protections. I'm gonna share all these tips on my Rawson reports newsletter. Plus we have bonus content for you and exclusive deals come straight to your inbox and it's free. The link to sign up is right there at Rawson reports.com. Hope to see you there back to you.
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Rossen Reports: Get that luxury look for 50% off with this shopping trick

Jeff Rossen shares tips on finding affordable alternatives to premium products, including clothing, cosmetics and furniture, saving you hundreds of dollars.

Online shopping has made it easier than ever to find affordable options for premium products.Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen shares hacks to find looks for less on everything, saving you hundreds of dollars.ClothingAmazon Lens lets you find exact matches or similar items in the Amazon app. Click the lens icon in the search bar, take a photo of the item you want, or upload a screenshot, and Amazon will show you similar items in seconds. We used Amazon Lens to find a $126 alternative to a $300 pair of dress shoes.CosmeticsSkinsort is a website that analyzes ingredients in skincare and makeup to help you better understand what’s in the products you buy. They have a Dupe Finder tool to help you find alternatives to pricy high-end products. We used Skinsort to find a $20 dupe to a $182 serum.FurnitureDupe.com uses image recognition software to find look-alike products. You can upload a screenshot on the website, or simply type “Dupe.com/” in front of any product URL. We used Dupe.com to find a $284 alternative to a $1100 accent chair.What else to considerAs always, online shopping rules still apply. Research the place you’re buying from, check their return policies, and use a credit card for more protection.Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He’s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com. Want bonus content and exclusive deals? Make sure to sign up for our free newsletter at RossenReports.com.

Online shopping has made it easier than ever to find affordable options for premium products.

Chief National Consumer Correspondent Jeff Rossen shares hacks to find looks for less on everything, saving you hundreds of dollars.

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Clothing

Amazon Lens lets you find exact matches or similar items in the Amazon app. Click the lens icon in the search bar, take a photo of the item you want, or upload a screenshot, and Amazon will show you similar items in seconds. We used Amazon Lens to find a $126 alternative to a $300 pair of dress shoes.

Cosmetics

Skinsort is a website that analyzes ingredients in skincare and makeup to help you better understand what’s in the products you buy. They have a Dupe Finder tool to help you find alternatives to pricy high-end products. We used Skinsort to find a $20 dupe to a $182 serum.

Furniture

Dupe.com uses image recognition software to find look-alike products. You can upload a screenshot on the website, or simply type “Dupe.com/” in front of any product URL. We used Dupe.com to find a $284 alternative to a $1100 accent chair.

What else to consider

As always, online shopping rules still apply. Research the place you’re buying from, check their return policies, and use a credit card for more protection.

Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He’s answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com.

Want bonus content and exclusive deals? Make sure to sign up for our free newsletter at RossenReports.com.