https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/ 2026-05-14T08:54:27+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/ https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/lib/tpl/ozbargain/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-04-07T04:14:40+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:about?rev=1428336880&do=diff What is ChoiceCheapies? ChoiceCheapies is you, the community of on-line shoppers in New Zealand. This is the place where we share the best bargains in New Zealand and share them with each other. Our goal is simple -- bringing the best deals and bargains in New Zealand to consumers. text/html 2023-11-16T11:30:17+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:advertise?rev=1700087417&do=diff This page is about placing display ads on ChoiceCheapies. If you represent a store/merchant, and wish to post your offers on ChoiceCheapies, please see ChoiceCheapies Guide for Store Representatives & Associates and Frequently Asked Questions for Merchants page. text/html 2016-11-25T12:00:30+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:affiliate_links?rev=1480028430&do=diff Affiliation Links on ChoiceCheapies Currently ChoiceCheapies is monetising affiliation links on some of the deals posted. That means if you click through some of these links, and make purchases at the linked store, ChoiceCheapies will receive a small percentage of sale value as commission. For user submitted referral/affiliate links, please see the deal posting guidelines. text/html 2016-08-24T13:17:41+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:api?rev=1472001461&do=diff Deal Submission If you are a deal aggregator, catalogue provider or even a merchant who wishes to create link for your visitors to submit deals to ChoiceCheapies, you can link to ChoiceCheapies's deal submission form with some fields pre-filled. URL: <https://www.cheapies.nz/deals/submit> text/html 2023-04-17T12:59:48+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:banned_items?rev=1681693188&do=diff Banned Items on ChoiceCheapies Items on this list shouldn't be posted on ChoiceCheapies. Please note this is not an exhaustive list and may not list all items. * Adult products (Lingerie, Prophylactics are permitted, Toys and Pornography are not permitted) text/html 2022-03-07T11:20:20+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:beta_features?rev=1646605220&do=diff We are constantly releasing new features on ChoiceCheapies, and some are released to beta-users for testing, before released to all other members. Before you can become a beta user, you need to * Have an account that has been created for at least 180 days. * Have at least 2 badges. text/html 2025-09-09T10:25:06+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:cashback?rev=1757370306&do=diff What is Cashback / Commission-Refund? A explanatory video from Queenie Tan - Money Magazine, on how cashback works. Some retailers (the merchants), that you purchase from are willing to pay “commission” to affiliate networks and other website publishers to gain sales. As a website publisher themselves, the cashback website is rebating/refunding a portion of their commissions (that they've made from the merchants) back to their customers (you). text/html 2022-01-25T18:30:31+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:classified_posting_guidelines?rev=1643088631&do=diff Classifieds a place for selling, giving away or swapping your personal items and also to indicate interest in obtaining items. * Classifieds are strictly for personal use between members only. If you are a business and you have a good bargain to promote, please post them as deals. * No referral solicitation or offering personal services/purchasing on behalf of others. This also includes reselling items with the intent of making profit (including gift cards, credit card statement offers). G… text/html 2026-04-30T12:20:26+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:commenting_guidelines?rev=1777508426&do=diff Basic Rules Please follow a few simple guidelines to make ChoiceCheapies a better place for both the bargain hunters and merchants. Deal Posts Declaring Relationship with Business If you work for the store, or have any interest in promoting the store, you must check the 'I am associated with <store>' box before submitting a new comment in a deal post. text/html 2021-10-06T17:46:38+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:deactivate_account?rev=1633495598&do=diff Can I delete my account? No, we cannot remove your account and all of your data from our database. Due to database integrity reasons, user accounts are not removed from ChoiceCheapies. We do however, allow users to deactivate their account. How do I deactivate my account? To deactivate your account, text/html 2025-11-26T18:16:34+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:deal_posting_guidelines?rev=1764134194&do=diff Posting deals The community guidelines are a rough blend of what this site was intended for