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Why so many duplicate deals?

May 30, 2012 4:09 PM

Woot seems pretty idiot proof to me. It even has a dummy detector saying hey, isn't this the same deal. I don't understand why you'd go and post it if woot already tells you it's already posted.

intensesupernova intensesupernova

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sometimes that dummy detector doesn't work

cornellbigred cornellbigred
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Tattle and move on.

Ironic you post a duplicate question (yes, two years ago): http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/a80e6513-4688-4660-82fe-3c4c5e36186b/why-are-there-so-many-duplicates-this-morning

jsoko jsoko
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@jsoko: I was waiting for that. =)

intensesupernova intensesupernova
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@intensesupernova: I had to! haha

BTW, welcome to the deals side of Woot! Some previous discussions as a member you may want to review or catch up on:
Unofficial FAQ/rules
Common glitches
And as a general rule, try to focus on the quality of a deal not the quantity of deals you post.

jsoko jsoko
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I can't think of a single time I've posted a "duplicate" where the "dummy detector" detected it.

kmeltzer kmeltzer
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@kmeltzer: This. I get plenty of "false positives" though.

tsfisch tsfisch
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@tsfisch: Yeah, me too. And, when it says something is a dupe, I click 'em! But, everything I've ever posted that was a dupe, didn't show me what it was actually a dupe of.

But, doesn't bother me. That's what people can tattle for :-) When my deal disappears these days, I just assume it was a dupe.

kmeltzer kmeltzer

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