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Superthreads on Bargain Alerts

  • 05-03-2016 1:22pm
    #1
    JustMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭


    Hi, A few weeks ago a thread was started on Bargain Alerts about 'Clumping Bargains Together into Big Threads?' (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057560229)

    Following this I started a poll in Bargain Alerts to see how many people want Superthreads as the first thread was just a discussion and I wanted to quantify the feelings of others who use the forum. (Poll thread is here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057565487)

    Is it possible to re-open that poll to continue to see what people prefer before mods can decide what they would like to do. There would be no new functionality required.

    I was not aware that there was a feedback section. Is there any way to link to link to this thread from Bargain Alerts so that posters from that forum might know of the existence of this thread and be able to add a comment.
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  • #2
    Davy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    The 'Megathreads' are used for the likes of Argos, Tesco etc that have many different items on sale/ bargains and rather than posting a new thread for every single item those threads can be used.

    The reason they were created in the fist place was from user feedback giving out about having 10 Argos threads on the first page for small little bargains.

    The mega-threads do not have to be used by rule, if you think a bargain needs a thread of its own that is perfectly acceptable to post a new thread as it might have many questions about the item or that the saving is very large.

    This way its a best of both. Getting rid of the chat and repeated questions in the threads totally, may help the megathreads like the Argos no chat thread.


  • #3
    JustMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭JustMac


    Davy wrote: »
    The 'Megathreads' are used for the likes of Argos, Tesco etc that have many different items on sale/ bargains and rather than posting a new thread for every single item those threads can be used.

    The reason they were created in the fist place was from user feedback giving out about having 10 Argos threads on the first page for small little bargains.

    The mega-threads do not have to be used by rule, if you think a bargain needs a thread of its own that is perfectly acceptable to post a new thread as it might have many questions about the item or that the saving is very large.

    This way its a best of both. Getting rid of the chat and repeated questions in the threads totally, may help the megathreads like the Argos no chat thread.

    Many thanks for the quick reply.

    I agree that superthreads may have come about as a result of user feedback but it would seem that they have exceeded their intended purpose.

    I also agree with your suggestion that it is perfectly acceptable to post a new thread if it is felt to be appropriate/necessary. I have no problem with the superthreads for supervalu/lidl/UDemy/MrPrice/Tesco(Grocery)/Aldi etc. as they are mainly smaller items. I would prefer not to have superthreads for Argos, Amazon,(Tesco Electrical/Hardware), Halfords.

    I think many people including myself have this feeling of possibly missing out on bargains if they are embedded in a superthread. I rarely look into the superthreads as I find it more difficult to navigate. After opening the main forum you then have to click on the last page of the superthread and may have to go backwards through 2/3 pages to look for any bargains. Personally I would be happy to look at up to 5 pages of Bargain Alerts main listings, so as not to miss out on an offer, rather than look into superthreads. I would say that I visit the site about 50% less then I did previously because of superthreads and I now visit HotUKDeals more often. I appreciate that it would not be possible to change BA to be more like HotUKDeals as it would change the character of the forum completely and require too much to change.

    I think people are pretty good at following forum rules (with the exception of chatting on threads sometimes!). As a result I think many posters feel obliged to post in a superthread, if one exists, rather than post a new thread if they think they have a good bargain that might be very popular on its own. Deciding what should have a separate thread is very subjective and many posters would fear that a separate thread could be lambasted by those thinking it was not worthy of a separate thread.

    1 solution would be for bargains over a certain price/discount threshold but this would be difficult to adminster and unlikely to resolve all issues. Another would be to encourage users to create seperate threads for items in superthreads that they feel are worthy. I'm sure there are plenty of other options and I feel that while most would not be perfect that they would be better than the status quo, possibly stepping stones towards a better solution.

    I believe that my views are probably representative of the majority of Bargain Alerts posters but unless we can have the discussion there, in the BA forum, then I don't think we can say for sure. The poll thread for example, while only having 100 voters, appeard to be significantly in favour of change with 77% voting NOT to have superthreads.

