Eight of Australia’s largest group buying sites have signed up to a code of practice designed to protect buyers. We’re all for ensuring that consumer rights are respected, but will the code really make any practical difference?
Frankly, mobile apps for group deal sites strike me as one of the key examples of where a mobile-friendly site would be a better investment. But if you think differently, previously featured OurDeal now has a free iOS app. Fill your boots if you wish. [iTunes Store]
We’ve seen individual group deals for travel before, but Biggest Travel Deals takes a more specific focus, only offering travel bargains. Deals get updated weekly and (unlike many deal sites) there doesn’t appear to be a minimum threshold before buying in.
Group deal provider Groupon has an Android tablet offer today, with prices starting from $149 for a 7-inch model. That’s certainly a lot cheaper than an iPad, but you can actually get similar Android devices for less and make a more informed purchase.
Chances are you haven’t used your Hotmail account for a while, but this could be an incentive: until the end of September, you can get 10% off any group deal from Cudo by accessing it via your Hotmail account. Not only will that give you 10% off, it also keeps your main email account from getting bombarded with deals. [Cudo via OzBargain]
Lifehacker readers are clearly hungry for shopping-focused Android apps, so this could be appealing: daily deal site Scoopon is offering a free app that highlights its current bargain.
Facebook, Jump On It, LivingSocial, your Uncle Rick with his crazy business ideas. Everyone’s getting in on online coupons now. But what’s the proper method in using them? Are you committing cheapo faux pas left and right? The High Low instructs.
Yes, DealFetch.com.au is yet another group deal aggregation site, but at least it has a potentially worthwhile twist. The site add location details to deals and lets you pick ones near your suburb, so you can filter out cheap restaurant meals that require you to drive for kilometres in peak hour traffic.
So you’ve foolishly lashed out on a spa deal coupon and then realised there’s no way you’re trekking into bland suburbia to fulfil it. Swapdeals lets you list it for a possible trade or sale to other bargain hunters.
We normally ignore individual group deals here at Lifehacker, because cheap restaurants and spas aren’t really our focus. But this one might presage a new way of getting cheap flights: Scoopon will be offering a return Melbourne-Phuket flight on Strategic Airlines for $599 from midday today.
