Q. What is Gaucho?
A. Gaucho is a savings inspired community and price comparison site. Our goal is to make it refreshingly easy for you to find the best deal on the web or at a store near you.
Q. What's a Stamp?
A. A Stamp is a real-time post to the Gaucho Savings Stream (GSS). There are different kinds of Stamps for different kinds of deals, coupons, and savings tips and info.
From the Gaucho home page, you can filter the different Stamps by clicking the colored labels at the top of the GSS.
Q. How do I get started with Gaucho?
A. Using Gaucho is super easy.
* Share sales, deals, coupons, savings tips and info by posting a Stamp.
* Filter, browse, and subscribe to the Gaucho Savings Stream (GSS) to find the hottest deals.
* Search Maps to find deals near you in the real world.
* Check out the GauchoBlog for interesting savings tips and entertaining GauchoCasts.
* Meet people while you shop for deals. Explore the Community and Forums.
Since saving money is fun, you'll continue to learn as you go.
Q. What's the Products section all about? Do you sell stuff?
A. We don't sell any products ... yet. The Products section is an advanced price comparison search engine. Instead of going from site to site to compare, you can search for a product right there and we'll scour the internet to find the best price at thousands of stores.
Saves you time, plus it saves you money. We all know time is money, so that means you're saving twice as much. Kinda.
Right now, we only price compare books. We're working towards expanding to include all products under the sun. Bare with us.
Q. How do I post a Stamp?
A. Glad you asked. That's a great question, because we sure hope you'll contribute good deals to the GSS. It helps everyone, really.
Just click that big, teal Post a Stamp button at the top of the page. You'll see directions that will help you to post a Stamp. Select the type of Stamp that fits your post best, then fill out the quick form to post it.
Every time you post a good Stamp, you'll earn GauchoPoints. If you post Spam, then we wish we could say we're sorry, but you'll lose GauchoPoints. Keep it up, and you'll get banned. Just play nice and you'll have nothing to worry about.
Q. What is the Gaucho Savings Stream (GSS)?
A. The GSS is a real-time feed of savings deals, tips, coupons, blog posts, tips, and much more. Did we mention tips?
Anyone can contribute by posting a Stamp. You can GeoTag Stamps for local deals to make them easier for other Gauchos to find.
Q. What are GauchoPoints?
A. You earn GauchoPoints (GP) for being a good Gaucho -- meaning, when you post Stamps, interact with other Gauchos, and generally help people to save more money. In the near future, once you earn enough GPs, you'll be able to cash them in on real products and prizes.
Q. Where did Gaucho come from?
A. Gaucho was originally dreamt up by a bioengineer who was looking for a way to find the cheapest text books online. In time, Gaucho has grown to become much more.
Q. I think Gaucho is awesome. Is there an iPhone app?
A. You bet. The iPhone app is coming soon, as are mobile apps for other platforms. Follow the GauchoBlog for updates.
Q. What's the difference between the Forums and Answers?
A. It's a little like a mall. The Forums are where you can meet people and discuss almost anything. The Answers section is like an Information booth. You can ask specific questions on savings there and get help from other Gauchos.
Q. Maps? Why do you have Maps? What are those for?
A. The GauchoMaps are a way to find deals near you. Search by ZIP code and filter by time and Stamp type.