    Can we take this discussion to the BA thread, link from there to here or prehaps reopen the Poll? There is no obligation to change, just a chance for discussion. Mods can then determine if any changes are required/appropriate/workable as they see fit.


  • #4
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,861 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Just going to jump in here, as I feel we should discourage the use of superthreads simply because Bargain Alerts should be as user-friendly as Hot UK Deals and each thread should be related to one bargain (so the conversations in the thread are related to that one bargain, or possible alternate suggestions on where to get it cheaper/the quality of the item etc)

    I actually joined Boards.ie purely based on the Bargain Alerts forum and I feel superthreads make it far less user-friendly.

    Scenario 1: Say I want to take a minute break in work to check on the latest deals. I go onto Bargain Alerts and I scan the first 2 pages to see if anything interests me. None found, so then I have to click into each superthread to do the same... the only problem being that I have scroll up through pages of comments to find the last deal, and no guarantee that the deal will interest me. So I've wasted 5 minutes looking for deals on the off-chance something interests me.

    Scenario 2: I go onto Bargain Alerts and, since superthreads are not allowed, I spend 5 seconds perusing the first 2 pages, just looking at the titles to see what the specific product is that's on sale. Oh wow an SSD sold by Amazon is mentioned on page two... I'll buy that (if it was in a superthread I would have missed it)


    Davy wrote: »
    The reason they were created in the fist place was from user feedback giving out about having 10 Argos threads on the first page for small little bargains.

    Surely the less popular items will naturally degrade into sub-pages as there are less comments on them, and the more popular ones will stay on the first pages (in effect the number of comments will act like the "Heat" ratings on HUKD) ?
    Davy wrote: »
    The mega-threads do not have to be used by rule, if you think a bargain needs a thread of its own that is perfectly acceptable to post a new thread as it might have many questions about the item or that the saving is very large.

    This way its a best of both. Getting rid of the chat and repeated questions in the threads totally, may help the megathreads like the Argos no chat thread.

    The problem with superthreads is that new members assume you need to post in these, rather than on the Bargain Alerts page.

    I would assume only 25% of Bargain Alert users actually read the superthreads (judging by the fact that 75% of users voted to abolish them), so in effect many bargains pass the notice of the majority, in effect stifling the effectiveness of the forum.


  • #5
    JustMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭JustMac


    JustMac wrote: »
    Can we take this discussion to the BA thread, link from there to here or prehaps reopen the Poll? There is no obligation to change, just a chance for discussion. Mods can then determine if any changes are required/appropriate/workable as they see fit.

    Can I presume that its ok to open a new thread on BA and link to this thread so that people know of its existence and can contribute to it?


  • #6
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    +1 on getting rid of Superthreads, its not hard to scan the first 2 pages of the BA forum, its a lot harder to click in and out of Superthreads which then tend to be full of chat and you have to scan again to actually find the bargains.

    Also +1 on re-opening the poll, vast majority were against superthreads when it was open. De peeple have spoken!


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  • #7
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    JustMac wrote: »
    Can I presume that its ok to open a new thread on BA and link to this thread so that people know of its existence and can contribute to it?

    I've created a thread and stickied it


  • #8
    sunny2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    I have no issue with them, I simply click on the LAST PAGE link and read backwards..
    From my perspective I think it would be madness to have 20 or 30 argos offers floating around.


  • #9
    sunny2004
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,538 ✭✭✭sunny2004


    witnessmenow wrote: »
    I've created a thread and stickied it

    Your link brings you to a thread that is closed, and links back here ?


  • #10
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,198 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    Your link brings you to a thread that is closed, and links back here ?

    Yeah, the discussion on the subject should take place in one place (here), if I left it open people would be posting in that thread. Its just to inform BA users this thread exists.


  • #11
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    I suggest having a new thread every week. Makes it clean and obvious to any new or old visitors alike and doesn't become some sort of monster.

    Mega threads are bad for building a community in any forum, not that anyone's been listening when I've told them... :)


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  • #12
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,861 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Dav wrote: »
    I suggest having a new thread every week.

