User-Submitted Referral Code Updates (Request Referral System Additions/Changes)

Kiwi on 30/08/2016 - 16:39
Last edited 22/05/2024 - 10:58 by 5 other users

This is a slightly edited cross post from the same OzBargain thread, the dates and time frames will be wrong, but the purpose is still the same.

This morning we pushed out a new user-submitted referral changes. This is an update to the previous attempt a year and half ago. Problem with the previous one is that it's difficult to add new stores that support referral benefits, and the feature ended up only supporting GreenManGaming and not being used much by our users here. What happened afterwards were wiki pages created for each online shop. Yes it's an interesting use of the wiki pages, but

Not a good idea to let any member to be able to edit everyone's code.
Free-form might not be the most ideal format, and hard to police everyone to edit in the same format.

The list is ordered rather than randomised.

What we have done now is having a single place for you to put in all your referral codes. Go to your Settings page and click on the referrals tab. You should be presented with a list of "stores" that we currently have referral support.

See full updated list.

New ones should be easily added as well if the method of referral is via a referral link (i.e. unique URL per referrer). Feel free to submit new ones in the comments. I need

  • The URL format for the referral link
  • Instructions to get the referral link
  • Benefit for the referrers and referees.
  • Another reminder that Affiliate Links and Referral Links are different and we do not allow affiliate links here on OzBargain.

Once a referral system has been set up for that domain, for every deal posted to that domain, a grey box will appear below the content and above the Share buttons containing a randomised referral link AND OP's referral link (if OP has submitted one for that domain and the deal has hit the front page vote minimum - updated 9/5/16). The benefits for the referrers and referees are also shown so people know what they (and you) are getting. In this case including your own referral link and link to wiki becomes redundant.

Yes this is still in beta and needs improvement. Some potential issues / possible improvements:

Since you do not really need to put referral link in your content, you can submit deals with your link in the referral box without the deal being marked as "referral post". This might lead to abuse of people posting excessive deals from the stores offering referral. I shall look at ways to prevent it. I don't want to mark them as referral post at the moment because previously submitter can pick and choose whether to include his/her referral link. Now it's always included. Your deal must hit the front page vote minimum to show.

A good idea to let people pick and choose? For example some people might not want to use OP's referral link, not a random one either but from a list of friends.

So here it is. Give it a try guys! I will start removing some of the wiki pages later today. Meanwhile, please leave feedback in the comments.

As of today, the system will no longer show OP's referral link in the referral block when the deal reaches the front page, but the OP's link will have a higher chance of being picked from the random pool. See updated help page.

Update

Request a store to add to the referral system. Let us know if it's a code/link etc. We also need to know what the referrer and referee gets. Thanks.

If your comment is automatically unpublished due to the referral link, do not worry, moderators can still see it and will republish it before replying.

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Comments

  • desi on 09/12/2020 - 10:30

    Please add Surfshark VPN to the referral list.
    Each friend you invite will get 30 free days of Surfshark on top of their subscription as a gift.
    Referee will get following rewards:
    1 invited friend: 30 free days
    3 invited friends: 6 free months
    5 invited friends: 1 free year

    My referral link: https://surfshark.club/friend/pQLdmU9x
    Link format: https://surfshark.club/friend/RandomChars

  • sagnikd on 23/12/2020 - 15:30

    Could you please add Mobvoi

    Format: www.mobvoi.com?referral_code=YQHEFR

    Upon purchase, referred users will get 5% off when using their referral code or link.

    The referrer also gets 10% of the total sale price as credit.

    • sagnikd on 23/12/2020 - 22:29

      Actually the format is:
      www.mobvoi.com?referral_code=Random
      My referral link is:
      www.mobvoi.com?referral_code=YQHEFR

    • Moderatorneil on 24/05/2021 - 00:52

      Mobvoi has been added.

      • sagnikd on 24/05/2021 - 11:32

        Thanks Neil

      • sagnikd on 24/05/2021 - 11:35

        There's an issue with updating the referral code, its shows invalid link

        • Moderatorneil on 24/05/2021 - 12:55

          Should work. Are you putting in the entire URL starting with http://

          • sagnikd on 25/05/2021 - 16:03

            @neil: Yep tried both with http and https, both throwing same error

            • Moderatorneil on 25/05/2021 - 18:56

              @sagnikd: I can successfully add your code. You have entered it exactly as the screenshot below?

              screenshot

              • sagnikd on 27/05/2021 - 12:07

                @neil: Finally figured it out. The default referral link doesn't have a "/" before the "?", need to manually add that. All good. Thanks

                • Moderatorneil on 27/05/2021 - 15:05

                  @sagnikd: Ah yeah. So the link that Mobvoi provides has the "/" or not? I just copied over what was on OzBargain which has the "/" but assume it should be the same.

