Update - Latest Deals Website & App New Changes
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A new update to the LatestDeals.co.uk website and the Latest Deals app for both iOS and Google Android is coming soon.
Here is a sneak peek of upcoming features and changes:
Get points for Profile Picture
You will get bonus points for uploading a profile picture. This applies to existing members and new members. If you have already uploaded a profile picture, you will also get bonus points the next time you change it. LatestDeals.co.uk is a genuine money-saving community, and Profile Picture helps encourage more discussion. It's nice to put a face to a name!
Level up with Checklist
You will get a new points Checklist. See everything you can earn bonus points for. Whizz through it to level up even faster. For new members, more bonus rewards are now available.
Get Bonus Points for Logging into the Latest Deals App
You will get bonus points the first time you login to the Latest Deals app. The Latest Deals app is free on Apple App Store and Google Play Store. It has many exclusive features such as Deal Alerts and Supermarket Price Comparison.
Compare Prices at Co-op Supermarket
On the Latest Deals app, the Supermarket Price Comparison tool will now support Co-op. This brings total supermarkets supported to 9: Aldi, ASDA, Co-op, Iceland, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose. The tool is free.
Get Notifications When Someone Comments
On the Latest Deals app, you can now get push notifications when someone comments, mentions you, likes your deal and more. You can customise these notifications in Settings of the app. This helps you reply to any questions and see the love your post is receiving!
Trial: Removing Points for Likes to Encourage Genuine Feedback
You will no longer be able to earn points for pressing 'Like' on a post. This is a trial. We want to see if it encourages genuine feedback, rather than pressing 'Like' on anything to get points. New members will get a bonus of points the first time they press on Like.
"Trial: Removing Points for Likes to Encourage Genuine Feedback" a little unfair I guess but you are the boss.
Hi WindowShopper 
Thank you for your feedback. This is, in part, why we're only trialing it for now as we know it's a decision that has the potential to make some people happy and others less so!
Just so we're on the same page - the motive here is absolutely not to reduce the number of points members can earn. We're actually keen to increase the ways members can earn points (and we have more ideas for this in the pipeline!). The goal is to try and more closely align points with genuine contributions. Liking has always been tricky as some members use it absolutely as intended whilst others unfortunately like the first five posts on the homepage/newest section indiscriminately to earn points - that can then create a false impression of what our members think is actually a genuinely good deal. We're hoping this trial allows us to understand things better and make a more informed decision in the long run 
Kelsey hi my most favourite team member here on LD.
If I like a deal I normally go to buy it and most of times forget to like, so personally I have no issues with it. But, I think its a bit unfair to look at members as they are some point greedy people.
I must mention, I do appreciate point system and I love the idea you value people ans their time.
You can (as I understand ) still "like " deals . So carry on liking the deals you actually think are good .
All the removal of points does is to remove the incentive for members to come on here and randomly "like" the first 5 deals they come across to earn their points .
Ann1984 Only for the first one (+50 Bonus points ) then still 100 for all others .
Ann1984 I need to re-read the rules as I didn't realise that ...and Golfforall ...that's a really valid point about still liking the decent deals but no'payment' ... I hope it works better for us all.
Tom Is the 'like' removal trial over all sections of the site and are you going to remove the 'like' button?
Hey lilyflower we are not removing the "like" button: you can still press "like" on everything as you do now. The only difference will be you will not earn points for doing so (for all sections of the site). The motive for this is so that the likes on a post genuinely reflect what people think of it.
Tom Thanks for making changes I love to give some deals likes points donโt bothered me I am happy with youโre decision 
Why is there no option to dislike a bad deal?
How can anyone consider the like system a reliable source of information if it can only be neutral or positive?
What is the reasoning behind this approach?
EricsGoodDeals Great question. We made this decision when Latest Deals launched almost 5 years ago. We saw in other deal sites with up and down voting it leading to a lot of negativity: you spend a long time researching and posting what you think is a good deal, but then others think otherwise and you get minus votes. Itโs not a nice experience. So, we decided to follow Instagram, Facebook, TikTokโs approach of having Likes, and with the ability for members to share constructive criticism as a comment. If a deal is bad, we felt it may be better to encourage a comment of why you think itโs bad. E.g. Can you get it cheaper elsewhere? Is it a disreputable seller? Sharing that feedback in a comment rather than a downvote can be more helpful. That said, we are always listening to feedback and open to change if thats what the majority of the community wants.
Tom Great answer.
However your UI design gives people an option to skip comments entirely and to go directly to the website, so those bargain seekers will never know if there is any "constructive criticism".
Although Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok are not designed for the purpose of sharing deals, I personally think it's more logical to follow what other deals websites are doing.
