Update - Latest Deals Website & App New Changes

Shocking ! we may even see the most "liked" deals are actually the best deals as "sheep liking " for points should become a thing of the past ?

I'm a moaner on here and happy in real life . Perhaps those (miserable in real life ) feel happier and warm inside through "sheep liking " and feeling part of the flock ? If so I am obviously sorry for campaigning long and hard for "liking" points to be discontinued .

Perhaps when you realise the "most liked " deals are in future "real deals" then you will thank us "unhappy " people ?

Golfforall spot on these changes weren’t going to please everyone

ch7leach hey, you may need to update the app to the latest version, which you can do via the app store by searching “Latest Deals” and pressing update. It may also update automatically.

Then, go to Menu > Points > Points Checklist

Tom seem to have the updated app, but doing as you said shows a different screen to what o saw when posting that message. Suggest points for liking posts and deals still. I can't find it manually.

ch7leach hey, that may have been the old screen before it was updated If you do find it again please do share a screenshot. Otherwise hopefully all good now.

EricsGoodDeals thank you for your feedback. I’ve made a note and we’ll certainly discuss it as we develop Latest Deals further.

EricsGoodDeals agree I used to share upcoming Aldi deals but weren’t available at time of posting it would definitely give members a bit of notice to know when upcoming sales start

A short comment on why you like the deal takes what 10 seconds ?

Because the "usual suspects " post 2 each and every day for the points - gets very tiresome when the same members post two every day solely for the points

Certainly agree , and it is very obvious .

Well said, this has been raised before and nothing has changed, points harvesting is still goining on...

sunshinemum look like still nothing would be done as Tom just didn't even acknowledge my above comment but happily replied to those who didn't even tag him . What can I say?

UKstar sunshinemum Thank you for your comments and feedback. It is a challenging balance and we hope to continue to improve the experience for everyone over time.

UKstar As one of the regular users of the gif thread which you seem to be referring to, I'm not offended by your comment, but I am going to point out that I don't think your assumptions about the activity in there are correct. If you don't like/agree with bonus points for popular comments then that's fine, I'm sure LD will appreciate your feedback. But I don't believe anyone in there participates just to get points.

If I see a comment I like anywhere on the site, I hit the like button. I don't think about how many likes that comment already has, or whether that person is going to get bonus points as a result of me liking that comment. I think about the fact that that person is going to know that someone likes their comment, or appreciates their comment, or finds it amusing/entertaining/interesting, etc. I think that's a nice thing, a positive thing.

I participate in the gif thread because I enjoy it, and because I genuinely like everyone in there. I like the way we interact in there, expressing our moods/feelings with gifs, chatting about our day or anything else we feel like and generally having fun.

I visit that thread every day, interacting with the group in there has become a little part of my routine when I'm on here, and I have so much fun with them. That's why I'm there, and obviously I can't speak for other people, but I like to think that the members that use that thread do so for similar reasons to me- not because they're hoping to get points out of it.

Over time we've all become very friendly in the gif thread, we enjoy chatting to each other and we all obviously enjoy using gifs in there- so when I use the like button it's because I genuinely like their comments and gifs. I wouldn't participate in that thread if I didn't, and I certainly wouldn't participate if I thought others in there were just interacting with me to cash in on bonus points.

I'm not going to stop hitting the like button on comments I genuinely like. What comes next (bonus points) is down to LD. I've given your comment a like- although I don't share your opinion, I appreciate the fact that you chose to write a polite comment, rather than a rude one.

There are plenty of people on here who do abuse the site- people with multiple accounts, people who deliberately report incorrectly, people in the chat section or comments who try to bully others, etc. And I'm sure there are people who do things just to get points- like posting vouchers shortly before they're due to expire, or previously, hitting the like button on the first thing they see on the trending page. But I honestly don't believe there's anything like that going on in the Gif thread. We've created a fun, friendly, welcoming atmosphere in there, and I'm proud to be a part of that. Quite often these days there seems to be some kind of rude/unpleasant/unkind behaviour going on in other chat topics, but not the Gif one- and that's the real reason it keeps going, in my opinion, and the reason I like that thread so much.