    A new superthread each week?

    Let's just keep it simple: one thread per bargain.

    Who cares if there are 20 argos bargains on page 1, they will quickly fade as less comments on the less interesting ones will push them to page 3.


  • #13
    gordongekko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    If they were limited to a no chat as the Argos thread is now then that seems ideal. It's much easier to have everything on the one thread.

    Most of the major bargains seem to end up on their own thread anyway.


  • #14
    uch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,012 ✭✭✭uch


    Dav wrote: »
    I suggest having a new thread every week. Makes it clean and obvious to any new or old visitors alike and doesn't become some sort of monster.

    Mega threads are bad for building a community in any forum, not that anyone's been listening when I've told them... :)

    I agree with Dav, but maybe expire threads after 2 weeks, if thats possible

    21/25



  • #15
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


    mrcheez wrote: »
    Who cares if there are 20 argos bargains on page 1, they will quickly fade as less comments on the less interesting ones will push them to page 3.

    Turns out lots of people care if all the see are 20 threads of Argos or Tesco or whatever, we've already had that problem which is what started the super threads off in the first place.

    A weekly (or bi-weekly) Tesco/Argos/etc bargains thread with the dates clearly labelled is pretty fool proof and is hardly going to take more than 5 minutes to skim over even if it's got 30 entries.


  • #16
    d31b0y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,028 ✭✭✭d31b0y


    Megathread, no expiry, no chat. If you shop there, or are likely to buy a bargain from there, subscribe to it and keep an eye on it. I'd hate to have to resubscribe to a megathread every week!
    If anyone sees a bargain in the megathread and thinks it deserves a thread of it's own, then put it in a thread of it's own. Sure, you'll end up with some duplication but very few people will notice it or care, I would imagine.


  • #17
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Whose going to post these bit weekly threads and manage them?
    Just seems like more work


  • #18
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    I took a quick count of the average posts per day in those threads.

    Tesco 1587 posts / 303 days = 5.2 posts per day (This includes chat)
    Amazon 100 posts / 28 days = 3.5 posts per day (This includes chat)
    Argos bargains 117 posts / 87 days = 1.3 posts per day (No chat)
    Argos chat thread* 4865 posts/797 days = 6.1 posts per day (*this thread also contains Argos bargains & chat before the spilt on 14/12/15)


    Superthreads are annoying for those who don't browse the forum on a regular basis.
    Personally, I don't find it that hard to keep track of new posts in the superthreads .


    I think there should be zero chat in superthreads.
    Getting rid of the chat from the Argos thread is working well, maybe we should do the same for Tesco?
    I'd guess doing this would bring the posts per day to a similar figure as the Argos bargain thread.

    I've always felt the super threads are better for every day bargains and other good bargains should have their own thread (like the argos LG tv thread)



    So something like this:
    • Argos Bargains [No Chat Thread]
    • Argos Chat Thread
    • 49" LG Full HD Smart TV in Argos [Chat Allowed]
    • Tesco Bargains [No Chat Thread]
    • Tesco Chat Thread


  • #19
    Slutmonkey57b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭Slutmonkey57b


    Posters who like hukd are missing an essential point of why that "one post per bargain" site works:

    It allows searching and sorting by bargain type, date posted, heat rating etc. Boards is far more limited.

    The fundamental problem with the first few pages of BA is that the same threads dominate it for months at a time. Usually long after the bargain has expired. If it weren't for zombie threads there'd be less need for megathreads.


  • #20
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    I absolutely hate the mega threads with the exception of supermarket offers.

    There is makes sense to be able to scroll a few posts and see quickly what fruit/veg is on sale in which supermarket.

    The other threads are a nightmare and I constantly miss things. Splitting them into chat/non chat will not help that because then you'll just have double the amount of mega threads.One post per bargain

    I would also make the slightly controversial suggestion of a new sub forum for expired threads. That would allow conversations about bargains to continue and let the main forum continually refresh with new material


  • #21
    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    sunny2004 wrote: »
    I have no issue with them, I simply click on the LAST PAGE link and read backwards..
    From my perspective I think it would be madness to have 20 or 30 argos offers floating around.

