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Does woot have a special Deal with Overstock.com and what is it?

Jan 26, 2011 5:32 AM

So I just went to overstock.com after browsing deals.woot and I noticed under the search bar something new. It was a green bar and it said, "Welcome Woot Customers, Deal Activated! " and to the right side it said,"Discount appears at checkout."

I frequent both sites regularly and I have never noticed this before. What specials do woot customers get? Can anyone enlighten me?

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As an added note, I just contacted overstock.com and customer service had no idea Woot was, let alone anything about a discount. I didn't push too hard though, figure a better answer will come from this end anyway.

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They probably bought a spot in the sponsored deals here on Deals, and you just happened to get a sneak peek of it.

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Not a farewell, just a forced redirect.

It's true, Local.Woot is no longer, but please don't despair.

Never-ending savings are still to be found on Deals.Woot each and every day, so come on in. Don't think of it as a time for tears. Think of it as a way to bring us all closer together under one roof.

Sorry

This is only for people who have bought woots

We restrict voting to users who have purchased something from one of the other Woot stores. It's not just because we want your money (which we do) - it's the best way to be sure all the votes are coming from real people and not spam-bots or phony accounts. The best way we can think of, anyway. For now.

You can always get voting rights by buying something from one of Woot's other sites:

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Geez, why so negative?

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