and the changing attitudes of the community. They have been written to try and help make your experience here more pleasant. Please note these are guidelines and are at the discretion of moderators. text/html 2021-10-06T16:42:52+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:faq?rev=1633491772&do=diff I want to post a deal but it says I have to wait 24 hours, What can I do? New users are restricted from posting for 24 hours due to an influx of SPAM related posts. If you have a very good deal and you must post it right now, you can use the Talk with a Moderator forum to request an override. text/html 2023-02-09T12:20:48+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:faq_beginner?rev=1675898448&do=diff Removing or Blocking Content How do I remove my deal? If no comments have been made you can remove your own deal within 10 minutes of posting your deal by clicking edit and Unpublish. After that, please hit the report button and a moderator will assist in removing it for you. Please note that if the deal is popular or if the deal has important value regarding discussions, it may not be removed. text/html 2023-02-09T12:14:17+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:faq_merchants?rev=1675898057&do=diff Posting Bargains Can I post my products and submit my promotions as a merchant? Yes, you can. You will need to register first. Unlike other online communities/forums, at ChoiceCheapies we encourage merchants, service providers or store owners to post their specials on ChoiceCheapies. The reason is simple -- if it is a good bargain, we want to know about it! However, there are a few points that a merchant may wish to consider. text/html 2017-07-21T18:26:37+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:formatting?rev=1500618397&do=diff We often get queries about how to perform certain functions on ChoiceCheapies such as posting a deal, making a comment, creating a table, reminders, etc. Guides Commenting and posting in deals & forum posts utilises the markdown and markdown extra system. The system is used by other popular websites such as Reddit. text/html 2015-10-13T17:33:31+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:foxshot?rev=1444710811&do=diff It is called foxshot because Firefox is used to power the screenshot capture. We are using a recent version of Firefox running on Linux to take the screenshot of submitted web pages. * When a new deal is posted or when the URL is changed in an existing deal, the URL is sent to a queue. * Queue will be polled by our Foxshot engine. A new screenshot will be taken if it's currently free. * For some merchants where “product image” feature has been implemented, it will try to locate the produc… text/html 2016-01-12T15:22:55+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:getting_started?rev=1452565375&do=diff ChoiceCheapies is a community for sharing and discovering bargains. As a user, you participate in determining all site content by discovering, sharing, voting for, and discussing the latest deals, promotions and freebies. To ensure things run smoothly, there are some Rules & Guidelines, and the site is moderated by a small team. text/html 2014-10-09T14:35:15+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:media_file_uploader?rev=1412818515&do=diff When there is no direct link to the bargain or information supporting the bargain, you can use the media file uploader. To upload files, * Go to “My Account” -> “view / files” * Click on “Upload New Files” * Select an image file by hitting the browse button. The following file types can be uploaded GIF, JPG, PNG, PDF. text/html 2017-11-13T03:19:55+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:moderators?rev=1510496395&do=diff ChoiceCheapies is an online community moderated by a small team. Admin/Developer scotty * Joined ChoiceCheapies: September 2014 * Location: Sydney, Australia moocher * Joined ChoiceCheapies: September 2014 * Location: Sydney, Australia Moderators neil text/html 2015-12-08T08:50:21+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:node_reminders?rev=1449517821&do=diff About Deal and Competition Reminders You can use ChoiceCheapies to remind you of deals and competitions at a later date as long as you have a user account and are logged in at the time of viewing the deal or competition. How to Set a Reminder The reminder link is located on every deal and competition page under the deal description along with other links which look like this: text/html 2016-05-10T13:32:14+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:nsfw_deals?rev=1462843934&do=diff “NSFW” (usually short hand for "Not Safe for Work") is a flag that moderators can set on deals or stores to indicate that the specific deal or all deals from that store are potentially “not safe for work”, i.e. * Might contain nudity * Might contain other pictures with excessive amount of flesh * Might contain material that the moderators think would would embarrass you if you open the link at work text/html 