    This! Bargain alerts is a busy forum as it is. Additional threads would make it a nightmare to follow and I think people would miss more bargains. I like mega threads. All posters have the option to catch up on where they last left a thread so I don't get the moaning about missing out?


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  • #22
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    athtrasna wrote: »
    This! Bargain alerts is a busy forum as it is. Additional threads would make it a nightmare to follow and I think people would miss more bargains. I like mega threads. All posters have the option to catch up on where they last left a thread so I don't get the moaning about missing out?

    I'm logging into boards for a quick check. Click into bargain alerts, scan the first couple of pages for anything new. This is what it should be.

    Right now I then have to go back and click into each of the mega threads even though I don't know if the latest posts are even bargains I'm interested in or even if it's a bargain at all


  • #23
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    I think it should be the same way as it's now, most bargain alerts for Tesco, Argos, etc should go on the Megathreads but some very good discounts like the TV recently, and some others do deserve their own thread, if we were to have a single thread for each item, you will end-up having most of the threads on each page with offers just for tesco, argos.

    I also do as mention above, open the last page of the megathreads and read back.


  • #24
    893bet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,148 ✭✭✭893bet


    They would be OK if people would stop off topic conversation (or even on topic conversation). Basically if your posts doesn't contain a bargain you get a yellow card.


  • #25
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,031 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Why not just lock the busy threads when the bargain has expired, let people discuss it in the relevant forum, that would stop them blocking the 1st page of bargain alerts.

    If the super threads are to be kept could they be changed from store threads to product threads. Instead of Tesco, Lidl, Halfords etc threads have food, clothes, gadgets you don't need but have to buy etc threads. That way you keep the super threads but instead of having to dig though multiple threads for something you're interested in you can look in the thread of the product.

    Or just allow a vote to see what people actually want.


  • #26
    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    Del2005 wrote: »
    Why not just lock the busy threads when the bargain has expired, let people discuss it in the relevant forum, that would stop them blocking the 1st page of bargain alerts.

    If the super threads are to be kept could they be changed from store threads to product threads. Instead of Tesco, Lidl, Halfords etc threads have food, clothes, gadgets you don't need but have to buy etc threads. That way you keep the super threads but instead of having to dig though multiple threads for something you're interested in you can look in the thread of the product.

    Or just allow a vote to see what people actually want.

    Store threads allow people to see what threads are local to them. Not everyone may have an easily reachable Halfords for example but may have a local Tesco.


  • #27
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Leave them as they are, one for Argos, one for Amazon etc.


  • #28
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    I'm against the super threads except for the supermarket ones.

    There's just way to much chat to find the bargains and i don't like the idea of splitting up the threads into a bargain one and a chat one
    That means if i spot a bargain I link I then have to go through all the posts in the chat thread to find the posts I'm looking for

    Its much better if the chat for each bargain is in the same thread

    Normally I'll scan through and if there's a thread I'm interested in I'll then read into it

    I don't want to have to read through posts about baby bottle heaters etc. as it's of no interest to me.


  • #29
    Mezcita
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Mezcita


    The superthreads are a bad idea.

    The nature of some of the real bargains is that they won't be around for long and therefore won't be seen if they are stuck in the middle of some megathread.

    Threads which are of no interest to people simply slip off the first couple of pages. Decent bargains stay high up until the bargain expires.


  • #30
    Poochie05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭Poochie05


    I like the megathreads, especially for the day-to-day bargains. As said above, I go to the end of the thread and read back for things to keep an eye out for when grocery shopping. The 'real' bargains usually get their own thread anyway.


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  • #31
    dunworth1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    Poochie05 wrote:
    The 'real' bargains usually get their own thread anyway.

    Who decides if it's a "real bargain" or not

    That's the problem


  • #32
    sioda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,508 ✭✭✭sioda


    Hate the megathreads definitely feel have to check them in case I've missed something.
    This isn't the case on single threads.


