This thread is for disclosing take-down requests from merchants and related discussions. We at OzBargain often receive requests from merchants to remove pages and deals on this website. Sometimes the requests can be reasonable but sometimes not. The moderators will use this thread to post requests from merchants + our actions.
For merchants / store representatives:
Free 6 Pack Pacific Radler Beer, Voucher inside - Liquorland
Email from the marketing company this morning:
I have just recently seen the below on your site and need the voucher to be taken down.
We were unable to generate unique codes due to Coles/Liquorland restrictions, therefore the voucher is available to anyone.
Deal removed.
So, I presume they wanted to reward those who clicked on that ad, instead of those getting the deal here?
Yeah, doesn't make sense why they want to reward only people who click on the ad, which presumably costs Liquorland money each time it is clicked. They would be getting the same amount of money from Pacific Radler no matter how it was advertised.
Yeah I don't understand where they are coming from, they have a certain quantity free, only to those who find the add?
Remove the links to the vouchers and i'll put up original picture saying they require to click the add from Weatherzone app on IOS?
Checked the app, didn't see that ad
Same, checked the app on my phone and the missus, nothing. 20 bloody ads for the Iconic, but free booze? Nope.
Boo!
so their version of "ozbargained" is….facebargained?
I just went in to Liquorland Australind (WA). Picked up a six pack but at the checkout I was told they had been told not to accept the coupon as it was valid only while stocks last. Despite the fact that they have stock, she said it was while warehouse stock lasted and that had now run out. I wasn't aware that the coupon had been taken down until I got home. Oh well, at least I tried.
I picked up my free six pack 5 minutes ago.
i picked up mine 5mins ago also
Tastes pretty ordinary. Glad i didn't have to pay for it. Don't think i'll get this stuff again (after the voucher expires that is).
very ordinary. despite it being natural lemon it doesn't really taste it to me. and the 11grams of sugar is a bit much. might be nice ice cold on a hot day but not worth the price they have it at.
@Bearosaurus: just picked up a couple.
The fella at the counter asked whether I got it on some weather app and that a whole heap of people had come in to claim. He had to check how much stock he had left.
In Mt Gravatt East, Qld.
@Bearosaurus: if you have a voucher it will work until the expiry date. just dont publish it anymore on ozbargain.
@shapers: Today was the first day I've used it, was waiting for a day off. Only 12 so far but after having one I probably won't bother getting any more unless I happen to be at a Liquorland location.
@donga100: I got three six packs and stopping there. I dont even like it, too much sugar and lemon tastes artificial. Handy to have around for guests though.
@shapers: Yeah, a bit sweet for my taste. Tried Bintang radler a couple of weeks ago and they were pretty good but this isn't really the same.
Meh, more free shandy for us. It's fine, but I wouldn't pay $12 for it
Do the people who see the ad have personalised ads turned off in google?
Earn Triple Qantas Points with Movie Vouchers Purchased Through Qantas Movies
Email from Qantas Movies
The user who posted this has simply taken a section from the eDM sent out to members. There is insufficient context on how this offer works. It is misleading for viewers on this page to think that they are automatically entitled to triple points when purchasing vouchers from our website. The offer is only available to members who received this email. Furthermore, there are other specific conditions the members must fulfil before they are entitled to the bonus points offer.
I would like to request that this posted be removed immediately.
Deal removed as it's a targeted offer.
Free Condoms from HIV Foundation Queensland
Email from HIV Foundation Queensland:
Can you please remove this listing urgently.
Our free condom program runs on very limited funding and is intentionally is targeted to those who do not have access to or cannot afford condoms.
It is not intended to be promoted on your website that targets “shoppers and bargain hunters”.
Post removed. Meanwhile, there are other cheap condom deals.
I think we need to implement a general rule to stop these deals from being posted. It seems to be pretty often that a charity etc ask for the deals to be taken down. I don't think it's a good look for charity freebies to make the front page, considering how big this site has gotten.
