What Happened to the Hot Deals Forum?

[SuperSix]

I pop in there occasionally, looking for deals on things I really don't need.

I noticed the traffic in there is horrible, so I popped over to another deal site. (Bulgingwallet) and there 3+ pages of deals posted in one day.

What happened to my beloved Hot Deals forum?

I miss my Hitchi monitor deals, Value America, Drugstore.com, etc.

I know those types of deals are long gone - but I am sad.

 

[buck]

They probably took a peek in P&N and got scared shitless.

 

[JaYp146]

Slickdeals.net

Sign up for Deal Alerts on stuff you want, sends you emails.

 

[cheezy321]

Slickdeals.net

 

[Epic Fail]

The no coupon code policy killed the forum.

 

[nakedfrog]

Hot Deals mostly died. I actually started coming here because of Hot Deals (though obviously I was a lurker, by my join date)

 

[kranky]

I still get a little tingly when I think of ValueAmerica.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: SuperSix
I pop in there occasionally, looking for deals on things I really don't need.

I noticed the traffic in there is horrible, so I popped over to another deal site. (Bulgingwallet) and there 3+ pages of deals posted in one day.

What happened to my beloved Hot Deals forum?

I miss my Hitchi monitor deals, Value America, Drugstore.com, etc.

I know those types of deals are long gone - but I am sad.

i was an avid hot dealer eons ago. then the mods banned you for posting coupon codes.
so i jumped ship to less hitler like environment deal forums

 

[R Nilla]

Coupon codes have been allowed for over a year now. Maybe it's time for an ATHD resurrection?

 

[ViviTheMage]

slickdeals.net
fatwallet.com

two most popular,

 

[Q]

What was the reasoning behind not posting codes?

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
The no coupon code policy killed the forum.

Coupon codes have been allowed for a while.

 

[Passions]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
The no coupon code policy killed the forum.

Coupon codes have been allowed for a while.

Once you scare off the kids, they usually don't come back.

Fool me once, shame on ? shame on you. Fool me ? you can't get fooled again

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: Quintox
What was the reasoning behind not posting codes?

IIRC - Staples contacted the board and rattled their legal sword.

I still have a bunch of crap I bought from Value America.

 

[moks78]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: Epic Fail
The no coupon code policy killed the forum.

Coupon codes have been allowed for a while.

Not early enough to stop migration to the other Hot deals site.

 

[moks78]

Originally posted by: SuperSix
I still have a bunch of crap I bought from Value America.

Got some nice deals with them too...

Was it $45 GC that we got for the Hitachi monitor fm Buy.com for cancelling our orders...forgot already? Got a different handle that time.

 

[OhSnap688]

I just have other options of finding the hot deals that when I come here I already know them. I am still intrigued by the free stuff though

 

[HardcoreRobot]

<3 hot deals
definitely took a hit when coupon codes were banned

fatwallet and slickdeals kept developing, evolving and growing a userbase... how is a simple forum that cant keep posts in chronological order supposed to keep up?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: JaYp146
Slickdeals.net

Sign up for Deal Alerts on stuff you want, sends you emails.

where's that at? i don't see it.

 

[NFS4]

slickdeals > all

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
slickdeals.net
fatwallet.com

two most popular,

those and gottadeal are where I normally go

 

[guyver01]

Hot Deals died when the Grand Nagus disappeared.

 

[akshatp]

Bens Bargains pretty good too

 

[Miramonti]

I had no idea coupon codes were permitted again.

 

[DannyLove]

Ahhh I can relate to the OP. I started my posting and nerfing career here at ATOT but was soon side-tracked at the Hot Deals forum. I can't even begin to tell you how much crap and money I spent becaus of that forum. Each day I come by and check it out only to see the same threads still ontop... its sad really. I'll have to check out this slickdeals website you all are raving about...