2016-06-06T00:14:29+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:penalty_box?rev=1465128869&do=diff What is the Penalty Box on ChoiceCheapies? It is a place to put users who have violated the Rules & Guidelines. Users in the penalty box can still log in, but with limited capabilities. Penalty box placement can be temporary or permanent; it is dependent on the offence type and/or number of past offences. text/html 2016-05-12T20:48:40+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:poll?rev=1463042920&do=diff Polls are part of the discussion forums, where the OP of a discussion topic can create. They can be used to ask other members of ChoiceCheapies for opinions, by providing a list of possible options where other members can vote on. A typical use of polls is “help me to choose between <option A>, <option B> and <option C>” kind of question, where a poll of 3 options can be created. Other members can then vote on one of the 3 options. text/html 2017-10-06T16:01:29+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:posting_ban?rev=1507258889&do=diff There are many reasons why you are not able to post a deal. Here is a check list and some explanation. Why Am I Banned?! Are you a newly registered user? There is currently a 24 hour new user ban. If the age of your user account on ChoiceCheapies is less than 24 hours old, you will not be able to post deals. text/html 2018-09-05T16:17:44+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:posting_guidelines_on_aliexpress?rev=1536121064&do=diff These are the rules for AliExpress postings on ChoiceCheapies. * Overseas users will not be able to post AliExpress deals. * Must have a quantity of 10 available. * Non-reps / regular users are able to post deals only if the seller has a minimum of 95% feedback based on at least 100 in feedback. * In addition to the above, store reps posting for AliExpress must be a Top Brand. text/html 2025-11-28T19:52:51+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:posting_guidelines_on_amazon_au?rev=1764312771&do=diff * Overseas users (outside of NZ or AU) will not be able to post any Amazon Australia deals. * Users who have an association to Amazon or it's third party merchants may not post any deals. * If you have been asked by an Amazon merchant to post a deal on their behalf & have received an incentive to do so, you are considered an associated user. Please only submit deals for that merchant in this Ozbargain forum thread instead. Note that bypassing the posting restrictions on ChoiceCheapies coul… text/html 2016-04-05T18:36:54+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:posting_guidelines_on_ebay?rev=1459838214&do=diff Items sold on eBay are often posted on ChoiceCheapies. These are the rules for eBay postings on ChoiceCheapies. * Must be BIN (Buy it Now). In other words, no auctions. * Overseas users will not be able to post eBay deals. * Must have a quantity of 10 available. * Store representatives and regular users are able to post non-group buy deals only if the seller is a Top rated seller, or if the seller has an online store domain. text/html 2024-05-22T11:53:18+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:posting_referral_links?rev=1716335598&do=diff Please use this forum discussion topic for feedback. Posting Links in Content See Affiliate/Referral Links in Deal Posting Guidelines on what links can be posted, and Referral and Affiliate Link Differences. Submitting Referral Code ChoiceCheapies supports user-submitted referral code for many of the merchants. In order to submit your own referral code, text/html 2019-07-12T18:49:39+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:power_users?rev=1562914179&do=diff Power Users are members on ChoiceCheapies with extra capabilities to update deal posts. They are different from Moderators as they have no moderation ability, i.e. cannot remove deals, comments or ban users and domains. * Forum Discussions Frequently Asked Questions Power Users are currently hand-picked by the Moderators. We are looking for users who consistently demonstrate text/html 2023-02-08T14:27:22+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:price_comparison_site?rev=1675819642&do=diff Price comparison/tracking, product review, broker agencies, cashback providers or similar website operators may wish to post deals on ChoiceCheapies. This is permitted as long as the below requirements are met. Deal posting guidelines If you wish to post a deal that contains a link to your third-party website, please take note of the following guidelines in addition to the usual Deal Posting Guidelines: text/html 2024-01-29T18:42:02+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:privacy_policy?rev=1706506922&do=diff ChoiceCheapies values our users and is 100% committed to protect your privacy. Since this is a growing website and Internet technologies are constantly evolving, our privacy policy is subject to change and any change will be reflected in this page. ChoiceCheapies is not responsible for the content or privacy policy of the websites it links it. text/html 2018-11-16T13:56:07+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:private_messaging?rev=1542329767&do=diff Introduction ChoiceCheapies has a private messaging system in place. By default, anyone can send private messages provided the specified recipient(s) accept private messages. You can edit your settings to accept private messages in the usual account settings page, i.e. 