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20% off Everything in Stock, 25% When You Spend over $100 @ Koorong

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20% off Everything in Stock, 25% When You Spend over $100 @ Koorong
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videlity on 29/04/2019 - 09:28 koorong.com (2444 clicks)
Last edited 29/04/2019 - 12:31 by 2 other users

It's back again.

20% Off Everything In Stock* | 25% When You Spend Over $100

*Conditions: Offer valid Monday 29th April – Saturday 4th May 2019 (AEST). Discount available for items currently in stock only and not valid in conjunction with any other discount or promotional offer. Does not apply to eBooks, eAudio Books, gift cards/vouchers, tickets, licences, NETT priced items, donations, bookstalls, backorders, email, fax, phone, mail orders, BPAY, prepaid orders, in-store orders unless an in-store coupon is used, or orders charged to a Koorong account. Koorong Reward Points are not earned on purchases with discount over 20%. Shipping rates are calculated after sale discount has been applied. PC192.

ps: Koorong is a Christian Bookstore

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  • Blue Cat on 29/04/2019 - 09:59
    +1

    When the store says "everything xx% off" and then includes a 10 line paragraph of exclusions.
    Classic!

    • Ozymandias on 29/04/2019 - 10:16
      +21

      I was ready to go with you on this, but the exclusions all seem pretty standard to me - basically, no intangible goods and it’s online only. Don’t know what the problem is. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

        • Ozymandias on 29/04/2019 - 13:44
          +5

          What on earth are you on about?

            • Ozymandias on 29/04/2019 - 18:38
              +8

              @[Deactivated]: Referring to 'religion' as some kind of monolithic, homogenous entity is inaccurate at best.
              I'm not personally religious but not wanting to see deals for a bookstore that primarily sells Christian material because 'religion has played an extremely negative role in many people's lives' is about the same as saying your friend got run over by a Kia and then not wanting to see any deals related to Super Cheap Auto.

              In any case, as tryagain said below, you're able to selectively hide certain deals.

              • MattyD on 30/04/2019 - 09:25

                @Ozymandias: That is hands down my favourite analogy in a long, long time. Kudos.

              • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2019 - 12:40

                @Ozymandias: I should have been direct and stated that a large number of people have had extremely negative experiences due to Christianity being forced upon them at various points in their life, and some people would like to go through a shopping website, without seeing Christianity being sold to people.

                Maybe a more genuine analogy would have been "your friend got into an accident because Kia had a known factory defect in one of their vehicles that they refused to fix, and as a result doesn't want to see advertising where Kia states they have the safest motor vehicles available."

                Thank you for also taking the time to completely ignore the rest of what was written, and also taking the time to let me know that tryagain had given a solution, which I acknowledged four hours before your reply.

                • Ozymandias on 30/04/2019 - 16:05

                  @[Deactivated]: Did my best with the analogy, I realise it probably wasn't as accurate as it could've been. If yours is more appropriate then I agree with your POV even less now. This site isn't advertising, no-one's paying for someone to post Koorong deals.

                  I didn't ignore what you wrote, I just didn't reply because your other two assertions - while baseless - were ultimately unable to be disproved either. I don't have data on why users upvote deals, nor on Koorong's business practices. Your characterisation of religion, meanwhile, was easily disputable.

                  I also genuinely apologise if I seemed intentionally snarky (particularly with referring to the 'hide' function) - I disagreed with what you were saying but I wasn't trying to be flippant.

                  • kogepan on 02/05/2019 - 13:21

                    @Ozymandias: have to side with @ozymandias, it's a CHRISTIAN bookstore - it is highly unlikely to find an invite to demon worshiping or something, is that not the general consensus? also the site doesn't really have crazy pop ups that invade your screen does it… haha I must admit my ad blocker would have screened it out anyway - hence my advice to you is, maybe install an adblocker or close the tab if it is not your thing?

            • papachris on 30/04/2019 - 01:25

              @[Deactivated]:

              People who want to see it will still see it and not have their beliefs constantly challenged

              Isn't the problem the person who "challenges" the beliefs without cause? An advertised deal is not, and should never be, an open forum to attack other people's values.

              It would be lovely not to see deals for religion.

              Deals for religion? You are aware that these are deals for books, etc that happen to be about or of interest to a section of the population. If it was a military book shop, would it be a "Deal for Nazism"?

              It's played an extremely negative role in many peoples lives and a lot of people would want to block it out if the option were there.

              So has war and politics and diseases and drugs and mental illness etc etc. There are still books about these subjects. If someone's been in the car crash that killed a family member and/or severely and permanently injured them, should they have a right to read a newspaper or website and not be confronted by car advertising?

              they are generally items which nobody buys

              lol - that's why they have been in successful business for so many years, and can afford to regularly discount…

        • tryagain on 29/04/2019 - 14:33
          +7

          This seems to get brought up just about every Koorong deal, it's not really that hard and there aren't that many "religious" deals to do it for but a certain group seem to want to stay willfully ignorant. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/help:faq_beginner#how_can_…

          • [Deactivated] on 29/04/2019 - 14:52
            +1

            @tryagain: Appreciate the link, have not seem that posted on the koorong deals before. Will be using it now.

