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CatchOfTheDay Credits (20x $5 Credit for The *Receiver* of The Referral)

coarselanguage on 01/01/2011 - 12:22 catchoftheday.com.au (463 clicks)
Last edited 02/01/2011 - 10:57 by 2 other users

What's the catch?

Your CatchOfTheDay credit can be used $5 at a time, up to a maximum of $100.
It must be used before January 31st.
You need to currently have an account, or sign up and create an account today.
You can't send this gift of $100 to yourself.

When you go to the catchoftheday site you'll need to sign in with your existing account and you can then specify up to 8 email addresses of people to send this to. You can't gift it to yourself.

Below is a copy of the email your friends will get:

Great news, [NAME] has sent you $100 worth of credit to use on Australia’s Number 1 Online Department store – CatchOfTheDay.com.au.

CatchOfTheDay offers one unbelievable deal, every day, at midday – on everything from Electronics, IT, Groceries, Apparel and More. All the best brands at up to 90% OFF, and you’ve got $100 worth of free spending credit available to use instantly.

All you need to do is register on CatchOfTheDay and subscribe for our daily e-mail, and we’ll instantly credit your account. If you already have an account on CatchOfTheDay you’ll have the credit already loaded and ready to use.
Your CatchOfTheDay credit can be used $5 at a time, up to a maximum of $100. It must be used before January 31st.

Please copy and paste this link below into your browser to create your account.
https://www.catchoftheday.com.au/login.php

Regards,
Catchoftheday Team

Thanks !

MOD: Davo: adjusted title for the second time to see if we can clear it up

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Save Medicare on 01/01/2011 - 12:28

mad let's all place 20 orders and save $5 each time in the next month.
/s
andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 12:29

+19

Is that pitchforks I hear being sharpened?….
- ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 12:40
  
  +1
  
  It most certainly …. spam your family and friends, to give then $10 credit each , which can only be used $5 at a time!
  
  I like the way $100 is brandished constantly throughout the ad.
  - wisc on 01/01/2011 - 12:42
    
    +4
    
    -note all items will be 5 dollars more thought the month of jan /sarcasm
    - ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 12:45
      
      +6
      
      Anyone who gives this a positive clearly hasn't understood the promotion.
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:06
      
      hmmm…not sure you have understood the promotion…..
      No-one has to spam anybody, if you choose to email someone, they will get $100 on their account. They can only use that credit in $5 increments.
    - wisc on 01/01/2011 - 13:21
      
      •Redeemable in $5 increments, one redemption per order
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:30
      
      yep..
  - Davo1111 on 01/01/2011 - 12:43
    
    adjusted the title to try and reflect this
  - llama on 01/01/2011 - 12:43
    
    +4
    
    You'd have to buy 20 days worth to get that $100 value. COTD are lucky if I can find 1 item per month that is worth buying from them :-D
theguyrules on 01/01/2011 - 12:42

+2

Terrible spam
- bartracer on 02/01/2011 - 10:05
  
  +1
  
  spam my frends no thanks
applebyte on 01/01/2011 - 12:42

+5

Too many catch's… nothing but a money making scheme from cotd
- StalkingIbis on 01/01/2011 - 12:50
  
  +1
  
  youre right, its a terrible deal, but isnt every type of marketing essentially a money making scheme?
Victorious on 01/01/2011 - 12:42

+1

bad idea
ranma on 01/01/2011 - 12:45

+5

Just how bad a reputation do these guys want to build? I'm at the point where I will now verbally tell people about them.
videoman on 01/01/2011 - 12:48

Just make up a new hotmail account and send the offer to yourself. Thats what I just did.
- ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 12:50
  
  Just make up a new hotmail account and send the offer to yourself. Thats what I just did.
  
  Is it worth the hassle?
  
  Have you honestly looked at a product on COTD and said to yourself, "if only that product with shipping was $5 less, then I'd buy it" ??
  
  I'll eat my hat if you have!!
  - videoman on 01/01/2011 - 12:59
    
    +1
    
    You're right but I already had a spare hotmail account for spam and signups so it wasn't much of a bother. I haven't bought from catchoftheday for over a year but you never know a miracle could happen and they could put a decent deal up.
    - ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 13:13
      
      never know a miracle could happen
      
      Ok, fair enough….."stranger things have happened at sea".
  - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:00
    
    +7
    
    Have you honestly looked at a product on COTD and said to yourself, “if only that product with shipping was $5 less, then I’d buy it” ??
    
    here's two posted by your good self….
    
