How our price check works

The four rules

A price earns the green shield only when all four are true:

1. We checked it within the last 2 days, or within the last 3 days for a store whose prices we enter by hand.
2. The store showed the paddle in stock at that check.
3. The total includes shipping to a US address.
4. The price is in US dollars, not converted from another currency.

If any rule fails, the price stays on the page with a grey outline shield and the reason, so you can decide for yourself. A price that hasn't been checked for more than 2 days (3 days for a hand-entered price) loses the shield automatically.

What the shield doesn't mean

The price check is our own review, not a certification from an outside body. It says nothing about a store's customer service or return policy. Stores can't pay for it, and a store that pays us a commission gets the same check as one that doesn't.

How we sort prices

Verified prices come first, cheapest total first. Unverified prices follow. Commissions never affect the order. How we make money.

Where specs come from

Specs are the figures brands and stores publish. We don't lab-test paddles, and we list the source and the date we checked it under every spec table. When a store and a brand publish different figures, we use the brand's and note the difference. We only list a shape when the brand names it; we never work one out from the dimensions. Each thickness of a paddle (14mm, 16mm) is a separate entry, because stores sell and price them separately.

Spotted a wrong price?

Tell us the paddle, the store, and what you saw. We recheck it and correct the page. Contact us.