Hey all, I was wondering, I joined back in 2017, it’s been nearly 10 years and this website is such a fantastic place, thank you.
I was wondering, would you say the deals gotten worse over the years? Or is it just me, and I’m less interested in some of them/habits change?
I’m talking both in terms of the size of the deal (% discount) and quantity of ‘big’ deals coming through.
Curious if anyone else felt the same for 2026 so far? And if so, any theories on why?
I’m thinking back to stuff like free Z coffees, large discounts on appliances/electronics, The Warehouse promo codes, Torpedo7, Mevo, power/broadband offers, credit card offers, etc. I guess the acquisition push can only last so long.
Still very grateful and checking daily and contributing when I spot one too :-)
Thank you for reading :-)
short answer = yes
longer answer =
Inflation and weaker currency
Briscoes style high low price scam model fools most people, why try harder?
websites/apps coded better to stop exploitation of offers (not all hehe)
companies more careful about making pricing errors, and when happens less willing to honor them
more customer data means less shotgun style offers and more targeted offers
those same companies that were fighting to get market share have won, no need to offer big discounts
the cheapies effect (a small but visible group inflicting max gain on offers intentional or not, thus companies evolving to defend to prevent history repeating)