Online Hot Deals Forum Rules, Tips & FAQ

[Brad]

Welcome to the Online Deals forum. Below you will find some general rules and tips to help you become a successful deal contributor to this forum. Forum-wide rules that need to be followed by everyone are listed here.
 
What information should you include in a deal thread?
Try to include as much detail as possible in the title, including the sale price as well as the name of the site. You have a limited amount of space, so try to be creative. Expand on the deal information in your post. General info to provide: expiration date of the coupon or deal, minimum purchase requirements, site link, shipping costs, and the coupon code(s) (if needed). The more information you include, the better.

Always search first!
Prior to posting, please use the search feature in the upper right portion of the page to see if your contribution has already been posted. Choose one or two keywords from your deal. If looking for The Princess Bride DVD, searching for the words "princess bride" in the search box should return any similar deals.
 
What kind of deals should I post?
Please keep in mind that simply copying/pasting "regular" sales or items priced at or very close to what every store sells them for aren't usually considered "legit" deals. Get a feel by searching through the forum of what are good prices for the items, and only post if it is cheaper than the going price on most other sites. If you find a deal on another deal site, it's OK to borrow the deal, but do not directly copy and paste it - put the title and description in your own words.

Find a repost or a spam post?
Use the Report link in the ... drop-down menu of the original post that is a problem; explain the problem with the post and a moderator will take care of it. Keep in mind that if you accidentally repost a deal that has already been posted, the moderators will likely remove your post or merge it with the original deal.

Where to post?
Deal requests and questions belong in the Deal Finder & Deal Discussion sub-forum.
Deals that are free belong in the Freebies & Free Offers sub-forum.
Deals that are at brick and mortar stores (not online) belong in the Offline Hot Deals sub-forum.
Deals that are online deals belong in the Online Hot Deals forum that you are in right now.

Self-promotion & referral links are not allowed!
Referrals are not allowed. This includes posting of referral links, asking for a referral, PMing referrals, having a referral link in your signature, or linking to any & all sites that contain referrals. It doesn't matter what kind of referral it is This is a zero tolerance policy, any post found to contain such a link will be removed and it is under the admin’s discretion to remove your membership to the forums.

 

Do not promote your own e-commerce site or Amazon products. If you do this, you will be banned, your IP will be banned and your information will be submitted to industry-wide spam databases preventing you from spamming other forums.