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The Deals Store - Real deals. No affiliate agenda.

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Deals Store is the first deals platform built without affiliate commissions as its business model. Unlike traditional deal websites that prioritise commission-based products, we focus on transparency, trust, and genuine value. Discover and share real deals chosen for their quality, not their payout. We're building a community-first approach to deal discovery.

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Hi everyone! 👋 We're excited to launch Deals Store today. After using deal websites for years, we noticed that most platforms rely heavily on affiliate commissions. While there's nothing inherently wrong with affiliate marketing, we wondered: what would a deals platform look like if affiliate revenue wasn't the business model? That's why we built Deals Store. Our goal is to create a more transparent, community-driven platform where deals are discovered and shared because they offer genuine value, not because they generate the highest commission. We believe users deserve to know that recommendations are driven by quality and relevance first. We're still at the beginning of our journey, and we'd love to hear your thoughts: • Do you think affiliate commissions influence the deals featured on traditional platforms? • What features would make you trust a deals website more? • What frustrates you most about existing deal platforms? We'll be here throughout the day to answer questions and discuss your feedback. Thanks for checking out Deals Store! 🚀

 Taking the affiliate agenda out of a deals site is a bold, trust-first position — and honestly the reason I'd actually check it.

Worth flagging: your launch is live without a demo video, and for a deals product, a quick visual tour of the real listings does a lot of the convincing for you. So here's one I made you, free and no strings:

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It's whitelabel — branded only to The Deals Store, nothing of mine attached. Your launch is still editable, so you can slot it into the gallery in seconds. Made it with . Have a great run today, and keep building in the open.

The affiliate commission problem is real. And transparency angle is very nice thing.

Curious though: how do you plan to make money if not through affiliate commissions? That's usually the hardest part of this kind of model to solve.

Maker

 Featured listings and min placed, related ads

 Got it, thank you!

Finally tried The Deals Store and was honestly surprised how clean the feed feels compared to other deal sites I've used. Liked seeing a deal on a coffee maker I'd actually want, not just random junk pushed for commission.

Maker

 Thank you Ezgi

finally a deals site that doesn't feel like every "top pick" is just whoever paid the highest commission

Finally a deals site that doesn't feel like it's just pushing whatever pays the most. Browsed the home page and noticed the picks actually looked useful, not random junk with inflated "original" prices.

Curious how you actually make money then, since commissions are off the table. Is it ads, a subscription, or something else entirely?

Maker

 I am planning to place related, min ads in the product page and charge for featured listings in the front page.