Cheapies Browser Extension Not Showing Long Running Deals

NovaAlpha on 19/11/2023 - 22:22
Last edited 20/11/2023 - 20:26

I use the Cheapies browser extension quite a bit and it doesn't show any long running deals for some reason. Is this intentional or is that a bug? For example, when I browse Briscoes it doesn't show the coupons from the long running deal here:
https://www.cheapies.nz/node/37038

I'm thinking of reverse engineering and modifying the extension, but would rather not waste my time if this is a quick fix that the dev can implement.

UPDATE:

Just spent a quick 5 mins to look at the code. Looks like a lot of the logic is done on server-side….

For example, when browsing to Briscoes, the keyword that is used for the API call would be briscoes and it'll look like this:

https://www.cheapies.nz/ozbapi/chrext/search?keyword=briscoe…

which I believe is just this:
https://www.cheapies.nz/deals/briscoes.co.nz

The above page shows the long running deal but the "Current Active Coupons" is what gets shown in the extension, which is obviously excluding the long running deal.

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  • Moderatorscotty on 20/11/2023 - 19:03

    Is this intentional or is that a bug?

    Unintended feature? We are only listing 10 deals under the store for the Chrome extension, so only the latest deals are listed.

    • NovaAlpha on 20/11/2023 - 19:24

      But if you go to Briscoes' site, the total number of coupons + deals don't add up to 10.

      • Moderatorscotty on 20/11/2023 - 20:16

        What I meant was — the display only cater for up to 10 years so we are only returning the recent deals. Some stores have lots of active deals + long running deals and I don't want to fit all the complexity into the small extension pop-up. You can always click on the store name in the extension pop-up to go to that store's page on Cheapies, which would have full display of deals.

        • NovaAlpha on 20/11/2023 - 20:26

          But if the popup display only shows 3 coupons, wouldn't it make more sense to show additional long running deals as well?

          I thought that the extension is designed to help you save time from manually searching for a particular store to find relevant coupons or deals. It doesn't interfere with your shopping experience, as you don't have to leave the site to search for coupons.

          But if we have to leave the shopping site to search for potentially missed long running deals on Cheapies, then that defeats the purpose of using the extension. I'm sure there are users like me who have missed or sometimes forget about the long-running deals.

          I'd imagine it's just a simple if/else condition. If the current list of actively displayed deals < 10, then insert the most recent long running deal in there.

          • Moderatorscotty on 20/11/2023 - 21:32

            @NovaAlpha: It gets complicated when you have stores with lots of deals & long running deals so the decision is to just make the implementation simpler. I don't want to introduce extra sections of Long Running Deals, Upcoming Deals, etc. Just a simple list of latest 10 posted deals that are still active footer this store, and that's it. Extension is by no means replacing Cheapies.nz.

            Clicking on the store name won't navigate away either. A new tab will open instead.

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