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/17516
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/17703
    - ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 13:06
      
      +6
      
      I was young and naive in those days!
ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 12:48

+3

Free …. "$100 Catch Credit" … just how misleading is that webpage heading!??

And here we were thinking COTD may turn a new leaf for 2011…..not to be clearly.
- Mikinoz on 01/01/2011 - 12:50
  
  +3
  
  The new years resolutions must be, confuse and destroy!
  - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 12:52
    
    -1
    
    I'm not sure what is confusing…..it is $100 credit, that must be taken in $5 increments…..
    - Mikinoz on 01/01/2011 - 12:56
      
      The new years resolution being "confuse and destroy"
      
      i didnt expect you to get it Andy, want to analyse further?
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 12:58
      
      sorry mik, meant to reply to ash
    - Mikinoz on 01/01/2011 - 13:00
      
      oops sorry :) war paint must have slipped on the keyboard hehe
    - ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 13:01
      
      +1
      
      I’m not sure what is confusing…..it is $100 credit, that must be taken in $5 increments…..
      
      Well, "$100 Free credit" is a very different proposition to "$5 off 20 purchases over the next 31 days".
      
      You shouldn't need to read the fine print to discover thats what "$100 free credit" is refering to.
      
      Please retract your positive without delay!! :)
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:04
      
      so…how much credit is it all together?
    - ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 13:10
      
      so…how much credit is it all together?
      
      No ones getting $100 credit! No one!
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:22
      
      -2
      
      if you send me the email, I will get $100 credit. I cannot use the whole $100 dollars in one transaction, however, I can use it in $5 increments. If I choose to buy something from cotd today, it will be $5 cheaper than yesterday….we can check the pricing cos they've got the same stuff on sale today as yesterday.
      
      I'm $5 up.
      
      You presumably are smart enough to know that they wouldn't be giving away $100 credit in one hit?
    - Oracle128 on 01/01/2011 - 13:57
      
      +5
      
      Hey, I can get you a great deal on brand new cars. $5000 off! *
      
      *Limit $1 off per purchase
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:59
      
      +3
      
      a dollar is always better in my pocket than somebody else's….
- thefunkygibbon on 01/01/2011 - 15:00
  
  +1
  
  Totally agree this is very misleaing
maxixix on 01/01/2011 - 12:49

Damn them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
coarselanguage on 01/01/2011 - 12:50

+12

Dear Mods, if you are going to edit the title, please use correct spelling. That way I don't look like a clown.
- maxixix on 01/01/2011 - 12:54
  
  lol
- Fuzor on 01/01/2011 - 13:16
  
  +3
  
  Ozbargain moment of 2011 :D
- Davo1111 on 01/01/2011 - 19:46
  
  eh sorry :( Which word did i spell wrong? i think i'm up to 3 or 4 title changes from reports.
Broden on 01/01/2011 - 12:50

+4

Wow. I knew CotD was bad but now they're just terrible.
- Tilduke on 01/01/2011 - 13:51
  
  At least they aren't Zazz yet…
bigsue19 on 01/01/2011 - 12:51

+1

you're kidding, right??? $5 increments are often not enough to cover shipment!
- Mikinoz on 01/01/2011 - 12:52
  
  +2
  
  The prices will go up in $5 increments now lol
  - ash2000 on 01/01/2011 - 12:57
    
    +3
    
    Mikinoz, I've duly noted you have been very restrained in giving NEG's lately….disapproving comments, but no NEGs! Is your minus button broken??!
    - Mikinoz on 01/01/2011 - 12:59
      
      lol well noted Ash, dont really bother voting anymore its just not as fun :)
hexedhavoc on 01/01/2011 - 12:52

Such a terrible promotion!
chyawala on 01/01/2011 - 12:58

+1

20 catchs in fine print, not $100, not even for yourself.
davestan on 01/01/2011 - 12:59

+1

Not what I'd consider much of a promo!
lazed on 01/01/2011 - 13:06

+1

Nothing short of pathetic. Spam & email fishing.
scrimshaw on 01/01/2011 - 13:07

Here are some email addresses for you to spam:

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

As you can see I got lazy after making 3 email addresses. Don't think it's worth the trouble at all.

At most the $5 will cover the cost of postage, that's all about it.
- andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:29
  
  but….only the owners of those addresses will get the credit….
  