    One bargain per thread and then archive into a mega thread if feasible


  • #33
    Skid X
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,444 ✭✭✭✭Skid X


    I think there are too many megathreads and they and slowing the forum down.

    They always lead to chat and go off topic and the decent bargains don't get the attention they deserve. Most people don't want to trawl through pages and pages to find offers which should be in their own thread (as was seen in the recent poll)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=98851511


  • #34
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,207 ✭✭✭maximoose


    One thread per bargain.


  • #35
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,861 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    I'm logging into boards for a quick check. Click into bargain alerts, scan the first couple of pages for anything new. This is what it should be.

    Right now I then have to go back and click into each of the mega threads even though I don't know if the latest posts are even bargains I'm interested in or even if it's a bargain at all

    this x1000 ... pretty much what I said from the start.

    If you must enforce grouping then I suggest creating sub-forums for Tesco / Argos etc., at least then we get one thread per bargain and all Argos bargains grouped together, but at least we can see from a glance what the deals are, and don't see any of the chit-chat.

    Everybody wins.


    .


  • #36
    donnacha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭donnacha


    I'm not a fan of the megathreads with the only ones I check regularly being the supermarket ones. If it's a real bargain then it deserves it's own thread.


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  • #37
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    The good thing about superthreads is user can post bargains that may not be huge bargains worthy of their own thread.
    The bad thing is the good bargains get lost. Maybe if people thik a bargain is good enough they make their own thread but it's hard to know what random people will do.


  • #38
    Yamanoto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    Far too much of what's being posted in those Megathreads aren't bona fide bargains by any measure.

    They're simply items available for purchase in Argos or Amazon & that seems completey at odds with the whole point of the forum. Add to that the fact that a great many regulars don't have the time or the inclination to peruse those threads & we've clearly got an issue that needs fixing.

    Let's have a poll.


  • #39
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Davy wrote: »
    The 'Megathreads' are used for the likes of Argos, Tesco etc that have many different items on sale/ bargains and rather than posting a new thread for every single item those threads can be used.

    The reason they were created in the fist place was from user feedback giving out about having 10 Argos threads on the first page for small little bargains.

    The mega-threads do not have to be used by rule, if you think a bargain needs a thread of its own that is perfectly acceptable to post a new thread as it might have many questions about the item or that the saving is very large.

    This way its a best of both. Getting rid of the chat and repeated questions in the threads totally, may help the megathreads like the Argos no chat thread.

    Agreed

    I like the mega threads that have bargains only and chat only, like Argos. Crazy when threads are bumped because someone has typed "ok" into the bargain alert. For the major ones ALDI lidl TESCO ARGOS etc etc etc there should be a bargains only and a chat only thread and posters encouraged to use the report post function if these rules are broken.

    Just my twopence worth


  • #40
    jonerkinsella
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,966 ✭✭✭jonerkinsella


    If posters were not deliberately sabotaging the mega threads with complete bull$hit posts and chatting about how terrible it is that they find themselves in a thread ,that they chose to click on in the fist place ,and the mods added a " report spam " link on posts in the Bargains forum ,then a lot of the problems that ppl are complaining about here would not be a problem anymore.

    If you don't like it ,stay out of it.

    I have found many a bargain in the mega threads in the past... because I have the patience to spend a minute or 2 to flick through each thread.


  • #41
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    After a little more thinking about it, it really does come down to clicks for me. We all know (its even been a hot topic in relation to boards menu layout) that more clicks is bad. Whats worse here is that you are clicking into a thread not even knowing if the bargain is relevant to you.

    Before megathreads you clicked onto the forum and clicked through each page one by one scanning to see if there was a bargain to interest you. This is the best method, less clicks = better. You clicked into threads only if you were interested in the bargain.

    With megathreads you still have to do all of the above but you also have to go and click into each of the megathreads without even knowing what the bargain might be. I don't want another tesco screwdriver set but I'd love some sheets for example. I can't tell what I'm going in to look at from the thread title. If I was scrolling the forum I'd ignore the screwdriver bargain but I'd go in after the sheets. Because of the megathread I can't ignore the screwdriver because it could potentially be a sheet.

