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Posted 2 days ago

When is a Deal not a deal ?

I am getting very disappointed with this site, it used to e the place to go for a DEAL , now we seem to be in-undated with so called offers that are basically the going price - such as
Walkers crisp boxes of 40 at £4
Terry Orange £1
or
End of day deals and short dated items - which I usually see in my local Facebook page.
OR
Is it just me becoming old and grumpy !!
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  1. Russ2626's avatar
    It has definitely gone downhill. When I joined around 2008 it was a completely different site. Genuine deals, freedom of speech. Now it's just the same Songmics, Yaheetech, Iniu stuff getting reposted every 28 days (edited)
    Deedie's avatar
    This
  2. The2Time's avatar
    Depends who posts it really. A lot of the sheep just press hot depending on the poster. Deals that are information can stay if the face fits but for the mere mortals it's just a discussion.
    pablo_el_diablo's avatar
    So true, and you shouldn't vote cold on these posters really as you will be tracked and destroyed
  3. Deedie's avatar
    Site has went way down hill.

    The only purpose of the site these days is to generate income for the site owners, which I'm sure it does very well
  4. Roger_Irrelevant's avatar
    I've had deals cancelled because I thought they were good value, and site rules say it has to be "discounted" e.g. was £5 now £4.

    So if the seller had put an artificial "was" price it would all be ok.

    Then there's all the hundreds of free Kindle and "Exclusive" (read sponsored) deals for lingerie etc. that you can't filter out.
  5. Onlydongles's avatar
    The mods are the arbitrary arbiters of your posts.

    And they have biases, depending on which side of the bed they got off yhay morning !
  6. innocent's avatar
    I don't know whether you are becoming old and grumpy but you are completely missing the point. People post whatever they think might benefit majority of HUKD users if not all. HUKD is an open forum and the customer service and the Mods overlook and decide, however arbitrarily, what is going to be published. Deal is a loose word with different interpretations. If you think the site is "doing your head in" so to speak, I suggest you look elsewhere. (edited)
    Satchmo's avatar
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    OK, you are fine stating your opinion as was I.
  7. dipsylalapo's avatar
    Terry Orange £1
    I'm not going to lie if you find a Terry's Chocolate Orange for £1, that is a deal.
    I don't think I've seen one below 1.35 cos Cozzy Livs

    When you say inundated, how? Is that because you're scrolling through pages of deals?
    Friday-Ubaydah's avatar
    Terry's Chocolate Orange is £1.25 in Asda. (I hope you have an Asda nearby).
  8. tek-monkey's avatar
    The mods are also very inconsistent. I posted an instore deal and they refused it as I didn't post the receipt (who asks for receipts nowadays?), yet someone else posted the same item a few days later without a receipt and it was accepted. I rarely bother anymore, I'm guessing a lot of others are the same.
  9. vornstar13's avatar
    If it's free, it's not a deal, it's a freebie.

    If it's always reduced or reduced most of the time and the reduced price is the actual regular price, it's not a deal.

    If the mods don't like it, it's not a deal.
    Roger_Irrelevant's avatar
    If there's no click-thru set up..
  10. sm9690's avatar
    I'm sick of all the posts about '60% off sale' etc disguised as deals
  11. mutley1's avatar
    you are becoming old and grumpy.
    Satchmo's avatar
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    You are not wrong !!
  12. Sherbat's avatar
    A lot of the deals posted are recycled every month or so. Noticed this is a lot on the gaming section, usually the same circle of posters doing it.

    If you point it out, your post gets removed.

    Shame there are no filters to hide certain items so you have to dig through a lot of filler but genuine deals do pop up now and again. (edited)
  13. Friday-Ubaydah's avatar
    When is a Deal not a deal ?

    When /\/\eghan /\/\arkle is strutting her stuff on the TV show "Deal Or No Deal".

  14. HellRazer's avatar
    Whatever the HUKD mob thinks.
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