                  • sagnikd on 27/05/2021 - 20:26

                    @neil: The link that Mobvoi provides doesn't have the / by default.

  • ry762 on 08/01/2021 - 08:54

    Kia ora, would you like to add PocketSmith to this page? Recipients received one month premium trial. Here is the format via URL https://my.pocketsmith.com/friends/p5cuxt

    • Moderatorneil on 24/05/2021 - 12:53

      What does the referrer get?

  • showmethedeals on 16/01/2021 - 11:35

    Could we add https://hnry.co.nz?

    Tax for the self-employed. Hnry automatically makes your Income Tax, GST, ACC and Student Loan payments, and files your tax returns whenever they're due.

    Referee and Referer both get $25 credit.

    • Moderatorneil on 24/05/2021 - 13:36

      Is it a coupon code or referral link?

  • 2cheap on 18/01/2021 - 10:31

    Hi. can Glimp be added.
    Just saw the refferal code at the end of my email.
    I've used them in the past as they get unique offers from power and internet suppliers.

    Format appears to be http://fbuy.me/user_code

    e.g.

    http://fbuy.me/pR5C_

    • Moderatorneil on 24/05/2021 - 14:17

      What is the benefit for referrers and referees?

      • 2cheap on 24/05/2021 - 21:00

        Looked like may have expired now. Think it was a $20 gift card each

  • Alan6984 on 20/01/2021 - 16:43

    Hi,

    Please can we add WindScribe.

    The format of the referral links is:

    https://windscribe.com/yo/EightRandomCharacters

    Please note: The above IS NOT an actual referral link, just an example format.

    Thanks,

    Alan.

  • asterix on 22/01/2021 - 12:06

    Hi,

    I'm signing up with Stuff Fibre and used the link in the referral system here (https://www.cheapies.nz/deals/stuff-fibre.co.nz), managed to get to the order completion page and it didn't finish processing.

    I called up Stuff to inquire and I was told that the link was already outdated.

    Does anyone has an updated Stuff Fibre referral link so we can request the link to be updated? Hoping to be able to sign up today.

    Thanks!

    PS. Apologies to the moderators for originally posting my query in the General forum.

  • asterix on 22/01/2021 - 14:09

    Thanks Alan! I have changed the settings to my messages now.

    I have managed to get a referral from one of my neighbours, and have successfully signed up with Stuff Fibre.

    Strangely, the referral link format does look the same.. and redirects to a …./referal?preorder=XXXX format.

    I am not sure why the Stuff Customer rep told me the format of the referral I got here was outdated.

    • Alan6984 on 22/01/2021 - 15:19

      No worries - no point in me PMing to you now :-)

  • Moderatormoocher on 09/02/2021 - 18:07

    As of today, the system will no longer show OP's referral link in the referral block when the deal reaches the front page, but the OP's link will have a higher chance of being picked from the random pool. See updated help page.

  • parlane on 10/02/2021 - 18:25

    Electric Kiwi doesn't let me add my referral code. It just has a single checkbox for allowing private message ?

  • jcrob111 on 19/02/2021 - 23:22

    Also www.getmade.co.nz/
    Get $50 credit from referral off your first MADE by My Food Bag order, currently starts from $73.96 for 4 meals including shipping.

    Unsure of referral link format, however the promocode can be entered on https://www.getmade.co.nz/

    • Moderatorneil on 24/05/2021 - 18:52

      So both referrer and referee get $50 credit?

      • jcrob111 on 24/05/2021 - 20:25

        Yes both referrer and referee.

        “Invite your friends and family to sign up with your unique code XXXXXXX and you'll both get $50 off.”

  • cshaun on 07/04/2021 - 20:59

    Could we add BlockFi?
    Format is like so:
    https://blockfi.com/?ref=ffb037c4

  • kiwichick on 09/05/2021 - 10:20

    Can you add Z Electric? The standard sign-up bonus is for 50L of free fuel, but with a referral code that's bumped up to 75L.

    Referral format appears to be: https://zelectric.z.co.nz/refer/RandomUserCode
    My referral link: https://zelectric.z.co.nz/refer/tgibson1

    • Moderatorneil on 25/05/2021 - 00:56

      What does the referrer get?

  • doubledowndan on 06/06/2021 - 15:50

    Can SKY TV's friend get friend offer be added? They don't use a link, you have to call SKY on 0800 759 999 and quote the account number of the person reffering you.

