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Guides

Everything here comes from watching South African prices, or from how our own scoring works — no sponsored picks, nothing pushed because a retailer paid for placement.

How to spot a fake sale

The five tells that a discount is doing more marketing than saving.

What “up to 70% off” really means

The oldest trick in sale copy, and how to read past it.

How to time a purchase with price history

Reading a price chart so you buy at a genuine low, not a guess.

Which South African retailers we track, and how

Store by store: what works, what doesn't, and why.