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Quote from bryantq : Default Search now includes all Deal Forums and Deal Talk (rather than only Hot Deals), which should result in a better user experience.

Yeah, I just LOVE finding deals I missed out on when I'm looking for something I need.

Seriously though, if I need to find something I go to the appropriate forum and start my search there. I hardly ever run a search from the front page.

Quote from bryantq : Default Search now includes all Deal Forums and Deal Talk (rather than only Hot Deals), which should result in a better user experience.

it would be nice if the parameters for search could be tightened up. sometimes it's almost useless. *search* has a well-known bad rep here.

for instance, say i'm looking for the shoprite thread. it comes up as the last selection if i put *in thread titles only* even though it's the most popular thread and has the latest post and the other threads are old.
http://slickdeals.net/newsearch.p...itleonly=1

so many times people come into the target deals thread looking for other threads like the trading thread or the kmart thread b/c they just cannot find them.

just recently i was looking for the wkly cvs thread and when you search cvs all this other stupid crap comes up. i do better by just scanning the thread titles in the forum listing. i will find it w/in the first 2 pages b/c people post more often in that thread than the threads that come up in search.

The shoprite thread was created before all the others - sort by last post if you want most recent activity instead of most recent threads.

Quote from cgrady : The shoprite thread was created before all the others - sort by last post if you want most recent activity instead of most recent threads.

i wish the default was most recent activity. i think it would make more sense. then these old *deal is expired, why do i even want to look at them* threads wouldn't come up first. in the drugstore forum many of the most active threads are the oldest, for instance target, shoprite, stop and shop, kmart, walmart, cvs clearance, etc.

this would also work for the wkly drugstore threads like cvs, wags and rite aid. the most active thread is usually the one you are looking for. that would be the current wk b/c everyone is busy reporting if a deal worked or not, if they got shot down, the cashier refused their coupons, some smash and grabber cleared the shelves, blah, blah, blah. the threads for future wks and past wks would not be as active most of the time b/c the deal hasn't happened yet or the deals are expired.

and in hot deals too. i wanna see the *hot* deals, not expired deals. the ones where the joint is jumping.

you are looking for action. not inaction. those 6 other shoprite threads had no activity for a long time compared to the oldest thread.

That's only true in drugstore though - in something like Hot Deals, you don't want to find a 3 month old deal that people are still talking about because they like the item, you want to find the most recent thread that would actually be active

Quote from cgrady : That's only true in drugstore though - in something like Hot Deals, you don't want to find a 3 month old deal that people are still talking about because they like the item, you want to find the most recent thread that would actually be active

but i would think any hot deal would be the most active thread. i've seen threads w/ 300-400+ posts in less than 24 hrs. there is no way any thread that's even a wk old could compete. forget about a thread thats 3 months old. the activity is just not there.

i first started out in hot deals and i would religiously check the first 40 threads for a couple yrs. a hot thread is an active thread and that's what i would be looking for. (then i figured out that those hot deals for toothpaste, razors, toys, games etc. are actually much, much hotter in the drugstore forum. how can you beat 90% off to free to MM?)

for instance, lets just search *staples* b/c staples for some unknown reason does not have a dedicated drugstore forum thread and until a couple yrs ago i would go to fatwallet for staples deals. every staples deal has it's own thread in hot deals. since it's bts (back to school) staples is known to have hot deals in july and august and i need a new computer and i'm shopping for bts deals.

(now it behooves me to go back to the site issues and suggestions thread and read up on how to do screen shots. ah well. for next time.)

why does the blue crappy thread w/ a -1 rating whose last post was 8/1 come up b4 the
red thread below whose rating is a +12 last post was an hr ago? why did 3 threads w/ crappy ratings and last posts a day ago come b4 the green thread of bts deals w/ a +30 rating that was last posted in 5 hrs ago?????

it is not just me that feels that search cannot find what we want.

Free Staples Copy Paper 10-Ream Case with $100 purchase
Posted 12 minutes ago 05:11 PM by findgooddeal
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iomega Prestige Desktop Hard Drive 1TB $46.50 + TAX @ Staples B&M YMMV
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saveology.com offers $15 Staples Gift Card for $7.50.
Posted 4 hours ago 01:07 PM by thinkmonk
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Kodak® ESP Office 2170 All-in-One Printer $64.99 ship STAPLES.com (starts 8/12) reg $130
Posted 7 hours ago 10:21 AM by SUCHaDEAL
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Staples Case of Paper $6.95 after Visa GC/Coupon
Posted 3 days ago 01:00 PM by heartbrokenazn
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Staples - Back to School Deals 8/12 - 8/18
Posted 1 day ago 09:12 AM by desimillionaire
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STAPLES HP ENVY 6-1010us 15.6" Sleekbook $449 + tax w/ Student ID
Posted 18 hours ago 10:44 PM by atlpaji
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SanDisk SDSSDX-240G-G25 Extreme 240GB 2.5" SATA III (6 Gb/s) SSD for $199.99 at Staples - YMMV
Posted 23 hours ago 06:01 PM by luvu43v3r
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http://slickdeals.net/f/5025098-2...e-Shipping