    ....

    Actually I've no idea if I'm making any sense. I may be more tired than I thought


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  • #42
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,192 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    I think we can do with chats, often a bargain in the posters eye can be bettered or weaknesses drawn to fellow forum users attention.
    I don't mind mega threads, if a retailer is that popular then so be it.
    If the bargains stop then the thread will work its way down the forum naturally through lack of recent posts...
    IMHO


  • #43
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    One problem I foresee with getting rid of superthreads is that it will have an impact on the smaller bargains.

    How many of the bargains (quoted below) warrant their own thread?
    Personally I wouldn't post them on their own but they do have a place in a superthread.

    If we change to "one bargain, one thread" these type of bargains will be less likely to be posted. You'll see "not a bargain" replies to some of them or people like me wont post them in the first place. But they are still bargains to some of us.

    I don't really mind either way the outcome of this discussion tbh, as long as the forum rules are clearly defined so we can continue to post bargains without too much hassle :D

    (please forgive the amount of quotes :) )

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    Chocolate orange is only €1.25 in Tramore...yumm.
    CrowdedHouse wrote: »
    Jumbo packs (500g) of McVities Dark and Milk Chocolate Digestives - €2

    (Birr)
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    crescent sc, limerick

    Sodastream Play - €30
    and accessories (flavours, bottles, gas canisters) half price

    I'm in 2 minds about this over the cost and potential hassle of getting replacement gas canisters.
    snubbleste wrote: »
    Goodalls Whole Cloves 30g reduced from €2.89 to 75c
    Not that good a bargain imo as the Tesco version is always €1.09
    ♪ Cos Goodalls put the oooh in good foods
    ablelocks wrote: »
    crescent sc, limerick
    assorted Cars and Cars Ice cars - 3.14 and less
    tekstra mini puppy - 13 something, but the mini cat is priced at 5 something. they were "41.99"
    athtrasna wrote: »
    Got these ladies pjs in Cabra. Marked 11.50 but scanned at 5.74.

    Tried two other designs afterwards but both scanned at 11.50
    Toxica wrote: »
    Grey cotton adults tights and mens thermal socks half price in mallow store, €2.50 and €3.75. Loads of tights left but I think only 1 pack of socks left.
    Nanazolie wrote: »
    Clare Hall

    Loads of very random reduced to clear offers in the cleaning aisles. Ecover and Calgon dishwasher tablets, Kleenex tissues, some toilet rolls, some laundry liquids, air refreshers, stain removers, etc. Most are at least half price
    mazzybabsxx wrote: »
    Singing Anna dolls under 10 euro and loads of frozen stuff on sale in Tesco tramore/ballybeg.
    Black and decker sander 5 something in ballybeg.
    CH3OH wrote: »
    As mentioned above : Frozen Elsa singing doll €8.10
    Frozen Anna Singing doll €9.95

    Dozen Callaway lake balls€7.74
    Dozen Titleist lake balls €6.81

    Unicorn Champion Dartboard €5.50

    Lots of empty shelf space were there were other items reduced in tennis , golf and darts accessories

    There seems to be a store plan change ongoing at the moment, so there are lots of random clearance / reductions
    ablelocks wrote: »
    mitre goalie gloves, shin guards half price in coonagh cross, limerick

    zoggs adult swim googles reduced to 4.something
    mazzybabsxx wrote: »
    Rolsen staple gun 45cents tramore
    ablelocks wrote: »
    Nenagh :

    Gillette Movember special edition 3 pack pro fusion - 5.49
    Bostik serious glue - 4.14
    rolston leather punch - 3.70
    sand paper 1.86
    grout reviver - 2.39
    nike park guard shinpads - 5.55
    mitre shinpads - 4.90
    mitre gloves - 3.14
    no more nails pouch - 2.14
    gaim iphone 5s running case - 4.39
    darts wallet - 2.43

    none in stock, but Kindle Paperwhite 2013 edition is reduced to 70 euro

    none in stock, but Ipad 2 is marked at 199 in Crescent SC, Limerick
    muincav wrote: »
    Rolson Keyless combination lock/bolt 1.69 was 12.60 -Tesco Monaghan
    http://www.thisisitstores.co.uk/Rolson_Keyless_Combinaton_Bolt_405669.html
    clairek6 wrote: »
    Also toilet brushes <€2 in ballinasloe
    Edit: had included picture of small magnifying mirrors for 80 cent


