1. We read the price on the shop's own page
We open the product page on the shop's Irish website and read the price shown there, in euro, with no basket, no account and no discount code applied. A price that needs a code, a loyalty card or a minimum spend is not listed as the deal price.
If we cannot read a page, for example because it shows a security check, we do not guess the price. That deal is not listed.
2. We stamp the time we checked it
The stamp on each deal, for example “Checked 13 Nov 15:02”, is the time we read the price, in Irish time. It is not a promise that the price is still the same: shops change prices, sometimes several times a day. The shop's page is always the final word.
3. Checks older than 24 hours are dropped at the next update
Buyz is a static site: each page shows the deals as they stood when the site was last updated. Every update leaves out any deal whose check is more than 24 hours old, and any deal whose check time is missing or not valid. Between updates a deal keeps its original stamp, so the stamp tells you how old a price is. Prices change, so the shop's page is the price that counts.
4. We cross out a price only when the shop does
- Shop's was price:when the shop's own page states a previous price, we show it crossed out and work out the saving from it.
- RRP: a recommended retail price is labelled RRP. We never cross it out or call it a was price, and we show no saving against it.
- No reference: when the shop states no previous price, we show only the price and the stamp.
5. No photo of the product, no deal
Every deal shows the product. Today the photo is the shop's own product image, taken from the same product page as the price and shown whole, without retouching. We keep a copy on Buyz rather than loading it from the shop. A small line under each photo names the shop it came from. When a shop's affiliate programme gives us its product feed, the feed's images replace these.
6. Links go straight to the shop
“Go to shop” opens the shop's own product page. Today no link on Buyz earns a commission. The affiliate disclosure explains what will change when one does.
Spotted a wrong price?
Tell us through the contact address on the About page and we will check it again.