But it's your product and I understand how important it is for users to have a nice experience.
Speaking of nice experiences, I recently posted a deal (https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/deals/hellmanns-garlic-herb-sauce-260g-amazon) and it was quickly put into moderation. I then received this message:
"We're afraid your recent post (Hellmann's Garlic and Herb Sauce 260g) didnโt meet our guidelines. We ask that members believe everything they share on Latest Deals is genuinely good value. Please update your post's description to include why you think your post is good value (e.g. it's the only place with stock)."
However I see that most deals posted just have the product description copy-pasted and do not have any comments from the member explaining why they think it is good value, examples that are featured on the homepage now:
https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/deals/womens-sleepwear-sets-4pcs-amazon
After spending a long time posting what I thought is a good deal, why are my posts being singled out for moderation and the above examples aren't?
Can you understand that from my perspective this is not really a "nice experience" and doesn't encourage me to to post more deals in the future.
EricsGoodDeals thanks for your comment. As this is a personal support query, please contact our support team who can review it for you. Having had a quick look, the product is unavailable at Amazon, so perhaps it was that or something else, such as not a discounted product.
Tom I do not need personal support thanks. I don't think I have anything meaningful to gain by that route.
I thought I would just take this opportunity to let you know that if that is indeed your policy, then it is a policy which for some reason is clearly not being applied consistently, which kinda implies that something else is may be going on.
Either way it has discouraged me contributing my time posting any more deals.
EricsGoodDeals I'm sorry to hear you have had a bad experience with Latest Deals. Sometimes mistakes are made, and member support is available to help. If you change your mind, you can contact us here. Thank you for your feedback.
Tom EricsGoodDeals Sorry to butt in on this conversation but can I not have updates as "? has replied to you". It all started with a wrong reply rather than starting a new question. Tom could this be flagged in guidelines 'only hit reply if you want to answer that poster other wise start a new statement within the chat'?
A good move but I think button should have been moved to encourage feedback in comments.
Kelsey for example I could have bought say a dressing table few weeks ago that werenโt showing on the site but another member came across it and shared as a deal. Then myself or other members could give feedback on the product quality if was a price difference etc. I just have a feeling members who donโt come to chat often which there is many will not notice this and just like deals thinking points. I stopped liking points long time maybe click 2 a week.
Ann1984 Yes I noticed you effectively shared a good deal on "chat " . I also noticed that an hour or two later another member shared it as a deal . Disappointing that they did not see fit to credit you for finding it in their "Deal Post" โน .
Golfforall was that the mc Donaldโs one which is now shared daily. Gaining points means nothing to me but do help twice a year. I try not to post junk and mostly sone only last few minutes and expired.
Couldn't agree more (and long overdue 
) . For too long "likes" have not been a reflection on how "good" a deal is , merely an indication of how prominent the deal was when the points earners come clicking !
Members can still earn points (if they indeed like a deal ) by making a short comment as to "why" they like the deal .
Win , win for all surely ?
Ann1984 Why not write them in Welsh ? Can't understand a word of it but I'm sure they would make more sense than the 2 Chat subjects posted each and every day by the same usual suspects 
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Golfforall It's the means to gain extra points by mutual friends/members/multi account member. Even if they don't share deals themselves the constant 20 points awarded soon mounts up. There are also members in a points clique that comment constantly on each others deals. I'm sure the powers that be are well aware of the chat topic and are happy to let it go but when a chat thread mounts up 53k points and counting, in such a short time, it doesn't give the rest us a warm fuzzy feeling that we are appreciated by playing fair.
Yes, I won't subject the membership to continually changing "selfies " of me each time I cut my hair . I realise many members check out Latest Deals whilst having their breakfast and wouldn't want to see me in full technicolour 
. My emoji will stay !
Hey Thanks for the feedback. Updating your profile picture is entirely optional! You can, of course, choose to leave the default one. Or update it to your favourite animal, sports person or anything else!
Kelsey glad about that would not want to put everyone off their dinner or supper!
Hi Tom i got these messages after liking deal 
i donโt know if I got points or not as I donโt count
Edit adding in pic looks like this 
Hey Jasmine111 and Ann1984 you can checkout the points checklist here: https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/points/checklist
It's accessible via a link on the points page:
https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/points
Hopefully will explain the mystery of where the points are from! You should also be able to click the notification to end up on the checklist page too.
As a thank you for all existing members, bonus points are available to everyone. So even if you've posted 100 deals before, you'll get bonus points for the next deal you post when you receive the update (same should be true for all the items on the checklist)
I like the new changes. But how do I see the checklist? Iโm using the app. Thanks
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