Z-Line Pacific Compact Computer Desk $16.50 Staples B&M Only Clearance YMMV
Posted 23 hours ago 05:38 PM by rbwilton
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Gerson N95 Particulate Filter Respirator and Surgical Mask, 20/Box $8.50 Staples
Posted 1 day ago 12:11 PM by BennyHinn
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SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB 2.5" SATA III (6 Gb/s) MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Staples.com
Posted 1 day ago 11:23 AM by sd_nd
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128GB - $79.99 or $55 AC - SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB 2.5" SATA III (6 Gb/s) MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Posted 1 day ago 11:23 AM by LoganX3
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Staples Deals 8/12 - 8/18 ~ 10¢ Notebooks, 25¢ Pencils, FAR Zebra Pens, FAR QuickBooks (w/Activation)
Posted 1 day ago 09:12 AM by TSUalum93
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49 Replies 8,971 Views New reply by dealalert00 Go to last post 5 hours ago 12:09 PM
http://slickdeals.net/f/5024962-S...Activation

http://slickdeals.net/newsearch.php?forumchoice[]=9&q=staples&showposts=0&titleonly=1

my point is that just b/c it's the most recent thread doesn't make it hotter than older threads. many threads are just garbage w/ negative ratings and should not come up in search b4 truly active hot threads. i'm sure when a slickdealer runs a search, those poorly rated threads are not what they are looking for.

if you can't make it most active/recent how about default search by rating? i don't look at any hot deals threads that don't have at least 3 thumbs up. any good thread in the drugstore forum will have that or more.

cream rises to the top.

Searching by rating would also greatly favor old deals, not new ones, obscuring every single thread that's posted and upcoming but hasn't beaten every old deal.

Thread post date is the best default overall because older deals are frequently dead. Any other default ends up with a lot of older dead deals coming up above new, active deals, which is bad

If you wish to find recent activity or highest rating, you can still do that, but they don't make sense as a default. When search first rolled out we actually had it on last reply, and people could never find what they were looking for (including us) - after switching it to thread post date, it got a lot better.

Quote from cgrady : Searching by rating would also greatly favor old deals, not new ones, obscuring every single thread that's posted and upcoming but hasn't beaten every old deal. Thread post date is the best default overall because older deals are frequently dead. Any other default ends up with a lot of older dead deals coming up above new, active deals, which is bad If you wish to find recent activity or highest rating, you can still do that, but they don't make sense as a default. When search first rolled out we actually had it on last reply, and people could never find what they were looking for (including us) - after switching it to thread post date, it got a lot better.

double default? i'm sure it's possible to make it more intuitive, less simplistic. the way it is now i usually don't bother and just scroll page by page b/c the most active threads are listed first. search just pulls up a lot of worthless garbage and i never find the thread i'm actually looking for.

Quote from chihuahualuver : This thread is not showing up on search. I pulled up Dec. 2011. went to link for thread through july 2012. then linked to this thread through that one. I only found it through a thread asking where this thread was. ( Hope that all makes sense LOL) Others have same complaint. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong on search, or if it is a problem on S Ds end. I copied exact wording for old thread. Just fyi

how about having different parameters for search in the D/G forum? seriously, this is a very common complaint. people asking where an active first page forum thread happens more often than it should.

this is the 2nd thread that comes up when you search thread titles only for *printable*. in this thread many regulars couldn't even find the thread when it got retired.
http://slickdeals.net/f/3300100-W...pon-Thread

Quote from slowtech : how about having different parameters for search in the D/G forum? seriously, this is a very common complaint. people asking where an active first page forum thread happens more often than it should. this is the 2nd thread that comes up when you search thread titles only for *printable*. in this thread many regulars couldn't even find the thread when it got retired. http://slickdeals.net/f/3300100-W...pon-Thread

There are some things you could try that might help you. First is to sticky the threads that you use all the time, if you don't already. You can sticky up to 25 threads total, site wide (possibly 30, I think I saw one of the devs recently mention, but not sure if that's a recent change or what). That way you'd have your threads handy all the time. And just change your stickies as needed. (if you sticky more than allowed, the oldest one falls off to make room for the new one) Granted, for weekly threads, you'd be stickying/unstickying often, but it is an option at least. I have the Printable thread stickied and when the old one gets retired, I just go to the last page of the old thread and find the link for the new one. Works for me, anyway

Another thing you can try, if you don't want to sticky all the weekly threads, is you can create your own custom search and save that search. For example, for your Shoprite search: Go to Advanced search, use Shoprite in title only, select the Drugstore forum, and at the bottom set the 'sort by' to Last Post Date. Then search. This is the result for that search.