  (unless you're secretly planning some big buys)….
  - scrimshaw on 01/01/2011 - 13:30
    
    Doesn't the spammer get the $100 credit when he finishes sending off the emails?
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:31
      
      nope……
    - scrimshaw on 01/01/2011 - 13:32
      
      wow, that's lame. Glad I didn't spend too much of my time making more email addresses.
    - andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:36
      
      I'd guess you're not the only one who has made that mistake…
Bargainer on 01/01/2011 - 13:22

Why the post is gone ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
- scrimshaw on 01/01/2011 - 13:31
  
  +3
  
  Because it's attracted too many neg votes, meaning it's fallen off the New Deals page and most people's preferences by default, hide the deal when it falls under x amount of votes.
- Davo1111 on 01/01/2011 - 13:32
  
  click "show all comments"
Bargainer on 01/01/2011 - 13:50

So where to find those hidden deals, sometimes may be good.
andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 13:57

+1

To those crying spam….

If you send the email to one person…..you get nothing
send the email to 100 people…. you get nothing

The only people that get the credit are the people you send the email to, if they choose to join cotd, or are already members

Therefore, unless you know someone who would use it, don't send anyone an email…then nobody gets anything and life goes on.

For those who want the credit, you have to create an email address for yourself, and send yourself an email

clearly, for this deal, there is a "what's in it for me?" issue…..
jdr on 01/01/2011 - 14:18

+1

I wouldn't even expect this sort of rubbish from BigW Entertainment.
maxixix on 01/01/2011 - 14:19

Filthy tactics didn't think they were that desperate.
andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 14:39

makes this
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/37058

now $5 cheaper….assuming you have the credit
Red Hippo on 01/01/2011 - 14:58

POS
Domingo on 01/01/2011 - 17:26

+1

The wording and stringent conditions make this a really poor promotion from catch. I might use it if there was something I would have purchased anyway, but it won't make me buy something that I wouldn't have.

It seems like COTD is more interested in attracting new customers than retaining their existing ones, with a promo like this.
- andy19363 on 01/01/2011 - 17:34
  
  it applies to existing customers….
conio on 01/01/2011 - 17:38

+1

what a stupid promotion.
ravzter on 01/01/2011 - 18:43

+2

i will vote neg coz i just hate COTD.
Rumbaar on 01/01/2011 - 19:05

+2

Damn, I got suckered in before I fully understood the conditions and lack of value. Not before I spammed some friends, sorry to them.

CoTD has lost it's 'catch' part these last months. The last bad one was a 'Band Hero' for DS on sale for them for $49.95 with a RRP of $90. Specially when the RRP was $29.95 and EBGame had it on sale for $14.97.
applebyte on 01/01/2011 - 19:12

+2

catch of the day isn't really offering a catch of the day anymore… it's pretty much a pile-of-junk-a-day-rehashed-from-previous-days

this "promotion" is just a desperate attempt to grab more customers to sustain themselves
- scrimshaw on 01/01/2011 - 19:22
  
  The funny thing is, even though COTD has lost a lot of respect from the Ozbargain community, i'd say most of us would still be suckered to go back there and line up to buy something, no matter how slim the chances of actually even logging on and sucessfully ordering the item.
  
  If they wanted to sustain themselves, they could always convert to a normal online shopping site like TopBuy. They'd probably make just as much from doing that too.
  - [Deactivated] on 02/01/2011 - 09:12
    
    I have been to the COTD retail outlet and it's like an oversized $2 shop full of poor quality stock, they could never be a normal online site.
Livert on 01/01/2011 - 19:46

+1

This post is a good reason why COTD has decided to leave OzBargain permanently. There's no good reason IMO to neg this deal. Sure, it sucks having to use this in $5 portions but it will still save a chunk of the postage fees. Who cares if it's a promo to get more customers? No one loses.

Bring on the negs.
- lazed on 01/01/2011 - 21:14
  
  +4
  
  Are you kidding? NONE of us can benefit from it, only people we know.
  
  As per the conditions:
  
  •Can't use it on yourself, its all about giving
  
  Why should we vote up something that none of us can benefit from, and in the mean time handing over friends & relatives email addresses so they can receive advertising in their inbox. Yeah awesome, top deal.
  
