Duplicate posts

PVA on 05/09/2014 - 18:07

Hi,
Just asking a question here as I don't understand how some posts are duplicates and others are not.
I asked on one of the posts but it's probably better here.

The last DSE deal showing $15 off purchases over $60 - fair enough that's a deal and an OK one.

But after that we have had a heap of posts with single dick smith items showing the same deal/same code.
Why are all these DSE deals listed, aren't they really a dupe of https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/159922 ?

Hopefully to explain this better… What I mean is, if someone posts 20% off at a shoe shop we don't then have individual posts afterwards saying xyz shoe is 20% off, another post saying abc shoe is 20% off etc.
Aren't all these dick smith posts really just doing this?

Or to have a specific post - Donna Hay Store 20% off https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/159955
If I then posted afterwards, tea towels at 20% off https://www.donnahay.com.au/online-store/kitchen-tools/tea-t… that should not stay up as I believe it's a dupe.

What don't I understand here? What is stopping us posting every item in dick smith when they have a sale as separate deals (or any other store having a sale)?

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  • Peace Maker on 05/09/2014 - 18:33

    That what I like about OzB, the voters decide.

    But, in your shoe example, they are all shoes. In DSE, in could be a laptop, HDD, a game, whatever. Some posters dig around and find an already reduced item, then find the code works on it. Makes it extra good.

    If people don't like them, the deals won't make the front page. Webocracy.

  • Woodyg22 on 05/09/2014 - 19:28
    +1

    The 'dupe' posts here offer best examples of how the discounts can be used, they are often really helpful and aren't deals of items you'd initially think to buy with that discount. The Chromecast for $35 at dse the other week was a good example for me. I hadn't thought of using the $15 off $49+ for that.

    Perhaps there could be a way to list them as "sub-deals" under the main discount offer posting.

  • Moderatormoocher on 05/09/2014 - 21:33

    The duplicate exceptions in the deal posting guidelines should explain this. I think the case you're referring to falls under this exception:

    The original deal is a list of multiple items and the item is not contained in the title of the original deal.

    This exception was formulated after community feedback here.

  • PVA on 06/09/2014 - 12:11

    maybe people just post what they found in the comments of the original deal then.

    It just seems that is DSE deal most of the time here, whether it is a real deal or not.

    • Woodyg22 on 06/09/2014 - 14:22
      +1

      The comment threads on those take up nemerous pages, way too difficult to scan all the way through on the off chance you might find something good.

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