Or for the Printable Manufacturer coupon thread, same thing: (I excluded the word retired from the search, using -retired, so that the old threads don't show up): Results

If the results of your search have what you need, then you can choose to save that specific search. To do so, once you see the results, then at the top right of the search results page, you'll see a 'Save this search' link. Click it. Name the search whatever you want, then click on the 'ok' button. You can then access that saved search anytime, either from the dropdown menu when hovering over the My Account link (see Saved Searches near the bottom), or from your account page itself, on the left hand side, near the bottom under the My Lists area with the subscribed threads, etc.

Quote from widgit : There are some things you could try that might help you. First is to sticky the threads that you use all the time, if you don't already. You can sticky up to 25 threads total, site wide (possibly 30, I think I saw one of the devs recently mention, but not sure if that's a recent change or what). That way you'd have your threads handy all the time. And just change your stickies as needed. (if you sticky more than allowed, the oldest one falls off to make room for the new one) Granted, for weekly threads, you'd be stickying/unstickying often, but it is an option at least. I have the Printable thread stickied and when the old one gets retired, I just go to the last page of the old thread and find the link for the new one. Works for me, anyway Another thing you can try, if you don't want to sticky all the weekly threads, is you can create your own custom search and save that search. For example, for your Shoprite search: Go to Advanced search, use Shoprite in title only, select the Drugstore forum, and at the bottom set the 'sort by' to Last Post Date. Then search. This is the result for that search. Or for the Printable Manufacturer coupon thread, same thing: (I excluded the word retired from the search, using -retired, so that the old threads don't show up): Results If the results of your search have what you need, then you can choose to save that specific search. To do so, once you see the results, then at the top right of the search results page, you'll see a 'Save this search' link. Click it. Name the search whatever you want, then click on the 'ok' button. You can then access that saved search anytime, either from the dropdown menu when hovering over the My Account link (see Saved Searches near the bottom), or from your account page itself, on the left hand side, near the bottom under the My Lists area with the subscribed threads, etc.

i personally have all my threads stickied and subscribed.

honestly, that's way too much work to run a search for say the wkly cvs thread that i may want to look at maybe 5x/yr. i've been here long enough to know that the threads i am looking for will normally be w/in the first 2 pages of the forum. normally, it's just easier to scan all the threads on the first 2 pages than try to run a search and than refine your search. this person in the *can't find the printable* thread said said the same thing-

Quote from lemonlime : If you can't find it from the old thread, all you have to do is go to the Drugstore forums and it is usually on the first page, since new coupons get posted often. I just go to the Drugstore forum and virtually all the threads I want are on the first page. Target, Walgreen's, Walmart so forth...

like serra says-

Quote from serra : very strange. the printables thread is very popular and it can always be seen in page 1 or 2 of this forum. sorry you guys/gals couldn't find it.

it's a little more difficult to find for instance the kohls thread or the kmart thread. it's just easier to go into the target thread and ask. somebody who is either subscribed or has it stickied will link it for you.

to figure out you need to run an advance search b/c your basic search pulled up hundreds of the wrong threads and then run another search excluding words like *retired* takes too much time. it's just easier to ask somebody to link the thread you want for you.

but i'm not the only person who does this. many people have to resort to asking b/c their searches are fruitless.

Searches are only fruitless if you ignore the options available to you.

"printable", drug store forum only, titles only, sorted by last post

same options, but "Kmart" this time

You cannot just type a word and expect it to magically sort right every time - you have to change options to find older threads.

• Permadeal pages are being deprecated, Deal Threads will have a new updated first post style - Instead of having two different pages/ways to view a deal, we are now removing the permadeal pages and linking only to the thread. As a result, the thread design for the original poster will get refreshed - easier to view titles, a images/thumbnail viewer, attachment list, and related deals.

• 2012-08-22 Facebook/Google Integration, Following, and Easy Registration - We have now integrated with Facebook and Google to make signon even easier with a one-click process. You can also now share your actions on facebook with your friends to help them save money too. You can also now Follow a user to get notified when they post new deals. Privacy settings have been included for all of these new features. Easy registration means unregistered users can easily register and link their accounts.

Bought This and Report as Expired - A new "I bought this" button is being introduced which will automatically add the deal to a private user list, as well as rep the op, and vote up the thread. A new Report as Expired button will allow the community to easily report a deal as expired, and will also show users how many others have reported it. These reports will get sent to a moderator for review and should allow us to more easily and accurately mark a thread as expired.