'My Account' on top menu bar -> Settings. text/html 2018-09-25T18:36:22+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:profile_avatar?rev=1537857382&do=diff Your profile avatar is a graphical representation of your user account. To edit your profile avatar, go to your account settings page, scroll down to “Profile Avatar” section and follow the instructions to: * upload an image of your choice, or * copy your image from your Gravatar account that is linked to your email address text/html 2017-06-13T17:06:56+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:referral_and_affiliate_link_differences?rev=1497330416&do=diff On ChoiceCheapies we are programmatically making distinguishing between 3 types of links our users might post in the posts and in the comments. Link In Deal Link In Post Content (Deal or Forum) In Comments Affiliate Links Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed Referral Links Not allowed Not Allowed Not allowed Others Allowed Allowed Allowed What are the differences between referral and affiliate links? In short, this is our definition on ChoiceCheapies: text/html 2021-02-09T17:20:08+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:referral_links?rev=1612844408&do=diff IMPORTANT: June 2017: The ChoiceCheapies Referral system is out of beta testing and our main source for referral links. Please use this forum discussion topic for feedback. On the deal page of merchants that support referral links, you will see a grey box at the bottom of the post (right above share buttons). text/html 2021-03-24T13:12:56+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:referral_posting_limit?rev=1616544776&do=diff Third-party Link Posting Limit As of 22 January 2013, referral link posting is subject to a per-user throttling that is determined by the quality of past referral deals. As of 14 June 2017, referral link posting is no longer allowed, (exception explained here). These referral posting limits are only applicable in rare circumstances or for users posting links or mentioning their third party/price comparison websites. text/html 2017-06-14T04:01:43+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:rules_guidelines?rev=1497369703&do=diff Please follow a few simple guidelines to make ChoiceCheapies a better place for both the bargain hunters and merchants. POST a clear title including price and location. DO NOT post duplicate deals. DECLARE if you are a merchant or have some relationship with the merchant. DO NOT sockpuppet or artificially vote for your deal. LINK directly to the deal. NO Adult websites. CHECK competitors prices before posting. NO Freeware or Free Websites. MAKE sure ther… text/html 2016-05-30T15:47:05+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:sockpuppeting?rev=1464580025&do=diff For the purposes of ChoiceCheapies, it's posting a deal or commenting on a deal without declaring affiliation with the company. Otherwise, it's voting on a deal for a company you are affiliated with. Some examples: * A person posts a deal pretending to be a customer when they are actually associated with the company. text/html 2024-05-11T19:27:52+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:start?rev=1715412472&do=diff Other If you have any questions or issues, please contact a moderator via the Talk with a Moderator forum or by contacting us directly text/html 2015-03-23T13:39:25+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:stats_records?rev=1427071165&do=diff Coming Soon text/html 2024-02-15T18:05:57+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:store_account?rev=1707973557&do=diff Store Accounts A store account is an official account for store that cannot be logged into directly, but authorised real users can switch into from their personal ChoiceCheapies accounts. A store account can be shared by multiple users on ChoiceCheapies (e.g. team members in marketing team) as long as they are authorised by the store to represent the store. Store accounts can only be applied for by an official representative of a store and created by moderators. text/html 2025-05-30T15:12:31+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:store_representative?rev=1748574751&do=diff Why post on ChoiceCheapies? Unlike other online communities/forums, at ChoiceCheapies we encourage merchants, service providers or store owners to post their deals on ChoiceCheapies. The reason is simple – if it is a good bargain, we want to know about it! There are however a few points that a merchant should consider: text/html 2017-06-29T17:58:45+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:tagging?rev=1498715925&do=diff