    • AustriaBargain on 30/04/2019 - 03:42

      Praise the lord for these exclusions.

  • fertiliser on 29/04/2019 - 10:37
    +4

    Anyone ever paid full price at this joint? These sales are like clockwork

    • AustriaBargain on 30/04/2019 - 03:43
      -1

      I’d recommend waiting for the second coming of Jesus, then there will be a fire sale on all of this crap.

  • MattyD on 29/04/2019 - 10:44
    +36

    Let's keep this one free of hate-speech, in light of recent world events. It's a deal or it isn't, based on being cheaper elsewhere. Your views on religion are fascinating and original, but not required.

    • rictee on 29/04/2019 - 12:05
      +2

      Couldn't have said it better

  • [Deactivated] on 29/04/2019 - 11:52
    +4

    Can we clarify that this is a Christian bookstore in the deal text?

    Right now you have to click through to the site to even see what it’s about, it’s not a well-known brand, and the name doesn’t really describe its market segment.

    • videlity on 29/04/2019 - 12:32
      +1

      Added it now. I had it in the title before but it got changed.

  • thaiiy on 29/04/2019 - 14:36
    +6

    Gee, what a tolerant society we are, a legitimate sale, as regular as a 10%off Apple sale, and people have to voice their anti-religion rhetoric.

    • MattyD on 29/04/2019 - 17:07
      +2

      Actually I was surprised and heartened by how low key those sentiments were this time. I love to think that the members of this community (as reflection of Australia at large) are moving beyond the urge to voice generalisations that broadly condemn any group, race or religion.

      Except those weirdos that wear socks with sandals. I think we can all agree those guys have no place in public discourse ;) jk

      • dm01 on 29/04/2019 - 17:49
        -6

        I love to think that the members of this community (as reflection of Australia at large) are moving beyond the urge to voice generalisations that broadly condemn any group, race or religion.

        Race-oriented condemnation is inexcusable; the condemnation of religion, I'd argue, is quite a healthy thing.

        • spiff on 29/04/2019 - 17:52

          No one cares about your argument

        • MattyD on 29/04/2019 - 18:00

          Yes and lunatics with assault rifles and explosive vests have argued the same thing. Decent human beings all over the world categorically disagree, despite their differing beliefs.

          Robust, respectful discourse: sure, at the right time and place. But that’s not what the comments on an OB deal are for.

          • dm01 on 29/04/2019 - 18:16
            -2

            @MattyD:

            Yes and lunatics with assault rifles and explosive vests have argued the same thing.

            Not sure what that has to do with anything - lunatics with guns and explosives do so both in the name of religion, and against it.

            Necessarily equating someone who holds beliefs either for or against religion, with those who take an extreme view, is erroneous.

            Plenty of "decent human beings" condemn religion.

            • MattyD on 29/04/2019 - 19:22
              +3

              @dm01:

              Necessarily equating someone who holds beliefs either for or against religion, with those who take an extreme view, is erroneous.

              You confuse fundamentalism with extremism. To condemn, to subject an entire religion (or all religions) to your (unfavorable or adverse judgment; strong disapproval of; censure) is most assuredly an extreme position. This position pervaded the NZ mosque gunman's manifesto. To argue that yours (like his) is in anyway a moderate or mainstream view is to insult the united spirit of humanity coming together to condemn these attacks.

              Plenty of "decent human beings" condemn religion.

              That is an oxy moron. The position of decency has been made resoundingly clear: people of all faiths should be free to worship peacefully, free from condemnation.

              tldr; your intellectual fly is down, and the girls are laughing at your small package.

        • papachris on 30/04/2019 - 01:41

          Race-oriented condemnation is inexcusable; the condemnation of religion, I'd argue, is quite a healthy thing.

          Why? I totally agree with the first part of your statement. What's different about religion?

          What you don't seem to realise, is that a person's religion (if genuine) is as much a part of them as their race. It may not be a physical part of them, but a spiritual part of them is at least as important.

          And if you believe there is no such thing as a spiritual part of a person, then you are in a truly tiny minority of the world's population…

    • AustriaBargain on 30/04/2019 - 03:48

      Plenty of anti apple rhetoric, why should Koorong be immune to a piece of peoples minds? If people think buying into the Apple ecosystem is bad value, then some people think buying into religion also offers bad value to one’s lifestyle. If God created the universe then I think he can let his religion speak for itself, God wouldn’t need anyone here white knighting his religion for him on online forums, would he? If belief in any god can be shattered by a few snide freethinking comments then maybe it’s not a belief system worth buying into in the first place. And there’s no cash rewards on tithing.