Just my $0.02, but it seems that with most of the charity freebies, the charities are quick to ask for removal of the deal.
I agree with Spackbace.
Ok can't edit it now, but from further research it's just that 1 post, and this deal which have been requested to be taken down.
Still, my point stands, we need a line in the sand :/
QFF.org.au has been banned. As of charity group freebies posted as deals, continue the discussions here.
Someone made a comment to me with how come you are removing all the deals requested by companies (summarised). Well, we actually have been putting all of the removed deals and linking to here and missing quite a few of the rejections (some are just silly). For transparency, here are some requests that we neglected to put up:
Free Shipping on 'Fat Drifter' Motorized Drift Trikes - From $2500 Shipped @ Troublesome Trikes
Via report (not from the rep/poster)
Hi admin, I am the Trademark owner of the brand DTG "Drift Trike Gang" represented, in this deal that has been posted. I would Like this deal removed as it NOT a true representation of my brand and/or my company. "FAT DRIFTER" Is the name of the trike however it comes under my trademark DTG The person who posted the deal was not authorised to do so and did not seek permission from my company Lovett Industries PTY LTD before advertising on the Ozbargain Platform. Yes they are a distributor of my Brand but as I mentioned they did not inform me of the deal that was going to be posted on the forum. Can I please have this post removed.
No action taken.
Via report (not from employee at another store)
I reported this earlier and i'm serious about it. There is no photography allowed of pricing. Please take it down as I don't want to involve Hilco and FH over something so simple.
No action taken.
Via report (not from employee at another store)
Hello,
I work for Cold Rock Ice Creamery.
I note our survey link has been shared on your site. Please note that this is a private survey, open to our VIP club database only.
As such, please remove this link from your website asap.
Deal edited (added: Cold Rock have informed us that this survey is for VIP Club Members only(coldrock.com.au). If you are not a VIP Club Member you may not receive the voucher). Company was happy with the response.
Full Entertainment Book Access Until 1st May @ Entertainment Book
Via report:
Great to see that you’ve received the email regarding our free trial for our previous 2014/2015 members. Please may we request though that you take down this offer as it has gone viral. This has also now been reported to OzBargain. "The barter, trade, sale, purchase, publishing or transfer of this Book or any of its Entertainment™ Offers, Merchant Redemption Codes, or Free Trials, by any person or entity, including but not limited to travel servicers, travel providers, and printers, third party websites, publishers, and distributors of the Book or any of its Vouchers, is strictly prohibited, unless expressly authorised by Entertainment Publications of Australia Pty. Ltd. All Entertainment™ Offers are subject to the Entertainment™ Rules of Use." Please remove your offer posting for the trial at your earliest convenience.
After the report, Entertainment Book expired the deal thus no action needed.
FREE: 15ml Sample Bottle of Lucy Loo Toilet Spray
Via report + support:
I am requesting that my products be removed from this sight as I had a lot of negative hate emails sent to my staff they have all come from this website. I would appreciate action be taken promptly. Feel free to get in touch with me. I look forward to you response.
FREE Tickets to Advanced Screenings of DEADPOOL (MEL, SYD, BRIS, ADL)
Via report + TWAM:
MESSAGE FROM TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX Please note that all tickets obtained via this site and comment thread are invalid and/or illegally procured. While most of the sessions posted here were never real (as a few comments have already confirmed), any patrons attending cinemas with illegally procured tickets may be subject to investigation. Please call or email for futrther information
and also
URGENT — I work for 20th Century Fox in Sydney. I have just been informed that two of your users are advertising free movie tickets on your site to two of our private movie screenings. These tickets are not for the general public and as such our screenings are being massively over-subscribed. We need these ads taken down immediately please and are hoping you can assist.
Employees of FOX on the thread mentioned that tickets wouldn't be honoured and security to be involved. The link on their site had been taken down and the deal marked as expired.
Mr Simple T-Shirt Reginald - $11.70 Free Shipping
Via support:
To Whom It May Concern,
It has come to our attention that this post is in fact offering free Mr Simple Tees along with detrimental material to the brand and our position in the market.
