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Why we re-test every code on Fridays
A short look inside the Friday routine that keeps the storefront honest — and what happens when a code stops working.
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October 25, 2026 · 4 min read · 944 views
Every Friday morning, before the newsletter goes out, the desk runs the same loop: open each live offer, add the cheapest qualifying item to a basket, apply the code, and record what happens. It is not glamorous. It is the reason the success rates on our tickets mean something.
The Friday routine
- Check the code still applies. Stores rotate promotions without changing the landing page.
- Confirm the minimum spend. A threshold that moved from $50 to $75 quietly breaks a lot of baskets.
- Test one excluded category. If the exclusion list changed, the description needs to change with it.
- Look at the expiry. Anything inside fourteen days gets flagged on the ticket.
What counts as working
A code is “working” if it takes the advertised amount off a realistic basket, not a specially constructed one. A 20% code that only applies to a single full-price item is still a 20% code, but we say so in the description. The number on the ticket should describe the offer a normal shopper will get.
“Publish only what actually works — and say plainly where it stops working.”
When a code dies
If an offer fails two weeks in a row, it comes off the site. We keep the record in the admin panel, but the ticket disappears so nobody wastes a checkout on it. If it comes back, it goes through the same loop again. No exceptions, including for the stores we like most.
Reader reports shorten the loop. If something fails for you, the submission form takes about forty seconds and lands directly in the review queue.
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Part of the SlashPass desk — codes are re-tested every week, and anything that stops working is pulled the same day.
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Exactly as described
Fine print was accurate, which is rare.
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