Restock data — how we know
For each (SKU, retailer) pair we monitor, we check the retailer's product page for in-stock status, current price, and store-level availability where the retailer exposes it (Target's “available at X stores within 25 mi” signal, Walmart's “ships in N days,” B&N's in-store stock).
Checks happen multiple times daily during peak demand. Each entry carries acheckedAttimestamp; entries older than 14 days are filtered out of the live dashboard automatically (stale data is worse than no data on this site).
Three data tiers, explicit attribution
Every claim sits in one of three confidence tiers, with attribution on the page:
Tier 1 — Live data
Retailer stock, listing prices, Amazon ratings + review counts. Live-scraped, re-verifiable. Only source for JSON-LD AggregateRating.
Tier 2 — Community
Verbatim Reddit + Amazon customer quotes. Permalinks back to the original. Sentiment label, never a numeric rating.
Tier 3 — Editorial
Comparison frameworks, verdicts, who-this-fits picks. Our opinion, visually distinct from quoted content.
Truthfulness rules
- No fabricated user testimonials. Every quote is verbatim and permalinks to a real source.
- No fabricated ratings. Star ratings come from live Amazon scrape only.
- No counterfeit-listing affiliate links. We don't link to third-party Amazon sellers within a listing.
- No misleading schema. JSON-LD AggregateRating only when verifiable Amazon data backs it; OutOfStock when no listing.
Re-verification cycle
- Restock data: refreshed multiple times daily during peak demand.
- Amazon ratings: refreshed quarterly at minimum, sooner when a rating shifts >0.2 stars.
- Reddit permalinks: audited every 6 months for broken links.
- Long-form guide bodies: cite a
lastVerifieddate in the page header.