comparison shopper

American  

noun

1. an employee of a retail store hired to visit competing stores in order to gather information regarding styles, quality, prices, etc., of merchandise offered by competitors.

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Example Sentences

Be a comparison shopper; only with your due diligence will you know if the advice you’re getting is solid, practical and, most important, real.

From Seattle Times

Hidden hotel “resort fees” are a comparison shopper’s nightmare.

From The Wall Street Journal

The smart comparison shopper would rush right out to CVS, right?

From The Guardian

Vanguard doesn’t win every comparison any more than it gets every dollar going into funds, but a comparison shopper who decides they have found something better than No. 1 has the requisite confidence to stick with their choices long-term.

From Seattle Times

After cursory deliberation—Bill was almost always an impulse buyer, rarely the comparison shopper—he accepted three offers.

From The Wall Street Journal