Find Voucher Codes methods - What are your thoughts?

[JonLloyd]

Morning All

So I came in this morning to a notification of a new affiliate called findvouchercodes.co.uk.

I always like to take a look at the sites before we approve them and was shocked at the blatant cookie dropping on this site.

I clicked on Gul.com (A company I use to have dealings with) to have a page come up with the message:

We've got 1 current voucher code for GUL.com

Click Here To Show Codes + Open Site

We have checked all of our codes with GUL.com to ensure they are current and valid.

I click and I get:

GUL.com
Sorry, we do not currently have any voucher codes available for this store. Please check back at a later date.

CODE: NO CODES
There is currently no expiry date for this voucher code

We have been authorised by GUL.com to display this voucher code

I also get taken to Gul.com with a cookie dropping into my browser.

I rejected this guy on the basis that his cookie could rewrite other affiliates cookies who having spent time crafting content and niche sites.

In tough times we are all working harder to get that buck but to my mind blatant lying and screwing over your fellow affiliates is not the way forward.

What are other peoples thoughts on this from both the merchant and affiliate communities?

Am I being stupid rejecting him? Does he add value?

Have a good day all

[leec]

Originally Posted by JonLloyd Am I being stupid rejecting him?

No not at all.

If they are making visitors click for a code that does not exist then it's a forced click.

[kcheung]

This looks like it might piss off some affiliates:

UK Soccer Shop Voucher Code 5% UK Soccer Shop Discount voucher UK Soccer Shop vouchers special offer discount code

correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that Frosties code? and if so isn't that theft?

[philhancox]

Well UKSoccershop is with Webgains so even if it is Frostie's code, I think the sale may be attributed to him anyway.

[philhancox]

Originally Posted by leec No not at all. If they are making visitors click for a code that does not exist then it's a forced click.

You're going to have to reject quite a few discount code sites then including MVC, who you probably may already have onboard albeit under a different name.

[leec]

Originally Posted by kcheung This looks like it might piss off some affiliates: UK Soccer Shop Voucher Code 5% UK Soccer Shop Discount voucher UK Soccer Shop vouchers special offer discount code correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that Frosties code? and if so isn't that theft?

Looking at the whois for that name, Frostie owns the domain

[ian]

I like the "New Voucher Codes" page which has 16 out of 20 entries as "Sorry, we do not currently have any voucher codes available for this store. Please check back at a later date."

Quality work

[Cheapdvds]

Originally Posted by leec Looking at the whois for that name, Frostie owns the domain

it must be frosties site , or the person who copied his template also copied his errors like the header of the site doesnt line up properly

[affiliatemarketingltd]

is that FindVoucherCodes.co.uk you are talking about because i own the .com

[buttersd]

I don't think it is one of Frostie's!

[Cheapdvds]

when i see the below i did wonder

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