    Terms & Conditions
    Offer ends 30 June 2021. Friend get Friend referrals are for Sky direct customers only that sign up to a minimum subscription of Sky Starter and one additional Sky channel package (e.g. Sky Entertainment, Sky Sport or Sky Movies) on a 12 month contract via 0800 759 999 and quote your friend’s Sky account number. Sky Starter is $25.99 per month and the Sky channel packages includes Sky Sport for $31.99, Sky Entertainment for $25.50 and Sky Movies for $20.93 per month.
    Early termination fees apply . You must use your friend’s unique customer account number to qualify for this promotion and credit. After 3 months of the referred friend’s account being activated, we’ll check to see that you’re both still active Sky customers and that the referred friend has signed up with a minimum of Sky Starter and one additional Sky channel package (e.g. Sky Entertainment, Sky Sport or Sky Movies). The $100 Sky account credit is non-refundable. See full Terms and Conditions here.

    • Moderatorneil on 06/06/2021 - 16:52

      What does the referrer get?

  • MartinPrince on 08/07/2021 - 10:25
    +1

    Trying again…

    Now that we're going to see more Amazon AU deals can we get ShopBack AU added.

    $30 for referrer and $10 for referee with $20 referee purchase. Can cash out to paypal at $20.

    Cribbing the instructions from ozbargain:

    =========================================

    2 Methods:

    Open the ShopBack app to obtain your referral code. Manually type in the Referral Code you see on screen in the app (6 characters).

    Open the Referral Page on Shopback's site(shopback.com.au) and click the https://app.shopback.com/ link which will unshorten to https://www.shopback.com.au/signup-referred?raf=[CODE]. Copy the CODE in the final URL.

    Do not use the code on the app.shopback.com URL as that code changes and is not your actual referral code.

    URL Parameter
    https://www.shopback.com.au/signup-referred?raf=[CODE]&showsignup=true

    • jesstomkitty on 28/07/2021 - 12:54

      Agree with above - was just about to request it myself. New deal added for upsized Countdown cashback. Have been using this website while based in NZ and successfully withdrawn $ via paypal.

    • Moderatorneil on 29/07/2021 - 02:31

      Shopback has been added.

      • Alan6984 on 30/07/2021 - 08:10

        Hi Neil,

        I just tried this, and it doesn't seem to work.

        In the instructions it says to:

        'click the https://app.shopback.com/ link which will unshorten to https://www.shopback.com.au/signup-referred?raf=[CODE]'

        When I click on it, nothing changes - I still see:

        https://app.shopback.com/[CODE]

        If I try entering that code to CC, it gets rejected.

        Thanks,

        Alan.

        • Moderatorneil on 10/09/2021 - 01:42

          Have updated the instructions for clarity. You need to copy and paste the link.

          2 Methods:

          • Open the ShopBack app to obtain your referral code. Manually type in the Referral Code you see on screen in the app (6 characters).
          • Open the Referral Page on Shopback's site and copy the https://app.shopback.com/… link. Paste the link into a new tab which will unshorten to https://www.shopback.com.au/signup-referred?showsignup=true&raf=[CODE]&_branch_match_id=xxx. Copy the CODE in the final URL.

          Do not use the code on the app.shopback.com URL as that code changes and is not your actual referral code.

  • Afrosven on 02/08/2021 - 09:28

    Add Good George brewing please!

    https://www.goodgeorge.kiwi.nz/

    $5 off first purchase if you use a referral code.
    50 loyalty points to the referrer.

    My referral code is: I9QK4T10AQ

  • BrokeAF on 11/08/2021 - 16:17

    Hi could Dassetx be listed?

    It's a cryptocurrency exchange with a very generous $40 deposit for the referrer

    https://dassetx.com/

    Example referral link:

    https://dassetx.com?ref=7c95aa71

    • Moderatorneil on 10/09/2021 - 12:43

      What does the referee get?

      • BrokeAF on 15/09/2021 - 16:02

        … absolutely nothing!

  • HighvoltageRuss on 16/08/2021 - 14:35
    +1

    Hi, Could the parcel forwarding service opas.com be added to the referral system. It gives credit for each time a referred friend uses the service. Thanks

    https://opas.com/affiliate-program/

    • Moderatorneil on 10/09/2021 - 17:35

      What does the link look like?

  • julzbr on 07/09/2021 - 22:42

    Hey, can you please add clothing brand LSKD?

    • Moderatorneil on 10/09/2021 - 18:36

      What does the referrer and referee get?

