Shopping with Windows is easy: the 5 best apps for Christmas
The application stores for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone improve day by day with new quality apps designed not only for entertainment, but also to make your tasks easier and save you time Also, keep in mind that there are exclusive offers for users of certain applications.
On these dates when we usually go around a thousand times looking for gifts that we are going to give to our family and friends, the solution may be something as simple as shop with WindowsWe show you the five best applications for this Christmas, where it is more than likely that you will find what you are looking for.
Discover the best brands with Privalia Mobile
You may be familiar with Privalia but don't know that more than four million people currently use the Privalia Mobile application for Windows Phone. With this app you will be aware of the brands that are released every day, as well as the exclusive offers and promotions of the best brands from sectors as varied as fashion, technology or sports, among others.
Thanks to Privalia Mobile, we can benefit from discounts of up to 70% from anywhere. Through its simple and intuitive interface, we can take a quick look at all the articles or directly view the articles of our size.The express purchase system allows us to store our card number so that we do not have to consult it each time we make a purchase or, if we prefer, pay through our account PayPal.
Download Privalia | Windows Phone
Shop at ZARA from anywhere
While we wait for the next release of the application for Windows 8, we can enjoy the Zara catalog from its version for Windows Phone. But it is not just a catalog where you can see the clothes, since from this application, we can buy any product wherever we are. In Zara for Windows Phone we will find all the sections that we can find in any of its stores From fashion for women and men, to that aimed at young people or the little ones in the house.
In the Zara application for Windows Phone care has been taken down to the smallest detail The sections are organized by type of garment so that it is not easier to find what we are looking for, also providing us with information about the composition of the garments or in which physical stores we can find them.
One of the most curious features is the QR code reader, which will allow us to buy a garment from the application that it is sold out in the physical store in which we are. Zara for Windows Phone also gives us the option of saving our card details in the application as well as accessing the popular gift cards
Download Zara | Windows Phone
NOOK, an E-book reader for Windows 8
Recently we can enjoy in the Windows Store NOOK, an E-book reader from the popular publishers Barnes & Noble .With NOOK we can buy magazines, books, newspapers and comics to read them from our computer or tablet with Windows 8, but also purchase many E-books for free
NOOK automatically syncs the last page you read between your PC and tablet, so you can read by switching between devices In addition to reading the content purchased from the application, we have the possibility of importing files in the format ePub and PDF from our PC or SkyDrive account. NOOK gives us the possibility to try any of its E-books for free, as well as access 14-day trial subscriptions of newspapers and magazines
Download NOOK | Windows 8
Buy Amazon from your PC or mobile device
With the Amazon application we can carry out the same tasks as in the web version but from the comfort provided by an adapted interface to the OS.In a quick and easy way we can make purchases, compare prices, share items with our friends, and read or write reviews about the products that interest us.
From a single application we can access any of the Amazon sites, selecting the store of the desired country or our shipping address. Use the search engine to add the items you want to buy to your basket, and you will only have to make the payment through the typical payment alternatives or with the 1-Click option, with the peace of mind that give payments on secure servers
Download Amazon | Windows 8 | Windows Phone
Rakuten Shopping, offers of exclusive products and stores
Rakuten Shopping appeared on the market to help professional sellers sell online and offer quality products to end consumers.With its application for Windows 8 you will be able to access product offers that you will not find anywhere else, since you will have access to special offers reserved for users of the application.
Rakuten has a catalog of thousands of products electronics, fashion, gourmet gastronomy, among others, which you can locate quickly thanks to your search engine by keywords. Enjoy new offers, discounts and free shipping, while earning Super Rakuten Points that you can use to make future payments.
Download Rakuten Shopping | Windows 8
As you can see, in these five applications you will find an enormous range of possibilities when choosing the perfect gift, saving time and money, with the peace of mind that comes from doing our Christmas shopping from the comfort of a sofa.Have you already chosen your gifts?
In Welcome to Windows 8 | How to give a Christmas touch to your Windows 8.1 | The best Windows Store apps for the holidays | Gift a tablet with Windows 8 RT (I): buying guide | Giving away a smartphone (and II): the guide to Windows Phone