We request that this post be brought down immediately -
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/229840
We understand that your service offers bargain's from all over the place, these bargains are supposed to be legit and not loopholes, so immediate action is preferred.
If you'd like to discuss this further please do contact me.
No action. The company subsequently cancelled orders that used their referral system and didn't for their $11.70 T-shirt.
Via TWAM (shortened for clarity/privacy):
I have another situation of one of your users publishing information that is specifically for a closed-end user group and should not be distributed for public consumption.
…with regards to our family and friends sale which is "Exclusively for McWilliam's Wines employees and their referred family and friends" - as is stated on the home page of the site. http://familyandfriends.mcwilliamswines.com.au/
Can I please request that post https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/222827 be removed and that this user is appropriately censored.
No action. Responded to request. Deal can be found by Googling company however a blanket ban on the domain may be a future actions
$50 off $150+ Orders @ McWilliam's Cellar Door - Ends 31st March 2016 [Citibank Customers Only]
Via TWAM (shortened for clarity/privacy):
I would like to put in a request to have the post at this link removed please: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/217206
This code that is published is specifically for a closed-end user group (Citibank Customers) and not for broader public consumption.
That covers the past 6 months or so.
EDIT: Some of the entries were duplicated.
Fun times :)
Too bad you can't post the responses from blatant sockpuppeting. I'm sure you get quite a lot of abuse.
And then they go to product review :P
@Clear: wow. had no idea about that website. sure, some of the comments about our beloved resident trolls are quite true but there's an overwhelming stench of butthurt in those reviews :D
Lol I like reading these requests
50% off SITEWIDE on Multiple Brands - Billabong, Element, Vonzipper, RVCA, Kustom & Tigerlilly
Via report
Hi, This deal is an internal staff only deal that is limited to Billabong Staff only and has been posted without permission. Please remove immediately.
Deal removed as this is an internal staff only offer.
I knew it!, those people who negged me negged me for no reason!
ASOS 15% off a Spend of AUD $75 or More (Full Price Items) + 12% Cashback through Cashrewards
From ASOS via Rakuten (affiliate network they use), that
Can I please ask you to remove this offer immediately from OzBargain – it’s exclusive to CashRewards and only for new customers to redeem.
Also
… this particular offer which is exclusive to CashRewards and not to go viral. It’s part of a trial for new customers.
Confirmed with Cashrewards that the offer is intended for Cashrewards customers who have not shopped at ASOS. Deal unpublished as requested.
this particular offer which is exclusive to CashRewards and not to go viral. It’s part of a trial for new customers.
Then don't email it to subscribers and existing customers. Sometimes I think stores forget how the internet works.
Stores basically trusted the hired marketing people would know how to construct a campaign that can bring them in new customers, but marketing people
On the other hand if you give the task to the engineering people, they might think up all the possibilities that the campaign can break and the solutions, and end up not getting anything done.
Haha. I hate that you posted that as a Mod, as I want to +1 so bad.
On the other hand if you give the task to the engineering people, they might think up all the possibilities that the campaign can break and the solutions, and end up not getting anything done.
Lift up your game ASOS…don't forget the majority of your Australian customers are due to Ozbargain!
FREE Horse Protein Supplement Muscle Max Bar 30g from Precision Equine
Received the request from Precision Equine via email:
Hello, yesterday a deal was published on your site advertising the 'Free Sample' offer that I have for people wishing to genuinely try my product on their horses. However since this has been published on your site I have received over 300 non-genuine requests for samples and will have to run an email campaign today to work out who genuinely has a horse and would like to try the product, and who just entered their details to get a free sample and will just throw my product away when they receive it. As a small business that is struggling to stay afloat in its first year of operation, I can't afford to send out hundreds of samples to people who are just doing it for a laugh so could you please remove this link from your website so I can stop receiving all these requests!
The free sample here would not apply to majority of OzBargainers. We decided to comply with the merchant's request to take down the post.