  • #44
    Mezcita
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,328 ✭✭✭Mezcita


    Kenjataimu wrote: »
    One problem I foresee with getting rid of superthreads is that it will have an impact on the smaller bargains.

    How many of the bargains (quoted below) warrant their own thread?
    Personally I wouldn't post them on their own but they do have a place in a superthread.

    If we change to "one bargain, one thread" these type of bargains will be less likely to be posted. You'll see "not a bargain" replies to some of them or people like me wont post them in the first place. But they are still bargains to some of us.

    I don't really mind either way the outcome of this discussion tbh, as long as the forum rules are clearly defined so we can continue to post bargains without too much hassle :D

    (please forgive the amount of quotes :) )

    Jayzus though, one's man's bargain is another man's total waste of time. No offence but saving a few cent on a Chocolate Orange is of no interest to me.

    How about one thread for "bargains" which are worth a saving of €10.00 or less? That way all of those low value bargains get stuck into the one thread which would obviously be updated on a regular basis.

    Other bargains (cheap flights, tellies, subscriptions etc) could have their own bargains as before.


  • #45
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    Mezcita wrote: »
    Jayzus though, one's man's bargain is another man's total waste of time. No offence but saving a few cent on a Chocolate Orange is of no interest to me.
    .

    That's kind of my point.

    I don't really want to see a thread for a chocolate orange or a toilet brush but there should be a home for them somewhere. Most of those small bargains are like amazon's add on items for when you do your weekly shop. :pac:

    I think the mods have an impossible job to keep everyone happy :D


  • #46
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Why not have both?
    Mega threads for general bargains. Mega bargain gets its own thread.
    Megathreads too be no chat and no tolerance.


  • #47
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    Juliana Tall Redwood wrote: »
    Why not have both?
    Mega threads for general bargains. Mega bargain gets its own thread.
    Megathreads too be no chat and no tolerance.

    That would be my preferred option.


  • #48
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    Kenjataimu wrote: »
    That would be my preferred option.

    Problem with that is who decides what's a mega bargain? Back to my sheets again, I would consider the 16e to 50c that happened on tesco sheets a mega bargain but that might not be a mega bargain to you!


  • #49
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,861 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Again I think sub-forums are the answer to everyone's concerns here.

    The root problem is chat on the threads. You can't stop it. Irish like to chat, people want to know if a bargain is good or not, and people will post about other bargains that might be better.

    If you want to know all the minor supermarket deals for Supervalu like a deal on Chocolate orange then it should go in it's own thread in the Supervalu sub-forum.

    I even would subscribe to these forums... the key is that I will know the deal from the title... I won't have to scroll through the 20 comments to find out that the deal was Chocolate orange.


  • #50
    Kenjataimu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Kenjataimu


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Problem with that is who decides what's a mega bargain?

    The person who finds the bargain should decide where they post it.

    If its posted in the megathread, it could always be moved to its own thread if more discussion is needed.
    There will be always be a difference of opinion about what is a good bargain though.

    Back to my sheets again, I would consider the 16e to 50c that happened on tesco sheets a mega bargain but that might not be a mega bargain to you!

    Nah, I'd agree with you there.


  • #51
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,031 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Problem with that is who decides what's a mega bargain? Back to my sheets again, I would consider the 16e to 50c that happened on tesco sheets a mega bargain but that might not be a mega bargain to you!

    Anything less than a fiver discount goes into a mega thread as that wouldn't make it worth while going to the store to pick up the bargain only, the bargain is there to get you to buy other full price items. Over a fiver discount and it'd be worth while for most people to go to the store to purely buy the item.


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