How we check prices

FindMyDeal lists deals country by country and tells you plainly what we know about each price, and what we don't.

Where the deals come from

Our deals engine reads public community deal sites in each country (for example OzBargain in Australia, hotukdeals in the UK and mydealz in Germany) and records each price it sees, the shop, and the time. Each country page shows only that country's deals, in its own currency. If we have no deals for a country yet, its page says so; we never fill it with made-up listings. Every deal page links to the original post, so you can read the community's comments. We shorten titles and remove any discount claims written into them.

What the labels mean

• Price checked against our records: our own price records for that shop support the price. Only these deals can show a "was" price or a percentage off.
• Price not yet verified: we have not been able to confirm the price yet, usually because the item is new to us. We show the price, the shop and the date we last saw it, and nothing more. Most deals currently carry this label.
• This deal has ended / No longer seen: the end date has passed, or we have not seen the deal for three days. These deals are removed from every list.

Some deals are never marked as checked

Gift cards, vouchers, coupons, cashback offers and services are always shown as "price not yet verified". Their "price" is often a credit, a bonus or a fee rather than the price of a product, so comparing it with past prices is not meaningful.

How deals are ordered

Deals with checked prices come first, then larger checked savings, then the number of community votes on the original post, then the most recently seen. Whether a shop pays us a commission plays no part in the order.

What we will never do

• Invent "was" prices, percentages or savings.
• Show countdown timers, fake stock warnings or made-up visitor counts.
• Publish fake reviews or ratings.

Prices and stock change quickly. Please check the price on the shop's own site before you buy. If you spot a mistake, tell us.