Shopping Savings: Hukkster

Meet Katie Finnegan and Erica Bell are former buyers for J. Crew, and co-founders of www.hukkster.com. Hukkster is an online shopping tool for fashion and beyond, helping savvy shoppers save time, get organized and shop smarter. It is a bookmarklet (like Pinterest's "pin it" button). When you're shopping your favorite retailer online and you find a product you love, you simply "hukk it" and then you'll get a notification by email or text when the price on that specific style drops.

I had the opportunity to interview Katie and Erica about the site.

1) What was the inspiration behind creating Hukkster?

We met over six years ago at J.Crew where we worked side by side as apparel merchandisers. While working at J.Crew we had access to a wonderful corporate discount on all of our favorite J.Crew styles. However, once we transitioned into management consulting, we no longer had access to this discount nor did we have time to stay abreast of the latest offers. We were completely overwhelmed as our email inboxes overflowed with special deals and flash sales. We knew there had to be a better way to pull only the relevant content we were interested in and that's when Hukkster was born. We built Hukkster as a tool for savvy shoppers, like ourselves, who know what they want but their free time is limited. Our goal is to save you time and money, so you can spend it on more important things.

 

2) How does Hukkster work?

Hukkster is a button that sits in your browser (just like Pinterest's pin it button). You visit your favorite stores online and simply click the hukk it button when you come across a product you're interested in tracking. Hukkster will simply track that product for you and notify you when it goes on sale (we'll also tell you about any relevant promo or coupon code). It's that easy. You can visit www.hukkster.com at anytime to review the products you're tracking, organize them and share with friends. 

 

3) What categories is Hukkster ideal for? Any additional categories in the works?

Today, most of our members are tracking men's and women's apparel, accessories, childrenswear, home goods and sporting goods. 

Here's a list of our members' favorite sites: Ann Taylor, Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Bloomingdales, Gap, J.Crew, Macy's , Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Piperlime, Saks, Shopbop