Do any of these conditions strike you as being ripe for comparative shopping?

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Mobile commerce, comparative shopping on your phone, mobile bar codes and more all existed and in many cases worked quite well.

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To these people, it should simply be a matter of shopping for the best price when visiting a physician despite the lack of the constants required for legitimate comparative shopping.

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"Online you can study the product, ask questions anonymously and do comparative shopping, all while you are listening to music, watching TV or having a quick break at work, " says Langmead.

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Webster says he's seen a number of productivity applications, such as a shopping service that scans bar codes with the phone's camera and supplies comparative pricing, product reviews and local store information.

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