      • MattyD on 01/05/2019 - 00:09

        The nicest thing I can say about your brainfluff of a post is that's a prodigiously flawed analogy. Koorong sell Christian books, among other products. Turning up, temple throbbing, to vent on a Koorong post like you do is more akin to bothering everybody on every JB-Hifi, Harvey Norman, Myer post with "anti apple rhetoric". We get it dude: you're not Christian, and you don't understand why anybody else would be. You're like that drunk heckler at a comedy act that everybody wishes would leave, because - seriously - if you don't like it why don't you just go somewhere else and leave the nice people in peace to enjoy the the show they paid for?

        Your comments are pointless, off-topic, against all OB guidelines on the matter of deal comments, and - worst of all - just out. of. this. world. banal.

        Seriously dude, go find an atheist site or debate.org and argue with like-minded hatemongers on both sides of the debate 'til you're blue in the face. But please, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, let us have this one nice site to discuss bargains. And not, y'know, hate on strangers' beliefs. Please? 'kay tiger?

        • AustriaBargain on 01/05/2019 - 00:35

          Just speaking my mind about the value proposition the religion behind Koorong represents. No temple throbbing or foaming at the mouth, just speaking my mind about the terribly powerful phenomena we call religion. Especially with a lot of recent immigrants on ozbargain who might be a bit naive on what these highly organised Christian types are all about. Koorong is more like the Apple Store of Apple religion analogy, rather than a jb hifi. It’s a fair cop.

          • MattyD on 01/05/2019 - 01:06

            @AustriaBargain: sigh (looks around for security, and sympathises deeply with the comedian)
            Look, I realise my mistake was to give you credit for intelligence enough to understand that [cups hands to mouth] THIS IS A BARGAIN FORUM. WE HAVE STRICT RULES ABOUT NOT AIRING YOUR CRAP OPINIONS ABOUT RELIGION OR THE LACK OF IT TO PEOPLE WHO HONESTLY JUST COME HERE TO SAVE MONEY.

            But clearly, you're not leaving until you've had your say, so please, allow me to change tack: Please do go on. Pretend that we're not on a bargain forum, and that all of us here who haven't come at you with our beliefs really want to hear all about what you think is wrong with us. Lord knows we need correction, and we're just one ignorant unsolicited opinion away from shifting the entire core of our worldview.

            PM me, would be even better: I can record the audio and then I can even have it with me while I'm driving. You know, for extra education. And I can put something together for all those - what did you call them? oh yes - stupid impressionable immigrants.

            EDIT: Oh I understand now. I see from your profile you've got three "Popular Comment" badges from taking cheap shots at Christians on similar deals. You're in it for the fake internet points. How gratifying for you.

  • dm01 on 29/04/2019 - 17:50
    -4

    20% off Everything in Stock

    Unconfessed sin still costs you an eternity, however.

    dm01 on 29/04/2019 - 17:50 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • MattyD on 29/04/2019 - 18:03
      +1

      Obvious troll is obvious. Move on champ.

      • dm01 on 29/04/2019 - 18:17

        No, simply a former believer.

        • papachris on 30/04/2019 - 01:46

          former believer

          The single most heart-breaking phrase ever. If you know the parable of the sower, where did your seed land?

          • dm01 on 30/04/2019 - 21:40

            @papachris:

            The single most heart-breaking phrase ever.

            What an incredibly judgemental and condescending comment to make! Heart-breaking because why…leaving an organised religion and rejecting their beliefs means I'm obviously wrong?

            If you know the parable of the sower, where did your seed land?

            I'm not interested in growing what the sower is sowing.

            • papachris on 30/04/2019 - 22:02

              @dm01:

              What an incredibly judgemental and condescending comment to make! Heart-breaking because why…leaving an organised religion and rejecting their beliefs means I'm obviously wrong?

              Wow! Rather inappropriate and illogical response there. Maybe you misunderstood.

              Of course it is heart-breaking for a believer to see a person has abandoned his or her faith. How could it not be? If you ever truly had faith, you would see that, even if you no longer believed. In the words of John Donne "No man is an island…".

              How you've leapt to 'judgemental' and 'condescending' is beyond me.

              I'm not interested in growing what the sower is sowing.

              The sower was sowing life…

              • dm01 on 30/04/2019 - 22:11

                @papachris: Silly conversations like these are one of the reasons I'm glad to have left. I honestly have no interest in discussing this any further.

                The sower was sowing life…

                Only if you believe the Gospels to be true. I do not, so to me the intended meaning of the parable is irrelevant.

      • Friendly Troll on 29/04/2019 - 21:02
        +2

        My ears are burning…

  • EmCKay on 29/04/2019 - 19:51
    +2

    VeggieTales time! Thanks OP.

  • andione1983 on 29/04/2019 - 21:01

    If you don't like it just move on… Why comment and look like a looser??

    • dm01 on 29/04/2019 - 21:36
      +1

      Why comment and look like a looser??

      😬

  • Franky23 on 29/04/2019 - 22:24

    Plenty of Christian true crime novels?

    • AustriaBargain on 30/04/2019 - 03:50

      Sealed internal Vatican archives on George Pell are a goldmine.

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