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When does something stop being a deal and just the new regular price?

I was browsing through past deals and noticed that many prices are still good months later. So, for me, this is no longer a deal.
What do you think, if something still has the same price after 30 days, should it be removed because this is just the normal price?

by atd15
asked 4 months ago

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I rarely find myself going back more than a few days anyway, unless I'm looking for a specific deal. But some do seem to persist or repeat.

As for deleting after 30 days, I think it's unlikely to happen.

okham
4 months ago

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I wasn't aware that "dealPrice < regularPrice" was an actual criteria for posting deals.

I'll grant you that it only makes sense that a deal's price should be less than regular price to be a deal, but is this in fact a tattle-worthy offense? Will a moderator remove a deal for being regular price?

What if the item is still at regular price, but shipping is temporarily reduced? Is it not a deal?

What about deals tied to a monetary exchange rate? When the dollar goes up against the pound, does that justify posting a new deal?

For how long must a price remain reduced for that price to no longer be considered reduced?

If it was a good price last week or last month, and it hasn't changed, is it now a bad price merely because it hasn't changed?

What about free deals? Should they be deleted because they don't get better over time?

Finally, consider this from a practical perspective. Is it worth someone's time to troll through old deals, looking to see if the prices are still valid?

baqui63
4 months ago

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Last year's great deals on large screen TV's for example have become the new regular price. Some are still good deals and some are not. I have posted deals that are the regular price, but unique or innovative or useful enough to post thinking my fellow wooters might think so too. To me a good deal is almost, but not 100% of the time, reduced price and free shipping (kindly note I did put that in there!).

klozitshoper
4 months ago

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@baqui63: Yeah, never thought of it that way.
I just see "deal" being the same as bargain. Meaning that it is financially advantageous for me to buy something at a given moment in time, from a certain vendor. If the product maintains that price, and is available elsewhere at the same price. Is it still a deal?
Just a thought.

atd15
4 months ago

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