Re:Show HN: Discover coupons while you shop online
by misterbwong on Friday September 25, 2015 @03:02PM
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When you discover a sale or coupon through CouponMate, and checkout on a affiliated merchant site after that, we earn a commission from the merchant.
Does this browser plugin interfere with and/or override tracking cookies from other cashback/points portals or is it additive? If it replaces, is there any way to disable or choose which one I'd like to use?
Re:Show HN: Discover coupons while you shop online
by 27182818284 on Friday September 25, 2015 @10:19AM
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At a glance it looks really neat. I have to admit, I'm still reluctant to install random Chrome extensions (as much as I am to install random desktop applications I guess) I really wish they would change their permission model somehow (Like this tab I currently have open gets access only)
How do you feel about RetailMeNot? I stopped using them fairly quickly on because the vast majority of coupons were expired or otherwise invalid. Do you think you'll run into that problem or is the automation you mention getting around that?
Re:Show HN: Discover coupons while you shop online
by slg on Friday September 25, 2015 @12:37PM
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For what it is worth, the local code from Chrome extensions is easily available on your computer for browsing. On windows they are located in the "C:\Users\<ACCOUNT NAME>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions" folder. The extension folders are named with the ID of the extension, so it may take some trial and error to find the right folder or you can dig into the developer mode of Chrome to find the ID for a specific extension . The extensions themselves are just javascript and potentially HTML. You still won't be able to see any server side code, but it should at least tell you if anything you think is important is being saved or sent elsewhere.
In our case, the automation solves for expired/invalid codes, for sure.
And I understand the hesitancy around browser extensions. The coupon vertical doesn't have the most pristine history in that regard.
Appreciate your feedback!
Does this browser plugin interfere with and/or override tracking cookies from other cashback/points portals or is it additive? If it replaces, is there any way to disable or choose which one I'd like to use?
Would love any feedback or suggestions.
How do you feel about RetailMeNot? I stopped using them fairly quickly on because the vast majority of coupons were expired or otherwise invalid. Do you think you'll run into that problem or is the automation you mention getting around that?