Guides
Plain, honest answers to the questions behind overpaying online: how to tell a store is dropshipping, how to find a product from a photo, and where the markup really goes. Every guide is useful on its own — the extension is just the fastest way to act on it.
Detection guideHow to tell if a store is dropshipping — 7 signsSeven reliable signs a store is dropshipping — long shipping windows, stock photos, template tells — and how a reverse image search confirms it in seconds.8 min readHow-to guideHow to find a product on AliExpress from a photoReverse image search on AliExpress, step by step — the app camera, desktop workarounds, and the fastest automatic way to find the same item by picture.7 min readExplainerWhy the same product costs 4× more on ‘boutique’ storesThe dropshipping supply chain explained honestly — where the markup goes, why AliExpress is so cheap, and the cases where paying more is genuinely worth it.7 min readComparisonHoney alternatives in 2026 (and what actually happened to Honey)A factual recap of the Honey affiliate-attribution controversy, a fair look at Capital One Shopping, Rakuten and Karma, and where a source-finder fits.9 min readComparisonPricy vs Capital One Shopping vs HoneyAn honest comparison of three shopping tools by mechanism, data practices and monetization — including the rows where each one genuinely wins.8 min readExplainerIs Temu legit? What we verify before showing you a Temu priceIs Temu legit, and how does its pricing compare to AliExpress? A factual answer, plus the checks — image match, single unit, live price — behind a shown deal.8 min read