We've had a few people assume that the system automatically tags deals with product pages. In actuality, moderators are constantly creating product, brand and location pages and linking them to deals and forum posts. There is no visual log to indicate that a mod has added tags but it is happening non-magically. text/html 2021-12-24T15:49:15+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:tagging_guideline?rev=1640314155&do=diff Introduction Currently all the deals are categorised by * Exactly one “Category”, i.e. Computing, Electronics and Gaming. * Zero or more “Tags”, i.e. Android, Apple and WebCam. These categories and tags help other members to find the list of deals he/she is looking for. text/html 2016-09-19T11:01:56+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:targeted_offer?rev=1474239716&do=diff Targeted deals are only available to a select group of people and not open to the general public. In general, if there is no possibility of others getting the deal (such as a one-use promo code), moderators will un-publish the deal. However, if a group of people can access the deal, moderators will tag the deals as 'Targeted'. Moderators have discretion to determine if a deal should be tagged as 'targeted' or un-published. text/html 2026-01-05T15:26:16+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:terms?rev=1767579976&do=diff 1. Acceptance of Terms and Governing Documents The term “the site” or “this site” included within the following paragraphs, refer specifically to all online facilities provided by ChoiceCheapies. By accessing or using the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use, the Deal Posting Guidelines, the Commenting Guidelines, the Privacy Policy, and all other guidelines and policies that may be published on the Site from time to time by ChoiceCheapies (collectively, the “Agreem… text/html 2022-11-03T13:05:16+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:tips_hints?rev=1667433916&do=diff This page is a collection of tips and hints about ChoiceCheapies. Please see Getting Started for more detailed information about discovering, sharing, voting for, and discussing the latest deals, promotions and freebies. There's also a page for Frequently Asked Questions. text/html 2025-06-14T16:03:20+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:title_guidelines?rev=1749873800&do=diff Basic Title structure * Titles should always include 3 key pieces of information: Product Name, Price, and Store Name General guidelines * Be descriptive -- a title that just says “Big Sale at Farmers” is much less useful than a title that says “Kids Wear 40% off Sale at Farmers Wellington Stores Only” * Don't be spammy -- a title should be clear, concise, informative and unbiased, i.e. providing sufficient information to let other members to decide whether it is a good deal. Marketing … text/html 2016-04-27T15:26:09+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:twitter?rev=1461727569&do=diff Have a Twitter account? Do you want the latest updates from ChoiceCheapies? Status updates on ChoiceCheapies Twitter accounts are posted the moment they get posted on ChoiceCheapies so you'll be the absolute first to spot a bargain. Follow us, and don't be the one missing out! text/html 2015-09-07T17:12:23+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:username_policy?rev=1441602743&do=diff Username Policy The ChoiceCheapies Username Policy explains the types of usernames that are not permitted on the website. The following list is general in nature and may not cover all scenarios: Misleading/Deceptive Usernames Usernames that are misleading or may misrepresent a person or company. This may or may note tie in with our Avatar Guidelines. Usernames that are likely to confuse or cause adverse effects are also not permitted. text/html 2024-11-18T15:45:33+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:voting_guidelines?rev=1731897933&do=diff Positive Vote No vote Report button Negative Vote The deal is good The deal doesn't apply to you Incorrect title The deal is not the cheapest available You are associated with the poster Incorrect description Issue with product You are a competitor of the poster Out of Stock or Expired Issue with retailer You dislike the OP's avatar Should be posted to forums You dislike the RRP of the product (not the actual price) SPAM Duplicate … text/html 2015-03-23T13:41:03+12:00 https://www.cheapies.nz/wiki/help:wiki_guidelines?rev=1427071263&do=diff How to use ChoiceCheapies Wiki. Syntax The ChoiceCheapies Wiki uses a different editing syntax than posting deals, forums or comments. Please refer to the formatting syntax document. Namespaces “Namespace” in Wiki is used to describe the prefix of a page name, and is usually used to categorise pages. Think folders or directories. Namespace is not only used for categorisation, but also to restriction functionalities so users with only certain capability can modify pages under certain namespac…