Cheap Item Category

Lately there have been a ton of great value items costing under $2 from places like Gearbest, Rosegal and Zapals. I myself have ten items on their way, from bottle openers to Guy Fawkes masks to things for my bike.

I propose a category of deals that applies to these products, so we can easily search for them. Something like “Low Cost” or “Ultrabargain”.

What do the community and mods think?

Poll Options expired

  • 16
    The existing categories are sufficient
  • 7
    A Low Cost category is a great idea
  • 2
    Candy
  • 1
    I don’t use categories
  • 0
    My name is Joe

Comments

  • +4

    I would still prefer that items be tagged in their respective / right categories, rather than introducing bad data into the system. Remember that there can only be one category for each node.

    e.g a 20 cent SIM adapter should be cataloged under Mobile rather than under "Low Cost"

    A better alt. would be to use tags. However, getting people to tag deals properly is already a challenge in itself…

    • +1

      Let's create a new word: "subbuck", used as a tag for items less than $1.

      • I like it. Trouble is, a lot of them are sub USD$1, which means they’re subtwobucks here…

        • +1

          Easily automated. Anything under $2 from 'the usual' sellers automatically gets tagged as 'cheap crap you'll throw in the bin after opening'.

  • +1

    I think a label that they're "almost Free" might be useful, because previously they'd be discoverable under the "Freebies" tab.

  • +2

    Personally I try to avoid these sort of deals, so I don't have a problem with them being listed elsewhere. My house is full of enough rubbish without more stuff I'm going to use a couple of times (maybe) and then stuff into a drawer.

    Forgive my ignorance, but does Ozbargain have a similar section to Freebay where we could pass on our useless crap (I mean pre loved items) onto to each other without money changing hands? (Several years ago I went past an adult bookstore and they had a sign in the window saying you could purchase preloved books. I just pissed myself laughing).

  • +2

    Where's the free Candy?
    This is Ozbargain. It should be bikies…

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