  And before you suggest signing up with a new email account to benefit - it's against the terms & conditions, and is exactly the reason why everyone thinks this is a joke.
  - Livert on 01/01/2011 - 23:56
    
    +3
    
    You could get a friend who already has a COTD account to gift it to you. A bit too much effort for 5 bucks I agree, but it will please some.
    
    I'm not saying this post is worth 50 +ve votes. I'm saying it's not worth 24 negs.
- wisc on 01/01/2011 - 21:22
  
  the whole thing is deceitful, wrapped in a candy wrapper to make it look sweet.
  
  big and bold 100 dollars for nothing…
  …but its not actually for you…
  …and you'd actually have to buy 20 things to get the 100 dollars off…
  …and you've only got a month to use it…
  
  I think the community issue is that they are making it out to be something big and fantastic, where as its not really… why not just offer 5 bux off for the month of jan, which is what it actually is…well actually not even that, as its per order not per item! do they offer combined postage? if so, then your basically kissing that goodbye…
  
  i think most bargain hunters are off a decent amount of cash, saving a few dollars here and there is fine for tight r's, (heck better in my pocket than someone elses) but its the big catches we want!
  - [Deactivated] on 01/01/2011 - 22:10
    
    Wisc says … but its the big catches we want!
    
    Dont talk for me please - I am old enough to make up my own mind what a deal is for me. For you sure that's your choice.
    
    As for many other members here, If its not for you and in my case not for me, then make a comment just move on.
    
    I dont buy from COTD but it's this MOB thing that you have to vote negative on anything you dont like, this maybe a deal for some.
    
    Did any think of the fact, that your negative votes hides the deal, so most will never see your comments
    
    Your comments are not what I am talking about, it's the negative vote. The post already had some, which gives a warning to many, so whats the advantage of burying it. You are not warning anyone when that happens
    
    We originally set up rules for negative voting, we relaxed policing those to see if the community had enough sense to user the negative vote sensibly, not to impose their personal bias on a deal, from what I have read here today this may have been a mistake
    
    BTW if you really want this $5 its easy to set up another email account, send it to yourself and open a new account with COTD in name of your spouse, siblings or children.
    - wisc on 02/01/2011 - 09:15
      
      +1
      
      someone said ealier it was against their T&C's to set up another account and post it to yourself.
      
      I was mearly stating why i believed some people had an issue with the tactics.. hence the "i think the community issue…"
      i guess i could have said "summarising the above some peoples issue with this is…" but didnt think id need to be that specific.
      
      i never negged it cause it was still 5 bux off, however, i think the way it was advertised was a bit deceptive…
    - [Deactivated] on 02/01/2011 - 10:48
      
      Wisc - agree
      
      I should have made two posts - including your minor comment in my major rant wasn't fair - apologies. It was an issue of semantics nothing more and not even worth mentioning.
      
      My point on sending to others you know - is that their T&C's dont say that you cant send to family members so doing this would be legitimate and addressed the issue some have about not being able to use it themselves
      
      Your comments were legit, like many others here, AND while making those comments you had the presence of mind not to hide this deal from others to whom it might be of interest even with its "failings"
      
      cheers and apologies again.
ang911 on 01/01/2011 - 21:57

Well I sent my boyfriend the credit and got him to buy me the Energizer xp8000 saving $5 in postage, so there is at least one COTD member who benefited from it!
auna on 01/01/2011 - 22:00

What a disgusting way to to get more customers to COTD.

Haven't seen a "catch" on the site for so long I don't remember the last good deal with decent stock.
terlalu on 01/01/2011 - 22:25

+1

Heheh. A free disposable toothbrush gets the votes, but $5 off your next 20 COTD purchases gets neg'd to hell.
I love OzBargain. :)
siuol on 02/01/2011 - 00:22

+1

Feel like I am being the catch of the day
POWERevolution on 02/01/2011 - 02:02

Not totally FREE!
20 x $5 not 1 x $100
This is like SCAM of the day!
Ecstatic on 02/01/2011 - 13:38

dis deal is shoooooo jenerous
arcticmonkey on 02/01/2011 - 19:32

I don't like this marketing at all.
jlien on 02/01/2011 - 21:05

this deal is terrible.
omcb on 03/01/2011 - 18:05

Terrible deal. Can't even use it yourself. Pure recruitment.
- omcb on 03/01/2011 - 18:17
  
  Even when you purchase items from COTD, 95% of the time they don't even send it to you. Amazed that they're still going and haven't been hit by the dept of fair trading yet.

This was posted 13 years 11 months 24 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

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