Hi. We’re Gaucho.

Some of you may remember us from our last life, when we were focused on helping students to find cheap textbooks.

Well, now Gaucho is all grown-up.

You will still be able to find cheap books, if that’s what you want. But, the new site is all about savings — and sharing savings. On everything and anything. In these times, dimes aren’t going as far as they once did, so we’ve come up with a combination of tools to help stretch them. We’ve also brought the social side of shopping online to create a real-time, savings inspired community.

Beta Release

As of today, we’re releasing the new, improved Gaucho into beta testing. We hope early adopters and people looking for ways to save money will sign up for a sneak peek. And, as we work to improve Gaucho for our public launch, we’d love to hear your feedback.

Wade into the Savings Stream

Not everything is fully functional yet — and there’s much more to come — so please pardon our cyber dust. However, you can explore (and contribute to!) the main feature of the site. We call it the Gaucho Savings Stream (GSS).

The GSS is an easy-to-use, real-time feed filled with ways for you to find and share updates on the latest sales, deals, offers for free shipping, coupon codes, and more. You can also sell your own stuff, or simply share savings tips. You can also subscribe to the GSS to get the deals delivered right to your RSS reader.

Bonus Prize

As a beta tester, you get the chance to win an iPod touch. This is our way of saying thanks to our beta users, and when Gaucho goes fully public, we’ll randomly select one lucky beta tester as the winner.

Sign Up

Sound good? You can get started by visiting the Gaucho home page to request an invite.

Don’t be disappointed if you don’t get an invite right away. We’re rolling this out in phases and demand has been high. You should receive your invite within a few days. That will still leave you with plenty of time to use Gaucho and save on holiday gifts.