Automated GoFrugal Supplier Price-Change Alerts
Every morning, WebRun opens GoFrugal, compares the newest supplier rates and incoming purchase orders against your last landed cost, flags every price increase with its size, records each change in Google Sheets, and sends your own purchase team a WhatsApp alert so a hike never slips into your margins unnoticed.
How do I get alerted when a supplier raises prices in GoFrugal?
Every morning, WebRun opens GoFrugal, compares each item's newest supplier rate against its last landed cost, and flags every increase with the exact percentage jump. It logs each change to Google Sheets and sends your purchase team a WhatsApp alert, so a quiet price hike never eats your margin before you notice.
- Every supplier price hike caught the morning it lands
- Repeat offenders exposed by a running change history
- Margins protected before higher costs are accepted
Built for retail buyers · distributors · procurement teams · store owners
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
www.gofrugal.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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GoFrugal - compare new rates to last cost
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WebRun opens GoFrugal to compare new rates to last cost. - Open GoFrugal and read the latest supplier rates and pending purchase orders
- Compare each item's new rate against its last purchase price
- Flag every increase with the item, supplier, old rate, new rate, and percentage jump
Done when Every supplier price increase is captured with its size.
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Google Sheets - log every price change
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WebRun opens Google Sheets to log every price change. - Open the price-change log in Google Sheets
- Append one row per increase with old rate, new rate, percentage, and affected supplier
- Keep a history so repeated hikes from one supplier stand out
Done when Every price change is logged with its history.
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WhatsApp - alert your purchase team
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WebRun opens WhatsApp to alert your purchase team. - Send an internal WhatsApp alert to your own purchase team
- Lead with the biggest percentage jumps and the suppliers behind them
- Only message your own team. Never contact the supplier
Done when Your purchase team has a WhatsApp alert of today's price increases.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does WebRun message my suppliers?
No. The WhatsApp alert goes only to your own purchase team, never to the supplier. WebRun never negotiates, queries, or contacts a supplier on its own, so every conversation with them stays yours to start.
Which price changes does it flag?
Any increase between an item's last purchase price and its newest supplier rate or pending PO rate. Each flag shows the old rate, new rate, and percentage jump, so you can push back before you accept the higher cost.
Can I ignore tiny changes?
Yes. Set a threshold, say two percent, and WebRun only flags increases above it, so a small rounding change never buries the hikes that actually hurt your margin.
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