Comments on: Understanding Shopping Boards http://www.savingfreak.com/deals/understanding-shopping-boards/ A Hobby, An Obsession, A Way of Life Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:36:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Liz http://www.savingfreak.com/deals/understanding-shopping-boards/#comment-720 Liz Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:18:54 +0000 http://www.savingfreak.com/?p=290#comment-720 Boards like this are definitely a great resource. You do have to be careful, though, because some of the larger ones can lead to deal abuse. fatwallet, which can be a great resource, is also one of the biggest culprits here - some deals are intended only for certain customers, while others are intended for a limited audience until they are exposed to much larger one. Great deals can disappear quickly this way, and are often taken away from the people they were originally intended for. For instance, a couple of Victoria's Secret coupon codes were leaked a while ago, intended only for holders of their credit card, but a lot of people were able to use it and it caused all sorts of chaos. As a cardholder, I finally did get my order, but there was a while when it seemed like all the orders would get canceled. Boards like this are definitely a great resource. You do have to be careful, though, because some of the larger ones can lead to deal abuse. fatwallet, which can be a great resource, is also one of the biggest culprits here - some deals are intended only for certain customers, while others are intended for a limited audience until they are exposed to much larger one. Great deals can disappear quickly this way, and are often taken away from the people they were originally intended for.

For instance, a couple of Victoria’s Secret coupon codes were leaked a while ago, intended only for holders of their credit card, but a lot of people were able to use it and it caused all sorts of chaos. As a cardholder, I finally did get my order, but there was a while when it seemed like all the orders would get canceled.

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