What is it with major retailers launching deal-of-the-day sites? Woolworths is the latest to join the crowd with its Door Buster site, offering one-off deals on electronics and groceries.
The Woolworths connection aside, it’s all pretty typical for a deal-of-the-day model: a “hero” product available for a limited time alongside a selection of other bargains. When I checked the site, the Samsung Q10 camera was on sale for $199, which is a good $70 cheaper than anyone else I could find on a quick search. Right now, the site is offering free shipment for Everyday Reward card holders, a deal which ends on January 17.
Not all the deals appear exclusive to the site; for instance, the refurbed $99 Kindle on offer has also sold via Big W. But it does seem slightly more logical at first glance than, say, Harvey Norman Big Buys (though the glut of watches is a bit odd). As ever, the trick is to double-check pricing and features before buying, rather than feeling pressured by the time limit.
Door Buster [via Oz Bargain]
Amit K
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:36 AMand it’s off to a ‘good’ start…. it’s down at the moment. getting the following error:
SQLSTATE[08004] [1040] Too many connections
Rod
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:51 AMDoor Buster? More like Server Buster… amirite?.
Ross
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 9:42 AMlol. doorb buster website is down… looks like it got its door busted!
Riz
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 11:49 AM+1
Emmanuel
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 10:05 AMand down it goes…
Lee
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:42 PMprobably won’t allow visa debit either i’m guessing http://goo.gl/mPLfH
Lockie
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:56 PMIt’s working, it’s working!
Heh, you were right about the watches.
Jason
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:25 AMJust had a look now the site is finally working again…. All I can say is “nothing to see here…” everything I looked on there was full bore retail prices. No door busting deals to be had there. Hope it improves. Weird thing is though, they will sell lots because people just see the “door busters!” and flashy lay out and automatically think there are bargains to be had…
Solita
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 5:39 PMTried a couple of simple easy products. No problem with one product which was $1 cheaper per item. However it turned out the Colgate Toothpaste is a parallel product made in South Africa. The products are not the same products being sold on Woolworth shelves. Waiting now 10 days for response from Doorbusters regarding similarity of ingredients. I have concerns now regarding quality. Will not use again.
Heckie
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 9:31 PMNever take someone else’s ideas and make them your solutions.
vouchersin
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 6:27 PMBecause of so many deal sites, it gives the essence of “you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all”. Creativity now is the deal-breaker to these numerous deal websites.