Good.
Your kidding? 300? Sad
From Optus Business Centre
Please remove these posts completely from the site as it might breach optus marketing practices.
The account has been deactivated by the user on our request. Please assist in removing the post completely.
OP of the post has already expire the deal and disabled the account. Requested granted and post removed.
Head of Security Woolworths Limited emailed to ask for the deal to be removed. The content of the catalogue is not meant to be public yet.
We also removed the same Toy sale catalogue last year and we are granting the request to have the same deal removed this year. Further more, please only post the upcoming BigW catalogue when it becomes publicly available.
Edit: similar to last year, the moderators are planning to re-publish the BigW Toy Sale thread today (keeping all the existing votes and comments) on the day when the catalogue becomes available, and highlight it on the front page.
Head of security
Lol
Just in case they need to use force?
Note that the main Big W Toy Sale post WILL be re-published when the catalogue becomes publicly available (last year it was 5 days before the sale started). Individual deal(s) that were made from that catalogue will NOT be republished, they can be reposted at a later time (after the catalogue is publicly available).
The main Big W Toy Sale post post will also be stickied/highlighted on the first morning of the sale. OzBargain newsletter subscribers also receive a reminder (within the newsletter) of highlighted deals before they begin.
The catalogue is now publicly available. Have republished post and stickied.
Are you able to award the OP some badges for the post? I think taking down the post confused the system. When I checked the profile of the OP I couldn't find a First Post Wonder or Popular Deal badge.
Mod: Done 14/6
84 $0 Freebies/Samples (Links in Description)
Requests from multiple merchants.
From No Worries Turf:
Could you please remove our link as we keep getting messages nearly every minute and when we try to call to confirm, the phone numbers are wrong or if the number is correct the actual person's name differs from the request. I'm not sure what is the point of all of this but we need to resolve it.
So could you please remove our link from your website ASAP.
From AJ Parkes
Our website links are listing on your website. It is listing well. But we see that it is continuous access to our sites through the links on your website, they are filling our contact forms and submitting it manually and constantly. We kindly request you to remove the below links from your website.
Looks like those free samples got ozbargained. We have removed the links as requested.
wow can't believe that in a list of 84 links, there are still be cases of being ozbargained. Guess people here just grab as much as they can lol
Guess people here just grab as much as they can lol
Hi there, you must be new here :P
yeah, extremely hard when you're a newbie trying to establish yourself here and merchants request for takedowns :P
84 $0 Freebies/Samples (Links in Description)
Request from Candlebark:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/257093
Please remove the link to candlebarkweddings (Wedding Sample
Pack(candlebarkweddings)) ASAP!We hand make our products and getting spam from sites like this really
makes our lives hard as they are not really interested customers!
I appreciate you doing this ASAP and informing me via email.Thank You.
Despite discussion/clarification from our end and also adding a deal warning message (that only genuine requests would be honoured), the merchant still insisted on removal:
The reason I think so many of my orders are spam is because we had a 400% increase in requests after this post was created and looking at my analytics they have all been referred from your website.
&
I would like the listing REMOVED immediately please.
Thank You,
The Candlebark link has been removed from the listing as requested by this merchant.
FREE $5 Instant Sign-Up Bonus @ Cashrewards
Via TWAM from Cashrewards:
This is a targeted campaign and was only ever meant to go to the Click Frenzy database. It was NOT meant to be posted on OzBargain.
As it's a targeted campaigns not suitable for existing Cashrewards members (which I believe many OzBargainers would have been), it's moved to forums as there's already existing discussions on it.
THR1VE Restaurant BNE/SYD/MEL/CBR $5 Lunch Signature Bowl (Save up to $10)
Emails from THR1VE at around 11:30AM AEST requesting the deal to be removed.
As we do not consider marketing campaign for only a targeted audience to be a valid reason to have the post removed, we have refrained from taking down the post. However as the offer is for The Urban List readers only, we have changed the main link to their website.
