How we test every code

1. Sourcing — where codes come from

We collect codes from three sources only: (a) brands and affiliate partners who share their public promotions with us, (b) verified user submissions from people who've used a code at checkout, and (c) our editors finding officially-published codes on a brand's own marketing pages and email campaigns.

We do not scrape codes en masse from random forums, comment sections, or other coupon sites. That's the fastest path to publishing dead or fake codes, and it's the main reason most coupon directories feel like junk.

2. Manual testing at checkout

Before any code goes live on the site, a human editor adds the matching product to a real cart and applies the code at the actual checkout screen. We confirm three things: the code applies cleanly, the discount actually matches what we're going to claim on the site, and the offer's terms (new-customer-only, minimum spend, eligible plans) are documented on the listing.

If any of those three fail, the code doesn't get published. We don't round percentages up. We don't list a free-trial offer as a discount. We don't hide the “new customers only” fine print in tiny grey text.

3. Re-verification — keeping the list honest

Codes are re-checked on a rolling schedule (faster during sale seasons like Black Friday, slower in quiet months). When a code stops working, it's removed automatically and a new one is queued up to take its place. You can also flag a broken code yourself — there's a 👎 button on every coupon, and we triage those reports daily.

The success-rate percentage on each coupon card is computed from real thumbs-up / thumbs-down votes. If you see “92% worked,” that's 92% of actual users who voted on that exact code.

4. What we'll never do

• Fake countdown timers. Every expiry date you see is the real one from the brand's offer terms — or no date at all.
• Fabricated discount percentages. If a code is 30% off, we say 30% off, even when 60% off would get more clicks.
• Forced redirects. Visiting a store page never auto-redirects you to the brand's site. You click the reveal button when you're ready.
• Cookie stuffing. We don't drop affiliate cookies on users who didn't actually click an affiliate link. That practice violates every major network's terms and breaks trust besides.