Apologies if I've rambled on a bit here, this turned out longer than I expected.

Tom thanks for the reply. Hope that the new changes are a big improvement .take care

angelik that was long but I read till the end. Im glad you like that chat topic and you enjoy being part of it. That's fine. I'm not saying to close that chat. Far from it.

My issue is regarding people misusing the popular comments points. I'm happy your not offended and use the like comments as it should. But like you said yourself and agree there are people who take advantage just for the points and I used that chat as a example as it's very obvious and has many times been joked about that to get extra points just join the gif group. It may not be true to you but to others that's what it seems or looks like.

Basically in short. The real point is. if you are not misusing the points system then removing that shouldn't effect you and it wouldn't be a problem. Just like the likes button for deals to get on popular page been removed. Which I'm happy with the same should be done with liking comments to stop people taking advantage of it. Points should only be given when you post something as that is really contributing to the site. Hope that clears what I meant. Take care

angelik Thanks a lot for explaining I just read your comment now I think after you’re comment there’s no need to explanation we are a small little Group and happy If LD team don’t give us points no worries we still will like each other’s comments UKstar dear you’re are new here I been here 2 years I seen alot I know some user are pointing something else which they don’t want to say only mentioning points there’s a group seniors don’t like new users I have lots to say but will end this here I hope my message reach to them thanks

MAC1 thank you for your comment. You can filter competitions. On mobile, when you’re on the competition page at the top is a filter button. Here you can select competitions that are not social media. For example, websites, or email competitions. Hope this helps

If you are using a computer, the filter button is in the left hand side bar.

Many of the deals have a short time span (particularly Amazon Lightning Deals ) . Unfortunately many members do not expire their deals when the price changes . Always double check the current price before trying to purchase . Same with the website you must always double check .

Xaxkya hello thank you for your comment. If the final price (without delivery) is different, then the deal is probably expired. You can report a deal as expired by pressing the three dots “…” > Report.

Thank you for your feedback. Is it opening the post but not taking you to the comment, or not to the post at all?

Tom it's taking me to the post, but not to the comments that I've been notified for.

TheChimp Hey Sorry about this and thanks for the heads up. It's a bug that should be fixed today or tomorrow

Hi JamesJordan

Everything applies to the website too! You can access the new points checklist here https://www.latestdeals.co.uk/points/checklist or by clicking your profile picture, choosing "Points" then following the quick link at the top of the page

Ajman2001 it’s working good so far without the like for points

Ann1984 would you like to donate your points thank you to all the people who post deals purchased all sorts. Most of the time just for the sake of it.

Ajman2001 I will willingly donate my points to you or any charity you suggest . Just one condition . You qualify any "like " you click with a comment stating why you "like" the deal . Is that fair ?

Or did you prefer earning points for clicking "like" on the first 5 deals you came across (probably without even reading them ? ) each and every day ?

Do we have a deal ?

Golfforall is that your 2nd id Ann? It's a deal. If only there was a way to donate points. Item writing this comment at 05:14 am. I could easily win this. Admins please transfer the users points over to me, thanks.

Morning If you could drop us a message via the contact form someone will be able to look into this for you

Typically the system will automatically restrict a member's ability to report after a number of incorrect reports. However, this can often be down to a simple misunderstanding as to how the report system works (e.g. mistakenly using the wrong type of report for a post). I'll readily admit it isn't always obvious what to use so in these cases we're happy to review the restriction and perhaps explain the misunderstanding!

Kelsey I have tried but I'm not getting any response. The problem with this system Kelsey is, when I reported each and everyone, they were all done for a reason, and where either out of date, or wrong, or something up with them. I haven't made a 'false' or incorrect report at all but, some how, some of my reports where rejected as incorrect but I know, hand on heart they where all correct because I thoroughly checked. I did it to help the site and keep things up to date, I wouldn't do it, with malice, or for any other reason, than to help. if I contact you can you please alter it because it frustrates me when I see these expired or wrong claims or deals and they are not, but I cannot do anything about it.