Nike Retail Store Spend $200 in 1 Transaction Get $50 off
Received email from Retail Prodigy Group that the offer is targeted with specific customers only and should not be advertised publicly.
It has come to our attention that a customer has shared information about our spend & save offer which was meant to be exclusive.
This offer is for existing members only and does not apply to the general public.
Could you kindly take this post down.
Also in the comment by dblade123:
I called up a few Nike stores in VIC and apparently you need to be a member who received the email to qualify for this promotion. However these only include stores in VIC, it might be different in other states.
As it is no longer useful without being the recipients of the newsletter, deal is unpublished.
[SYD] Free Tickets (Two PP) to Sato & The Romantics Orchestra - Fri 16 Sep, 7pm
This was intended to be a staff only offer.
Removed.
For those who got the free tickets, are they being cancelled? I didn't receive any cancellation email. Thinking of going there but I'm a not a staff.
The OP didn't think they would cancel the tickets nor was there any discussion of checking who was staff/who wasn't.
Good to hear that. Thanks.
Just returned from the concert.Sato plays very very slow.even slower than Salvatore Accardo
Redeem a Double Pass to The Light Between Oceans from Visa
MISS YOU ALREADY David Lawrence Screenings
Email from Legal Counsel at Entertainment One Australia, summarised in point form:
Deals removed. HopscotchFilms.com.au & related domains are now blocked.
Green Tea Sample Pack with Three Types of Tea. Sign up to Newsletter for Link to Order
Received an email from Green Tea in 3
Please remove our Green Tea in 3 Seconds promotion from your website immediately.
You do not have permission to promote this offer in any way. We do not want to be associated with your business in any way.
Deal removed & greenteain3.com.au permanently blocked.
Free Mince Pie/Lemon Tart @ Bakers Delight
Received a request from Bakers Delight via email:
The information on the advertisement and the images with it have not been authorised to be used on Oz Bargain.
For this reason we request that the page please be removed ASAP and the deal no longer featured anywhere on the Oz Bargain website.
It appears that the vouchers posted are for staff only. Deal removed.
30% off Everything (Including Sale Items) at ASOS
Apparently the code is not yet active and ASOS said that it cannot be "pre-promoted" until 15 Nov.
It will be taken down for now and the deal will be republished tomorrow (15 Nov). Also note that ASOS ClickFrenzy related deals posted today will also be unpublished.
Just worked fine for me.
yep, worked fine for me too..
What was the code? I was just in checkout and then it went away :(
FRENZYTIME
@TheClipIt: Was just finished writing up a deal for the sale :(
….Hey would ASOS be monitoring the comments section? ;)
@stuhtb: They are more likely only caring about what's on the front page of OzBargain (as they get a rush of incoming traffic).
@stuhtb: The deal will be republished tomorrow so I really don't see the point. I have also talked to ASOS suggesting that if they forbid community sites from posting their deals too early, they should have disabled the coupon code. They might comply later today, maybe after their UK team wakes up.
A user shared our copyrighted data in this below thread, we ask that you take it down please, as its a breach of our copyrighted information that cannot be reproduced. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/288292#comment-4373400
Removed alleged copyrighted information (Scores).
Stingy bastards :/
5% off Sitewide @ Aussie Bargain Bin
The rep posted a deal and requested it to be removed via a C&D.
Deal removed.
More information from scotty: Linky to relevant FAQ for merchants — How do I remove a deal or competition that I have posted?
Aussie Bargain Bin agrees that they will no longer participate in OzBargain. In some circumstances (usually new merchants with only 1 deal posted) we will agree with merchants to take down their previous deals with condition that their accounts disabled, all related stores permanently banned and no more participation on OzBargain.
Wow that's thin skinned. The deal was unpublished, by the rep I assume, and yet they got their solicitor to send a C&D afterwards? Oh well, no loss.
The solicitor part is incorrect (and has now been corrected). C&D was sent by the merchant.
Thenarrator on 13/01/2016 - 23:08 Comment score below threshold.