      • julzbr on 27/10/2021 - 14:50

        sorry - didnt realise there was a reply. for LSKD rewards: "Give your friends $20 off their first order of $40 and get $20 (in points) for each successful referral"

        • julzbr on 15/11/2021 - 10:15

          is this possible?

      • julzbr on 06/12/2021 - 22:21

        Neil, can it be added?

  • Wakrak on 14/09/2021 - 09:19

    Hi there. I would like to request adding Real-Debrid to the referral system.

    This is what mine looks like: http://real-debrid.com/?id=4677242

    • Moderatorneil on 24/09/2021 - 12:20

      What does the referrer and referee get?

  • Alan6984 on 19/09/2021 - 12:41

    Hi,

    HelloFresh is not working for me.

    The link to get the code is out of date, and when I try to paste in the code, it is rejected.

    I realise this might get this post deleted, but I will paste my actual code here as I'm not sure how to provide the new format otherwise:

    The full link is:

    https://www.hellofresh.co.nz/pages/raf_lp11?c=HS-IH0IWTVYI&u…

    I tried reducing that to this, but it still gets rejected:

    https://www.hellofresh.co.nz/?c=HS-IH0IWTVYI

    Thanks,

    Alan.

  • ember on 19/09/2021 - 22:40

    HelloFresh format has changed? It won't accept my referral.
    Neither this https://www.hellofresh.co.nz/?c=HS-********* nor this https://www.hellofresh.co.nz/pages/raf_lp11?c=HS-********* works.
    Error I am getting is "Error: Verification error - wrong format"

    • Moderatorneil on 19/09/2021 - 23:00

      ?c template is fixed. Where are you getting the pages/raf_lp11 referral from?

  • Alan6984 on 22/09/2021 - 01:49

    Hi,

    Transferwise is now just 'Wise.com'

    The format is now:

    https://wise.com/invite/u/{YourCode}

    Thanks,

    Alan.

    • Moderatorneil on 23/09/2021 - 19:12

      Updated. Wise

  • Alan6984 on 23/09/2021 - 20:58

    Hi,

    I think that VinoMofo has abandoned their referral programme.

    If they still have, I cannot work out how to get a referral code!

    Thanks,

    Alan.

    • Moderatorneil on 24/09/2021 - 00:59

      Have disabled. You were the only one in the system and your link didn't work. :)

  • rkl on 05/10/2021 - 08:44

    Can we get Bigpipe update - https://www.bigpipe.co.nz/?referralCode=CODE

    • Moderatorneil on 06/10/2021 - 23:14

      Fixed.

  • rkl on 05/10/2021 - 08:44

    Can we get big pipe updated?
    also NZ sale?

    • Moderatorneil on 07/10/2021 - 00:09

      What's the issue with NZSale?

      • rkl on 07/10/2021 - 10:47

        my code from nzsale now is like this "https://www.nzsale.co.nz/?invitedBy=CODE"

        • Moderatorneil on 07/10/2021 - 14:34

          Is the code still the same as the previous format? The old one looked like "firstname.surname123".

          • rkl on 07/10/2021 - 14:51

            @neil: yeap same, however not more "signup.aspx" which might be why system doesnt accept?

  • HighvoltageRuss on 07/10/2021 - 12:31

    Hi. Can I please get the easy crypto referral added. I see it has been asked before but I was not able to find any anywhere with a quick Google search when I signed up. It is one of the few NZ based exchanges that will deposit to an NZ bank account.

    Send this link to your friends, and if they sign up for an account you'll receive 10% of everything we make for their first 12 months!

    My link. https://easycrypto.com/?ref=XXXXXXX

    About the referral system.
    https://help.easycrypto.com/article/33-referral-program

    Thanks

    • Moderatorneil on 07/10/2021 - 14:44

      As there have been no deals posted for easy crypto nor is there a benefit for referees, we won't be adding it at this time.

  • Wakrak on 10/10/2021 - 14:13
    +1

    Could we please add Onceit?

    http://www.onceit.co.nz/i/usercodehere

    1. Simply invite your friends to Onceit below

    2. Get your friend to make their first purchase over $60

    3. Receive $20 bonus credit!"

    • geardropper on 10/10/2021 - 14:15

      Always has the deals 😉

    • Moderatorneil on 24/10/2021 - 23:00

      OnceIt has been added.

  • Detruire on 23/10/2021 - 07:32

    StackSocial referral code verification isn't working correctly.

    My code expired here and I can't re-add it. It's in the format https://stacksocial.com/?rid={6 digits} - which matches the format in the placeholder - but I receive an error upon attempting to save: Error: Verification error - wrong format.

    • Moderatorneil on 25/10/2021 - 02:30

      Fixed.

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