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I'm really dissapointed in where Slickdeals has ended up

2,207 1,080 January 29, 2026 at 03:20 PM in Other
When I discovered this site it was a bunch of people hunting deals and sharing them, it feels like those days are gone and it's turned into a place for generic Amazon products to be pushed by the staff. I used to refer people here every chance I got, it was a great place, I hate to see what it's become. New accounts created to push junk products and write fake reviews here just make it that much worse. It may be making more profits now, but I feel it's going to hurt the site in the long run.
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w3kn
03-31-2026 at 11:03 AM.
03-31-2026 at 11:03 AM.
Pennies aren't all I pinch either. Evillaugh
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04-01-2026 at 08:07 AM.
04-01-2026 at 08:07 AM.
Quote from emelvee :
I am too!

But I always get slapped after I do that
Quote from w3kn :
Pennies aren't all I pinch either. Evillaugh
Popcorn
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NovaChoom
04-07-2026 at 09:05 AM.
04-07-2026 at 09:05 AM.
I hate the panic created in threads, its such a sellers market now. And I dont blame anyone because if you dont buy, youll probably miss out. I guess its probably too many users now, it will never be the same. They have alot of analytics ect now, 10-15 years ago it was the wild west. Nowadays, every thread starts with "this is the greatest thing ever" and then its oh we go, and something that would usually never ever sell out, lest it was posted on sd, is now sold out. Had these people seen it in the wild, they wouldnt even give it a glance. Its like calm down, let it drop a little more, this is not a crazy deal.
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LC2
04-09-2026 at 07:37 PM.
04-09-2026 at 07:37 PM.
I see good freebies, but can't post them because they're on social media and for some reason
users refuse to use Facebook or Instagram. Alrighty then, no freebies. I know they data mine,
but it's the way things are now. Sadwalk
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CheapestGamer
04-09-2026 at 09:54 PM.
04-09-2026 at 09:54 PM.
Quote from LC2 :
I see good freebies, but can't post them because they're on social media and for some reason
users refuse to use Facebook or Instagram. Alrighty then, no freebies. I know they data mine,
but it's the way things are now. Sadwalk
I don't remember how I started receiving the emails from them but Mercury Magazines is a great freebie. I had Time magazine for around 10 years and never paid a dime for it. I currently get Sports Illustrated, Architectural Digest and GQ among other ones and they keep sending me the offers.
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04-10-2026 at 07:31 AM.
04-10-2026 at 07:31 AM.
Quote from LC2 :
I see good freebies, but can't post them because they're on social media and for some reason
users refuse to use Facebook or Instagram. Alrighty then, no freebies. I know they data mine,
but it's the way things are now. Sadwalk
If the freebies are on a brand's social media page, you can post them nod
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04-10-2026 at 03:42 PM.
04-10-2026 at 03:42 PM.
Quote from CheapestGamer :
I don't remember how I started receiving the emails from them but Mercury Magazines is a great freebie. I had Time magazine for around 10 years and never paid a dime for it. I currently get Sports Illustrated, Architectural Digest and GQ among other ones and they keep sending me the offers.
Yes! I haven't done that in a long time. Gotta get back on track.

Quote from LavenderSunflower :
If the freebies are on a brand's social media page, you can post them nod
I know but people hate having to use social media to get freebies. It's okay. I've been
enjoying hoarding Macy's perfume samples for nearly 2 years. woot
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acesmuzic | Staff
04-11-2026 at 08:34 PM.
04-11-2026 at 08:34 PM.
have we gotten to the bottom of the hill yet? look around
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VorlonFrog
04-14-2026 at 04:37 PM.
04-14-2026 at 04:37 PM.
I'm afraid we have. It was months ago. We're desperately hanging on, waiting for the bounce.
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juniordiaz22
05-04-2026 at 08:51 AM.
05-04-2026 at 08:51 AM.
Came here to start a thread for this exact reason. I agree entirely. Most of these so called deals are regular sale prices at best. I remember the days when they were actually slick. Either the mods are getting a cut, AI spam posting, or everyone is getting soft and content with normal sale prices.
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lamah
Today at 09:10 AM.
Today at 09:10 AM.
Quote from LC2 :
A lot of this isn't the fault of this site. Amazon has gradually become the leader in e-commerce - to the extent that with most other sites, shipping makes shopping elsewhere pointless. With fewer brick and mortar stores, the monopoly of Amazon, Target, and Walmart onboth retail and e-commerce, there just aren't as many deals. The quality will continue to getworse too. It's just a sign of the times. I miss the great in store deals and freebies and havingsurvey companies send cash in the mail, but things have been changing for awhile. Time tolook ahead and not back.
I feel the same it's just how the market has evolved (more china centric on the lower prices) and how technologies have advanced (where mistakes don't happen anymore) and how the economy is crap right now.
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Last edited by lamah June 1, 2026 at 09:13 AM.
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